promise5 17 #1 May 24, 2016 Yeah yeah I know this isn't Facebook but come on!!! I'm so excited that I finally stayed vertical!!! Feels like a huge accomplishment to me!! Hopefully no more bum bouncing !! Yeah! I'm feeling pretty chill!No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #2 May 24, 2016 And, here, I thought this was a post about your niece. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #3 May 24, 2016 Lol I would post about her but that would REALLY bore everyone here !!!No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theplummeter 14 #4 May 24, 2016 Downsize immediately! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #5 May 24, 2016 Lol I'm happy!!!No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BartsDaddy 4 #6 May 24, 2016 Are you jumping in a speedsuit? Handguns are only used to fight your way to a good rifle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #7 May 24, 2016 Used to be, in the olden days when we landed like a sack of potatoes, that your first stand-up was a case of beer! Nowadays many if not most first jump students land so softly they can hardly stand up. Congrats! It must feel good! Jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
London86 0 #8 May 24, 2016 yay :D I know the feeling, managed my first 3 in a row last weekend lol! That was after landing sideways in a 20mph crosswind and being dragged across the landing area so it made it all the better Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrubin 0 #9 May 24, 2016 Congrats!!!"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #10 May 24, 2016 Great job! By the way, what the hell kind of gloves are you using? Those look strange. Hard to see, but it looks like stick ons for the back of your hands, or they are gloves that look like they're leaving the palms of your hands naked."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #11 May 24, 2016 Lol nope no stick ons!! The palms of my hands are covered it's just a tan color. I love these gloves! Borrowed from my instructor. Most important thing is they match the helmet !! No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,058 #12 May 24, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt6TMeeCgSsNobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MelStowe 0 #13 May 24, 2016 promise5 Lol nope no stick ons!! The palms of my hands are covered it's just a tan color. I love these gloves! Borrowed from my instructor. Most important thing is they match the helmet !! The only thing those gloves will ever match is 1960's hippy paisley... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 1 #14 May 25, 2016 The only thing those gloves will ever match is 1960's hippy paisley... Uh... Wow, man. That's not a problem here is it? Uh... Wow. I hope not. Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #15 May 25, 2016 promise5 Most important thing is they match the helmet !! Matchy-matchy is the most important thing.lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #16 May 25, 2016 BIGUN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt6TMeeCgSs Lol lol HOW did you know that's exactly what I did on the jump before that one?!!!! Totally face planted and scared the stuff out of the owner/instructor. I guess he couldn't hear me yell I was "ok".No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,058 #17 May 25, 2016 Just thought it fit ya... Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishrigger 31 #18 May 25, 2016 Brilliant, love it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #19 May 25, 2016 QuoteHopefully no more bum bouncing !! I don't have the heart to tell her. Anyone else want to take this one?Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #20 May 25, 2016 Well done!! I think I fell consistently for my first 30 or so jumps!! Then I bought gear that was WAAAAAY too small for me (which I still jump today), and proceeded to learn to actually fly the thing because I was so effing terrified of killing myself on landings!! So my advice? Continue your excellent work on landing... Continue to use every opportunity to improve your canopy-flight technique... And for fuck's sake, when you *do* buy gear, make sure it is of an appropriate size/wing-loading/shape, et cetera so that landing on your bum will continue to be a thing of the past! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phillbo 11 #21 May 25, 2016 Congrats! I stood up every landing during my A card progression but for some strange reason once I got my A I started biffing landings left and right for a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #22 May 29, 2016 flyhiQuoteHopefully no more bum bouncing !! I don't have the heart to tell her. Anyone else want to take this one? Bum bounce and a faceplant !! Yeah I'm talented !!No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #23 June 1, 2016 Congrats on the standup landing. May many, many more follow. But still be ready for an occasional rough one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
