Did my first Tandem Jump Saturday, was pumped. I did not expect how it felt though, the wind was intense, it was hard to breathe and the cold was bitter. It felt like I was being sprayed with a giant firehose, the sensation was overwhelming and I don't know if it was because I had trouble breathing, got the air knocked out of me, the feeling against my skin, the suddeness of it all or what but I felt like I was going to pass out. I get the same feeling when I push myself too hard -I run real hard to far or work out real hard, it is a tingling light headed feeling, and I need to sit down to catch my breath and get a hold of the dizziness. Is there something wrong with me? I want to do this again, it was awesome, but I don't want to pass out in the air. Has anyone else gotten this feeling of sorts, is this common? I am hoping it will be less next time I go this coming weekend. I have had a physical recently and checked out and have never had any health problems. It just spooked me and it felt like when I reached 5000 feet it was just in time to open the canopy so I could relax and catch my breath. I never imagined falling like that would feel that way, it was a shock to my system. Once the canopy was open, it was great, I felt really relaxed. For all the prep before hand, I never heard exactly how it would feel like, like being drug through the water behind a speedboat. It was overwhelming to say the least, awesome, but overwhelming.
