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WTFO!!!!! WHY!!! I just don't understand. The only thing that makes sence to me right now is what his family must be going through. JP, I hope your twins find peace with all of this. And you find the peace you were looking for my friend! Fly free!!! We miss you!!!

all i can say is, "You've taught her well!"

$3.09 is Kentucky.

It's killing me, I drive 164 mile just to and from work everyday. That's not including any other driving I may do. I'm spending over $500 a month just on gas.

The two of you are awesome!!! Maybe I'll have the privilege of jumping with the two of you someday when you get your "A".

Hello Ben. Welcome to the forums!!!
Congrats on your "A"! Now your on your way to a lifetime of craziness!!!

Happy Birthday...so I'm a little late with the b-day wishes but I was a little preoccupied yesterday Hope you had a great one!!!

Okay, as most of you already know, I DID IT!!! I made my 30 jumps for my 30th birthday on my birthday nonetheless.

Here is a break down of how it all went.

I made 20 jumps within the first 3 1/2 hours (that includes a 45 min break) I had 4 rigs and 2 awesome packers!!! My exit altitude was between 2000' and 2500'. At about jump 16/17 I was getting pretty tired. My legs had no strength to stand up and my arms had no strength to hold the flair. So yes, that means that some of my last few landing were not looking to pretty. (no injuries, just a pride thing). So anyway, I make 29 jumps and then decide to wait for most of my friends that could make it arrive so we could do a formation load. But the clouds were setting in and was looking like rain. So I took the 6 friends that were there and could jump up on a 6-way BFR. Of course I was part of the "base"(to tired to fly my body) and it pulled out nicely. Once we were in the BFR everyone gave me a kiss pass to congrats me. THANKS GUYS, that was awesome!!!!

IF it wasn't for all the support not only from my friends at the dz but on here as well I'm not sure if I would have gone on with all 30 jumps. So I want to say thank you to all of you for everything. You guys are the best!!!!

Love you all,
~Mar

hey, thats a good idea. It should make for some pretty good laughs.

okay, I'm off. I can do it, I'll be fine. Stop freaking yourself up over it Marlene.

Are you a Dirty Girl?

ah, yeah. I thought you already knew that Jeff.

And I like the pond too.

~~~~~~~~~~HUG To You All~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thanks again to everyone for your warm thoughts and wishes!


Nikki....anytime sweetie!

Thanks again for all the lovely b-day and safe jumps wishes. It means a lot!!!

Thanks you guys!!!
Yeah, I have a big day ahead of me tomorrow. I think the most I've ever made was 12 jumps in one day and that kick my ass. But I'm sure these 30 jumps I'm going to make shouldn't be that hard

Jeff, you're the best!!! Thank you for everything!!
Hippie, thanks for the advice...I'll keep it in mind
Cora, thank you for the b-day wishes.
Randall, thank you sweetie.
You guys are to sweet!

I'll let you all know how the jumps went.

First off Welcome!!!
Secondly, Congrats on your 1st jump!

Now to answer your questions. It really depends on the type of training you are wanting to do. Are you going to do Static line, Tandem progression (TAF) or AFF?

The tunnel is awesome and can teach you a lot. But if you are planning on doing Static line, it could side track you and lead you to the wrong direction. Another words, I wouldn't get into the tunnel just yet if you are going to do Static line progression.

Also, I would ask your instructor if they want you to get into the tunnel before training. They may what you to hold off for the 1st couple of jumps. And then let you have some tunnel time once you have something to focus on. Getting into the tunnel now, the only thing you can really focus on is stability. And to be honest, I think that would be a waste of money.

Bottom line, ask your instructor and get some ideas from him or her. They know what is best for YOUR situation.

blue and safe skies,
~MAR

Some stuff about Kevin that some of you may not have known. This was published in the local paper.

Kevin was employed by Tony Roma's in Lexington, KY. He was a founding member of the "Castaways" with George Wolfford and Warren Cobb. He served in the 82nd Airborne and was a passionate skydiver, pilot and videographer, recording more than 600 jumps and forging friendships around the country. A memorial skydiving jump is being planned. Visit www.skydiveky.com for information on this "Blue Skies" tribute. Donations in his memory to Big Brothers Big Sisters would be appreciated.
Published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on 4/21/2007.

Welcome!!!

you think you're having fun now. Just wait until you combine the rush of jumping and hanging out with all the new cool friends that comes along with this sport as well. There is no other thing like it!!!
Let us know how things are progressing for you.

I don't know you but welcome back! It sounds like you're ready to get back up (or at least in the tunnel). Good for you. Maybe I'll run into you the next time I'm in Cali.

Stay safe man and blue skies to yuh!!

Hello and Welcome to the sport!
Something tells me you're going to have a blast of the 14th.

Don't forget to come back and tell us how it went.

Hello,

yeah this place is awesome! Good to see your still into this sport. You should head over to the bonfire and chat with some of the craziest peeps ever over there. That should put a smile on your face.

Welcome to the sport. And congrats on completing your AFF Now you get to jump solo, how cool is that?! It sounds like you're on your way to becoming a jump whore like the rest of us. And I don't think you need any luck! Just remember what you were taught in your training and you'll do just fine. If you find yourself needing some help with some of the maneuvers, ask someone to do a coach jump with you. Just relax and enjoy the ride!

Welcome Sharky!!!

The fun is just starting! The more you advance in this sport the more and more you can gain from it. Not only in the sky but with all the new friends that come along with it.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. But remember, your instructor is the best person to ALWAYS ask first. He or she knows more about you then we do.

Again, welcome to the sport!

Blue and safe skies,
Mar

Happy Birthday sweetie!
Here's a for you!

Josh, one thing you will learn in skydiving is this,...

skydiving is all about hanging around your new friends and family and having a blast everytime you see them. The jumping is just an awesome bonus.

if you don't understand what I mean by this, lets just say its already started in this thread you posted.

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what in the hell is coming out the left side of his mouth?

breathing tube maybe?

maybe...they usually don't look like that in an xray though

what in the hell is coming out the left side of his mouth?

Welcome
and I really don't need to say anything else...nikki has it pretty much convered.

I can say one thing, have fun! If you have fun with it it makes it a lot easier. Don't rush yourself. And Arch Arch Arch!!! and you'll do fine.

Keep us updated!

Safe and blue skies my friend