point_code 0 #1 June 3, 2005 Just had my first static line jump last weekend and I am sooooooo hooked! It's the most awesome feeling in the world!!!!!!! I'm going again this weekend........twice even! got any tips??? anybody got a cheap beginner rig for sale? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freefly69 0 #2 June 3, 2005 Welcome To The Sky Expect Nothing. Be Ready For Anything! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #3 June 3, 2005 Quotegot any tips??? Read the SIM. Listen. Smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #4 June 3, 2005 Quote got any tips??? Start reading http://www.dropzone.com/safety/Learn_to_Skydive/ Remember the best advice is probably coming from your instructors and not from any internet source."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Designer 0 #5 June 3, 2005 Yeah,you life just changed for the better.Welcome to the nut house!(lol) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tso-d_chris 0 #6 June 3, 2005 Quotegot any tips??? The only guarantee in aviation: If you take off, you will land. For Great Deals on Gear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GQ_jumper 4 #7 June 3, 2005 anybody got a cheap beginner rig for sale? Quote wait until you at least have your A license before you get a rig, if gear rental isn't killing you on money, wait til you have a 100 so you really know what kind of rig would best suit your interests and ability. Sure you can come to dz.com and get tons f suggestions for what type of canopies you should look at, but before you go for anything take those suggestions to your instructor who knows you well and run it by him. then demo, demo, demo. til you find out what you want.(pssst, demo a pilot they rock) welcome to the community and good luckHistory does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites adobelover 0 #8 June 3, 2005 Welcome to our world! Listen & talk to your instructors, ask them ANY questions you may have. Read your SIM...cover to cover...over & over. Have PATIENCE! Keep your EYES & EARS open at all times. Hang around the DZ even when the weather is bad or the winds are too high...WATCH people pack & LISTEN to the chatter...watch jumpers LANDING...you will learn a lot that way. WAIT to buy a rig...you won't be able to jump with it right now anyway. Remember the Patience part? SMILE, RELAX, ARCH & HAVE FUN! Any bruises you may get will heal...this ain't fishing! _________________________________________ Old age ain't no place for sissies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nickkk 0 #9 June 4, 2005 Good luck with your training! What do you do when someone throws a big planet at you? Throw your pilot chute in defense! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Antidote 0 #10 June 4, 2005 One thing I was told when I started out in the sport: Don't let your ego get ahead of your skills. Other than that, welcome to the skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
adobelover 0 #8 June 3, 2005 Welcome to our world! Listen & talk to your instructors, ask them ANY questions you may have. Read your SIM...cover to cover...over & over. Have PATIENCE! Keep your EYES & EARS open at all times. Hang around the DZ even when the weather is bad or the winds are too high...WATCH people pack & LISTEN to the chatter...watch jumpers LANDING...you will learn a lot that way. WAIT to buy a rig...you won't be able to jump with it right now anyway. Remember the Patience part? SMILE, RELAX, ARCH & HAVE FUN! Any bruises you may get will heal...this ain't fishing! _________________________________________ Old age ain't no place for sissies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nickkk 0 #9 June 4, 2005 Good luck with your training! What do you do when someone throws a big planet at you? Throw your pilot chute in defense! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antidote 0 #10 June 4, 2005 One thing I was told when I started out in the sport: Don't let your ego get ahead of your skills. Other than that, welcome to the skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
