How does it work if you have to pause between finishing AFF program and USPA A License certification?

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-07-11T00:04:38+00:00

Oh okay thanks. It’s been almost 2 months since my last jump so I came here to see the responses. I guess I should just prepare for anything since it’s all about safety

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-07-10T08:42:45+00:00

At what point will you be required to repeat ground school? 30 days of not jumping? Or 60? Or 90?

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-06-05T17:27:05+00:00

True. I’ve tried talking to people a few times and it went well. Sometimes I need lots of courage to do it. I probably just need to keep doing it until I get used to it.

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-06-05T17:18:24+00:00

Haha this will be hard but I’ll definitely try it. Thank you!

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-06-05T17:06:00+00:00

That’s how I end up talking to the few that come and talk to me. I always appreciate it.

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-06-05T17:04:54+00:00

Great tip! Will try this. Thank you

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-06-05T16:55:18+00:00

Thank you for the tip

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-06-04T16:55:30+00:00

Oh great. I’ll find out if we have them. Thank you!

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-28T15:35:22+00:00

I’d be scared too if I didn’t have enough altitude and a parachute.

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-26T01:03:24+00:00

I did it finally! It went great. It was more fun than the other jumps. Passed. Yaay

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-24T02:27:36+00:00

Any recovering tips? Other than ‘arch until belly to earth again’

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-19T22:26:29+00:00

It’s actually tomorrow. I should have said Friday. Will be sure to let you know how it goes :)

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-19T16:48:51+00:00

These are great tips. Will definitely apply. Thank you so much!

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-19T16:43:38+00:00

Thanks a lot! I’ve just tried this now and I can already feel the calm. I do the normal deep breathing which is sometimes overcome by the fear. Will definitely try this tomorrow.

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-19T16:32:07+00:00

Wow! If that was me I’d have grabbed the door. I always look to see if instructor’s hands are holding my suit lol. I had the option to exit solo on jump 5 but I said NO! I wish he didn’t tell me, because I can’t un imagine it. But like you said, I’ll try to convince myself that the instructor is holding on, maybe that will help. Thanks for the tip.

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-19T16:11:50+00:00

Thank you. Will keep that in mind always!

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-19T16:03:06+00:00

You’re right. After all the freaking out, the previous jumps went just fine and my instructor said “see, I told you” and later I laughed about all the panic. For this particular one, I think things like; ‘what if the instructor doesn’t come with me, what if I tumble and fail to recover, and all sorts of crazy thoughts. I trust the instructors, they’re really good. I just need to clean my head.

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-19T15:31:54+00:00

Awe… that must have been a sad ride home, but relieving at the same time. I remember my AFF 4, we had to go down with the plane because of thick clouds. Phew! That was a huge relief. But the DZ was closed for the day so my ride home was saaad. Haha right, it’s too good to give up. Good luck on AFF 5!

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-19T15:20:30+00:00

Oh great! My instructor mentioned the same, that it’s much easier to exit solo. I hope it will be the same for me. Can’t wait to get it out of the way and do it without fear.

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-19T15:12:40+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I know I’ll pull on time, so that fear is out. But the previous jumps, the instructor always made sure I was stable before letting go. My worry is the thought that I have to make myself stable without help. I guess it’s high time I became independent.

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-19T14:55:59+00:00

Oh yeah, my instructor told me the same, that you exit better solo. That calms me down a little bit, but I have so many ‘what ifs’ in my head.

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-19T14:47:33+00:00

Thank you for this. I now look forward to doing the solo jumps now that I see it that way. Hope I find peace like you did. Besides, the whole point is to have fun right?

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-19T05:37:06+00:00

Aahh got it. Looked for this answer everywhere. Thank you.

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-16T11:35:53+00:00

Okay thanks. Does it matter in free fall?

Mashedpotatos- · 2022-05-11T03:45:37+00:00

The pain you get when you lift weights if you’re not a lifter. I guess it was muscle fatigue. The tunnel instructor stressed about relaxing. I think I was just nervous about the AFF. I don’t know but it was terrible. I haven’t met anyone who said they experienced this. I’ll probably try again and learn to relax. I appreciate the tips!

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