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Skydiving... ever done it?

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I think I'm going to try to do it sometime this year at Carolina Sky Sports.
$175 for Weekday, $195 on Weekends.
Prices went up $15 in the last month or so... possibly because of gas prices? Or just because the weather is nicer. 😉
 
Originally posted by: aircooled
Originally posted by: Czar
plan is to do it this summer
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it's amazing. you'll feel "high" for a week afterwards
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I've never been high but I have done a tandem jump. I wouldn't call it amazing. The free fall is really fun - a serious adrenaline rush, but it is over way to quick. After that you got a really long and boring return to earth as you are a passenger on a really slow glider. I yelled "are we there yet?" to the guy I was jumping with. I would love to do the free fall again but given that you can't do the free fall without the long boring part, I'll pass.
 
I did static line a long time ago. Went with 3 friends. I'd probably do it again if the opportunity ever came up but it's so damn expensive...
 
Originally posted by: smc13
Originally posted by: aircooled
Originally posted by: Czar
plan is to do it this summer
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it's amazing. you'll feel "high" for a week afterwards
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I've never been high but I have done a tandem jump. I wouldn't call it amazing. The free fall is really fun - a serious adrenaline rush, but it is over way to quick. After that you got a really long and boring return to earth as you are a passenger on a really slow glider. I yelled "are we there yet?" to the guy I was jumping with. I would love to do the free fall again but given that you can't do the free fall without the long boring part, I'll pass.
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You pulled the cord too soon. Wait till you are about 200 feet above ground then pull.
 
I went a couple summers ago. Paid ~300 for the accelerated free fall training and a video of the whole thing. Jumped out of the plane with two instructors holding on to my sides. After falling for a minute or so, they let me go, I pulled the chute and floated to the ground myself.

I want to go again sometime, but I don't know if I'm willing to tempt fate a second time.
 
Originally posted by: Stumps
I saw a person die while skydiving so I pretty much will avoid it for the rest of my life.
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arent the odds greater that you will die commuting to work in the morning than sky diving?
 
I did a tandem jump years ago.

No more skydiving for me, it was just a bit too much fun🙂

I've never been so sure for so long that I was going to die (during free fall)

And it was a good thing no children were around, because all I could do was blurt out 4 letter words after I landed🙂
 
I'm scared of heights. Although that doesn't explain why climbing doesn't bother me. I guess I just have no desire to skydive 🙂
 
i'm very afraid of heights, but that will just make the rush better. I wanted to go this summer but i don't think my leg will be completely healed in time. I'm definately doing the accelerated freefall. I think if i went tandem with an instructor that was a professional it would lose some of the rush.
 
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