Tuukka

Man it would suck to notice that the GoPro wasn't on.

Hyvää syntymäpäivää in finnish. (in case some letters don't show they are a's with two dots. )

She is talking about dive exits. Thanks anyway. Yes I know. I just think the problem is more mental than technique. Friend of mine had the same problem with straight exits. Trying the same thing over and over might not solve the problem quickest.

You propably mean kicking with your legs or "trying to swim back to the plane"? Don't worry. There are many that have the same problem. It's part reflex part excitement. Have your tried jumping into sitflying position with your back against the wind? You don't need to do actual sit flying. just think that you're jumping into a pool. It's propably the most relaxed exit I can think of. Stay relax and still for a few seconds and then flip to your belly. That might help. (Of course listen to your jumpmasters first , then take advice from the internet. )

I sometimes worry about it too. But I think in this sport there is almost always something to worry about or something that might occupy your mind when you should be concetrating on the jump . But I trust the riggers who inspect my gear and take it slowly when packing. Maeby I'm a little causious type myself too. i.e. I heard a story of a student that started throwing up after the landing because of ..err.. certain parts that accidentaly were caught under the leg straps. I was very very cautious when tightening those after that..

I'm so going to print that on a t-shirt.

I remember what my AFF instructor told me before my first jump. "so it's going to be noisy and cold and other skydivers might tell dirty jokes, but just keep focused on the routine and everything will be great! " And so it was! I was scared but that rig pressing me tight and the firm grip of the AFF instructors on the door felt comforting. Wasn't even too bad even when I forgot to breath during freefall. They talked about sensory overload. Cold, wind.., noise..etc. Now it's really a big part of my life. Friends.. Fun.. Stories.. Memories. Just don't expect the fear go away after first jump but for me it felt so good that I thought I could walk in the air for next three days! But the excitement is part of the fun so exceeding yourself makes student jumps very special. It's like they said "if you're not scared there is something wrong with you"

Thanks for the reply. I think that "could be possible" is the answer I was looking for. I remember that good lesson of tampering with airflow was in Airkix when the coach slid his hand under me while I was flying.Instantly tipped downwards and to the side. Nice to hear some people consider this a possibility even though I've had good laughs while reading the "less scientific" theories too.

Could be. I believe it had something do with airpressure and temperature. Was the sudden dropping sensation real or not, it's hard to prove. Hole in earths gravitational pull would result in slowing down sensation

Hey man! what if we're just living on an electron in a giant atom! ...and what if atoms are really just tiny solar systems! Got any more cheetos? Unlikely. Laws of physics don't apply in sub-atomic level.

Hahaa! I try to remember that when I overshoot my slot in a bigway.

Can I hit that second time first?

Very close! We usually just holds hands on a plane and wait for it to dissappear! Pop! And we're in freefall allready docked.

Hahaa! I try to remember that when I overshoot my slot in a bigway.

There was little shaking under canopy but nothing special. Had some scattered clouds but not over the dz directly if I remember right.

Thanks! I'll look that up.

I'll make sure to find the culprit whom installed those damn levitating speedbumps to the road and make me question my sanity.

IMHO you went head low for an instant when you got into your "Deploy Position" That's my theory. That doesn't mean it's so.You asked for theories, there's mine. I'm trying to remember the details by the second but I recall that I haven't had moved to reach the hackey by that time yet. But sure if I would have , little unstable opening position would dip me to dive and change the feeling. I have had shaky (hasty) openings in the past but I'm quite sure this wasn't one of them. This was just before the reach for the handle. I had a second to notice "whoa! What was that?" before I pulled

33 years, 5,500 jumps - No. Any speed increases were caused by body position changes, or by entering someone else's burble. Were you coming out of a track when you were about to pull? That change in the direction of airflow might be perceived as a change in fall rate. For example, when doing head-down speed dives at 250 mph, at the maximum possible terminal velocity (for me), even the tiniest body position changes has a dramatic effect. There is usually a "wall" at about 200 mph where your acceleration stops, and you have to fine-tune your position and angle to punch through to pick up more speed. When that is achieved, you feel the momentary burst of acceleration as you hit that magic sweet spot in your aerodynamic streamlining. But that's all body position, not meteorological. Hi, I did do track from around 5000ft to 4000ft but ended it before this since I was well clear from other jumpers. I tried to fly as stable as possible since I don't have many jumps and like to concentrate on my openings.

Gentlemen always break it loose after the exit let's leave the debate of whether such skydiver even exists to the bonfire Thank you everyone for the replies. The weather during the dive was very warm (by finnish standards ) but nearby lakes are still very cold. There was also a paved freeway underneath and some elevation changes close (100-150ft or so) . Summing things up from you experienced skydivers , it might have been "real" or also it could have been temporary loss of body awareness or false sensation. (the latter not being a good thing at opening altitude). I might have to wait a long time to experience that again since it is such a rare phenomenon

Nope. That's what it felt like at the time. With your jumps you never felt that? My guess is you felt something else. I doubt there could be enough difference in the air for the human body to increase or decrease in speed in any noticeable way. You may have actually gone through a temperature inversion, which are sometimes very noticeable. In my 27 years and thousands of jumps, I have never felt anything like you mentioned, and have also never had anyone I know say they have either. Thank you for the sensible answer. I ran it trough my mind couple of times thinking that it would take really bad weather to feel it in freefall. I have to look up that temperature inversion better and why would I feel (or recognize) that as sudden "falling sensation" in mid freefall stable position.

Nope. That's what it felt like at the time. With your jumps you never felt that?

Yes, from time to time, I kinda enter some waves like in the windy sea! And it wobbles me around. I was afraid to ask about it here Phew! Thanks! I thought I was going Kind of suprised me and I really don't like suprises when I'm just about to pull.

This really might stir up a smile or two (I know ) but has anyone noticed a momentary speed increase in free fall? Last saturday I was around 3300ft and getting ready to pull in good box position and I swear I suddenly felt this increase in speed. I was alone so it wasn't anyones turbulence. Somebody had a theory that it could have been that I hit a border of ascending and descending air masses. Any similar experiences?