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Nutzoids · 07-03-2009, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Malaya1221

it was so much fun that i forgot to pull open the parachute so, my tandem had to do it..

btw, my tandem was a lil bit nutz that he did some spins when we were up there!

We did some spins too... I didn't pay for the photo guy to come... so I don't have any cool pics... just me in the gear!

The funny thing, last night I was looking though photos and injury/death stats... and I didn't see anything... when I saw your 2nd pic, I saw something that I recognized... a specific emotion that yesterday, just never existed to me... but today, I understand...

I hope that makes sense!

Nutzoids · 07-03-2009, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by supmet

Pretty safe? yes. Completely safe? no.

And the people with the attitude that nothing will go wrong, are always the ones who have something go wrong. If someone puts one wrong fold in your lines and chute, it won't open. Personally, I'm gonna learn how to fold my own chute, and watch a pro pack my chute with at least 2 other friends that also know how to fold there watching too. I'm paranoid, but there isn't much fixing a situation once you're off the ground.

Come on... you knew what I meant... There are adequate safety precautions taken. It's not even completely safe to leave your house, or stay in it for that matter... Hell. look at all the photos on this website of people who crashed their Yaris... Nothing in this world is safe... Death happens, even to those who have not been born yet!

Lets not attack words here!

Malaya1221 · 07-03-2009, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nutzoids

when I saw your 2nd pic, I saw something that I recognized... a specific emotion that yesterday, just never existed to me... but today, I understand...

I hope that makes sense!

buddyjim · 07-04-2009, 09:27 AM

Maybe it was just me but when i jumped I was oddly...underwhelmed and disappointed. I guess my expectations were too high but I didnt get that feeling of having your stomach in your throat and what not. Kind of anti climactic. Oddly enough i was my first time in a plane, so technically i've taken off in a plane but never landed. I had a guy shoot photos and video of my jump as well, they did the whole editing and soundtrack about 30 mins after we got back to the hangar. Neat experience but never did I feel as though my life were in danger. I guess I wanted to be scared but it didnt happen. To each their own I guess. Congratz on a successful jump :)

Rain · 07-04-2009, 05:22 PM

Wow... that's on my to-do list but I want to go beyond the tandem jump

eTiMaGo · 07-06-2009, 02:17 AM

Definitely in my to-do list!

Closest I've been is handgliding, that was fun, soaring through the skies with nothing but the sound of the wind rushing past..

enobmort42 · 07-06-2009, 11:40 AM

i made my first jump a while ago... you never really realize how much skin is on your neck until it's flapping in the wind... AND on film! haha

Kioshi · 07-08-2009, 04:24 AM

How many seconds of a jump was that enobmort42? ^ looks pretty high... O_O...

I guess my group has decided on 10000ft tandem jump... happening on August 2nd!

Malaya1221 · 07-08-2009, 04:31 AM

have fun kioshi! it will be a blast!

Kioshi · 08-05-2009, 03:02 AM

I went skydiving this past Sunday. I changed to 15000ft because 10000ft isn't done on weekends.

Thanks for the encouraging words Nutz, really it was safe like you said, even for my friend who's first parachute was tangled and the backup deployed for her *she got kinda scared*~

It was fun Malaya :)

Malaya1221 · 08-05-2009, 03:06 AM

happy for u!

enobmort42 · 08-05-2009, 05:25 AM

mine was at 13,500 ft.. i don't remember the actual time, but it was so much fun! i'm up in the air (tee hee.) if i want to do it again, though.. i'd love to, but i don't have the time for it anymore, i guess =\

Kioshi · 08-05-2009, 10:52 PM

Thanks Malaya.
You can do it on the weekend, once in a while enobmort42...no?

I think the highest you can do in California is 18000ft, w/ a 90 second freefall~

07-06-2009, 02:17 AM	#24
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	Definitely in my to-do list! Closest I've been is handgliding, that was fun, soaring through the skies with nothing but the sound of the wind rushing past.. __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

08-05-2009, 05:25 AM	#30
enobmort42 First time DIYer Drives: '07 LB Polar White Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 434	mine was at 13,500 ft.. i don't remember the actual time, but it was so much fun! i'm up in the air (tee hee.) if i want to do it again, though.. i'd love to, but i don't have the time for it anymore, i guess =\ __________________ LED tails - debadged - 17" wheels - LED door handles - Painted Headlights - 30/35% tint - Blue LED Interior - DIY Cruise Control - Python 460HP Alarm - DIY Power Locks - K&N CAI - Lowering Springs

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07-04-2009, 09:27 AM	#22
buddyjim View User's Garage Drives: '09 5dr LB Meteorite Metallic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 28	Maybe it was just me but when i jumped I was oddly...underwhelmed and disappointed. I guess my expectations were too high but I didnt get that feeling of having your stomach in your throat and what not. Kind of anti climactic. Oddly enough i was my first time in a plane, so technically i've taken off in a plane but never landed. I had a guy shoot photos and video of my jump as well, they did the whole editing and soundtrack about 30 mins after we got back to the hangar. Neat experience but never did I feel as though my life were in danger. I guess I wanted to be scared but it didnt happen. To each their own I guess. Congratz on a successful jump :)

07-04-2009, 05:22 PM	#23
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07-08-2009, 04:24 AM	#26
Kioshi Heart Up! Vitz Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,582	How many seconds of a jump was that enobmort42? ^ looks pretty high... O_O... I guess my group has decided on 10000ft tandem jump... happening on August 2nd!

07-08-2009, 04:31 AM	#27
Malaya1221 super duper M*******TOR Drives: 2007 jahPANIS egg(Sarao Phil) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Torrance, Ca Posts: 1,011	have fun kioshi! it will be a blast!

08-05-2009, 03:02 AM	#28
Kioshi Heart Up! Vitz Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,582	I went skydiving this past Sunday. I changed to 15000ft because 10000ft isn't done on weekends. Thanks for the encouraging words Nutz, really it was safe like you said, even for my friend who's first parachute was tangled and the backup deployed for her she got kinda scared~ It was fun Malaya :)

08-05-2009, 03:06 AM	#29
Malaya1221 super duper M*******TOR Drives: 2007 jahPANIS egg(Sarao Phil) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Torrance, Ca Posts: 1,011	happy for u!

08-05-2009, 10:52 PM	#31
Kioshi Heart Up! Vitz Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,582	Thanks Malaya. You can do it on the weekend, once in a while enobmort42...no? I think the highest you can do in California is 18000ft, w/ a 90 second freefall~