here we go another skydiving entry :)
Friday I did 2 more jumps, i was supposed to do 3 but had a bit of a mishap on the second and wimped out...
It was all fine good exit and im learning how to be stable without the instructors hanging on, 5000ft chute pulling time - i missed the ripcord and grapped the cable holding above it (whoops!)i tried pulling didint work (obv) one of the instructors grabbed the ripcord for me (note to self wear sports bra so breasts dont obscure view of ripcord handle) then my chute opens, well mostly half of it was tangled, practice flare - corrected it a little, try again, no improvement - now im supposed to cut it and go reserve at this point but im a bit panicky its like ive got half a chute i wanna keep this one - what if the reserve is worse? so i pull a few more times nothing - and im starting to spin a bit - ok reserve time. look, reach, grip, punch, arch and i have a reserve and its open properly (yay!) put away all the cables and fly as im told - the guy on the radio is like "are you ok?" he cant hear me but i answer "No" anyways... the chute is a bit smaller and its hardly ever used so its new and shiny and it moves fast and coming into land i flare - it doesnt slow down much at all! target assistant (the bloke helping me how to steer safely to ground) does his best to slow me a bit by grabbing me, but its a rough lading i jar my ankle and my back, im lying on the ground in pain and shock - so i cry a bit (what a girl!) then get up and pick up chute get it van back to the buildings.
Regular skydiving staff people thing its cool to go a reserve ride - i didnt agree - its not that fun dropping into freefall again hoping for the second chute to be issue free, but its all good, i know now i can keep my head in an un-ideal situation, friday and saturday i was like i dont wanna jump again, today im like maybe, so i probably will - im a an idiot :)
Im off to melbourne this week to meet up with all the nice people who have booked me :) - if you'd like to be in that club let me know - just email me or give me a sms or a call :)
well thats all i have to say for now...
