Skydiving

[AZRedhawk44]

Going skydiving this morning.

Wish me luck and a soft bounce!

[wmenorr67]

Why anyone in their right mind would jump out of a perfectly good aircraft is beyond me.

Oh wait a minute, I have done that only without a parachute but a rope.

[Jamisjockey]

One of the things I'll never ever try.  Not to freak you out, but I've seen more than a few skydiving accidents in my ATC time.  Good luck, good openings!

[dogmush]

I loved my civilian skydiving.  If you find things like bungee-jumping and roller-coasters fun, then skydiving is awesome.  Don't forget to pull the little handle though.

[Tallpine]

Going skydiving this morning.

Wish me luck and a soft bounce!

CCW 

 

[roo_ster]

Uncle Sam paid me for every jump.  The only way I'd do it again is if someone offered up serious $$$$ and a life insurance policy/bond.

[Fly320s]

Skydiving is fun!  I enjoyed the under-canopy time more than the free fall.

Are you doing free-fall or static line?  Tandem or solo via AFF?

[Stetson]

Why anyone in their right mind would jump out of a perfectly good aircraft is beyond me.

Oh wait a minute, I have done that only without a parachute but a rope.

When did they start making perfectly good airplanes?

14 .mil jumps  1 civ jump.  Now my feet, knees and hips hurt too much.

[never_retreat]

I'd rather use my 1 hour of flight time (no professional instruction) and crash the plane myself.

Death is just nature's way of telling you to watch your airspeed.

[Doggy Daddy]

Going skydiving this morning.

Wish me luck and a soft bounce!

Speak to Avenger.  I believe he could recommend a tandem partner who would provide a very soft bounce.   

DD

[Boomhauer]

Speak to Avenger.  I believe he could recommend a tandem partner who would provide a very soft bounce.

You'd have to use a cargo chute, though.

[Sindawe]

Why anyone in their right mind would jump out of a perfectly good aircraft is beyond me.

For me its my person Gom jabbar.  I have a problem with high places beyond the 2nd floor.  Even just watching programs about people rock climbing or driving over the Peruvian death roads makes me very uncomfortable.

Using my reason to control the screaming monkey inside and overcome the phobia was a personal milestone for me.

[Jamisjockey]

Who wants to hear some horror stories?
 
I was at Laguna AAF when the golden knights whacked into each other.  
Spent just over 3 months supporting the golden knights, as well as the HALO and other parachute schools there.  Seen several auger in, personally witnessed 1 fatality during that det.
When I was in Salt Lake, tandem jumper smacked into the side of a building.  Lucky for the qualified skydiver, his passenger cushioned the impact.  She, however, died.
Airshow practice here friday before last....the guy with the American flag broke his leg.

Seems like great fun!!!!  

[Stetson]

I'd rather jump out of a plane again than bungee jump or do one of those swings they have at the State fairs.....

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

I'd rather jump out of a plane again than bungee jump or do one of those swings they have at the State fairs.....

coming down in those swings isn't too bad.  the part where they haul you up is scary

[Jamisjockey]

I'd rather jump out of a plane again than bungee jump or do one of those swings they have at the State fairs.....

I haven't been party to any accidents at state fairs.  But I've certainly worked plenty of lifeflight helos to the scenes of skydiving accidents.

[Stetson]

I haven't been party to any accidents at state fairs.  But I've certainly worked plenty of lifeflight helos to the scenes of skydiving accidents.

How many plane crashes?

[Jamisjockey]

How many plane crashes?

I've been a part of plenty of those, too.  And most of them involved either .mil aircraft, or general aviaiton guys doing something stupid. 

[Fly320s]

I've been a part of plenty of those, too.  And most of them involved either .mil aircraft, or general aviaiton guys doing something stupid. 

You've been involved in all sorts of aviation mishaps.  Are you sure you should go back to work pushing tin? 

[Jamisjockey]

You've been involved in all sorts of aviation mishaps.  Are you sure you should go back to work pushing tin? 

.... 

I've been cleared of all wrong doing!

The ones in the .mil were the best.....19 year old Marines working on 20 million dollar aircraft piloted by 22 year old marines.  What could go wrong?!?

[Boomhauer]

For me its my person Gom jabbar.  I have a problem with high places beyond the 2nd floor.  Even just watching programs about people rock climbing or driving over the Peruvian death roads makes me very uncomfortable.

Using my reason to control the screaming monkey inside and overcome the phobia was a personal milestone for me.

Here's one for ya. I'm a pilot. And I live on top of a mountain. But I'm scared of heights.

[AZRedhawk44]

I'm back.  You can all release your collective inhaled breaths.


I liked the freefall.

I didn't like the canopy time.  

I jumped tandem.  So I guess I was just baggage.  But, it was... crazy.

I will remember that square piece of sky from inside the plane for the rest of my life, I'm sure.  The "WTF?" moment of actually losing a surface under me and tumbling out of the plane.  

I think I didn't like the canopy time because the guy would turn hard and I felt off balance and out of control.  It's like being in a sports car on a twisty road... as a passenger.  I was nowhere near spewing chunks or anything, but I didn't enjoy the parachute, aside from the fact that it stopped me from pancaking against the ground and for that I am thankful.

I'm not going to take it up as a hobby.  New chutes run around $8,000 or so.  I saw a used one for sale with a 500-jump log, for $1000/o.b.o.  I don't think I'll be buying that one, and I'd worry about someone who did.  Assuming a $1000 chute is questionable in quality, it shouldn't be jumped in.  And an $8000 chute that depreciates over a period of 500 jumps to $1000 loses about $14 in value each jump.  Then maintenance costs on the chute, lift costs in the plane per jump, instruction.... It's a hobby that makes High Power and Three Gun look downright cheap.

[RoadKingLarry]

I have a fear of heights, well not so much heights but the hitting the ground if i fall part. I've always been able to function at the top of a ladder or rigged aloft to work on a mast when I have to but I don't freaking like it.

Decided to give bungee jumping a try to see if that would maybe take some of the edge off. 180' from a crane basket. Might have even worked to knock the edge off my fear of heights except the guy that went after me, they managed to smack him into the ground. Kind of ruined the whole experience for me. I never did here what happened to the guy they bounced off the ground but the last I saw of him he was hanging in the harness convulsing.
I have video of it. I've used it to convince a few people out of bungee jumping.

[Northwoods]

I got to do a tandem jump in college.  Jumped from 14,000ft and got close to a minute of free fall.  Got to fall through a cloud too.  Hard to breathe inside a cloud.

[Tallpine]

New chutes run around $8,000 or so.  I saw a used one for sale with a 500-jump log, for $1000/o.b.o. 

You might find a good deal on an almost new one: only used once, never opened.   


Horseback is plenty high for me.