I'd like to try this summer. Can anyone tell me their experiences?
None of us are saints. Personally though, you are more likely to die from crossing the street in New York than skydiving -.- lol.um....
my thing on this is...
why tempt god? I've not exactly been a saint.
i'm very lucky i don't live in new yorkNone of us are saints. Personally though, you are more likely to die from crossing the street in New York than skydiving -.- lol.
I would love to do it!
ok.....no LOL.
Great info. I"ve never liked heights, but something about jumping out of a plane doesn't scare me. Call me crazy!Went the summer of 2006 when I graduated college. Did a tandem jump (with an instructor strapped to your back) with a couple girls from work. It was pretty awesome. Definitely a killer adrenaline rush.
Personally I'm not a fan of heights. They don't make me panic or anything, I'm just not a fan. But cruising up to 11,000 ft in a tiny plane with barely enough room for the pilot, instructer, and myself was no problem.
The fall feels like you're floating. The chute opening is a little jarring. And the 5-6 minutes glide down is amazing. It's well worth it.
I'm going again in May out in Colorado with the little lady and her family. Highly recommended, but I'd make sure you ask the jump record of the place you're going with. And demand to know how experienced their instructors are. They are legally required to report how many deaths/major injuries they have sustained over the past.
I've heard that can be more dangerous than doing a regular jump... do you believe this is true?Only experience is jumping out of a plane using a static line. it's a hell of a rush though.
Gotcha. I know they only do the static jumps in the military, so I suppose I don't have to worry about that sort of thing.It's more dangerous in that particular setting I was in for a few reasons...
More people leaving the craft and more people in the air adds to increased risk of hitting each other
Less control over these types of chutes
Smaller chute and added weight from equipment lends to a much harder landing
Carrying rucksacks, weapons etc add to possible injuries
You typically jump at less than 2000 feet which means you have less time to recover from chute deployment malfunctions.
I know Thats what i mean though, I think it would be cool as hell to float all the way down and enjoy it rather than freefall... but id like to do both.Static line jumps just mean the chutes are deployed by a line and not manually by the jumper. They rip form the chute once it's open.
Go recon like me and you can jump all the time :saevilw:I know Thats what i mean though, I think it would be cool as hell to float all the way down and enjoy it rather than freefall... but id like to do both.
They dont really give Marines opportunities to take airborne, and if you do get it offered its usually part of a re-enlistment package
2 reasons... 1: there are no perfectly good airplanes. 2: the door is openI don't see jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.....
LOL, as long as it isn't crashing, it's good to me.2 reasons... 1: there are no perfectly good airplanes. 2: the door is open
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