flying high!

This weekend, to put it bluntly
-went TERRIBLE.

Angus and I tried that dive again (the one where I flipped around, with him flying head down trying to catch me so he could pull my parachute) on Sat.
-same results.
we modified things even. Tried to add leg braces, we lifted up the opening altitude from 5,500f up to 6,000f.
Same results except Angus held on to me, trying to stop me from flipping over, and I struggled with every muscle i could find to remain belly down-stable to pull. I ble… Continue

part 2 went like this

AFF#2 was decided to do out with one AFF instructor,
and camera man (who was qualified to help to become the 2nd AFF if needed).

1) we had a bad day for weather, the day before I spent 5 hrs in the rain, under tarps, still getting wet trying to put up a tent to live in,
to follow DZ RULES re limited space etc. etc.

anyways that failed with the winds gusting me and tent and tarps away and off to lala land.
5 1/2 hrs of work drenched, was NOT GOOD CHOICE the day pri… Continue

went as follows:

1) Angus wrote an "adaptive free fall program" for me to follow.
Basically a 'modified' AFF skydiving instructional manual.

2) Dave and Angus checked and re-checked the rigging (of my pants) and continually are developing further modifications to the leg stability and landing safety issues (i.e. building some sort of a 'skid pad' on the butt of the "gimp freefly" pants for added safety for the critical tailbone area)

3) Skyventure NH donated a tremendous amount of support fro… Continue

I'll post updates on the progression of one gimp who left her wheelchair at the dropzone and went sky diving.

Hopefully these videos and blogs will show methods by which we will work towards me being able to dive alone (despite how much I love my strap on instructor I'm not planning on hauling his ass around the blue skies for ever), and this documentation will inspire others to join me, leaving a trail of wheelchairs @ dropzones around the world while we enjoy freedom in the skies.

Fro… Continue

Amidst the winters cold and winds,
I dream of the day my first solo flight in
uncharted territory, breaking new ground in ways.

During these winter months, while a rigger built the pants to help
keep my lifeless legs stationary during FF, I've spent time gathering equipment,
from the knee braces which will lock my knees at optimum FF angle
(to be determined at the wind tunnel)
to helmet, altimeter and what ever else I thought I needed.

It is almost the dawn of something spectacular and… Continue