Cat C jump - later that same day

Quick ground briefing with Bob Mehl & Jamie Sides. I definitely felt like the cobwebs had been shaken off by the morning jump, so I expected this one to go better.

Again, 13,500 feet in the Porter PC-6.

Freefall:
- I kicked my feet on exit. Bob says they call it swimming. He told me a lot of students do it early in the jump before they really get into the wind. Something I will keep in my mind.
- Good Hotel Check, Exit Count, COA, PT, COA. Maintained excellent altitude awareness this time.
- My big problem on this dive was that my feet were spread out too far. Way out beyond shoulder width. Bob thinks this could be the main reason why I couldn't get into a good arch, and that I couldn't correct the left turn after Jamie released. This could be the huge insight I need to get through Category C.

Canopy:
- Good control.
- Did some higher speed turns and complete 360s each direction.
- Bob realized that I was probably going to overshoot the target, so he had me do a big right turn to burn off altitude without much ground position change.
- Flared on my own. Just as I was flaring, Bob started to tell me to flare, then cut himself off. Maybe I'm figuring out how high 12-15 feet really is. Hint - it's a hell of a lot lower than I thought.

Cat C jump again

It's been 6 months since my first Cat C jump, which didn't go the best during the freefall part of it. I think this mostly served to get me started back into skydiving again for the season.

Refresher training on the ground with Doc Larry. Jumped with Doc Larry and John Williams. The jump plane was a Porter PC-6. Pretty wide side door - climb out much easier than the C-182! And it's good for 13,500 feet.

Freefall didn't go so well. I was tense, had a lousy arch, my feet were up on my butt, and for the first time since I started skydiving, I lost track of altitude.

Canopy work was pretty good. PLF on landing, almost no wind. I probably could have stood this one up, but I was off on the alternate landing area behind the camping area. It's not as flat as the main landing area.