hawkflight 0 #1 December 15, 2003 Well I passed AFF1 on my second attempt....The first time a came outta the plane wrong and tumbled for a while before getting stable......The second time I was better prepared for exit and pulled it off pretty well.....boy was I glad I really like this sport and want to do well at it..........it's funny there was a time when just jumping out of a plane would have been enough for me ...now I wanna jump out of a plane and do it RIGHT.....Tom............................... "Any fool can learn for his own mistakes, a wise man learns from anothers." Mark Twain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #2 December 15, 2003 Walk the thousand mile journey step by step. Congratulations.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
souleh 0 #3 December 15, 2003 Well done! Wish it was my turn soon 'buttplugs? where?' - geno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luv2Fall 0 #4 December 15, 2003 Congrats Tom! I watched your video and have to say that jumps don't come much better than what I saw.........you were diving the dive on the way up to altitude, you exited and "stabled out" immediately and enjoyed the ride down. It was a pleasure meeting you and talking with you.....your enthusiam is contagious, as you found out during the Christmas Party. You're a damn good cook too lol. Welcome to West Point and welcome to the world's greatest family - the skydiving community as a whole. Once you get your license, I would love to do a 2-way with you buddy as you have a skydiver's heart. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hawkflight 0 #5 December 15, 2003 Thanks , I hope I was'nt too overzealous at the party I just LOVE this SPORT and want to be a part of it all....I also like West Point and want to be a part of that community to..................................... "Any fool can learn for his own mistakes, a wise man learns from anothers." Mark Twain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luv2Fall 0 #7 December 15, 2003 Not at all, Tom, you were fine......you're a bigger part than you know. My wife say "hello".........my oldest is excited over the prospect of getting some work done this April. I can only imagine what he might choose lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #8 December 15, 2003 QuoteWell I passed AFF1 on my second attempt....The first time a came outta the plane wrong and tumbled for a while before getting stable......The second time I was better prepared for exit and pulled it off pretty well.....boy was I glad I really like this sport and want to do well at it..........it's funny there was a time when just jumping out of a plane would have been enough for me ...now I wanna jump out of a plane and do it RIGHT.....Tom Did you jump from a C-182? If so, same thing happened to me on L3 first time out of a C-182..I prefer the Otter or KingAir. Way to go Tom for your tenacity! Hang in there! _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StearmanR985 0 #9 December 15, 2003 Congrats Hawkflight!!! Keep it going!! QuoteDid you jump from a C-182? If so, same thing happened to me on L3 first time out of a C-182..I prefer the Otter or KingAir. Way to go Tom for your tenacity! Hang in there! Kind of funny, I am the opposite. I always tumble a bit from the big planes . Now I just pretend to do it on purpose. I do the hanging strut exit from the 182 and am stable from start to finish though, quite fun!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
