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I've decided that I want to go skydiving this summer. I'm starting to get excited at the the thought of jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft and freefalling at 120 mph and plummeting several thousand feet


Could someone fill me in on some of the details/regulations/rules/costs and what it takes?

Thanks

Btw, how many of you skydive?

Been jumping out of planes since I was 18, so 14 years now! Love it.
Advice, strong underpants!!!

Mark

First jumped when serving in the armed forces. cant tell you which regiment {security an all that} but I have continued leaping for many years.

An absolute must! I think all politicians should do a jump before going into parliment. It certainly levels the playing field!

By the way, try jumping out the back of a herc, now that IS fun!!

First jump was for charity and cost me about

Never been skydiving, but always wanted to!  ;D

Never been skydiving, but always wanted to!  

why wait?  ;D

you guys should go over to avsim, theres a model of a "skydiver" and a "parafoil" over there (new ones), I ain't tried them yet but I'll be posting screenies latter  8)

It's just not the same

It's just not the same

Yeah...when my dad still had those jet fighter type sims, I used to play them and would fly real high then eject. That was how I skydived when I was little  ;D

we just had a guy in Australia who was recently murdered when someone cut all the cords attached to his paracute and reserve chute and packed it for him.

as they say there is one difference between sky divers and golfers . . .

One goes Whack!   Damn!

The other goes Damn!    Whack!

skydiving is not for me . . . . .

I know it aint the same, just thought I'd mention it sinse we were on the subject, and I wouldn't bother down;oading it as its totally uncontrolable

[quote] I know it aint the same, just thought I'd mention it sinse we were on the subject, and I wouldn't bother down;oading it as its totally uncontrolable

I'm going to go skydiving one of these days, I have always wanted too and one of my friends does it and loves it.  I'm sure I'll do it sooner or later.

I'm going to go skydiving one of these days, I have always wanted too and one of my friends does it and loves it.  I'm sure I'll do it sooner or later.

Skydiving is fun, when you do it alone. The first 2 times I skydived I had someone strapped to me and it took alot of the fun out of it.

The first 2 times I skydived I had someone strapped to me and it took alot of the fun out of it

Depends what she looks like Chomp