1 Year of Flying

Monday, June 2, 2008

Posted by sTephen h.

We, The Motor Boaters, got our asses handed to us in our first softball game (0-12...yeah, thats zero to twelve). We were totally unorganized at bat and in the field, Brett almost got ejected from the game before the game even started, and Carrie was our MVP. The beers were fun afterwards and I really think we are going to do better our second game....we better!

Chris Hewett is now engaged (congrats!!) We had a totally stellar Keg Party on Friday night. I had the opportunity to visit Candace's little niece. I saw Shake for the first time in a few years. Met up with Tweet and friends on Saturday night (so awesome), AND squeezed in 15 skydives (puts me up to 172 jumps).

My sit flying is making progress and I'm VERY lucky to have Matteo as a coach. He has an excellent coaching technique which really encourages me to be a better flyer. I spent almost all day Saturday and Sunday working on my sit and I think things are starting to click. Exits have been better, stability doesn't seem to be a HUGE issue, and docking has improved significantly. There are a few things that need to remember to work on, but besides that, Im really starting to feel comfortable in the air.

I have really started to enjoy Skydive Dallas. The folks there are all so helpful and nice...Just like any place, there are a few dickheads, but its pretty easy to avoid them in such a big place...

Also...today Marks my 1 year anniversary to the sport of solo skydiving. I made my first tandem in 1998...ten years later, I decided to go solo...172 skydives in 1 year. ...not too shabby :)