Muenkel 0 #1 April 17, 2002 2 weeks and counting. Is it normal that I am not yet nervous? I am very calm (as I was during both my tandems) and really looking forward to it. Do you think I will get there and freak out then?Skydivers...they're just plain cool!Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #2 April 17, 2002 Breath in big.......Breath out.....Relax......Relax......Say Hi to Yoshi and the Nardi's.........SEBAZZ....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #3 April 17, 2002 Remember....I drink Bud Light! Good Luck!AndreaI'm high as a kiteI just mightStop and check you out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #4 April 17, 2002 QuoteRemember....I drink Bud Light!So do I! There'll be a nice cold case waiting for you! I will post when I graduate.If you go down to SSC, just look for a convertible Volvo S70. You can just let yourself in if you wish.Skydivers...they're just plain cool!Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #5 April 17, 2002 QuoteSay Hi to Yoshi and the Nardi's.........I will. Yoshi will be my instructor. Do they know you as Sebastian?Skydivers...they're just plain cool!Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #6 April 17, 2002 I won't be going down to SSC. You'll have to come over to Deland. Besides, no self-respecting skydiver can come to FL, and not visit Deland!AndreaI'm high as a kiteI just mightStop and check you out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #7 April 17, 2002 How far is Deland?Skydivers...they're just plain cool!Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gale 0 #8 April 17, 2002 Will you get nervous? Well I don't know but I have talked to many people who get nervous only once they enter the plane. If that happens to you though, there are relaxation techniques you can use on the way up to altitude. (That's assuming you have a while on the climb, I'm in a Cessna so it takes 25 minutes and that's quite a while to contimplate what you're about to do)As for me personally, I do get really nervous when I have to wait around the dz, which I sometime have to do for hours before I get up. The training is calming though. Feeling prepared is once of the most calming things I think.Either way, nervous or not, it will kick ass when you're done. I find you just have to get your ass out the door, once you're in the air, the training kicks in. Even when I was the most nervous BEFORE a dive, after sill was great.Good Luck!GaleLife's not worth living if you can't feel alive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #9 April 17, 2002 I've never driven straight from SSC to Deland, but maybe about an hour or a little longer. Check mapquest.AndreaI'm high as a kiteI just mightStop and check you out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #10 April 17, 2002 Gale,Thanks for the response. It is really helpful!Skydivers...they're just plain cool!Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #11 April 17, 2002 QuoteYoshi will be my instructorOh! Be sure to tell him Lisa from Paso Robles says hi too. I ran the ICC course he got his Instructor rating at many years ago...pull & flare,lisa[subliminal msg]My website Go Now[/subliminal msg] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #12 April 17, 2002 QuoteI've never driven straight from SSC to Deland, but maybe about an hour or a little longerThat's not too far! If I have a chance, I will check out Deland. Look for a guy in a convertible Volvo with a killer smile.Skydivers...they're just plain cool!Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #13 April 17, 2002 QuoteOh! Be sure to tell him Lisa from Paso Robles says hi too. I ran the ICC course he got his Instructor rating at many years ago...Will do. I hear he is an excellent instructor.Skydivers...they're just plain cool!Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gale 0 #14 April 17, 2002 No problem. I love fello newbies! oooo, plus I have more jumps then your and there's not many people I can say that about!!!! GaleLife's not worth living if you can't feel alive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #15 April 17, 2002 QuoteI will. Yoshi will be my instructor. Do they know you as Sebastian? Yup they'll know me. To bad Chance has moved up to a Rhode Island or Maryland DZ recently but Patty, Greg, and Yoshi (& Yoshi's wife, can't remember her name right now) are way cool. Definately say hi for me!SEBAZZ....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #16 April 17, 2002 Remind me, you're doing all your AFF in a few days, right?A human cannonball, I rise above it allUp higher then a trapeze, I can fly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMFin 0 #17 April 17, 2002 I was also pretty calm before the 1st jump... (not long time ago) .. But if u r still calm at 4000m (13000ft.) I would say not too good...Its always healthy to be a little bit afraid. ( even if its yer 10.000th jump..) Respect for the sport at least if not afraid.. 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #18 April 17, 2002 QuoteRemind me, you're doing all your AFF in a few days, right?Actually I will be there for 2 weeks. My goal is to go as far as I can. Maybe I can get my A license by then.Skydivers...they're just plain cool!Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #19 April 17, 2002 QuoteI was also pretty calm before the 1st jump... (not long time ago) .. But if u r still calm at 4000m (13000ft.) I would say not too good...Its always healthy to be a little bit afraid. ( even if its yer 10.000th jump..) Respect for the sport at least if not afraid.. 8)I totally agree. I am not referring to that kind of fear. I am not a daredevil and have no interest in doing things that are just plain dangerous. I am not out to impress anyone. I just want to learn how to progress in this sport for fun. Safety is very important to me.Skydivers...they're just plain cool!Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #20 April 17, 2002 Like they say, deep breaths - oxygen relaxes you - keep breathing and you will be a calm as a Hindu cow Think of it this way, you already have experienced freefall - this time you just gotta force yourself to remember to arch, pull and flare on your own, and if you see a 'Big Ball o' Crap'(*) over your head, chop it - and all will be well. Breath and mentally review the dive flow and emergency procedures on the way up, and it's very unlikely you will 'freak out'.*The definition of 'Big Ball o' Crap' will vary based on the FJC you undertake. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrightskyguy 1 #21 April 17, 2002 Focus! I hear good things about Yoshi, I was gonna fly reserve side for him a few weeks back, got to altitude but the weather turned bad. Good luck in your progression an listen to what your told. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #22 April 17, 2002 Hell, 2weeks? You could come back with a B if you worked hard and spent a truckload of cash.I wonder what the record is for something like that, the shortest time from FJC to A license.A human cannonball, I rise above it allUp higher then a trapeze, I can fly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #23 April 17, 2002 Here is a picture of Yoshi swooping a cow in Hollister CA. And Ironicaly the Nardi's who now own SSC used to own Hollister. Greg Nardi was my level one AFF JM. It is a small world. I plan on going out to Titusville to visit soon.SEBAZZ....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChromeBoy 0 #24 April 17, 2002 Are those sheep or cows Sebazz?Human beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day! -Office Space Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haeloth 0 #25 April 18, 2002 QuoteLook for a guy in a convertible Volvo with a killer smile.Just be carefull when driving after that first jump, your mind will NOT be on the road. Nobody expects the...um...the Spanish...um... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
