Freefallin66

You might seriously want to consider writing a book - you are a natural wordsmith sir. I found my issue and I'm so greatful to all of you for the responses. John White , RCDD " Those who don't read have no advantage over those who can't "

I'd really like to thank every single person that replied and I'm totally open for more if they come - y'all are the family I never had but always needed. Nothing but love to all of you , my sky family. I'm jumping tomorrow ..... at least twice. Blue skies

I'm reading each post that arrives and I'm receiving a great deal of very helpful information. I wanted to say thank you for the advice and that it is very helpful - I'm truly blown away by how awesome my sky family and extended sky family really are. Never in a million years would I ever have believed how close this family is - never. I'm one lucky SOB Thank You - All of you - Blue Skies

I can't even begin to believe the amount of support I get from my sky family - great feedback from every one of you - thank you a million times over. Y'all are freakin awesome ! John White , RCDD " Those who don't read have no advantage over those who can't "

This is absolutely incredible ! I still have tears falling down my cheeks from laughing so hard 😂 OMG the stress relief is unreal !! Thank you for this , from the bottom of my blue sky loving heart ! John White , RCDD " Those who don't read have no advantage over those who can't "

As old as this subject may be I still need some type of good feedback because I do not want to stop doing what I absolute love - I've already tasted it and I'm completely addicted. I've graduated AFF and even have a few extra jumps - my next jump is the unsupervised jump. No problem with the actual jump(s) but the apprehension and nerves get ridiculous the morning of the jump day and by the time I'm done with a shower I've talked myself out of going to the DZ. I'm sure I can take my time , no rush at all ... it's not a race and we all have our personal learning curves , or is it ? I do find myself pushing from time to time like I have to be there and jump or I lose everything I've done so far. I am also curious as to whether or not this feeling will ever go away - or at miminum grossly diminish. I was going to go today and my apprehension again stopped me in my tracks. I guess I'm asking for advice on the best way to deal with this or a miracle to destroy it lol - Thanks for any feedback - blue skies

Used different rig than my normal student rig and it had straps on the sides that myself nor my instructors were aware of - they were never tightened but you can't tell because of the weight of the container walking or sitting but in free fall it was very easy to feel. This caused a space between my back and the rear of the container and in free fall felt very loose. My cutaway was more to my side then my front , same with my reserve D ring and my chest strap very high after deployment. Here's my thing though - I jumped category D jump 1 with one instructor who released me just after stabilization at about 13k or so - I remained in a stable arched position ( I've been a stable student since category B and have two hours tunnel time so I'm comfortable with the arch , relaxation , legs and turns etc ). My first command was 90 to the right and I began by checking altitude looking to the right then starting my turn. My body turned quicker than normal , something felt different. I continued to turn unable to correct or even stop the turn - I sped up quickly, ultimately losing total control of all axis. I could not see my altimeter nor could I get to my hackey. I spotted the ground a few times but had no clue what my altitude was. I immediately went back to my training from previous instructors and wind tunnel instructors. I flipped myself back over from back down position but my body continued to turn and flip. I went directly into a deep arch with arms out and legs spread a bit but down and relaxed ... almost an X position. No luck at all - I couldn't control my fall nor could I get to my hackey - I never got totally stable but continued to attempt reaching my hackey - I finally got my hand on it and held onto it with a thousand foot pounds I'm sure lol - out it went , deployment then of course a line twist. I was just under 3k feet. I was still in some kind of sensory or shock thing lol so my landing sucked and it was on the edge of the runway. I'd love some input on this one if you have the time. Tenured instructors are very welcome to leave comments but all opinions will be appreciated. John White , RCDD " Those who don't read have no advantage over those who can't "

I'd gladly move this to that section - can I do this or should I delete and redo under that topic. Quote John White , RCDD " Those who don't read have no advantage over those who can't "

Used different rig than my normal student rig and it had straps on the sides that myself nor my instructors were aware of - they were never tightened but you can't tell because of the weight of the container walking or sitting but in free fall it was very easy to feel. This caused a space between my back and the rear of the container and in free fall felt very loose. My cutaway was more to my side then my front , same with my reserve D ring and my chest strap very high after deployment. Here's my thing though - I jumped category D jump 1 with one instructor who released me just after stabilization at about 13k or so - I remained in a stable arched position ( I've been a stable student since category B and have two hours tunnel time so I'm comfortable with the arch , relaxation , legs and turns etc ). My first command was 90 to the right and I began by checking altitude looking to the right then starting my turn. My body turned quicker than normal , something felt different. I continued to turn unable to correct or even stop the turn - I sped up quickly, ultimately losing total control of all axis. I could not see my altimeter nor could I get to my hackey. I spotted the ground a few times but had no clue what my altitude was. I immediately went back to my training from previous instructors and wind tunnel instructors. I flipped myself back over from back down position but my body continued to turn and flip. I went directly into a deep arch with arms out and legs spread a bit but down and relaxed ... almost an X position. No luck at all - I couldn't control my fall nor could I get to my hackey - I never got totally stable but continued to attempt reaching my hackey - I finally got my hand on it and held onto it with a thousand foot pounds I'm sure lol - out it went , deployment then of course a line twist. I was just under 3k feet. I was still in some kind of sensory or shock thing lol so my landing sucked and it was on the edge of the runway. I'd love some input on this one if you have the time. Tenured instructors are very welcome to leave comments but all opinions will be appreciated. John White , RCDD " Those who don't read have no advantage over those who can't "