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Thanks everyone for your suggestions - please keep 'em coming!

I'm nearly off student status and I'd like to know what you did in freefall when you first started. The last few coached jumps I worked on sitflying. Since this is all I can think about I need some more food for thought!

Way to go man - enjoy it! Well behaved women rarely make history - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

4 days! Class + 2 jumps Thursday 6 on Friday 5 on Saturday 4 on Sunday Tired and sore, but I can't wait to go back for my first solo jump! Didn't pack and jump my own chute so I can't do my 18th graduation jump until after packing class! #18 is free though - yippee! Don't worry Beth, plenty of AFP'ers at SDC (and no doubt elsewhere) that are on a more extended plan. I saved for a year after my first tandem to be able to do my AFP jumps all at once! Blue skies! Amy Jo (AJ) Well behaved women rarely make history - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Hey Beth, I'll see you on the plane

Hi all, I did it! I headed to Skydive Chicago last Thursday, took the AFP class and started jumping. I made 2 jumps on Thursday, 6 on Friday, 5 on Saturday, and 4 on Sunday to complete all 17 levels of the AFP coached jumps! After PLF'ing every landing from 1-13 (probably could've stood up 4 or 5 of them but was too anxious to not roll on the ground) I stood up on 14-17. Everyone at the DZ who had been watching me roll for 3 days could hear me screaming and jumping in the field on #14. (well okay, I think I was jumping and screaming for #15 as well)

Beth!!! Great to meet you yesterday at SDC. Awesome job on your first jump!!! Hope to jump again with you soon! Amy Well behaved women rarely make history - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Hi Trish, I'm a new student at SDC too. I will start AFP on the 22nd. Seems like there are a few of us new folks who can now only think about the next time we'll get up there! Welcome to the club

Congrats - great job! Glad to hear you had fun AND did well! Hope to see you out there while we're both doing our student progression. AJ Well behaved women rarely make history - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

U2's Beautiful Day is on my tandem video and I love it! Well behaved women rarely make history - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

I think a student forum would be valuable. I also would like to share the experiences I'm having, but I'm just not always comfortable jumping out onto some of the other groups. Thanks for suggesting it SkiD

I heard that working out underwater in the pool can help with form in freefall, especially working on the basic bellydown form. I've tried this a couple of times, but having only been flying once, so I'm not sure how much good this is doing me! Since I cannot start up again until Spring, any more pool tips would be great, thanks!

My tandem master was Donna. Well behaved women rarely make history - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. On a whim I jumped out of a plane tandem at the end of last month. One of my friends received it as a gift and wouldn't jump, so I got it passed over to me. Lucky! So hi from just west of Chicago! Looking forward to more jumps! --AJ Well behaved women rarely make history - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich