SkyKat

Congrats on your first dive! I'm pretty new myself (both to skydiving and this forum). But I can tell you that you're in for a beautiful adventure and many personal challenges. The folks on this forum will be your cheerleaders, advisors, and supporters--I've already found that out. Good luck and have a blast! Mindy

I'm a new skydiver, a student, and I find this beautiful. Just learned about it on another forum, and wanted to see for myself. Belated congratulations to you. Mindy

Thanks. And... photo is TOTALLY awesome. I wanna be there some day. Mindy

New guy here. Excuse dumb question. What is a CRW? Thanks, Mindy

So that's what's wrong with me! I'm a total new guy (4 jumps). Came on this forum first seeking solace from new-guy plane jitters. Because I HAD to find a way to succeed in feeding my...altitude cravings! I'm going to remember that one . Mindy

Hey guys, this is Mindy under my new moniker SkyKat. Thought I'd get with the program and get a better forum name. This week has been a turning point in my perspective. I see now that my feelings are oh-so-common and will subside with time. And to think I left the field last Saturday fearing I'm not skydiving material. That was a downer. Thanks a final time!! You've been a tremendous help. Mindy

Hey Souleh, I waited nine months between making the commitment and making the jump--work, opportunity, periodic uncertainty, and so on. During that time, I had some flashes of real terror (like visions of myself falling through space, arms and legs flailing). That's completely normal. We have deeply rooted instincts about height and falling that we challenge and surmount when we learn to skydive. Remember: good training, good study, good equipment = fantastic first dive. You may be nervous going up. I overcame it on the first dive with meditation, using a visualization of my dive flow as my mantra. I'm still new and am overcoming newbie nervousness, in large part through the support of this forum. Go forth and DO IT TO IT! You won't be sorry. Mindy