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I am looking for anyone who is out may way that would be interested in talking to me about BASE, I am still in the research phase. I would like to make Bridge Day my first jump. I don't think that it will be this year but I will be there to check it out. I have been lurking on the forums for about a year now and I decided it was time to post.
PM me it you are interested.
Thanks
Kate

The 1st thing that is going to be said, is fill out your "profile". So folks that may or may not contact you will have an idea of your background and experience.

She's a she. BASE dogs will come a callin' anyway. You know the drill Stitcheroo.

Kate...

Read This Padawan

One word of advice...Marta. Move out and draw fire.

~Edit to add clilcky because I too like the sticky icky icky.

The 1st thing that is going to be said, is post a picture!

Profile is updated for those of you who asked.
kate

The profile is there but no picture right now.
Kate

Now just put in your jump numbers and you're almost there...

As of now I have not had any jumps I am going on my first skydive as soon as I get back from the road trip I am on. I plan on going to nashville and do my first skydive there.
kate

Are you under 21? Jimmy will help you learn, and then want to marry you probably.

So far from 21 that it is just a fading memory. BASE is just something I want to do before I turn 30 but it looks like it will have to be after that because I will not have enough time to learn everything I can about the sport. I never do anything without know as much information as I can.
kate

Why nashville? goto the farm. get lots of jumps. prolly too late to get started for for a jump at BD this year unless you have a lot of money and free time on your hands. plan for next year. at least you got the weather in your favor we need rain BAAADly.

-gardner

because I will be in nashville next weekend and I am there almost 2 weekends a month, so I can take my first jump tandem and then jump single from then on.
kate

there is no "REAL" DZ in Nashville.

Sorry it is south of nashville but I always stay in nashville.
kate

Thanks I am not planning on jumping BD this year maybe next year.
kate

Post an email for personal contact reasons off th is board. There are some tandem instructors that also base in the area. No need to go to nashville when all the resources you have are right here. Why not start with someome here and that way they can see first hand your skills, and then work from there.

The reason is that I found a place in nashville and I will be there so much this summer and I really don't know anyone in the area that does so I thought if the opportunity presents itself I would just go there.
kate

Again,
post email.
not for me for those who you need to speek with off this forum.

Kate, you sound just me about 8 months ago, so I'm going to reply to a few points I see...


Have you read the "Getting Into BASE" link at the top of the BASE forum? The first, and most important thing to do, is to start skydiving. Put BASE out of your mind until you have at least had a few skydives. At best, any technical information you learn now about BASE will not make much sense until you start getting your hands on typical skydiving gear, and at worst you will pick up false information that will not transfer to skydiving and will jeapordize your safety. (One typical example: I was astonished the first time I saw a skydiving pack job, because I had gotten the impression from BASE that all pack jobs take half an hour and are meticulous about flaking. I was a little hesitant at first to jump a rushed two minute pack, until I read some manuals and convinced myself that it was safe.)

After you have started skydiving, sure, come on back and start reading about BASE, but your first priority is to become an experienced skydiver. BASE is not going away, and you should be having fun skydiving for its own sake, not just as a gateway to BASE.


You might want to reconsider that. There are a number of technical factors that make the NRG an unsuitable first jump site; the recent thread on Brian Schubert's death discusses this in more depth.


That's a great attitude, and will keep you in good stead as you progress.


Now I know you haven't gone skydiving! It won't be any better at the dropzone. If this concerns you, you can discuss it in the Women's Forum, but a better approach would be to accept the culture you are entering and try to have a little fun with it.

- Ether, a fellow female BASE groupie

I'm going to totally disagree with your attempt to discourage BD a a first jump. It's probably one of the safest places to get a first jump...for a bunch of reasons

Kate, even if you just go and watch this year, you'll gain a huge amount of knowledge being around that atmosphere. If you're there, go to all the seminars you can.

I sent you a PM, drop me a line.

Kaye

Here is my email, I did add it to my profile this morning.
kates.1021@yahoo.com
kate

I have read all of the "read before you post threads" I have been on the fatality site. I have read as many websites that I can that come up when I google BASE Jumping, and you would be suprised how many are not base related. I have been reading as many back posts on the forums I think I have been through almost 2 years of them. There is some good information but I had to weed through the just talking post.
I have done my homework and I plan on making the skydives but I would like to have as much knowledge about BASE as I can so that I will understand all of the risks that are involved with the sport. . Also I have come to see that I am rare on this section of the forum.
Thanks for all the replies.

So you've read enough to know that you still want to pursue BASE; great! But why keep reading more now? What do you hope to gain at this point?

Research is good, but you are doing yourself harm by doing this research too soon. You will get much more out of becoming a good skydiver first, and pursuing BASE after that. You are also going to sell your skydiving experiences short. Focus more on the "now", and less on the "later".

Disregard this if you like, but I am just telling you what I have learned from my own experiences so far. I didn't listen enough to the advice that I was given... but perhaps there is little benefit to offering advice, as everyone has to figure it out the hard way for themselves anyway.


Actually there are quite a few female BASE jumpers; not all are identifiable by avatar or username. But does it matter? What matters more, I think, is how each person approaches the sport and how they relate to their mentors and fellow jumpers. There are lots of examples of good and bad ways to approach the sport in the archives, as I am sure you have already seen.

I disagree, here's why at least in my "base life"

I knew I wanted to BASE before I strated Skydive. I started learning about it prior to my skydiving life... I don't see how starting researching early is bad. It helped me to form my own ideas such as about what type of canopy I wanted to practice with, types of canopy flight, not to mention things to focus on in the air.

I feel that as long as you(she) can set goals and have a "moldable plan," you (she) can be productive and successful.

One night many years ago I am out in a bar with
a friend of mine, we start chatting up some chicks and
being in a college town the "what's your major" topic
of course came up. At the time I was in grad school
studying economics and said so. My buddy says he is
going to do" Psychological profiling for Interpol".

Naturally not wanting to cock-block a good friend I said
nothing, but once we were on our own I laughed my ass
off razzing him because at the moment he was in like
his 3rd semester of community college studying basic
math and english and doing that poorly.

As someone who teaches people to skydive, I personally
think a student needs to focus on the important subject
matter at hand and not be distracted by the "IDEA" that
they will be BASE jumping in 200 jumps.

Don't get me wrong, once someone earns their A license,
they probably have enough skill and knowledge to start
to focus their jumping towards future goals. However,
when guys & gals with 0 or 1 jump to boast their BASE
intentions I chuckle.

Lurking forums for a year when you could of been out skdiving... Obviously didn't read enough if you done that.

Sorry If I was a bother, I guess I should have just kept lurking

I know your post was in reply to GreenMachine, but you may
also have been influenced by Andy_Copland, to which I would
say that if you have been lurking for a year, you should know
better than to let comments like that get to you. :-)

There ain't nothing wrong with doing research.

Pffft, everyone knows not to listen to me anyway

But it is peeving that i get the slight (maybe jealous) feeling that she wouldnt of got so much attention if she was a bloke and probably flamed.

Hello Curiouslykate,

No bother and no apology needed,
but thank you anyways.

FYI: I am a newbie myself with
only 7 BASE jumps from 1 object.

My post was more about focusing
on learning what you need to safely
skydive so you will be alive in 200+
jumps when it is time to venture
over to the darkside

Hey, I'm a chick and I got flamed when I turned up here all cheerful and asking people "to talk about BASE with me"... I may have gotten an easier ride than you did, but I think I've made fewer mistakes.

I had a hard time? when?

Its the little fact that i also dont believe her, lurking for a year and registered a couple of weeks ago. Fishy to me.

Im bitter when i work for something to see people stroll in, and i got the hard time for strolling in when people had worked much harder than me! but im still 143 times more qualified than this chick to jump.

Christ why can i see my shirt smoking already?

I wanted to make sure that it was worth my time to give my info. I can read as much as I want as a guest, I was not going to join unless I was serious about it. I took the time to read post but I was not going to reply to any because I did not have enought knowledge to. I decided to now because I was at the point that I could not learn more by reading, I would need to find someone close to actually talk to, to actually learn more. And for all you out there I am NOT looking to use this for a HOOK-UP, Thank you.
Kate

Dude your funny

My mistake, i'm not 143 times more qualified to jump than her. I'm a whole 147 now.



Im gonna come back with a differant screen name (I kid I kid) and start from scratch.

I was think that I really don't know anyone local that is the reason for this post. I did find the info for the FARM and I guess that would be a better idea because they are open more than the on in TN, so do you have a recommendation for a Tandem instructor there.
kate

This is getting pretty off-topic for the BASE forum. Go here and find somewhere close to you, or post on the "places to jump" forum. Instructors are certified, so they are all supposed to be good. Just get out there and start jumping; don't fret so much. Remember, "the best is the enemy of the good". Good luck!

edited to add:
You seem to be very concerned to find the "right" people to do your instruction, e.g. someone who also does BASE. Seriously, don't fret about this. It turns out that one of my instructors does the occasional BASE jump, but so what? By the time I have enough skydives to be thinking more seriously about BASE, I will have jumped with everyone at my dropzone and everyone will know my skills and experience. It's only at that time that I'll be looking around selecting people to start talking BASE with; early on, one should only be concerned with acquiring good skydiving skills. Seriously, stop rushing.

I was responding to a question that was asked.
Thank you! Are You From Atlanta?
Kate

The guy that you responded to is a Tandem Instructor at "The Farm". Maybe he'lll cantact you, if I didn't upset him too much.

I would never mean to offend or upset anyone, and if I did I will say that I am sorry. I just decieded that I might get some helpful info if I posted here

Hi Kate,

If you want to know where someone is from, click on the user's name.
This will bring up the user's profile page. This may contain no information
at all, or it may contain a lot of information, depending.

Cheers!

Thanks but the few that I have questioned is because there is no information in the profile. I completed mine I don't care who knows wh I am. I prefer to be open because I am looking for help from others. I have got a lot of help via PMs so If there is still someone in my area that has not contacted me I would love to find more people, I want to get as many points of view as possible. Everyone has a different concept of what needs to be done prior to attempting a BASE jump and I would like to hear them all, I have found the information that I have learned by posting here is better than what I got just reading the back posts.
Thanks again,