Until just before hitting publish, the title of this post was “Safety Day is on it’s way” but I didn’t want to be run out of town due to the cheese factor, so I thought better of it. You’re welcome!
Finally, the day we’ve all been waiting patiently (or not so patiently) for is here…well, at least those of us in the north have been waiting.
SAFETY DAY! What else?
This day marks the beginning of a brand new skydiving season – and let me tell you I’m beyond excited. We’ll be heading down to Skydive PA this year for some safety seminars and hopefully some skydiving if the weather cooperates!
More importantly, we’ll get to spend QT with all those skydiving friends we haven’t seen in months.
I feel pretty lucky to have, for the most part, kept in touch with most of my jumping buddies this winter. At the very least we’ve chatted on Facebook, and on occasion we’ve gotten together for some fun winter activities.
But there’s nothing quite like being back at the DZ, skydiving all day and chilling with a beer in hand after the sun goes down. This is going to be a good season indeed.
Though March 13th is the official Safety Day according to the USPA, there are a number of DZs that will be holding their festivities in the coming weeks – here’s a snapshot of what’s going on in the community:
- 3/13 – Safety Day at Aerohio. Another great DZ just South of Cleveland. Highly recommended if you’re in the area! Check out the Facebook event listing to find out more.
- 3/11-3/14 Skydive Expo – not to be forgotten or neglected, going on in Deland Florida now! Check out the Facebook Fan page here!
- 3/19 – 3/20 Safety Day the evening of the 19th, followed by Opening Day at Skydive Chicago. Learn more about their events on the web site.
- 3/27 – Safety Day at Skydive the Ranch. If the weather, and my wallet, cooperate, I might head up that way myself!
What are your plans for Safety Day?
Blue skies!
Ashley
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dear skydive chick: you are so fierce. you are my hero and my newest inspiration! i went skydiving for the first time ever this past saturday at skydive arizona in eloy, az (tandem, of course). it was INSANE and ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
i am officially hooked. i have been obsessing over it nonstop since that morning and i can’t wait to go back.
i am also determined to get my A license and go through the AFF program that they offer at the skydive az dropzone. my only hangup is, you guessed it, the financial aspect. i’m a single mom and most of my money goes towards daycare and paying off the mountain of credit card debt i’ve built.
but i’m not going to let that stop me.
my other hangup is lack of self confidence. generally, i’m a pretty confident person. however, at the dz, while i found all of the jumpmasters and spectators alike to be equally lovely and welcoming, i still felt like a total n00b — fish out of water. more than likely, when i sign up for the AFF program, i’ll be going it alone. while my friends loved the tandem experience, i don’t know that any of them are willing to devote the time and money to become licensed. so i won’t know anybody there. being brand new (read: completely clueless) to this sport and being a female (which i am proud to call myself, but i noticed there were more guys than gals at the dz), i am a little apprehensive to jump in head first. do you have any advice on overcoming the initial lack of self confidence issue and just generally feeling like you are ridiculously eager but “in over your head”?
i am totally stoked about skydiving and looking forward to where this adventure will take me. thank you for providing an amazing skydiving blog from a female perspective.
love,
yoga ninja mama
yoga ninja mama – I’ll send you an email so we can continue this dialogue, but thanks for posting. Hope you continue reading and learning from my experiences along the way. It’s all chronicled here…the good, bad, and the ugly
dear skydive chick: you are so fierce. you are my hero and my newest inspiration! i went skydiving for the first time ever this past saturday at skydive arizona in eloy, az (tandem, of course). it was INSANE and ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
i am officially hooked. i have been obsessing over it nonstop since that morning and i can’t wait to go back.
i am also determined to get my A license and go through the AFF program that they offer at the skydive az dropzone. my only hangup is, you guessed it, the financial aspect. i’m a single mom and most of my money goes towards daycare and paying off the mountain of credit card debt i’ve built.
but i’m not going to let that stop me.
my other hangup is lack of self confidence. generally, i’m a pretty confident person. however, at the dz, while i found all of the jumpmasters and spectators alike to be equally lovely and welcoming, i still felt like a total n00b — fish out of water. more than likely, when i sign up for the AFF program, i’ll be going it alone. while my friends loved the tandem experience, i don’t know that any of them are willing to devote the time and money to become licensed. so i won’t know anybody there. being brand new (read: completely clueless) to this sport and being a female (which i am proud to call myself, but i noticed there were more guys than gals at the dz), i am a little apprehensive to jump in head first. do you have any advice on overcoming the initial lack of self confidence issue and just generally feeling like you are ridiculously eager but “in over your head”?
i am totally stoked about skydiving and looking forward to where this adventure will take me. thank you for providing an amazing skydiving blog from a female perspective.
love,
yoga ninja mama