Hey and welcome to DV.

Noone can really tell you the answers to q.s 1+2. Dreams are very strange. Maybe your subconscious felt guilty about not telling them that you knew, so they walked away... I don't know. The same for the little guy. As for the spinning technique, well, it's your first time using it, so it'll take a while to get it perfected. Well done for actually remembering to use the technique, I'm usually to busy flying and stuff, meaning that my LDs aren't very clear.

Congratulations again

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