Any avid skydivers?
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Any avid skydivers?
I have been wanting to learn for quite some time. I have flown plenty of airplanes but never jumped out of one. I have bungeed a couple of times and it was a great feeling. I really want to dive. Anyone feel like going soon?
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
I might be in.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
Haven't done it but want to. Probably wouldn't have the monies at the time though
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
So far we have 3 virgins down as a maybe. I know it gets cheaper the more of us that go.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
I want to go one day but am currently unable.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
I've done it. Got more of a rush from riding to the jump than I did from the jump itself.
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I've never done it, but its always been on the list.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
Was it the anticipation? I would assume so because light aircraft are neat, kind of in the same way that a vintage Indian motorcycle is neat. Something that I will be into again when I am old but right now just seems really boring.DarcShadow wrote:I've done it. Got more of a rush from riding to the jump than I did from the jump itself.
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No. I hit like 140 on the ride, then was a little disappointed when they were trying to impress people by telling them they would hit 120 during free fall. I think the biggest reason why I wasn't nervous or all that excited is it was a tandom jump so I really didn't do anything was just along for the ride.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
I've done it but it wasn't the adrenaline rush I expected. It didn't feel like I was falling. either because I was strapped to someone or the fact that you just take the momentum from being in the plane and send it downward.
I would most likely be in if yall went.
The place I went was in Sugarland. The group I went with choose that location because they have the nicest facilities/equipment and do tons of jumps. However there are several places around here you can go. One near Hillsboro and one just south east of decatur.
I would most likely be in if yall went.
The place I went was in Sugarland. The group I went with choose that location because they have the nicest facilities/equipment and do tons of jumps. However there are several places around here you can go. One near Hillsboro and one just south east of decatur.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
Actually before I started avidly riding I thought of getting into the wing suits. It is still something I would like to try but you must have a lot of experience before you can attempt it.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
Yeah I would really like to be a wing suit pilot. I read a quote where someone said that if airplanes are flying then riding in a boat is swimming. It was kind of like that going from cars to bikes. The romance and mystique surrounding the freedom flight is largely lost when piloting an aircraft. Now a wing suit, THAT is flying. But I know that you have to have a lot of jumps on you before you can even consider that kind of silliness.
Shadow, the course to do your jump solo is about $900 the last time I checked. I would be down if you would.
Shadow, the course to do your jump solo is about $900 the last time I checked. I would be down if you would.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
Yeah, but your body doesn't make adrenaline.DarcShadow wrote:I've done it. Got more of a rush from riding to the jump than I did from the jump itself.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
To jump solo you have to do some static jumps first. Only way to free fall on your first jump is tandem. I ask bailout where a good place to jump was and he suggested a place done near Austin as the best place I'm Texas to jump from.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
111/James wrote:I've done it but it wasn't the adrenaline rush I expected. It didn't feel like I was falling. either because I was strapped to someone or the fact that you just take the momentum from being in the plane and send it downward.
I would most likely be in if yall went.
The place I went was in Sugarland. The group I went with choose that location because they have the nicest facilities/equipment and do tons of jumps. However there are several places around here you can go. One near Hillsboro and one just south east of decatur.
The reason it doesn't feel like your falling is after a few seconds you reach terminal and stop accelerating.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
I would have to freefall solo as I weigh way too much for tandom.DarcShadow wrote:To jump solo you have to do some static jumps first. Only way to free fall on your first jump is tandem. I ask bailout where a good place to jump was and he suggested a place done near Austin as the best place I'm Texas to jump from.
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damn there is a weight limit? what is it? I'm not skinnyMattR1 wrote:I would have to freefall solo as I weigh way too much for tandom.DarcShadow wrote:To jump solo you have to do some static jumps first. Only way to free fall on your first jump is tandem. I ask bailout where a good place to jump was and he suggested a place done near Austin as the best place I'm Texas to jump from.
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I think it's around 250 but that's just a guess from a vague memory of an over heard conversation.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
Yeah I've heard it ranges from 200-250 depends on who you're strapped too. I think they don't allow anything over 400 combined weight.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
I'm borderline, they would have to strap me to a scrawny guy to stay under 400, even if they let me jump naked.MattR1 wrote:Yeah I've heard it ranges from 200-250 depends on who you're strapped too. I think they don't allow anything over 400 combined weight.
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
Same here. If Valentino does dive instruction then I could put him on like a backpack and be good to go. Lets try to set something up for October 19th or 20th?
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Re: Any avid skydivers?
Too close for me, I've got expenditures coming up, I need some time to lose weight too.Stardog84 wrote:Same here. If Valentino does dive instruction then I could put him on like a backpack and be good to go. Lets try to set something up for October 19th or 20th?
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