Typically, I’m a weekend jumper. My week days are consumed by work and errands and, well, life. But this week I found myself in Michigan on Monday and found the time to get in a few jumps at Skydive Tecumseh.
It worked out perfectly as I wasn’t able to jump over the weekend while on vacation in Los Angeles, and it allowed me to get my weekly fix. And I was extra thrilled that the weather worked out for us – it wasn’t looking too promising in the forecast.
The first jump of the evening tested out my group skills with Jeromy and Glenn. This was my first attempt at fly arounds. I dove out the door after Jeromy and we hung out and waited for Glenn to join us.
As you’ll notice, from the moment I let go I floated up. By the time I got back on the same level I was pretty far off and proceeded to finish out the free fall solo. Regardless, it was a fun jump that I’ll be trying again soon (I hope).
(Ignore that high-pitched humming if you can. A couple weeks ago Jeromy cracked the “unbreakable” case on his GoPro. Thankfully, the company has already sent him a replacement case. Talk about customer service!)
The second jump was a tracking practice dive with Jeromy – something we’ve been meaning to do. I definitely needed this practice and am already feeling better about my tracking.
I’m still amazed at how much you can learn in 60 seconds of free fall. Maybe next time I can perfect my diving exit, eh? 
Between the heat and the long day I was exhausted after two jumps – and unfortunately missed out on Glenn’s 200th jump. They did a hoop dive, which would have been awesome.
Oh, and for those who are interested, here’s the video from my first licensed jump last weekend. It was purely for fun – being flung across the sky!
What types of things do you do in free fall when you just want to play around in the sky?
Blue Skies!
Ashley