Mangiapane85

Yeah, imagine how harrison ford felt when he divorced. He lost like 215 million dollars to his "wife". That would suck. Sorry for the hijack. -FEAR IS TEMPORARY...REGRET IS FOREVER! -"People living deeply have no fear of death"- Anais Nin

I hear ya. We salute you for that. But they say it never pays off to take the easy way out. Bullsh!t, I'm gonna be homeless when I grow up!! -FEAR IS TEMPORARY...REGRET IS FOREVER! -"People living deeply have no fear of death"- Anais Nin

^^^ 10-4.... Day after tomorrow, IAD level 1... Can't wait!! -FEAR IS TEMPORARY...REGRET IS FOREVER! -"People living deeply have no fear of death"- Anais Nin

^^^Yeah I read the average homeless person makes 27-30 grand a year. -FEAR IS TEMPORARY...REGRET IS FOREVER! -"People living deeply have no fear of death"- Anais Nin

Good luck! Let us know how tomorrow goes. I'm curious though, what were you most disappointed with yourself over? Did the FF not go right, or was it pertaining to the canopy? -FEAR IS TEMPORARY...REGRET IS FOREVER! -"People living deeply have no fear of death"- Anais Nin

I understand. I'll keep to myself for a while. I'm just obsessed with this stuff and love TRYING to talk about it. I do have a lot more to learn though before I'm really able to dish out advice. My bad.

It would be non-biased because you're building a relationship with the particular instructors, building trust because you see them on a weekly basis, and you're paying them (very well) for ACCURATE info. THAT'S why it'd be non-biased. Maybe you misunderstood my post. Oops...... I was just saying alot of things on this website should be taken with a grain of salt. For example, when people like me post or anyone posts for that matter, it's merely for conversation ,and for the sharing of opinion. I thought that's what this website was for. Didn't know there was a pre-requisite number of jumps that you had to have before entering discussion. Or maybe you guys are just chumps and have nothing better to do than to try and make me feel bad. All the veterans in the world can jump my ass about posting. I promise, I won't stop until I'm told by a moderator or banned from the site. Which I don't see happening in the foreseeable future due to the fact that I've done nothing wrong. I hope to not ever meet skydivers as big-headed and arrogant as you two. How could any of us new guys learn anything from an instructor if they carried the attitude that you do? For the record, will you guys please fill me in on any and all "advice" or posts that I've put up that was derogatory, inaccurate, stupid, etc.??? I'd just like to know. EDIT: I wanna apologize for the second to last paragraph. I realize that entire post made me sound like a newbie just trying to defend myself. For that I'm sorry. But I DO know my limitations. I'm acutely aware of the fact that there is TONS of stuff that I don't know about this sport/hobby yet. I do only post on threads that I feel I could contribute to. And yes, all i have is literature based knowledge, and conversationally based knowledge. So once again, everybody who reads this, DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT I SAY. lol -FEAR IS TEMPORARY...REGRET IS FOREVER! -"People living deeply have no fear of death"- Anais Nin

Hey Mangiapane85, maybe you should do a skydive before you start giving advice. Reading DZ.com or gear reviews will not give the the EXPERIENCE needed to give advice to newbies. Get off my nuts man! You're startin to freak me out. Did you read the last sentence in my post by chance?? Drrrr... nope... you prolly didn't, did you? At least I'm trying to stay on topic with the threads, and not hijackin' them all. If you wanna complain, pm me. -FEAR IS TEMPORARY...REGRET IS FOREVER! -"People living deeply have no fear of death"- Anais Nin

Oh Gee timmyfitz, I'm sorry that it bothers you that much that I'm trying to encourage someone. Not once in that post did I give "advice." I know my place dude.Pretty much every thread I post in I provide a disclaimer that says i haven't jumped yet, so I'm sure nobody takes any "advice" that I type. So if you're trying to disgruntle me, it won't work. I'm here to learn what I can, and on the weekends I go to my DZ and talk to as many people as i can to learn tangible, non-biased information. Which is what all you experienced jumpers tell us "newbies" to do, right? So please enlighten me... What's it to you if I post something, regardless of what it says? Has it effected your life at all??... Didn't think so.. -FEAR IS TEMPORARY...REGRET IS FOREVER! -"People living deeply have no fear of death"- Anais Nin

Any updates? Have you corrected the issue at all? -FEAR IS TEMPORARY...REGRET IS FOREVER! -"People living deeply have no fear of death"- Anais Nin

You're gonna do fine. Maybe even better cuz you won't have the instructors hanging on your arms effecting your exit. You'll be able to focus on good form immediately out of the door. Reading all of your posts, I'm confident you wont have issues. Now go out there and nail it, then let us hear about it! -FEAR IS TEMPORARY...REGRET IS FOREVER! -"People living deeply have no fear of death"- Anais Nin

theonlyski, thanks for correcting that. What did I do wrong? I copied and pasted the link. Was there something else I should've done? -FEAR IS TEMPORARY...REGRET IS FOREVER! -"People living deeply have no fear of death"- Anais Nin

Ok, I gotcha heatmiser. Thanks for clearin that up. I'm going to be level headed throughout it all, I promise. I know I'm a newbie, I'm definitely not gonna act like I know everything.

I found this thread with a quick search of 9cell vs 7cell. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2463997;search_string=7cell%20vs%209%20cell;#2463997 It's pretty informative. Sounds like staying with a 9 cell would be ideal for you. -FEAR IS TEMPORARY...REGRET IS FOREVER! -"People living deeply have no fear of death"- Anais Nin

When did I do that??... And what do you mean by that? GLIDEANGLE as well as the other posters that're commentig on the "fear factor" thing... Keep in mind, i didnt ever say fear wouldn't be a factor AT ALL. I merely said i don't think it'll be OVERWHELMING (ie. backing out at the last second,crying, cussing at the instructors., pooping myself, etc.). A little fear personally drives me to do things, and perform them better as I would if I wasn't "under pressure." Yes, I've never skydived, but I've come to many points in my life where I was faced with a fearful/dangerous situation, and I've always prevailed, albeit using a level head throughout the entire event. Thanks for the comments again everyone. This sunday, I will "face the music." I'll be sure to keep you guys filled in on how it goes.