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I went once. I peed myself I was so scared.
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So, rather than a simple answer, I am to infer that either:
a) you don''t know the answer
b) you didn''t understand the question
c) you are a large penis
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So, rather than a simple answer, I am to infer that either:
a) you don''t know the answer
b) you didn''t understand the question
c) you are a large penis
I've never had the desire.
I'm reminded of a time when some remodeling work was done on a house of my parents. The contractor employed a few framers, and one of the framers, named Tom, would take off on occasion to go skydiving.
Several years later the contractor came by to say hello and visit. We asked what Tom was up to. The contractor said that one day he went out skydiving and his chute didn't open.
[edited by - bishop_pass on February 15, 2003 7:03:03 PM]
I'm reminded of a time when some remodeling work was done on a house of my parents. The contractor employed a few framers, and one of the framers, named Tom, would take off on occasion to go skydiving.
Several years later the contractor came by to say hello and visit. We asked what Tom was up to. The contractor said that one day he went out skydiving and his chute didn't open.
[edited by - bishop_pass on February 15, 2003 7:03:03 PM]
Well...I''d do a tandem jump with an instructor for my first try. It just...looks..so..much...fun.
And I''ve heard from a couple reliable sources that the chances for injury are a lot lot less these days. They have backups for everything.
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And I''ve heard from a couple reliable sources that the chances for injury are a lot lot less these days. They have backups for everything.
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One of my best friends had a roommate. This guy was attempting to climb all of the fourteeners in the High Sierra. In between trips to the High Sierra, he''d engage in more local forays. One time he was soloing a 30 foot climb out at Joshua Tree, and he fell, causing serious damage to the bones in his feet.
Another time, he parasailed off of San Jacinto, 10,000 feet above Palm Springs, and as he was descending down over the 10 freeway, he kept hitting these minor updrafts, and he was losing control. Ultimately, he was knocked from the air from about 30 feet above. He was ok, but barely.
After climbing Mt. Sill, a fourteener in the High Sierra, he began to descend. Something happened on the descent, and he fell to his death.
Another time, he parasailed off of San Jacinto, 10,000 feet above Palm Springs, and as he was descending down over the 10 freeway, he kept hitting these minor updrafts, and he was losing control. Ultimately, he was knocked from the air from about 30 feet above. He was ok, but barely.
After climbing Mt. Sill, a fourteener in the High Sierra, he began to descend. Something happened on the descent, and he fell to his death.
Shut up. Just shut up.
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So, rather than a simple answer, I am to infer that either:
a) you don''t know the answer
b) you didn''t understand the question
c) you are a large penis
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So, rather than a simple answer, I am to infer that either:
a) you don''t know the answer
b) you didn''t understand the question
c) you are a large penis
I've done a few static line jumps and they were pretty cool. The problem I had with skydiving is that you've got to have good weather, and it can be a complete arse trying to wait for a clear sky. It's also really expensive. I'm still planning, one day, to do AFF, which is where you can jump from 12,000ft straight away. It costs about £1200, but if you can afford it, I'd go for it.
Altogether...One thousand, two thousand, three thousand, check canopy, malfunction, look, locate, cut away, fall, hit ground, death, funeral.
[edited by - NotAnAnonymousPoster on February 15, 2003 7:19:42 PM]
Altogether...One thousand, two thousand, three thousand, check canopy, malfunction, look, locate, cut away, fall, hit ground, death, funeral.
[edited by - NotAnAnonymousPoster on February 15, 2003 7:19:42 PM]
Yeah, sod tandems, they are for people who just want to go skydiving once. If you want to actually skydive as a hobby, you don''t want to waste your money on a tandem. The aim is to get CAT 8 where you can dive on your own and start going into the more interesting stuff. An AFF (accelerated freefall) course will get you there the fastest, because they start you off diving at 12,000ft where, on your first jump, you''ll get some practice in freefall. As I said, it''s pretty expensive though. And I never was able to afford it.
my advice,
1) jump from a B1 at 40000 feet in the pitch black.
2)free fall until you are 1000 feet from the ground and then pull your line.
3) pray noone else pulls at 800 feet
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1) jump from a B1 at 40000 feet in the pitch black.
2)free fall until you are 1000 feet from the ground and then pull your line.
3) pray noone else pulls at 800 feet
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Here I''ve heard it''s pretty cheap. About 150 a jump. I also know an instructor. Yeah, I''d tandem the first time, not really planning to make it hobby because I AM a college student.
The weather here in gainesville is pure blue all the time these months, so good weather shouldn''t be a problem.
Oh..and bishop_pass: What''re trying to do to me? Make me scared?
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The weather here in gainesville is pure blue all the time these months, so good weather shouldn''t be a problem.
Oh..and bishop_pass: What''re trying to do to me? Make me scared?
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Original post by CpMan
Here I''ve heard it''s pretty cheap. About 150 a jump. I also know an instructor. Yeah, I''d tandem the first time, not really planning to make it hobby because I AM a college student.
If you plan to go more than once, don''t tandem. Do the static line. Doing a tandem pretty much will brand you as ''not serious'' at best and a weenie at worst. Plus, it won''t count for anything towards getting a license if you decide you enjoy the experience.
The static line is generally pretty cheap since you''re jumping from lower altitudes and fuel costs are low. Plus, you''re getting one instructor per plane, instead of 1-2 per student for a tandem or AFF.
Static line is also a better way to learn canopy control than AFF - And unless you enjoy breaking or spraining your ankles, you''ll want to learn canopy control pretty quickly.
Once you''ve got a license, jumps are cheap - something like $10 - $20 depending on local costs if you have your own equipment. Of course, buying all that equipment is very expensive.
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The weather here in gainesville is pure blue all the time these months, so good weather shouldn''t be a problem.
It''s not the clouds, it''s the wind. As a beginner, you''ll be grounded if the wind kicks above 15 mph or so. Sometimes you have to wait a long time for a calm day. When you''re better and using a faster canopy, you''ll be able to jump in higher wind.
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Original post by CpMan
Oh..and bishop_pass: What''re trying to do to me? Make me scared?
I generally won''t participate in sports in which the actual activity will kill you if gear failure happens.
Climbing doesn''t fall into that category. Bungie jumping does. Airplane flying doesn''t fall into that category. Horse riding doesn''t fall into that category.
All of the above are dangerous. But bungie jumping and skydiving rely completely on gear.
I''m not trying to scare you. I''m just informing you of the differences among sports.
I would skydive under two conditions: if it was my job in the military, or I was in an airplane that had parachutes available and it was pretty hopeless.
Ever hear of the saying: "Why would you want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane?"
Dan Osman, world renowned climber, got into extremely long jumps off of Yosemite''s leaning tower (can''t remember the name), but it''s huge. Many lengths of dynamic rope are tied together, effectively making a huge bungie jump (over 1,000 feet). He did this, and successfully, until the rope broke, and he died. The bottomline is, his life was 100% in the hands of the gear. Granted, it required skill as well, but sometimes things don''t go right.
In the world of climbing, when things don''t go right, that is when you fall back on your gear. So, if you''re skilled and careful, things generally never go bad. But when they do, you can fall back on the protective measures of the gear.
In skydiving and bungie jumping, even when things go right, you are essentially in a ''state of emergency'' 100% reliant on your gear.
Jumping out of planes sounds like a lot of fun actually. But I''d rather do it alone, the idea of being strapped to some guy in tights gives me the heebee jeebees.
At one point I wanted to be in the Canadian Airborne contingent, until I found out they where disbanded do to lack of funding and the remaining troops where offered positions at JTF2.
Which kind of sucks, because it was my only opportunity to get paid to jump out of planes... (Keeping in mind of course, I would probably be jumping while getting shot at)
*mutters swear words*
At one point I wanted to be in the Canadian Airborne contingent, until I found out they where disbanded do to lack of funding and the remaining troops where offered positions at JTF2.
Which kind of sucks, because it was my only opportunity to get paid to jump out of planes... (Keeping in mind of course, I would probably be jumping while getting shot at)
*mutters swear words*
I have been doing eight static line jumps few years ago. That was real scary and fun although the chute was open in few seconds. I was like in heaven when gliding with chute opened from 1km to the ground.
I ran out of money then (it''s about 20€ per jump for students). I think I''m going to do it again in future.
I think I felt in very safe then.
Isn''t it statistically more propably to die in car accident than in skydiving?
I ran out of money then (it''s about 20€ per jump for students). I think I''m going to do it again in future.
I think I felt in very safe then.
Isn''t it statistically more propably to die in car accident than in skydiving?
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Original post by stefu
Isn''t it statistically more propably to die in car accident than in skydiving?
Yes, that''s actually true - I''ve seen the figures, though I don''t remember where the study was printed.
It doesn''t hold for things like BASE jumping, Canopy Relative, or Hang gliding, which are all far more dangerous.
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Original post by stefu
Isn''t it statistically more propably to die in car accident than in skydiving?
You mean total number of deaths, or number of dives compared to number of times someone jumps in a car?
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