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I have 22 jumps and come to think of it, there is about 30-60 seconds when we hit about 11,000 that I feel nerves kick in. Once that door is open though . . . watch out cause here I come!

Hey Jaded Lady! I am in Columbus Ohio! You are right, this weekend is supposed to be beautiful! I have 22 jumps now only three more to go!!!!! Let us know if you finish this weekend!

Skydiving made me appreciate God's work more. It has also made me enjoy work more because now I have a great reason for going . . . JUMP MONEY!!!!!

I am still not addicted. . . . . Anyone going to Aerohio tomorrow? I need a ride!

Yeah no kidding, I left work last Friday because the weather was so sweet.

Yep me too. Been watching the sky all week making sure it was still going to be there this weekend. Weekend here, sky still there. We can JUMP! Welcome to DZ

You are preaching to the converted. I love them. Tim has been my Instructor on 6 of my 22 jumps and Sherry on 2. They rock.

Yeah go to the south where the jump season never ends and the humidity is 110% and the temperature is 87 on Christmas day!

Deland? Say High to Skymama. Isn't she from there? I will be going to Lake wales the day after Christmas. Collegiate Nationals! I should suck real good Will be fun though since I am from Miami it is almost like going home.

Actually I am very altitude/surroundings aware when jumping. I have had no lack of altitude awareness at all. Just on this particular jump there was a Cloud cover from 6000 to I would say about 7500 and toward the bottom it got thick. In the process of doing the sit fly I got a little frustrated and when the cloud cover hit (this was not the first time in clouds either) I just lost track of where I was and got a little freaked. It was a combination of many things that did not go well and when I saw the ground I pulled instead of thinking. This all still sounds like an excuse and the truth is I just screwed up. It was a rookie mistake but not one I intend to repeat nor one that should be used to judge where I am at. I am sure even the most experienced of us have done something stupid at some point, possibly after many more jumps than I have. All I can say is that thank God no one was above me when I "corked" and it is a lesson learned.

4 grand being high?!!!!! Holy cow I still pull before 3500. Man this winter is going to be easy then. Do you really jump at 2000? Yikes! Now that's a hop & pop.

uhm, okay? Hi, um. okay, bye.

Oh man too many great lines to quote them all in this thread! Welcome to DZ anyway

Truer words were never spoken. Mine think I have moved to the Aerohio.

You mean I am not the only one?

I was a union insulator, same here, the travelers seemed to always be having a blast.

ditto from and for me. Looks like my weekend may be a bust, hope yours isn't! Welcome, enjoy, and flyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeee!

me too. I keep flaring to high and woops I go down like a rock and PLF so imperfectly I have it down to an artform. We will get it sooner or later. Good luck and Welcome to DZ.com

Yeah really, does it close for the winter? I gonna be jumpin in the snow baby! You should too

WElcome to DZ.com and welcome to the skies.

Welcome. If you are like me you will be addicted to this site as you are this sport

Welcome to your new homw

No kidding. I have been riding motorcycles for years and i am >thisclose< to selling my bike for a rig. Hijack that sucker and get me wings!

Welcome to the forums. Hoping the weather holds ehre too.

As a jumper who just started this year, and plans on continuing to jump through the winter I would like to say . . . Thank you all for the advice. Iwas thinking about this just yesterday, when I was realizing that I do no think I can make it through the winter without jumping. Thanks again