Congrats Mac!!!

**Frog** · April 13th, 2005, 01:51 AM

...and now... BEER!!!!!!!!!

Way to go bro!!!

**Mac** · April 13th, 2005, 11:01 PM

Cheers mate.

11 months out and jesus I have missed this..............

**Johnny Utah** · April 14th, 2005, 03:11 AM

Good to hear youre back in the air Michael.
Its all about the buffer zone.

**ZegeunerLeben** · April 14th, 2005, 10:52 AM

>>Nice one Mac! I've got a friend who'll be coming back soon from bad injuries, did you have any more fear than ususal at the exit point? Just curious what to expect...

**Faber** · April 14th, 2005, 11:39 AM

Nice work bro

Now gear up and pay me a visit...

Mac:PINK HAT MINCER BASE#1

**Faber** · April 14th, 2005, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by ZegeunerLeben

>>Nice one Mac! I've got a friend who'll be coming back soon from bad injuries, did you have any more fear than ususal at the exit point? Just curious what to expect...

Cant speak for Mac,but i had more fear at my comeback jump,than on any other jumps ive made so far.......its great fun(well not the hurting yourself part he he

**Mac** · April 14th, 2005, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by ZegeunerLeben

>>Nice one Mac! I've got a friend who'll be coming back soon from bad injuries, did you have any more fear than ususal at the exit point? Just curious what to expect...

Yep for sure! I had worries about my exit, my landing, what I would do with various problems - I was peaking my nut off. It was the most intense jump I have ever done and all this on a nice object.

But once I was geared up, and counting down, the calm came over me and I went off and entered the world I had missed so much. I even gave out a tacky American style "Yeeehaaa" in freefall (not sure where that came from

) - all was good and I landed softly after a 1sec from 330ft.

It was an intense jump, and the fear was there more so than I could have had imagined - but the feeling afterwards was also more intense than any other jump - it was well well worth it.

I love this sport so much.

**ZegeunerLeben** · April 14th, 2005, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by Mac

It was an intense jump, and the fear was there more so than I could have had imagined - but the feeling afterwards was also more intense than any other jump - it was well well worth it.
I love this sport so much.

>>I was hoping you'd say that!

I don't think you can really appreciate BASE unitl it's taken from you for a while.

Originally Posted by Mac

I even gave out a tacky American style "Yeeehaaa" in freefall (not sure where that came from

).

**Mac** · April 21st, 2005, 02:07 PM

done 2 jumps in a few days since my return...... and I have no regrets before or after accident........

Yes its really really scary returning from injury after a year........... but you either know you belong in this place or dont....... its funny something that scares me so much, draws me in and makes me smile so much........

I liked the quote from a certain mod "if injury put me off then I did not really understand what I was getting in to in the first place" (or something like that) - I still use that today when people ask me why I am jumping after injury.