Danny23

The first pic is awesome. I love pics where the focal point is offcentered. It really gives a sense of motion.

The riser makes alot of sense. On my debrief with my instructor, he mentioned that I had a not-so-great-arch, which led to the line twist. I will practice the arch. Gato: The step!!! Ouch! Good thing you are alright.

Thanks for all of the tips and advice here and in PM's. The classroom stuff went great. I asked a ton of questions. I didn't go up until I had no unanswered questions in the classroom. This REALLY helped with the nerves. I jumped out of a C-182, so sliding out and hanging from the strut was a little freaky, but it was cool. I ended up with some line twist, but I kicked out just fine (probably a result of a not-so-perfect-arch). The landing pattern went well, and all of you were right. I just listened to the radio and followed instructions. I flaired just a little too late, and slid the landing pretty hard, but it was all good. I can't wait until next weekend! After landing I found a slash in my neck. Nothing really bad or anything, but it looks like I got whipped from something hard enough to draw some blood. I don't reacall getting hit by anything. Could this have been the static line? Possibly something to do with the twist (I can't see this from a twist, but I'm inexperienced). Has anyone else experienced this from S/L? Thanks again for the support.

Hi all. Although I have been reading a lot here at dropzone, this is my first post. It is obvious that there is a wealth of knowledge and experience here. I have done two tandems in the last month. I have decided to start my s/l progression, and my first jump is tomorrow. I had a blast on my tandems, and didn't really get nervous. However, I think my lack of fear had to do with the fact that the control was in the hands of an experience skydiver, and not myself. I am a little nervous about landing on my own. I am sure with a little more exerience this will go away, right? Any other students out there have a fear of having the control in their hands?