artistcalledian 0 #1 October 17, 2005 At what stage in your skydiving career are you able to think of others things apart from skydiving? It is all i can think of, i find it hard to get to sleep and its always on my mind, does this settle down after a while? I've only been doing it for 6 weeks and i've already taken 3 days off work sick to go jumping ________________________________________ drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #2 October 17, 2005 QuoteAt what stage in your skydiving career are you able to think of others things apart from skydiving? When you realize that you have to pay a minimum amount of attention at your job to get the money to keep jumping. :) QuoteI've only been doing it for 6 weeks and i've already taken 3 days off work sick to go jumping I started in June and went for a couple of months before I took a weekend off. It was a lucky combination of the other half complaining that we hadn't done Saturday night dinner+movie for a while and the weather being no good to jump. :) I still think about it a lot, but it isn't as bad as it was at first. Earlier this year, I did postpone a weekend visit with the family to Monday because it was supposed to be good jump weather that weekend. I didn't tell _them_ that - they didn't even know I was jumping at the time. I visited them on Monday (my work schedule allowed for it) and after a good visit, I explained to them why I was busy on the weekend by putting in the video of my first jump. After the inital shock, they took it pretty well. EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artistcalledian 0 #3 October 17, 2005 QuoteWhen you realize that you have to pay a minimum amount of attention at your job to get the money to keep jumping. :) which is what i should be doing right now, but i'm on here ! i even go to my local DZ when i know the weather is too bad to jump i can't stay away from the place________________________________________ drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fmmobley 0 #4 October 17, 2005 I am glad to hear I am not the only one.... Marion Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macaw 0 #5 October 17, 2005 Sounds sooooo familiar! I guess the only way out is to keep jumping! ________________________________________ Life is a series of wonderful opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigern13 0 #6 October 17, 2005 QuoteI am glad to hear I am not the only one. AMEN!!! I look outside and see weather is not so good, I think "Oh well, lets go anyway and maybe I'll get lucky". Hell I am at work right now at 8am on this thing!!! I think its a disease. My girlfriend says I am "obssessed". When I am on the computer at home and she asks what I am looking at I always say "porn" and she says really? When she comes in my "porn" is skydiving and she sees it, rolls her eyes and says " Oh God I should of known. You know you are a skydiver when.... "I love 'lamp'." -SKYMAMA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artistcalledian 0 #7 October 17, 2005 I've started not watching the jumpers leave the plane before me though, it makes me feel even more scared and nervouse... anybody else going through this? why can't i watch them leave?________________________________________ drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #8 October 17, 2005 its only been the past 10 jumps or so where I have been able to watch others leave. In the king air I would look back towards the pilot, but now I like to watch them leave.Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sd-slider 0 #9 October 17, 2005 Quotewhy can't i watch them leave? Sit by the door(on the floor, with it open) on the trip to altitude and you'll get over the watching part real fast. I personally liked to watch the various exits and try them myself when I get the chance...Anvil Brother #69 Sidelined with a 5mm C5-C6 herniated disk... Back2Back slammers and 40yr old fat guys don't mix! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #10 October 17, 2005 ohhh well I still get nervous when Im next to the door and they kick it open, at least until we get to a alti that I can jump at... Ive been laughed at a bit while in the plane at the door. Everyone has there own pace and comfort zone.Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #11 October 17, 2005 ***i even go to my local DZ when i know the weather is too bad to jump i can't stay away from the place That what all the dropzones use to be like.Now everyone has other thing to do when the weather is bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #13 October 17, 2005 QuoteAt what stage in your skydiving career are you able to think of others things apart from skydiving? It is all i can think of, i find it hard to get to sleep and its always on my mind, does this settle down after a while? I've only been doing it for 6 weeks and i've already taken 3 days off work sick to go jumping My first 3 months were real hard... Lack of sleep, inattention at work, etc... It will wear off... But you still will cherish your friends and time at the DZ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JUDYJ 0 #14 October 17, 2005 QuoteI've started not watching the jumpers leave the plane before me though, it makes me feel even more scared and nervouse... anybody else going through this? why can't i watch them leave? You CAN watch them leave. Fear is something you will make your friend or spend alot of time trying to hide from it. Watching people exit an aircraft while it's in the air isn't a natural thing...not something we learn. We have to teach ourselves that we c-a-n do this..and do it well. I was very nervous...my whuffo brother-in-law..said to me around the same jump number as you..that it's the same as moving from one room in your house to another. How simple is that?! It helped me put perspective on what I was doing. Katie at Lake Elsinore who does the Excel camps...hangs her little body out the door when she spots. I have never seen anyone do what she does. It's a very easy and natural act for her. You will learn to like all the aspects of skydiving..one piece at a time. Allow yourself to get close to the door..watch how others handle it...every time get a bit closer and before long..you will be hanging out there as well. Time and pain are wonderful teachers! IF you are going to be Stupid - you better be tough! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artistcalledian 0 #15 October 17, 2005 cheers for the replies.... I normally sit near the back as i'm one of the last out with pulling so high, but on maybe my 8th jump? i had to sit next to the door (everybody sits on the floor in the plane) becasue my instructor had to dispatch some static line students and wanted me near him at all times... we went out second to last (last was a tandem) so i had to sit level with the door and watch the others leave. It was the sound and the feeling of them leaving that got to me, i've not been able to watch people leave since that moment. like you have said, guess it'll pass in time ________________________________________ drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JUDYJ 0 #16 October 17, 2005 Another thing you might try... I like to analyze things..ask anyone who knows me .. I like to understand on all levels what is going on. So instead of thinking about them "leaving the plane" --- WATCH them and critique them. Where are there legs, hands, body position, etc. Each person in the door has a unique function when you are jumping as a group and single jumpers have a favorite way they like to exit...watch them all and see what you think. That way you aren't focusing on them "leaving" but on what they are doing. It will pay off in more than one way~~ IF you are going to be Stupid - you better be tough! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artistcalledian 0 #17 October 17, 2005 i'l try that next time judy i think i need to be more positive in the door myself, seeing others leap out in a positive way gets me worried about my exit. I kneel in the door with one knee on the floor and the other up (left knee on floor, right leg to push off with) but instead of a strong push off i tend to just roll forwards and then inevitably go head down straight away. i once gave a good strong leap out and seemed to stay horizonal and got into the arch almost immediately... its the dropping head first out the door that plays on my mind once i see them leaving the plane________________________________________ drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #18 October 17, 2005 QuoteAt what stage in your skydiving career are you able to think of others things apart from skydiving? It is all i can think of, i find it hard to get to sleep and its always on my mind, does this settle down after a while? I've only been doing it for 6 weeks and i've already taken 3 days off work sick to go jumping Make sure you find balance in your life. Otherwise you'll turn out like me. Someone who had a good paying job and was career oriented, got obsessed with jumping, made a shit load of jumps (spent tons of money on jumping) and is now unemployed and not having the easiest of times trying to convince potential employers that I can do the work (you know all that crap about dedicating ones life to the company like all companies want to hear). Jumping rocks!!! But you need to have balance in your life. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnf35242 0 #19 October 17, 2005 well then why dont you just get a job skydiving?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JUDYJ 0 #20 October 17, 2005 ~~~ relax ~~~ I mean what's the worst that can happen?? You go head down and then you get stable! You aren't competing on a team where there's so much pressure to get on the hill and turn those points. Each step of the skydive has a purpose. Conquer and do your best with each step. Practicing getting out different ways..as long as you present to the relative wind..you'll get it. Take the time to enjoy what you are doing and learning.. Keep your priorities together.... As I have been reminded more than once.... ALL YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO IS OPEN A LANDABLE PARACHUTE. The rest is iust fun! IF you are going to be Stupid - you better be tough! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artistcalledian 0 #21 October 17, 2005 I'm trying to keep it all in balance, but its hard Can i actually try different exits on consol jumps? i only do what my instructors have told me to do and never vary from that. I've not been told to do any other kind of exit so i do exactly what they taught me ________________________________________ drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #22 October 17, 2005 Quotewell then why dont you just get a job skydiving?? 1) I'm under the impression that in order to be reasonably successful working full time in the industry, you need to be at one of the large southern US DZs. But I am not allowed to work (legally) in the US in the skydiving industry. So how the heck could I possible jump for a living in Canada? Besides the CSPA doesn't recognize my USPA coach rating just as the USPA doesn't recognize CSPA instructional ratings. So I need to start all over again if I want to work as a coach/instructor here in Canada. 2) I've been warned against making skydiving a full-time career and wouldn't want to turn into one of those "work only" jumpers. I like swooping (especially competitive swooping) too much to be a tandem only jockey. Besides this thread isn't about me. It's about advising newer jumpers to enjoy skydiving, but to be careful not to get too obsessed too early with the sport. Skydiving has been a blessing and a curse in my life. / PS: I can't believe how expensive things are here in Vancouver. Last night at dinner I ordered one appetizer, one marg and one beer and the whole bill (food, drinks, tax and tip) cost me $30 CDN and I've been told that the local lift tickets at the DZ are $35 CDN to full altitude. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andre1 0 #23 October 17, 2005 QuoteI've started not watching the jumpers leave the plane before me though, it makes me feel even more scared and nervouse... anybody else going through this? why can't i watch them leave? ------------------------------------------------------- Does your DZ have a Cessna where you can jump from a strut? I have jumped from a Cessna 182, an Otter and a PAC 750XL. With the Cessna the jump started as soon as the door opened (in my mind) because it is so small. Also, by the time you get done playing James Bond on the strut between 10,500 and 13,500 feet you are just going to jump and go into the flow of the dive without thinking about it. That’s my experience. Being what my experience is (little) if you consider my idea, be sure to discuss it with your instructor. Good luck. Thanks, Andre Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artistcalledian 0 #24 October 17, 2005 no mate, there are two Cessna Grande Caravans where i jump. Door towards the rear on the right as you look back down from the pilot________________________________________ drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jackpunx 0 #25 October 17, 2005 QuoteI've started not watching the jumpers leave the plane before me though, it makes me feel even more scared and nervouse... anybody else going through this? why can't i watch them leave? I havnt looked down yet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
