Well it wasn't exactly solo, your ripcord was attached to the plane.
But yes -- it was just me after the chute opened
Well it wasn't exactly solo, your ripcord was attached to the plane.
But yes -- it was just me after the chute opened
MichaelD
Lifer
- Jan 16, 2001
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Three words:
High Speed Dirt.
One thought: If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is definitely not for you.
One other thought: If the plane isn't on fire and isn't spiralling out of control, hurtling toward earth, I'm not jumping out of a perfectly good plane.
One other thought: The image of Yosemite Sam pulling his rip cord and the contents of a picnic basket come flowing out is forever stuck in my mind.
High Speed Dirt.
One thought: If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is definitely not for you.
One other thought: If the plane isn't on fire and isn't spiralling out of control, hurtling toward earth, I'm not jumping out of a perfectly good plane.
One other thought: The image of Yosemite Sam pulling his rip cord and the contents of a picnic basket come flowing out is forever stuck in my mind.
Triumph
Lifer
- Oct 9, 1999
- 15,031
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HAHAHAHAH.......oh god, I hate that song. Worst part is that mix stations think this country song is "mix material" so they play it...what a sh!tty song.
Pliablemoose
Lifer
- Oct 11, 1999
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I think you'd like it, an instructor hooked into my harness and we did a tandem dive, he was behind me the whole time, all the way down, and pulling the rip cord wasn't the slam into a brick wall feeling I expected, it was very gentle.
Don't think there's a preference in tandem diving, you're always the bottom, but if you don't mind that...
Don't think there's a preference in tandem diving, you're always the bottom, but if you don't mind that...
It's boring. It's fun for about 15 seconds, then it's like "I'm still falling?". Not as thrilling as you would expect. I think part of it is that you are so far up, it's sureal. Yes you're falling, but the ground doesn't seem like it's getting closer. Very disappointing to me. Would I do it if I had never done it? Yes. Would I do it again? No thanks.
you put it into better words than i did. being so far up, theres no fear of slamming into the ground...and it doesn't feel like falling AT ALL
Skydiving and bungie jumping are my list of things to do. There's a place down in south Washington that charges $75 for two bungie jumps but who wants to do two jumps?
aircooled
Lifer
- Oct 10, 2000
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I've done it. It was one of the most exciting things I've done in my life.
Go tandem, go 12,000 feet rather than 6000 (you get a solid minute of free fall, thats the fun part). The scary part is riding the plane, and stepping out of the open door. Once you actually jump it is amazing. Nothing like you imagine before hand, it's not that "falling in a dream" feeling.
After you complete the jump, you will be "high" from it for about a week. The rush stays with you for a while.
If you are considering it, then go ahead and do it! You wont regret it!
Go tandem, go 12,000 feet rather than 6000 (you get a solid minute of free fall, thats the fun part). The scary part is riding the plane, and stepping out of the open door. Once you actually jump it is amazing. Nothing like you imagine before hand, it's not that "falling in a dream" feeling.
After you complete the jump, you will be "high" from it for about a week. The rush stays with you for a while.
If you are considering it, then go ahead and do it! You wont regret it!
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
- Jul 3, 2003
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Haven't been sky diving, but I do want to go someday.
However I have ridden this: http://homestay.us/Picture/skycoaster_sm.jpg
You're tethered to a crane, and then a winch off to the side cranks you up 10 stories and drops you so you go swinging o_o
However I have ridden this: http://homestay.us/Picture/skycoaster_sm.jpg
You're tethered to a crane, and then a winch off to the side cranks you up 10 stories and drops you so you go swinging o_o
Sky diving is way fun! It was about $130 for my first time. Go with friends, and take pictures, It's a bragging right almost worth the money
Fairly impressive since it would take 27 sec to hit the ground from 12000 ft with no wind resistence. Didn't think the air would double the amount of free fall!!!
Daaavo
Platinum Member
- May 23, 2000
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I will never, ever, ever forget the first time the jump door hinged upward, and my right knee was like 2" from the lower door jam, and just beyond that a view of 12,000' straight down. I still remember it as though it was yesterday, and it was over 15 years ago.
Did it at 13,000ft up tandem dive with my girlfriend. The ride up on the plane is actually scarier than falling. When they opened the side door even scarier. When you're about to jump almost pissed in my pants. Free falling for about 5 secs is EXTREME. Gliding down the rest of the way was surreal and had a view of Mexico, awesome.
That whole "drop zone" ride that is popular at all the amuesment parks, really gets me going, but it is scary as crap. Does it basically feel like that for 30 seconds instead of 2 seconds, or does your body adjust to the free fall?
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