nettenette 10 #26 April 30, 2016 You got this, hon. The training at Perris is good, the student parachutes are enormous and you already know a bit about the process from your tandems. Don't bother with bungee jumping to shake out your nerves--head to the wind tunnel. It'll help you more; I promise. http://extremesports.about.com/od/skydiving/a/The-5-Things-Every-Skydiver-Must-Know-but-No-One-Will-Tell-You.htm XOXOX 'Nette Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anu1786 0 #27 May 1, 2016 Thanks for the advise! I believe I am ready now :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyLikeARaven 0 #28 May 3, 2016 Yeah! Let us know how it goes! On top of the other great advice in this thread, I humbly suggest you poop before getting on the plane. I pooped before every AFF jump and was very glad for a mostly empty ladies' room when I was training. And don't fart on the plane--you're going to want to--and it's going to smell terrible. Nervous farts are the WORST. Clench those cheeks.I'm not a lady, I'm a skydiver. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anu1786 0 #29 May 3, 2016 Ha ha that's the most fun advice I have ever received. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meanee 1 #30 May 3, 2016 I have to say I am also pretty freaked out by AFF 1. I never jumped before, and come this weekend, I will do tandem, AFF 1 and AFF 2. I was supposed to jump last Sunday. Took FJC, and will be practicing PLFs in the gym today. Thanks to rain, I didn't jump. I practice at least 30 minutes a day with arch, dive flow, using an app on my phone to give me fake altimeter. While I can probably be woken up at 3am, and perfectly repeat 3 Cs and 4 S's, give perfect dive flow steps and so on, the fact that I will be tossed out of the plane at 13500 feet is still unnerving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #31 May 5, 2016 nettenette You got this, hon. The training at Perris is good, the student parachutes are enormous and you already know a bit about the process from your tandems. Don't bother with bungee jumping to shake out your nerves--head to the wind tunnel. It'll help you more; I promise. http://extremesports.about.com/od/skydiving/a/The-5-Things-Every-Skydiver-Must-Know-but-No-One-Will-Tell-You.htm XOXOX 'Nette Made you a clicky! Love your articles, Annette. Wish you could have calmed me down before my first jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
