skydiver88 0 #1 October 31, 2007 well i know im a student with only 15 jumps under my belt, but ive done a tandem and im completeing AFF. with that said i was watching my tandem video earlier and looking at it from the point of view that i have now they seem scarier. it may just be me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #2 October 31, 2007 Wait until you find out how many experienced divers won't get into that front tandem harness ... because it IS scary!Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #3 October 31, 2007 well, i've never done a bungee jump nor a tandem. i'd try a tandem tough, just for the sake of it, probably. but in general, i'd want to jump myself..“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 4 #4 October 31, 2007 I made a tandem when I had about 1700 jumps. It was kind of scary, and not what I would call pleasant in any way. I did another one shortly thereafter, and it was a little better in some ways, but I doubt I'd ever do one again. They just aren't fun. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michalm21 0 #5 October 31, 2007 Yes, I did one tandem years ago, and now I'd freak out if I had to do one hahahah It's not that I perceive them unsafe, it's the feeling of not having my own parachute. It's kind of funny actually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaker 0 #6 October 31, 2007 Very interesting! I've done one tandem, and will be doing another in a couple of weeks just for giggles. Then I'm planning AFF for probably January. I would have to say the first tandem was a pretty life altering experience, and I'd imagine most people are introduced to the sport this way. I'll have to go back and compare the two! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bot403 0 #7 October 31, 2007 I got into AFF after 2 tandems because I HATED not being attached to a parachute the minute the plane left the ground. Couple that with the open door and it freaked me out worse than the freefall or being under canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UDSkyJunkie 0 #8 October 31, 2007 Quote Wait until you find out how many experienced divers won't get into that front tandem harness ... because it IS scary! And how many experienced jumpers who do go on the front, and proceed to get into an argument with the person on the back about how to fly the parachute!"Some people follow their dreams, others hunt them down and beat them mercilessly into submission." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #9 October 31, 2007 Anybody at Chambersburg can testify that the only thing that makes me shut up is to strap me into a tandem harness. It scares the living crap out of me to do a tandem.... and I've done probably 10 now as a licensed jumper (to help others get their ratings or cross train). Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hackish 8 #10 October 31, 2007 I have nightmares about sitting in a plane without having a rig on my back. I've only done one tandem ever and it was the ride up with no gear that was scary. -Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BCA 1 #11 October 31, 2007 I don't ride on the front of parachutes or the back of motorcycles. It's just not natural. BCA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OnYourBack 0 #12 October 31, 2007 Quote I don't ride on the front of parachutes Me neither, they work better if you're under it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcusr 0 #13 October 31, 2007 my first three skydives were as a tandem passanger. I've made about 800 jumps since then and ridden as a tandem passanger about 4 or 5 more times to help my friends get ratings. I just went through the Tandem rating course this weekend. You might think that riding on the front is scary. I beg to differ. Being TM is what can be scary. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 622 #14 October 31, 2007 Quote Quote Wait until you find out how many experienced divers won't get into that front tandem harness ... because it IS scary! And how many experienced jumpers who do go on the front, and proceed to get into an argument with the person on the back about how to fly the parachute! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ME! My alibi was that we were chasing a drogue that had accidentally disconnected from another tandem on the same load. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #15 November 1, 2007 Yes they are very scary. My second tandem was when i had 600 jumps. Cool jump with a friend learning tandem, but..... never again. Shhhh , don't tell the whuffos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hausse 0 #16 November 2, 2007 I haven't tried a tandem so far but I am 100% sure I would have not the smallest problem jumping with one of the TM at my DZ since I know them and I would completely trust them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #17 November 2, 2007 The more i know them, the less i trust them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #18 November 2, 2007 LOL!!!!!! Damn, it has nothing to do with the faith in the tandem instructor.... 3 of mine were with my husband and there's no one I could ever possibly trust more. It's about having 100s of jumps behind you, then having to get in a jump plane, intending to jump, with no parachute on your own back! Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #19 November 2, 2007 Yea riding "bitch" on a skydive and enjoying it means you're probably not a skydiver. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 25 #20 November 2, 2007 to all those being afraid of being in front: what a bunch of p***** you are The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #21 November 2, 2007 Quote to all those being afraid of being in front: what a bunch of p***** you are ..says the one behind and bounces on his passenger.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnKaLi 0 #22 November 2, 2007 I thoroughly enjoyed my 1st and 2nd tandem, and then on the 3rd one I was like, wait a minute, something is missing here...I learned what rather quickly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingDuck 0 #23 November 5, 2007 My tandem was scary because I didn't know what was going on. Now my biggest fear is that something will happen to the plane on the way up, which is why I won't get back into that thing. The lack of control would drive me crazy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreyLake 0 #24 November 6, 2007 I did four tandems initially--some while going through AFF, but the winds were too high for students and I desperately needed to jump. At that point, I had confidence in myself, by my instructor was far more skillfull than I, so I trusted him. But I rode front again a few months ago, again four times, to help two friends get ratings: it felt scary not having my own rig, it felt a tad scary to jump with tyro tandem instructors, it felt fun when (upon request) I touched my toes out the door to add a bit of challenge to the test, it felt pretty awesome to have two gorgeous men fasten me tightly to themselves and jump, and then land us both safely. That's just still kinda hot. Yeah, so I'll ride front whenevers--if the instructor's cute, I trust his skill level, and it's free to me. (Who can turn down a cheap thrill and a free jump? Good times).Let's go to candy mountain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTom99 0 #25 November 6, 2007 haha, oh man. I did a tandem as my first jump and just thinking about doing another one now is giving me major butterflies in my stomach. I would probably be more nervous now than I was the first time. so weird... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites