100LL 0 #1 May 21, 2010 hey guys! been searching this forum for advice, and sometimes just a laugh. so i decided to join since i am headed over to skydive twin cities for my first ever skydive. Getting up early for the AFF course! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crazymonkey 0 #2 May 21, 2010 Wow!! Welcome and good luck!! Going straight for AFF!!!! IMPRESSIVE! I will be doing mine very soon and did two tandem jumps!! LOVE IT!!! Got really POSITIVE VIBES on this site! Good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 100LL 0 #3 May 21, 2010 Yeah i decided to just get right into it and see if i like it enough to continue with the training Im very excited to go...im sure ill have some good pics to post up in a few days!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 35 #4 May 22, 2010 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skycamefalling 0 #5 May 22, 2010 And dont forget to arch!!! Speedracer~I predict that Michael Jackson will rise from the dead. And that a giant radioactive duck will emerge from the ocean and eat Baltimore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 100LL 0 #6 May 22, 2010 Ill let everyone know how it goes!! Ill try to keep the arch...dont think ill try any fancy sit flying or anything my first time around. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skycamefalling 0 #7 May 22, 2010 Awww why not?? Is that not the progession now days? First few jumps are belly, the next couple after that are freeflying then on to wingsuits. Then by your 30th jump you can start swooping and jumping with a camera. Speedracer~I predict that Michael Jackson will rise from the dead. And that a giant radioactive duck will emerge from the ocean and eat Baltimore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crazymonkey 0 #8 May 22, 2010 OOOhh.. I can't wait to jump with my own camera!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 100LL 0 #9 May 22, 2010 WINDY!!had to schedule for another day next week. had a thunderstorm roll through and then came winds. got to watch the 4 way competions for a while though, that was cool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skycamefalling 0 #10 May 23, 2010 Damn that sucks. Dont ya just hate the weather?? I am supposed to jump on Thurs but now it says RAIN. Oh well, if I can not jump that day, I still have my 20 min block at iFLY later on that day. Have you ever tried doing any tunnel training? Speedracer~I predict that Michael Jackson will rise from the dead. And that a giant radioactive duck will emerge from the ocean and eat Baltimore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 100LL 0 #11 May 23, 2010 yea, not much you can do with the weather.. I have thought about doing some tunnel training, but as far as i know there isn't a place anywhere near here that has that. Im living near Minneapolis, MN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites egloskerry 0 #12 May 23, 2010 Sky, how much do they charge for tunnel time? The only place even close to me is Skyventure in Orlando, which is $45 for two minutes. I don't really have any interest in doing it, but I have some friends who are too scared to actually jump, but they'd like to go in the tunnel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skycamefalling 0 #13 May 23, 2010 I got a 20 min session at iFLYSFBAY for $269. Which is not too bad I think. The tunnel is a good training tool though. Eventually I want to be able to do FF and RW. So I am using the tunnel as a stepping stone to help aid my progression to my goals. At some point I will be there.....but I am definately not in no hurry.Speedracer~I predict that Michael Jackson will rise from the dead. And that a giant radioactive duck will emerge from the ocean and eat Baltimore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites egloskerry 0 #14 May 23, 2010 That's about half of what Skyventure charges, then. I thought they were kinda high. I guess it's good if you want to cram a lot of training into a short time, without the non-freefall parts. 20 minutes of freefall would take a while... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 100LL 0 #15 June 1, 2010 ARGGH.... my first jump was bad weather so i could not go....now the second attempt is too windy. Great! i just want to get up there already!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lvflyfast 0 #16 June 1, 2010 you get a discount at orlando if ur a uspa member.10 min is $150. i am looking to split a block if anyone is intersted over the next month Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
crazymonkey 0 #2 May 21, 2010 Wow!! Welcome and good luck!! Going straight for AFF!!!! IMPRESSIVE! I will be doing mine very soon and did two tandem jumps!! LOVE IT!!! Got really POSITIVE VIBES on this site! Good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
100LL 0 #3 May 21, 2010 Yeah i decided to just get right into it and see if i like it enough to continue with the training Im very excited to go...im sure ill have some good pics to post up in a few days!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #4 May 22, 2010 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycamefalling 0 #5 May 22, 2010 And dont forget to arch!!! Speedracer~I predict that Michael Jackson will rise from the dead. And that a giant radioactive duck will emerge from the ocean and eat Baltimore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
100LL 0 #6 May 22, 2010 Ill let everyone know how it goes!! Ill try to keep the arch...dont think ill try any fancy sit flying or anything my first time around. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycamefalling 0 #7 May 22, 2010 Awww why not?? Is that not the progession now days? First few jumps are belly, the next couple after that are freeflying then on to wingsuits. Then by your 30th jump you can start swooping and jumping with a camera. Speedracer~I predict that Michael Jackson will rise from the dead. And that a giant radioactive duck will emerge from the ocean and eat Baltimore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazymonkey 0 #8 May 22, 2010 OOOhh.. I can't wait to jump with my own camera!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
100LL 0 #9 May 22, 2010 WINDY!!had to schedule for another day next week. had a thunderstorm roll through and then came winds. got to watch the 4 way competions for a while though, that was cool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycamefalling 0 #10 May 23, 2010 Damn that sucks. Dont ya just hate the weather?? I am supposed to jump on Thurs but now it says RAIN. Oh well, if I can not jump that day, I still have my 20 min block at iFLY later on that day. Have you ever tried doing any tunnel training? Speedracer~I predict that Michael Jackson will rise from the dead. And that a giant radioactive duck will emerge from the ocean and eat Baltimore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
100LL 0 #11 May 23, 2010 yea, not much you can do with the weather.. I have thought about doing some tunnel training, but as far as i know there isn't a place anywhere near here that has that. Im living near Minneapolis, MN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egloskerry 0 #12 May 23, 2010 Sky, how much do they charge for tunnel time? The only place even close to me is Skyventure in Orlando, which is $45 for two minutes. I don't really have any interest in doing it, but I have some friends who are too scared to actually jump, but they'd like to go in the tunnel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycamefalling 0 #13 May 23, 2010 I got a 20 min session at iFLYSFBAY for $269. Which is not too bad I think. The tunnel is a good training tool though. Eventually I want to be able to do FF and RW. So I am using the tunnel as a stepping stone to help aid my progression to my goals. At some point I will be there.....but I am definately not in no hurry.Speedracer~I predict that Michael Jackson will rise from the dead. And that a giant radioactive duck will emerge from the ocean and eat Baltimore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egloskerry 0 #14 May 23, 2010 That's about half of what Skyventure charges, then. I thought they were kinda high. I guess it's good if you want to cram a lot of training into a short time, without the non-freefall parts. 20 minutes of freefall would take a while... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
100LL 0 #15 June 1, 2010 ARGGH.... my first jump was bad weather so i could not go....now the second attempt is too windy. Great! i just want to get up there already!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lvflyfast 0 #16 June 1, 2010 you get a discount at orlando if ur a uspa member.10 min is $150. i am looking to split a block if anyone is intersted over the next month Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
