Skydiving!

Hey, anybody else here skydive? I haven't ever come across anyone but I can't be the only one??!!

Can I?

I've been four times... Static lines are fun. I haven't done freefall yet.

Only once. With an instructor on my back. Not to be "cool," but I really did find it less exhilerating than I had hoped. It was very contemplative, almost meditative. . .but I felt no rush. . . not enough motion. . .that is, aside from the air rushing past (or does one rush past the air?), the sensation of falling was hard to discern. . .

Now Coney Island's rollercoaster - THAT IS ONE HELL OF A THRILL.

The wonder wheel is better.

I jumped a couple of times using static lines from an Islander.

The week before my first jump, a girl died on her first jump, she landed on the running rotors of a helicopter. One of my instructors was present.

A string of bad weather turned ended my interest, but I would love to try free fall.

If at 1st you don't succeed then Skydiving isn't for you!

There I was.... Scared as shit..... Thought I was going to die....
I had a helicopter take off shortly i got the go ahead to jump... That was my last time.

I want to do it soooooo bad! Just don't have the cash to get the lessons and stuff...

I really want to do it, but everywhere I go my command says I can't (fuckers)
My friend did it, and he said that he had heard it was just like flying...........
FLYING STRAIGHT DOWN! AKA falling was how he described it.
Party pooper, I am still going to go do it.

It's kick ass! I just got back from the drop zone tonight, I got in two jumps. I jump for relaxation believe it or not, it's very stress relieving. I'm not like one of those Mountain Dew commercials they have. I learned by going static line many years ago and I just clicked over 800 jumps tonight!

If it's something you've ever thought about doing, I highly recommend it. You don't have to necessarily go through an hours long first jump training course anymore, you can jump tandem, from full altitude with an experienced tandemaster after about 10-15 minutes of instruction and gear up.

It's thrilling but not in a roller coaster thrill ride sort of way. There's no up and down sensation, no stomach flipping at all, no real sense of falling, just a lot of wind and absolutely nothing holding you back. It's complete freedom.


"If riding in an airplane is flying then riding in a boat is swimming. If you want to experience the element, get out into it!"

I think swimming is swimming. No boats necessary. . .unless you prefer to spit oil into waterways.

It's probably more exciting if you jump at night. Naked. On acid.

I havent been in a few years but a family friend used to take me all the time. God I miss that shit!

That would just be a fucked up trip!

I'f I'm ever on a plane, at night, with acid, and a parachute, I'm jumping out of that fucker.

Did it once just to prove I could. Big fear of heights. Not too on fire to do it again, but if I do, I'll definitely be bringing a damn mask. That wind in freefall gets pretty damn fierce.

YIPES!!



But thye're not doing it right. They're not on acid, and that's daytime. Cowards.

...and that looks painful for the boobies.

...and that guy is grinning in a totally creepy way.

120 mph freefall and fast shutter speed isn't exactly kind to the naked human body...

Done that, done that, wouldn't do that.


Naked FAQ

I would love to go (hint hint anyone reading this in the greater NY area), but everyone I come across who says they want to do is all talk and action -- they wimp out when they realize I'm serious and start to make plans for it.

holy vic morrow, thats disgusting.

I made an album and put in some pics I took a couple of weekends ago in Richmond, IN.

Check it out: Jump!