Yep. my girlfriend and i went skydiving today. jumped at 11,000 feet. by far the craziest thing i have ever done. and by far worth the 300 dollars i spent on it. pictures and a video will be comming in a week.:thumbup

cool, thats always something Ive wanted to try

Fun times. I think it was $150 when I went, but that was almost 10 years ago.

i recommend it to anyone and everyone. as long as the person isnt on the heavy side(weight limit of 230)

Skydiving is a blast. It's been a couple years since I've done it. The adrenaline rush is insane!

Did you scream like a little girl all the way down? :rofl:

Did you scream like a little girl all the way down? :rofl:

too scared to even scream:rofl:

Awesome, were you strapped to another person?

Awesome, were you strapped to another person?

yea first timers have to be. i wanna get my license now

I'm sure it would be worth it. How many lessons/dives do you need before you can get the license?

i recommend it to anyone and everyone. as long as the person isnt on the heavy side(weight limit of 230)

What happens when you're to fat? :rofl::cry:histerica

I always wanted to do it, just haven't got the chance to yet.

KC

What happens when you're to fat? :rofl::cry:histerica

I always wanted to do it, just haven't got the chance to yet.

KC

You lose weight if you really want to do it that bad. Parachutes can only do so much...

I want to do this one day though.

I have alway wanted to skydive, so i gess i need to loss some weight i'am 280 :doh0715:

I have alway wanted to skydive, so i gess i need to loss some weight :doh0715:

:stupid

I'll have to drop about 30 pounds.

Yep. my girlfriend and i went skydiving today.

Congratulations on not dying. :thumbup

Guess I haven't got big enough testes to skydive...

If I'm jumpin' out of a plane that sumbitch better be on fire and headed straight down!!

http://capitalnews9.com/content/headlines/117669/man-falls-10-000-feet-to-his-death/Default.aspx

good thing i saw this after i jumped

I don't like flying we, as humans were never meant to fly. thats why I aint gonna try and I ain't gonna lose the 24 pounds to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. But on the lighter side. good for you :thumbup

Sweet, i've always wanted to do that.

http://capitalnews9.com/content/headlines/117669/man-falls-10-000-feet-to-his-death/Default.aspx

good thing i saw this after i jumped

WoW, a human Lemming. wtf?

I'd skydive, if it wasn't for that whole "jump out of a plane thing"....

Can't wait for the video. :popc1:

i'm happy for ya that you enjoy it. But me, no ****ing way. I don't see the point of jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.

depends on what kind of day I'm having, wheater i'd jump or not.

http://capitalnews9.com/content/headlines/117669/man-falls-10-000-feet-to-his-death/Default.aspx

good thing i saw this after i jumped

I would hate to have to clean that mess up!

Glad you enjoyed it. You can dive by yourself with two guides if you do an excelerated Free fall course. It involves more training first though.

I did it four times about five years ago. Then I got it out of my system and quit.

The hardest part was just letting go. After that it's kind of a blur until you pull your chute. The cute ride down is one of the best and most peacefull things you can do.

http://www.tophersworld.com/images/skydive1_780.jpg

http://www.tophersworld.com/images/skydive5_780.jpg

Wait, the weight limit is 230 pounds, but you jump strapped to someone? I don't think that your combined weight is less than 230...

Congrats! I jumped a couple of years ago and it was the best thing I ever did. AMAZING experience!

I jumped freefall a few years ago, what a blast.

I did static line with Ft. Begining from 850' and jacked my ankle (still completed trng though). Getting surgery on 19th.

civilian freefall is the way to go :}
mj

That's awesome. I'm sure the flight up was the longest 20 minutes of your life where you ask yourself repeatedly, WTF am I doing. Then they open the door and your heart skips a beat, then does double time. You get to the door and once you let go of the death grip on the plane and you're free falling, that's when it hits you in the face - this is AWESOME. Then the shoot opens and the ride becomes boring....then your back on the ground and can't wait to do it again. Sound about right?

My palms still sweat when I remember the tandem jump I did about 15 years ago.

http://capitalnews9.com/content/headlines/117669/man-falls-10-000-feet-to-his-death/Default.aspx

good thing i saw this after i jumped


Ya, I heard about this. Not that far from me.

That's awesome. I'm sure the flight up was the longest 20 minutes of your life where you ask yourself repeatedly, WTF am I doing. Then they open the door and your heart skips a beat, then does double time. You get to the door and once you let go of the death grip on the plane and you're free falling, that's when it hits you in the face - this is AWESOME. Then the shoot opens and the ride becomes boring....then your back on the ground and can't wait to do it again. Sound about right?

My palms still sweat when I remember the tandem jump I did about 15 years ago.

hit the nail on the head. except the door was already open the whole way up. it was about 100* + degrees out, and the airplane would have been roasting if the door wasnt open

yea first timers have to be. i wanna get my license now

is that just in your state? my dad went, and he solo jumped his first time. there wasn't any free fall though it was static line, maybe thats the difference.

is that just in your state? my dad went, and he solo jumped his first time. there wasn't any free fall though it was static line, maybe thats the difference.

What is ment by "static line" ?

Is it like, just jumping out and falling straight down, and nothing else?

KC

What is ment by "static line" ?

Is it like, just jumping out and falling straight down, and nothing else?

KC

no, a static line pulls your chute for you when you jump from the plane. picture a wwII movie when the troopers jump out of the plane and that clip attached to a cable in the plane yanks the chute open as they are falling from the plane. its like a saftey lanyard. if you get what i'm sayin.

I want to get my license sometime. I have never been before, but I am planning and schemeing on how to get the money together to do it. I tried talking my supervisor's to send me to jump school so I can try to get into freefall school, however I was kindly (suprisingly) told that there is no way in hell they are sending an Air Force crew chief to jump school...no reason I need the training....so I guess I will have to change career fields.

No thanks, I have never hated walking on the earth that much. If you had fun, then by all means that is awesome but I would never jump out of a perfectly good airplane for an adrenaline rush. Cocaine and jumping from an Olympic sized high platform would be plenty for anyone.

Cocaine and jumping from an Olympic sized high platform would be plenty for anyone.


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i've always wanted to try it. i jump off cliffs into water. i did the highest one that i ahve ever done last night. it was about 130 feet into 50 feet of water. you should try it. its free

i've always wanted to try it. i jump off cliffs into water. i did the highest one that i ahve ever done last night. it was about 130 feet into 50 feet of water. you should try it. its free

Now that is insanity - sounds like a quick way into a custom pine box.

i've always wanted to try it. i jump off cliffs into water. i did the highest one that i ahve ever done last night. it was about 130 feet into 50 feet of water. you should try it. its free

I did a canon ball off my Dads boat on Sunday and hurt my nuts when I hit
the water

no, a static line pulls your chute for you when you jump from the plane. picture a wwII movie when the troopers jump out of the plane and that clip attached to a cable in the plane yanks the chute open as they are falling from the plane. its like a saftey lanyard. if you get what i'm sayin.

With exception (HALO/HAHO) military jumpers use the static line technique to get the max number of troops out the A/C door in the shortest amount of time. This gets the folks on the ground in a relatively small area to aid in join-up and initiate an offense. Of course the nav (usually AF) must get the A/C to the correct target...which at times does not happen.

Veteran civilian jumpers jump for the free-fall experience.....the chute opening is a necessity but it ends the thrill of the jump.

First I've heard of the weight limit......I'm right @ 290, but 20 lbs of that would be in my shorts as soon as I jumped out of the plane.

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/643533/fullsize/img_1048.jpg
There goes my GF

And here I go
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/643534/fullsize/img_1052.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/643535/fullsize/img_1055.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/643536/fullsize/img_1059.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/643537/fullsize/img_1074.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/643538/fullsize/img_1085.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/643539/fullsize/img_1091.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/643540/fullsize/img_1100.jpg

i have more photos, but those do the trick, if i can figure out how to save the video, i will put it on youtube.

Nice!!

just reading this thread makes your heart pump a little quicker!
the thought, christ!

One of the best times of my life!! First time was solo here in Michigan..(Static Line jump in Gobles MI) That was an INSANE summer...lol

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/643538/fullsize/img_1085.jpg


Looks like you kicked the guy in the balls.