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what it do boon?
Me, my girlfriend, bmxicle and our freind derek (d-rock from2+2) are going to be jumping out of a plane in one week one day and a couple of hours.
So, yeah.. share your first time skydiving stories or whatever here, or just tell me Im a retard and Im going to snap my femur bone in half or whatever.
you are fucking batshit insane, boost. I dislike flying as it is (I used to HATE it, but I've gotten more used to it the more I've flown), but there's no way I'm jumping out of a perfectly good airplane with nothing but a parachute on my back. fuck that.
how's life bro? PM or AIM a brother sometime.
p.s. don't die plz
its awesome and its addictive. be nice to the guy who has your life in his hands.
ha, I am really scared of heights george, but it gives you that much more of a rush :)
and ya xtr, Im gonna be nice to the guy...
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Originally Posted by UG
Fuck that shit
Right up on my list of things to do before i get too old along with bungy jumping somewhere cool.
TR obviously needed :)
LIVE BOON
hang gliding >>>>> sky diving
yes!Quote:
Originally Posted by Triptanes
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Originally Posted by spoonitnow
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Ha you guys crack me up. Have fun Boost. You have nothin to worry about. You're doing a tandem right? If you are plannin on doing it just once you should do a tandem so you get some good free fall. You should buy a video and post it on ftr.
Funny thing is, the first tandem I was ever on was about a year after I broke my leg when I was helping one of my friends get his tandem master rating. It had to be cutaway because the canopy lines all twisted around each other and we couldn't fly it. That is the only cutaway I've ever had but tandems are actually the safest skydive you can do. Call me dumb but I was on my second tandem about an hour after we landed the reserve on the first. Good Times !!! :)
ya, def a tandem the first time. Im sure Ill be back for more though.
yeah if you don't go SPLAT
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Originally Posted by UG
Best 1 minute and 20 second thrill of your life and its not even close. Pay a little extra to have it recorded so you can relive it later/ have proof.
Like Peggy Hill did.Quote:
Originally Posted by UG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRtFzipjqA0
My recommendation: Do it someplace close to home & don't wake up too early.
I did it when I lived in St. Louis and we had to drive out of the metro area to avoid any conflict with major flight patterns or some shit. Anyway, we woke up early(5am) and drove the 1 hour plus to the airport then did the course that seems to take forever, yada yada yada.
We all jump and experience the thrill of our lives. You hit the ground and you feel the greatest sense of adrenaline, relief, invincibility you have ever felt. So we hurry back to the truck and decide to go to the local C-store to grab/crack open some brews for the ride home. By the time we get home everyone in both trucks is passed out asleep. Best I can figure is coming down off of that high combined with the super early wake up time caused everyone to crash. Kinda killed the momentum. We rallied later that evening but the magic of that adrenaline rush could never be recaptured.
ya we are scheduled to get there at 2pm so we have plenty of time.
about to leave for the place now...
anyone whos close to jesus, tell him I said that I still dont believe in his ass bwahahaha
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*splat*
You post doesn't account for acceleration...Quote:
Originally Posted by Warpe
i think boost should give us an update when he gets back.
FYP.Quote:
Originally Posted by BankItDrew
pics or video please? How high is the plane when you jump?
LuKie StyLe 3 (11:28:20 AM): also
LuKie StyLe 3 (11:28:26 AM): a friendly piece of advice
LuKie StyLe 3 (11:28:33 AM): make sure you remember your parachute
bah... weather was clear around my house, and forecasts said it was good out there. When we got out there there were clouds hanging around 1000 ft. So we took the class and got rain checks and we'll be going back sometime within the next month or so.
13,000 ft. Pull the shoot at 5500.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrhappy333
Whatever, chicken.
is all this effort really worth a 1 minute adrenaline rush? just curious
I would take this as somebody (or something) trying to send me a message that my ass shouldn't be jumping out of a goddamned airplane.Quote:
Originally Posted by boost
When I was in the Military Police I had an opportunity to go Airborne. I said, 'Thanks, but no thanks."
My attitude at the time was; "Why in the hell would I want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane?"
Now that I am a bit more seasoned in life experience, I regret not taking that opportunity when I had it.
It would have been very cool, fun and I would have had some great memories. It also would have all been paid for by Uncle Sam.
Oh well. Maybe someday I'll try a tandem jump out of my own pocket money.
jumped. shit was crazy. not really sure what else there is to say.
you lived to tell abot it
that's important imo
wait, you didnt go SPLAT?Quote:
Originally Posted by UG
nah, and my girlfriend sure didnt like my joke right before we got on the plane, "so do you think its more of a *splat* or a *thud*?"
How much did you end up spending on the whole ordeal?
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLQuote:
Originally Posted by boost
gw, 200$
So about 8 years ago, I jumped tandem after about 20 minutes of instructions. It was $115 or so.. and totally worth it. Since I was harnessed to the parachute guy behind me, I had to open the door of the plane, and while squatting down, I had to shimmy out onto the wing without holding on to any part of the plane... So there I was at XXXXX altitude (I don't really remember what it was), crouched onto the wing of an airplane, going w/e mph... I can't feel the guy or see anyone behind me at all, so for all intents and purposes, I felt like I was just sititng there looking at my death. It totally gives me chills to this day. AWESOME, AWESOME feeling.
I like that joke a lot. I'm gonna have to steal it when I go some day.Quote:
Originally Posted by boost
ya that was probably the peak of the excitement/adrenilyn rush, hanging out the plane for the split second before the instructor gives you the go and you guys jump.
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by boost
This is powerful. Boost you rock!Quote:
Originally Posted by boost
i did it in Boston when i lived over there, fucking CLASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS