kirrz

The time off is uni holidays, have to go back home and pretend I am a completely different person for 3 months!

I can't come down any more weekends but I will be hanging around the DZ some mornings for the next 2 weeks - come say hello if you are there too! Else, I will definetely take it up seriously when I get back in March and then I'll definetely be at the bar!

Is it better to take AFF 1 & 2 now and then 3 months later take AFF 3 and continue.. (will I have to retake AFF 2?) ..or.. is it better to take AFF 1-3 now, then repeat AFF 3 in 3 months and then continue? (I assume I would have to repeat AFF 3 because AFF 4 is the transition to only 1 JM)

You've reminded me now - I'm jumping out of either a Skyvan or an Otter, been trained for both exits. Does the plane you jump out of make a difference? And if so, how?

Thanks so much guys! I was freaking out yesterday and was thinking that I would jump without even looking out.. but after reading all of your posts I've completely changed my mind! I went to the DZ today thinking that I was just going to jump straight out and enjoy every minute of it and so what if I fell out, that's the aim anyway. But unfortunately it was too overcast so I have to go back again tomorrow. Bit of an anti-climax but at least now I'm in a completely different frame of mind! Thank you all so much!!! (To answer a question - I have no idea what plane it is.. it could be one with a backdoor or a side door and I've been in the planes but I have no idea what its called)

I did a tandem on Wednesday as my first jump, fell in love with sky diving, sold all my stuff on eBay and decided to start the AFF this weekend. I spent all of yesterday at the DZ doing the practical training and I am pretty confident about parachuting and most of the freefall.. I woke up with a bad cramp in my calf muscle today so I have put off the actual jump until tomorrow.. I don't know how much of this has to do with nerves - I AM FLIPPED OUT ABOUT THE EXIT! Just the idea of standing on the outside of the plane, barely holding on to the inside - I am really clumsy and I am so scared about slipping, falling and messing up my whole dive from an out of control exit. Can you please share some stories about first-time nerves or give me some advice about how to take it all in stride and calm my nerves? Thank you!