MomDaBomb

I have 15 min in the tunnel tonight and the low for tonight is in the 30's. How miserable is it to fly in weather like this?

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Thanks!

To get in the wind tunnel, you know how you arch and kind of lean into the wind....well is that at all anything like the student exit from the plane. I understand you have to be facing the wind and arms and legs in proper position and all. It just seemed like such a smooth transition from the door to the stream of air in the tunnel. I was expecting so much worse. I'm curious if it feels the same when exiting the plane. I imagine it to be way more intense.

That's a great idea. I think I will go down there and just sit and watch people fly and land. Thank you for all your help.

You're right. Thanks for calling me on the failure anxiety thing. I'll work on that.

I can really relate to your situation. I'm excited for both of us! Congrats on your recent weight loss. Good luck with your AFF.

Thank you for the advice and for the welcome. I really appreciate it.

Hello everyone. I have many different reasons/excuses to justify staying within my comfort zone but the truth is, I'm terrified of the unknown. I've allowed my fears to control me and I don't want to live like that anymore. My 1st tandem jump was something I made myself do in order to begin to change that. Little did I know that I would actually end up really liking it. I've done a total of 4 tandem jumps with the same instructor. He has been nice enough to teach me a little more each time. I did a few minutes in the wind tunnel and I have an appt with an AFF instructor to train in the tunnel in a few days. I finally feel comfortable enough to begin the AFF course and I'm set for Dec. I know it's stupid to worry about something that I haven't even really been taught yet but old habits die hard. My biggest concern by far is canopy control and flying pattern. I'm really worried about it. How in depth do they cover this in the 1st AFF course. Is this a logical fear? Is it common? Getting through this course really means a lot to me. I want to be safe and I want to do it right. I don't want my fears to distract or take away from it. Any advice or words of wisdom?

I am new to all of this so forgive me if this is a stupid question. I was just watching my skyventure video and I noticed many people in my group spent a lot of time on the bottom. Even when the instructor would help them get up, they seemed to float right back down. Is that caused by body position?