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"Gimps in FreeFall"-my AFF1_You Raise Me Up

After a dozen tandem progression dives, some tunnel time, and lots of lessons from world Champions in various disciplines, skydivers around the world helping Angus, Dave and I to put this together, we finally have me flying alone without my 'strap on instructor'- Angus-Thanks to ALL who helped me get here. Dave-awesome video and photos, Michelle, your the best!

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Comment by Marilyn P on November 12, 2008 at 2:55am: Wooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooo CONGRATS!!!!
I can't even expressed how moved I was watching this video! I jerked a tear, I'll tell ya that...
WOW......you are certainly an inspiration. Keep up the good work. And please keep us posted on your progress.

Blue skies...Marilyn :)

Comment by minna on May 31, 2008 at 1:15am: 'Have you ever imagined what it must be like to jump off a cliff ? Maybe you have, but more to the point is, have you ever imagined what makes it possible for someone to put themselves in that position of wanting to jump enough, that they themselves now find themselves at the launch point. This does not happen by accident. This is the culmination, the coming together of fantasy, desire, faith, knowledge, ability, visualisation. Accepting a challenge of your own design, a brutal confrontation between ones personal life and safety andputing ones self out on a limb, far from the safety we naturally yearn for.' - Chuck

Comment by minna on May 26, 2008 at 9:43am: Guntmar,
thanks a great deal of happiness swells my heart when I am in FF.
Im happy you stopped by to see the video,
it was the beginning of what turned out to potentially be death defying moments leading to my failure to maintain stability for anything else other then belly flying flat with no stability, if i moved a cm,
with 1 instructor -twice, and with two instructors again for the final attempt.

sow, sadly i am not a skydiver... or not?...
but a a new tandem freefly whore with a strap on instructor with life time warrantee!