flygirl719

It wasn't what we planned, but it was AWESOME just the same!!! (As always...) Thanks guys! P.S. A dunk in the pond shortly followed.

Thanks Bill. I'll let you know my drug of choice when I find it... Back-atcha! Only your end-cell woman See you tomorrow!

Hey, not to get you off the CRW topic, but I never said ANYTHING about it. We've got some kick-ass CRW people at our DZ and when I'm ready to begin exploring another discipline, I'll definitely reach out to them, as they have already offered to take me up. But for now, I'm going to try to turn points more consistently with the awesome RW folks at our DZ while working on some FF positioning with the other bad-ass fliers per my instructor's direction. I'm also heading down to a camp next weekend, which will include canopy control, RW and some FF instruction in the tunnel! Coolio?

Hmm... I always want MORE of the stuff I like whether it's good or bad for me: -Beer/Booze/Wine -Sex/Drugs/Rock-n-Roll -etc... BUT I've never wanted anything more than SKYDIVING! My Dad, who flipped out during my AFF phase and just saw me for the first time this year -looked at me and said, "skydiving agrees with you Kim." So, it must be a good thing and if that's what OCD does for me, then I'm going to keep doing it! Hope the weather permits for your 100th! Congrat's!

Good call... Might as well do somthing I've been practicing, like getting my TRACK ON, so I have a lesser chance of fucking up my special jump. I was referring to FF, but CRW seems pretty freaking scary to me!!! Why mess with a perfectly good canopy!?!? That's pretty intense Nick

It will be exactly three months from the day I started AFF when I make my 100th jump on July 1st! I'm stoked and feel like I'm on track as far as progression is concerned and I think my instructor does too... (I've mainly focusing on RW, but just started to work some FF positioning over the last couple of weeks.) FUN! FUN! FUN! So here's the question... what's up with all this talk about crossing over to the "darkside?" I mean, I've always been one to hang out over there in real life, so isn't it natural for me to desire flying there as well? Also, I nailed hanging from a 3-way hybrid ONCE, but is it over-zealous of me to want to hang from an even bigger one (so I can include as many bad-asses as possible that helped me get here ) for my 100th?

So was I... hmm, have we met yet? I'm a newbie.

They should be your biggest cheerleader... (If my instructor read that line he'd tell me that I'm "such a girl.") But seriously, he may or may not realize it yet, but he's become my mentor and I feel very lucky to have had him as an instrutor and a friend. You shouldn't settle for less.

Awesome Lisa!! I can't wait to hear about it!

It took me 10 years to finally get to do a tandem and I had no idea I'd actually want to get into the sport, so it wasn't a big deal at first. I imediately knew I wanted to become a skydiver. My parents already thought I was a nut case, so they weren't suprised, but they did their best to discourage me. It took me a while to stop being on the defensive and to realize that it is ONLY because they are scared to death. They continued to harp on me until I finally said that they were tainting my experience and if they wanted to be part of my life then they have to accept me skydiving because it has pretty much taken over it...I also asked them to educate themselves before they continued to knock it. I sent them to USPA.org. They are getting better with every conversation, but it's still too new and I can tell they still don't want to talk about it. So, I tread lightly and always tell them that it's "safety first" during any conversation. Needless to say... I don't talk to my parents quite as much these days.

So, what did you think? Pretty freaking awesome over there, huh?

I'm also only 5'2, 125 lbs, so the rental 170's and 190's were way too big on me in the harness, therefore, upon opening the bigger rigs, I would reach for the harness and get all unstable because I felt like I was going to fall out. There was basically room for a human head between my shoulders and the harness once the chute deployed. I had much more stable openings because I felt more comfortable in a harness that fit, so I could relax and arch with the 150.

I saw the horizon and the ground for what felt like the F&*$% time! I did my F&^$% successful tracking dive off the line of flight and four more there after... I love to track! (I still suck, but I'm much better than before. I jumped a 150 for the F&*%^ time, which was REALLY rewarding. It was awesome to actually jump a rig that fit!!! I could steer it so much better than the 170 and 190 and am finally starting to feel comfortable under my canopy!!! Does this mean I can actually stop renting and buy a rig??? I did my F&^*# two-way, which was pretty cool because I got to hear another persons advice on how to do this and that... To top it all off I did my F%^$# 4-way sunset dive. The guys were experienced jumpers and friends who knew my skill level and planned a perfect jump for me. We did a 4 way round and track! It's soooo cool watching someone track on their back beneath you and I love going fast forward! 12 jumps this week and I left the DZ feeling like a skydiver for the F%^&$ time. Thanks to all of you kick ass people who helped make all this happen. You rock!

Northern California. Private instructor who kicks ass... $1,000. Someone from the UK just got certified by him last week. I finnished AFF with him two weeks ago.

Thanks Brian.