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Ginazzz 0
Ok...Ok....all kidding aside...He did make me try and enjoy shooting pool! The least he could do is now is jump out of a plane!!!
Alright....alright...so honestly, I don't think he should do it yet. He needs to watch a few weeks and maybe jump with the group on May 24th. IF he doesn't want to, I will be the "alternate" and jump in lieu of him. Poor guy turned gray in Hawaii before jumping. I am not gonna lie...I am SCARED....but I am also VERY EXCITED! I found out that tomorrow I can do one class and possibly two.
So I have a question for all you experienced jumpers....I have minimal upper body strength. How much upper body strength is needed? Is it significant? THAT is my only concern. I'm 5'2" and weigh 130-135 pounds.
This is a last minute question....but hopefully I'll be able to post tomorrow and let you all know how I did...oh, and Jeff too!!
Alright....alright...so honestly, I don't think he should do it yet. He needs to watch a few weeks and maybe jump with the group on May 24th. IF he doesn't want to, I will be the "alternate" and jump in lieu of him. Poor guy turned gray in Hawaii before jumping. I am not gonna lie...I am SCARED....but I am also VERY EXCITED! I found out that tomorrow I can do one class and possibly two.
So I have a question for all you experienced jumpers....I have minimal upper body strength. How much upper body strength is needed? Is it significant? THAT is my only concern. I'm 5'2" and weigh 130-135 pounds.
This is a last minute question....but hopefully I'll be able to post tomorrow and let you all know how I did...oh, and Jeff too!!
kashton 0
I have heard it is 1 in every 500 mains that don't open correctly or at all. This is my first post though and I have never skydived, I am just about to go for my first time, way excited
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ltdiver 3
QuoteSo I have a question for all you experienced jumpers....I have minimal upper body strength. How much upper body strength is needed? Is it significant? THAT is my only concern. I'm 5'2" and weigh 130-135 pounds.
That was a question I had after I'd done a tandem as well. (I was supposed to only do 1 tandem, but got hooked and didn't stop. )
Compared to canopy flight on a tandem a solo rig is quite light. However let me speak from an instructor's viewpoint. At our school our hanging harnesses have 20 pound weights hanging from each brake line. Our students MUST be able to pull them up (by pulling down on the toggles) before we'll send them up on an AFF Level I skydive. It not only builds the student's confidence that they -can- maneuver their canopy, but also ours that they have the strength for whatever they need to do up there.
And yes, we've had to turn a few people away because they didn't have the minimal strength to do the task. I'm glad we found out on the ground, during training, instead of after a problem in the air.
ltdiver
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Para5-0 0
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About chops... it's something like 1 out of every 300+ skydives is a cutaway.
You better get a new packer or take another packing class. I think 1 in a 1000 is a national avg. My first was not until 4800 jumps.
Para5-0 0
I personally think the more information you gather and the more you watch your wife in her ealry learning stages you will slowly want to aquire more knowledge and possibly take the class. A good instructor can put most of your concerns to rest. As your wife goes along read her Skydiver Information Manual and learn with her. Some of yor questions ar very common and are covered in the first few hours of the FJC.
OR learn to pack and pack for her. charge her 5 bucks a pack and start a college fund for kids. This way Gina can go skydiving and say she is supporting her children.
OR learn to pack and pack for her. charge her 5 bucks a pack and start a college fund for kids. This way Gina can go skydiving and say she is supporting her children.
When i did my tandem I was scared shitless. Then I gained a lot more confidence and trust in the gear after I did my ground course for AFF1. I am a little scared of heights but after my first landing on my own it got a lot better. Hopefully this is the case with you too. Just go with your gut on whether or not you should try it again or not.
So I go back to Mesquite on May 3rd with my wife, and I chicken out.
We went back this past Saturday and I was determined to give it another chance. I'm glad I took everyones advice. This was a much better experience than my 1st one last year.
The biggest concern I had is the first 10-20 seconds after opening the chute. I had a shortness of breath and I don't know if that's common or not for new jumpers. I kept focused on the horizon but I didn't feel comfortable enough to try steering the chute down.
I guess I'll take small steps and hopefully be able to overcome 1 issue at at time.
I do have to give credit where credit is due. My instructor, Simon, was the biggest reason it went well. He took the little bit of extra time to make sure I was relaxed with the jump before we boarded and this made all the difference in the world. 182's suck!
Simon - if you happen to read this, I'll buy you a beer ANY day!
We went back this past Saturday and I was determined to give it another chance. I'm glad I took everyones advice. This was a much better experience than my 1st one last year.
The biggest concern I had is the first 10-20 seconds after opening the chute. I had a shortness of breath and I don't know if that's common or not for new jumpers. I kept focused on the horizon but I didn't feel comfortable enough to try steering the chute down.
I guess I'll take small steps and hopefully be able to overcome 1 issue at at time.
I do have to give credit where credit is due. My instructor, Simon, was the biggest reason it went well. He took the little bit of extra time to make sure I was relaxed with the jump before we boarded and this made all the difference in the world. 182's suck!
Simon - if you happen to read this, I'll buy you a beer ANY day!
That is awesome that you had a better time....it will only get better with each jump. I was scared shitless and I did 11 tandems before I went through AFF and I still got so nervous during AFF I got sick. BUT it is TOTALLY WORTH EVERY SECOND! Jumping is my passion now. The best thing to do in skydiving is take things slow and easy. Kuddos on the jump!!
#1. Quite the contrary...you must jump more often to familiarize yourself and get comfortable!
#2 It's only a number! And it only matters if it happens...so don't worry.
#3 You will jump so much and so often that you will be comfortable and not pass out and therefore not need some silly automatic mechanism.
Signed,
Your wife!
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