So I was having a very hard time convincing my mom to come jump with me… When she got there, she loved the atmosphere and the people and everything, so I popped up the idea of letting her ride co-pilot.
She asked me to go find out how much it would cost, so I just manifested her, and brought over the form for her to fill out.
She looked at me and said something along the lines of “I didn’t tell you to book me, I told you to ask how much it was!”
So I pulled her chair up to a table and made her sign the form.
Within 20 minutes, she was being explained how to use a parachute in case the plane had a problem.
I was the 2nd to get off that load, so I didn’t get the chance to see her, but she looked ECSTATIC when she got off.
A friend who came along snapped some photos which I’ll post at a later date. (I didn’t get my hands on them yet).

The conditions weren’t that great, it was cold and was raining in altitude… Let me tell you, rain drops sting like crazy when you hit them at terminal velocity!
All in all, was a fun day, got 2 jumps in, practiced some barrel rolls:

Did some more mantis practices as well… I Couldn’t find a good video of it, but basically, you’re in a position where you’re more arched, your arms are a bit more tucked in, with your hands around your chin.
You’re less stable, but you get a lot more control and speed with your movements.

All in all, a great 28 and 29th jump

-Adam

So my mom finally accepted to come to the drop zone and watch me do some skydives.
I’m actually hoping that once she’s there, she’ll let me pay for her to get a tandem.
She’s somewhat adventurous, but has been extremely against the idea of her jumping.
She’s been super supportive of the fact that I love the sport though, so I’m happy about that one =).

I’ll write up a post about what happened tomorrow next chance I get.

-Adam

Earlier, I read mike’s status to say: “so it’s official, I enjoy falling.”

All I have to say to this is:

I don’t enjoy falling… I’m addicted to it… In my dreams, I’m falling, in my nightmares, I’m falling, in my DAY dreams I’m falling… I look outside and I simply want to fall… Soon enough I’m gonna make a living off falling, then I know for sure that I have a problem

Holy ****.

That’s sum’s up for the most part my entire jump, but I wont be lazy and write the details for you.

If you didn’t already read Adam’s posts (or don’t want to lol) -> the weather was amazing, 30 degrees Celsius and a clear sky. In total we were 19 tandem jumpers + Adam and another solo jumper.

As soon as we got to the drop zone I wanted everything to happen right away, luckily for me I was on the first load. My tandem instructor was absolutely awesome (Jon) I don’t think I could have gotten a better tandem instructor even if I had asked. He made ridiculous comments/jokes that would have put a stressed jumper at ease all while being funny, but I was mentally prepped for this.. or so I thought. The entire time, from land til about 10 seconds before the jump I was completely relaxed, but at the same time excited like a little kid but I’ll get back to this point in a minute.

Roughly 2 mins before the door opened I had asked Jon if we could do a flip out of the plane and have a little fun he said no problem. He strapped up the harness and the door opened, it was go time. We were the second to last to jump. Watching people as they jumped was surreal on it’s own. I’ve watched countless videos of skydiving, but nothing comes close to witnessing it nor experiencing it yourself. We got to the door and it was 1-2-3… this is where my mental state went out the door and it hit me as we were flipping “I just jumped out of a plane, holy **** I just jumped out of a plane.” It was liberating. It didn’t feel like we were falling, it felt like the wind tunnel with fresh air, a harness, a camera man and a sick view. It really felt surreal, it was absolutely amazing/ridiculous.

I got the second tap on my shoulder, I closed my arms and didn’t even have the chance to think twice before the chute deployed. The ears popping thing was pretty uncomfortable but otherwise free-falling is something EVERYONE has to try at least once.

After our deployed parachute fun and super smooth landing (I’m telling you, this guy is mad pro) I wasn’t able to hear for a good 5-10 mins, people were talking to me and I had this huge smile while nodding and pretending to understand what people were saying. I tried all the usual tricks but nothing worked, then my right ear went back to normal … but the left ear stayed 50% muffled for the next 8-9 hours. Once I got home I did a little research as I was getting a little worried, and apparently having a cold and jumping is a horrible idea as it really messes with your sinus system and could potentially cause major damage. I wasn’t even aware I had a cold and didn’t think twice about it, but what’s done is done and I had an absolutely AMAZING time.

Once I’m able to sell some assets I’ll be doing my PFF for sure. I can’t not experience free-fall again. I must do it again, over and over and over until I get hurt and will probably continue even after that point.

Thanks again Jon!

-Mike