Jumping out of a plane next saturday :-O

[Old Hippie]

Have Fun. It's a major rush! :thumbsup:

 

[GeorgiaBadger]

I remember 2 guys in jump school who had never been in a plane (early 80's). How many people can say that their first time in a plane they had to jump out?!

 

[chris7b]

I'm having second thoughts. I'm supposed to be going tomorrow. Convince me to go or not go!

 

[illusion88]

I did it New Zealand. To be honest, the bungee jump I did was a bigger thrill. When you sky dive, you feel the air rushing by your face. If you had a totally enclosed helmet, you would hardly know you were falling. When you bungee jump, the ground rushes towards you at an incredible rate of speed and for a second there you really question the integrity of the cord you are attached too.....

But honestly, sky diving was amazing. The best part was right when you jump out of the plane. Ask the tandom guide if you can do a flip or a barrel roll or something of that nature when you exit. We did this barrel roll thing, and it was awesome because I got to watch the plane flying away from me while we were in the spin. Then you fall for a while (time depends on your jump, I think at 15k feet it's 60 seconds). Do a superman pose, shout for joy, smile real big... etc. Then he pulls the cord and you float down for about 6 minutes. My guide pointed out land marks, we did some spins, some real fast ones and did a stall or some kind. When you land... just hit the ground running!

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: chris7b
I'm having second thoughts. I'm supposed to be going tomorrow. Convince me to go or not go!

1. If you don't go, you'll regret it for the rest of your life.
2. If you go, you'll have a memory to last a lifetime, even if that lifetime is only 1.5 minutes before slamming into the desert floor at 110mph.

Good luck. I went some years ago and it was def worth it.:thumbsup:

 

[mundane]

Enjoy.

 

[DainBramaged]

I'd love to do that.

 

[Rachael]

I'd really like to do that someday. Have a great time!

 

[chris7b]

I was fine until one of friends happened to tell me that her main chute didn't open and they had to use the reserve. That's what kind of freaked me out!

 

[chris7b]

Did it! What a rush. Worth every penny.

 

[clamum]

:thumbsup:

I hope to go with a couple friends this summer and do it.