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I just want you to know I love you! I've done exactly 2 tandems - I didn't even tell my husband about the first one until after the event. I will tell you that you can only enhance your relationship by your support of your wife's dream. I think that a true soulmate will support anything that encourages their mate to become the authentic person that they are meant to be. While there is an adrenlien addiction there is much more to this sport - I'm not sure what it all is and I may never be able to explore it fully - but your wife is a lucky woman and I hope that you will join her in the awesome world of skydiving. I used to cry, now I hold my head up high.. and you see me, somebody new...

Why am I not skydiving when my first tandem changed my life and my second confirmed to me that this is something I could do? Why? I ask myself sometimes - but it comes down to money and other obligations I have - my son in college - the new house we just built - my elderly parents who have lost 2 children and couldn't handle another loss - and while I look at the crystal blue of the sky today and as I write this tears come to my eyes because instead of heading to the local DZ and the pursuit of dream I'm heading to the hospital for another mind numbing meeting - I will treasure what I have expierenced - come to this website to somehow feel a little part of this dream and continue to be one of the statistics that don't pursue the wonder of skydiving - and when the sky is this perfect and I hear the drone of a plane - my heart will ache for what could have been - and I my cry - I'm a woman after all - but the same determination that could have been used to become a real skydiver will help me do what I need to do for the good of my family - but I did fly - I did - joy I used to cry, now I hold my head up high.. and you see me, somebody new...

I think that no article would be complete without the very important aspect of emotional/spiritual health benefits of the sport of skydiving being mentioned. I have only done 2 tandems but I plan to begin AFF training in the spring. I have a very stressful job and I cannot express the incredible impact those 2 jumps had on me - and my job performance - and how much I'm looking forward to learning this discipline. I used to cry, now I hold my head up high.. and you see me, somebody new...

I read that SkyVenture was going to open a wind tunnel in Philadelphia, PA . . . did they?? There is a seminar in Phili that I need to attend and I'd like to combine business with pleasure if I can. I used to cry, now I hold my head up high.. and you see me, somebody new...

Try Jorge Cruise "Eight Minutes in the Morning" - it worked for me - lost 40 lbs and am in better shape at 50 than I was at 35. I used to cry, now I hold my head up high.. and you see me, somebody new...

My ears were "clogged" for 2 weeks after my first tandem - one of the MDs I work with suggested Sudafed and after 3 days I was ok - on second jump I took it for 3 days prior and had absolutely no problems I used to cry, now I hold my head up high.. and you see me, somebody new...

Your response held a lot of food for thought for me - this summer did my first tandem - kind of a nebulous wish that was encouraged to fruition by the disbelief of my husband that I would ever have the nerve to do it. I was blown away by my reaction to the whole event and have been doing alot of introspection since. I used to cry, now I hold my head up high.. and you see me, somebody new...

My first skydive - no words to express the wonder - anything I come up with makes it seem trite. It has given me new goals - more - better - solo !! I used to cry, now I hold my head up high.. and you see me, somebody new...

I have a drivers license - I could drive a bus if I had to - just curious what options a student would have in this situation. I used to cry, now I hold my head up high.. and you see me, somebody new...

I understand - and most of the stories I have disregarded - however I wondered in this scenario what options would a student have ?? I used to cry, now I hold my head up high.. and you see me, somebody new...

Since I did my maiden flight I've heard horror stories from everyone. The one that is the most credible is the one about the TI having an acute MI and dying just out of the plane. If that in fact happened, would it be possible for the student to deploy the chute or to control the freefall prior to deployment?? I used to cry, now I hold my head up high.. and you see me, somebody new...

I did my first tandem July 23 out of Chambersburg, Pa. Absolutely the most awesome experience of my entire life. My question - am I crazy to contemplate at my age (50+), actually getting licensed?? I also can't get the experience out of my head, catch myself grinning from ear to ear just thinking about it and so want to go again - which I will but to actually jump solo - any other girls out there as crazy as I?? I used to cry, now I hold my head up high.. and you see me, somebody new...