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.i tryed skydiving in september 2002, and i have been obsessed since .i have
since graduated to jumping solo, and am now a licensed skydiver!

.getting loaded for my first AFF jump, april 2003

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.i am trying to get this good...swooping through the cones

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.the beechcraft 99 .we used this last season (2003) and it was also the first plane i jumped from

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.one of my great instructors during an accuracy competition

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.a cessna 182 takes myself and 4 others to 10,000' on slow nights

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.our new (to us) 'super-porter'. 750shp! fast! .i was jumped from
it in june 2003, and it replaces the beech 99 for the 2004 season
at our dropzone

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.my first jump under my own chute, 04.26.03 - and in one piece!

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.i performed a tandem jump first (similar to the picture here) - and i recommend it to anyone casually to seriously interested in the thrill of a lifetime!

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...then i proceeded with Advanced Freefall (AFF) Instruction (with your own gear, with 1-2 instructors for the first 15 jumps (at my DZ)) to attain my skydiving license after 20-25 jumps .just remember to pull!

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(.this site looks pretty nice on my 17" monitor @ 1024x768 resolution .if it looks f-ed up on your machine you need to get with my program or email me to make changes so it looks swell on your atari .thanx!)