I went Sky diving today...

[Nutzoids]

And wow, just wow!

Anyone else jump out of a perfectly working plane?

:evil:

[Morgan]

not that I can remember... jump over anything cool?

[Nutzoids]

not that I can remember... jump over anything cool?

I saw the Philadelphia skyline from 5000 ft!

I can't really blame you for not remembering... but that doesn't mean you never went ;)

:evil:

[Kioshi]

I'm going to be doing this with my coworker and friends soon!!!

Any recommendation for pre-preparation Nutz? Even though I'm scared of heights, i said f-it :)

How many ft was it? I'm thinking of 15000 ft 60 secs...my friend wants me to do 90 sec 18000 ft w/ her... O_O...

[Morgan]

awesome, its somewhat secretly been something I wanted to do but I have extremely terrible luck, so I tend to avoid the extreme sports :/

I really enjoy the small flights from florida to atlanta when you are below the clouds and can see the ground with mini-houses and people, so I think I'd really enjoy the view while jumping!

[Nutzoids]

I'm going to be doing this with my coworker and friends soon!!!

Any recommendation for pre-preparation Nutz? Even though I'm scared of heights, i said f-it :)

How many ft was it?

Pre-preparation... lol... my preparation consisted of me telling the most important people in my life, that they are... the most important people in my life...

But you should always, ALWAYS, speak from the heart... you never know what moment could be your last!

And relax... It really is safe! Truly, honestly, and completely safe!

:evil:

[Kioshi]

LOL.... I'll keep that in mind when I do it soon. Was yours a tandem jump, with someone strapped to you falling down? Or the real thing, solo?

True that, I have been doing that lately. The relaxing part is going to be hard though~

[Nutzoids]

awesome, its somewhat secretly been something I wanted to do but I have extremely terrible luck, so I tend to avoid the extreme sports :/

I really enjoy the small flights from florida to atlanta when you are below the clouds and can see the ground with mini-houses and people, so I think I'd really enjoy the view while jumping!

If your the girl in your avatar, you look cute enough to be able to make your own luck ;)

I'll tell you a sight... at 12,000 ft I saw a cloud below us that had a circle rainbow in it... then at 10,000 ft... we feel right though that circle!

:evil:

[Kioshi]

a rainbow in a cloud, that must've been a sight to see....

This is the one I'm going to be doing - http://1800funjump.com/tandem.html

Any pics you want to share on here?

[Nutzoids]

Definitely a Tandem Jump... and yes, it was a sight to see!

My buddy paid extra for the video and pics... and his guy took a few of me... so once I get that copy... then yeah!

:evil:

[tomato]

:eyebulge::eyebulge:

:respekt::respekt::respekt:

[Morgan]

If your the girl in your avatar, you look cute enough to be able to make your own luck ;)

I'll tell you a sight... at 12,000 ft I saw a cloud below us that had a circle rainbow in it... then at 10,000 ft... we feel right though that circle!

:evil:

haha, yeah thats me in the avatar

anyway - I was supposed to go para-sailing once and as I was getting in the harness the main drag line snapped and needless to say I have a serious fear of kites large enough to drown you

one day I will go, until then I'm still jealous of those who get to do it :smile:

[Malaya1221]

my first jump, about 6 yrs ago!
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/malaya1221/scan0001.jpg

[Morgan]

did you yell in a Jeremy Clarkson voice, "I'm an alien!" ?? I totally would have, awesome pics!

[Malaya1221]

scared shitless until i jumped! :biggrin:

[Kioshi]

1st pic scary... O_O....omg...

Thanks for the encouraging pics Malaya... :P

I'll wait for your pics Nutz...awesome.

[Malaya1221]

it was so much fun that i forgot to pull open the parachute so, my tandem had to do it..:smile:

btw, my tandem was a lil bit nutz that he did some spins when we were up there!

[supmet]

Truly, honestly, and completely safe!

Pretty safe? yes. Completely safe? no.

And the people with the attitude that nothing will go wrong, are always the ones who have something go wrong. If someone puts one wrong fold in your lines and chute, it won't open. Personally, I'm gonna learn how to fold my own chute, and watch a pro pack my chute with at least 2 other friends that also know how to fold there watching too. I'm paranoid, but there isn't much fixing a situation once you're off the ground.

[Nutzoids]

it was so much fun that i forgot to pull open the parachute so, my tandem had to do it..:smile:

btw, my tandem was a lil bit nutz that he did some spins when we were up there!

We did some spins too... I didn't pay for the photo guy to come... so I don't have any cool pics... just me in the gear!

The funny thing, last night I was looking though photos and injury/death stats... and I didn't see anything... when I saw your 2nd pic, I saw something that I recognized... a specific emotion that yesterday, just never existed to me... but today, I understand...

I hope that makes sense!

:evil:

[Nutzoids]

Pretty safe? yes. Completely safe? no.

And the people with the attitude that nothing will go wrong, are always the ones who have something go wrong. If someone puts one wrong fold in your lines and chute, it won't open. Personally, I'm gonna learn how to fold my own chute, and watch a pro pack my chute with at least 2 other friends that also know how to fold there watching too. I'm paranoid, but there isn't much fixing a situation once you're off the ground.

Come on... you knew what I meant... There are adequate safety precautions taken. It's not even completely safe to leave your house, or stay in it for that matter... Hell. look at all the photos on this website of people who crashed their Yaris... Nothing in this world is safe... Death happens, even to those who have not been born yet!

Lets not attack words here!

:evil:

[Malaya1221]

when I saw your 2nd pic, I saw something that I recognized... a specific emotion that yesterday, just never existed to me... but today, I understand...

I hope that makes sense!

:evil:

:thumbsup:

[buddyjim]

Maybe it was just me but when i jumped I was oddly...underwhelmed and disappointed. I guess my expectations were too high but I didnt get that feeling of having your stomach in your throat and what not. Kind of anti climactic. Oddly enough i was my first time in a plane, so technically i've taken off in a plane but never landed. I had a guy shoot photos and video of my jump as well, they did the whole editing and soundtrack about 30 mins after we got back to the hangar. Neat experience but never did I feel as though my life were in danger. I guess I wanted to be scared but it didnt happen. To each their own I guess. Congratz on a successful jump :)

[Rain]

Wow... that's on my to-do list but I want to go beyond the tandem jump

[eTiMaGo]

Definitely in my to-do list!

Closest I've been is handgliding, that was fun, soaring through the skies with nothing but the sound of the wind rushing past..

[enobmort42]

i made my first jump a while ago... you never really realize how much skin is on your neck until it's flapping in the wind... AND on film! haha

[Kioshi]

How many seconds of a jump was that enobmort42? ^ looks pretty high... O_O...

I guess my group has decided on 10000ft tandem jump... happening on August 2nd!

[Malaya1221]

have fun kioshi! it will be a blast! :smile:

[Kioshi]

I went skydiving this past Sunday. I changed to 15000ft because 10000ft isn't done on weekends.

Thanks for the encouraging words Nutz, really it was safe like you said, even for my friend who's first parachute was tangled and the backup deployed for her *she got kinda scared*~

It was fun Malaya :)

http://i25.tinypic.com/2m4u2rk.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/2mlgsz.jpg

[Malaya1221]

happy for u!

[enobmort42]

mine was at 13,500 ft.. i don't remember the actual time, but it was so much fun! i'm up in the air (tee hee.) if i want to do it again, though.. i'd love to, but i don't have the time for it anymore, i guess =\

[Kioshi]

Thanks Malaya.
You can do it on the weekend, once in a while enobmort42...no?

I think the highest you can do in California is 18000ft, w/ a 90 second freefall~