jwilkinson

"I'm an hour north os the Dz and it's solid clouds here...besides the BEARS are playing today!" Thats what got me into trouble when working on my A, Im 2.5-3hrs north up 59 and it'll be perfect here and by time I got there solid clouds. I guess I should learn to trust radar.

I have not jumped in almost two years due to life getting in the way. I just walked outside and looked up to see not a cloud in the sky. I said to my self "It'd be a great day to fall out of a plane". To all that will be at spaceland today cheers, enjoy this awesome weather.

Im in the same situation. I weight train 5 days a week, pretty flexible but I have 3 missed handle in 11 jumps.The first time I went unstable and pulled. The next 2 times I went back to boxman, got stable and pulled with no problems. I am aware that pulling takes priority over stable and I WILL go for silver if a 2nd miss occurs. I think it is a mental issue now more than a physical one.

***So your blaming the rig for this fatality? no, I do not know what happened. I am just saying it kinda freaked me out.

I to am a aff student at spaceland. going into the 12th I had completed level 8. Had Rex not been there I literely would have been jumping that rig, it was the only student 280 at the time.I was on the next load up which was a hour of so after he went in. No one at the DZ said out loud what had happened but if you were paying attention you could figure it out. My heart goes out to Rex's family especially his son that I believe was on the same load as he. I decided to jump because I do not know if i would have went back. I did 3 jumps after his passing with each ride to 14k a little easier each time. I do not know what rex or his family would have wanted but I hope I made the right chose

Very Nice, Congrats.

yeah its a blast, got level 8 done yesterday, made a bad decision and landed in a pond. 130 acre park with 2 SMALL ponds and I hit one. lesson learned is its ok to change your pattern.

Nice, I am on level 8, hopefully the winds stay down tomorrow so I can get at least 4 jumps in. The last 2 times out the winds keeped me grounded. remember to breath and smile.

$2000 out the door at spaceland. That includes gear rental for the last 5 solo jumps.

Welcome,as you probably already know, There are a lot of aff videos on DZ.com they will give you a good idea of what you will be doing. Get ready for the time of your life.

NICE, It just gets better and better.

Welcome, I am on level 8 of my aff training. The biggest thing that I have learned so far is trust and listen to your instructors. They will (should) cover every mal imaginable. and they do it in a way where it is beaten into your head, where it will be instinct and not just so you can pass a test on the ground. It was a great feeling after did my first solo poised exit and did a few backflips(not on purpse) and my body just arched hard and went bellydown and got myself stable. I say save your money and skip that 3rd tandem and start your S/L or aff training.

thanks, I did get 4 jumps in today. first solo exits went pretty well, after the first couple of back flips. arched hard and went bellydown. Did my upper and lower 360's very well. Barrelrolls OK, needs some work. Last jump of the day, bad spot landed out unassisted standup in the middle of a muddy field. I am 6 for 7 standup :))))

levels 1,2 and 3 in the books. 3 standup landings on target....targetish:) exit on 1 little unstable, pulled my left knee towards me until I realized it was going the wrong way. lots better on 2 and 3. overall a great day. cant wait till the 13th to get hopefully get 4-9 done.

and the big kicker about me not being able to jump, I brought 2 friends with me to do there first tamdems, each did 2 to my 0 so it was a long ride home to say the least. but I do now have 2 more friends to jump with because they are hooked.

so I get 2 spaceland about 9am yesterday, go through malfunction junction, fill out dive flow worksheet get with my aff instructor. We walk into manifest and the i get the bad news. wind is up to 18 and being level 1 I could not jump. sat the rest of the day in the hanger. waiting, never got to jump. will have to wait another week:(

Pics like that are the reason I am getting into the sport. oh..and the fact that I felt it was safer than doing 170 on the scooter.

Welcome, I to am new and will be doing aff 1,2 and however many I can get in this weekend. Keep with it and keep us up on your progress.

nice, I will be doing aff 1 on saturday. cant wait. keep us up on your progress

ground class 24th and hopefully aff1 thru however many I can get in the 2nd and 3rd. going to skydive spaceland in houston

Who else is getting ready to start there aff coarse and cant seem to stay off this site. Its so addictive that I have been trying to drink more to kick the dz.com habit.

nice, thats where I am about to start my aff coarse, good thing seeing as I have a 2 hour drive to get there. ***Spaceland: $22.00 to 14k. $12.00 hop 'n' pops. First price increase since I have been here. (4 years). Impressive considering fuel costs. And it's nice to see that the money is going into improvements to the DZ. (New security system, remodeled video room, soon to be remodeled bathrooms, packing room soon to be doubled in size.) And a DZO who when he says it's going to happen, IT HAPPENS!

yeah thats true, I have not yet claimed to be a skydiver but it does come up often as I will be starting my aff training on the second. and its 2 tandems:)

actual jumps. I am doing aff 1 and hopefully 2 on the 2nd. I am just stoked needing to see it...as much as possible.

without gettin 2 beat up for not doing a search, can anyone tell where I can find some good aff videos.