So I've spent most of the day researching an old hobby of mine (skydiving), and have decided that when I get back to the states I'm going to pick up where I left off 5 years ago. I've got nine jumps under my belt and was working towards my "A" license when life got in the way.
Now that I'm going to be single again, I figured I'd spend some of my hard earned deployment pay on getting back into the only other hobby I've tried that can hold a flame to riding (it might even surpass it).
Anyone else here share my passion?
Wife surprised me for my BDay back in Feb with my first skydive but I haven't had a chance to redeem it yet. Hoping to get down to Eloy soon though! Thinking I might just yet it once though to say I did it. Glad to see you're making plans though to have some fun!
i actually want to do that this summer. However, its an expensive hobby. chute and all is liking buying a new used bike...
Quote from: He Man on July 01, 2011, 04:58:58 PM
However, its an expensive hobby. chute and all is liking buying a new used bike...
Yea, it is a little expensive to get started... but there are ways around that (buying used gear, etc...). I figure that the worst case scenario is that I spend 10K on skydiving gear instead of 10K on a new 30K truck... between the two, I think the skydiving is a smarter investment.
I love my monster, so I don't really need another bike right now. There are a few mods I'd like to do, but nothing I really need. I could buy a few more guns, but at the end of the day, they spend most of their time in the safe.
If I get decent skydiving gear, it will last me for years. I think that starting to skydive again will be a good way for me to get out, meet new people, and work on starting to enjoy life again. Between riding and jumping, hopefully I won't be spending all of my time at home drinking by myself.
This should get your juices flowing. ;)
GoPro HD: Skydiving into the 2011 Teva Mountain Games (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGB3jE7gYOc&feature=pyv&ad=7004627444&kw=skydiving#normal)
Florida Skydiving 2010 HD GoPro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DGlgoOAvYU&feature=related#normal)
Here's some good HD Base Jump footage.
Skydive )( free fall (HD) TEST (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO-wTGYmVjQ&NR=1&feature=fvwp#normal)
Skydiving HD IMAX: Adrenaline Rush (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40CbFXfzSlA&NR=1#normal)
Angel Falls. Bucket list jump. [evil]
Jumping Angel Falls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT0UewyAz00&feature=related#normal)
Hey, Adam, you do know your employer will pay you to jump out of airplanes, don't you? [evil] ;D
US Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, GA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyKeQBT4Dog#normal)
Quote from: Bick on July 02, 2011, 06:42:20 AM
Hey, Adam, you do know your employer will pay you to jump out of airplanes, don't you? [evil] ;D
US Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, GA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyKeQBT4Dog#normal)
Pfffffff :-*
Quote from: Bick on July 02, 2011, 06:42:20 AM
Hey, Adam, you do know your employer will pay you to jump out of airplanes, don't you? [evil] ;D
US Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, GA
I'd jump at the chance to go (no pun intended), but hitting the ground at 12 mph has a tendency to make the beast with two backs up your knees and back. I happen to like the way mine currently function. Besides, static line pales in comparison to freefall. I had the chance while I was in California to jump from 18,000 feet. That's 90 seconds of backflips, barrel rolls, forward tracking, and more fun than you can possibly imagine. Doing a low altitude "Hop and Pop" with a full combat load is much less appealing.
Quote from: Adamm0621 on July 02, 2011, 06:30:39 PM
I'd jump at the chance to go (no pun intended), but hitting the ground at 12 mph has a tendency to make the beast with two backs up your knees and back. I happen to like the way mine currently function. Besides, static line pales in comparison to freefall. I had the chance while I was in California to jump from 18,000 feet. That's 90 seconds of backflips, barrel rolls, forward tracking, and more fun than you can possibly imagine. Doing a low altitude "Hop and Pop" with a full combat load is much less appealing.
Maybe that's why I just don't get it. (after 7, I had enough)
And, only two things fall from the sky... ;D
Now there is this:
Extreme Wingsuit flying make birds look gray (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duToigOKAqw&feature=related#normal)
Quote from: Bick on July 02, 2011, 07:12:08 PM
Maybe that's why I just don't get it. (after 7, I had enough)
7 jump chump ey!! ;D
I have 4 screws in my left ankle from a full combat equipment night jump some years back.
I have also seen massive injuries while skydiving. Even watched a guy burn in one day.
you know.. up until this past february, i had never been on an airplane in my life.
i thought, man.. i should go skydiving.
then i could say that i've taken off in an airplane, but never LANDED in one ;D
Quote from: corey on July 03, 2011, 08:09:48 AM
you know.. up until this past february, i had never been on an airplane in my life.
i thought, man.. i should go skydiving.
then i could say that i've taken off in an airplane, but never LANDED in one ;D
Nice! [laugh]
Quote from: kopfjäger on July 03, 2011, 12:18:33 AM
7 jump chump ey!! ;D
I have 4 screws in my left ankle from a full combat equipment night jump some years back.
I have also seen massive injuries while skydiving. Even watched a guy burn in one day.
I was spraining knees and ankles often enough on the ground. Figured once I got my Ranger Tab, it was time to focus on a MOS where I did not need to walk much.
(http://www.usarmyaviation.com/images/clipart/bc11.gif)
Besides, why jump out of a perfectly good aircraft?!!
Back to Adam...
When are you going to start jumping and posting video of said jumps?
Quote from: Bick on July 03, 2011, 06:36:55 PM
When are you going to start jumping and posting video of said jumps?
I've still got another six months in Afghanistan, so it's going to be a while. But as soon as I start jumping again, I'll make sure to post the videos.
Quote from: IZ on July 01, 2011, 08:07:00 AM
Wife surprised me for my BDay back in Feb with my first skydive but I haven't had a chance to redeem it yet. Hoping to get down to Eloy soon though! Thinking I might just yet it once though to say I did it. Glad to see you're making plans though to have some fun!
FINALLY went to Skydive AZ last weekend. [thumbsup] Enjoyed it but one time was definitely enough.
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Besides, why jump out of a perfectly good aircraft?!!
Back in college me and my friend decided to celebrate the end of the school year by going sky diving. We were in the classroom signing waivers and learning the ropes. The door banged open and the pilot started stuttering FF. Fi Fi FFF. The instructor pointed at the wall. The pilot ripped the fire extinguisher off the wall and put out the engine fire on the jump plane.
Point is, they aren't all perfectly good.
Quote from: 77south on October 05, 2011, 07:34:38 AM
Point is, they aren't all perfectly good.
The King Air I jumped in Sept crashed the next weekend :o
Quote from: IZ on October 05, 2011, 07:18:28 AM
FINALLY went to Skydive AZ last weekend. [thumbsup] Enjoyed it but one time was definitely enough.
Congrats on your jump [thumbsup]
Thanks. Definitely a good idea to jump tandem since I was just enjoying the scenery and not paying attention to the altitude and the earth coming up pretty quick!
this is def on my list of things i must do. i want to do it solo though.
Quote from: King Tut on October 05, 2011, 10:59:25 AM
this is def on my list of things i must do. i want to do it solo though.
Seems like you have to do it tandem once..if not t few times..before you can solo. I'd like to base jump at least once. Even though it would never happen, the Burj Dubai would be on the list. [evil]
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i would love to climb up something and then jump off of it..
base jumping just looks to be a rather stellar way to enjoy yourself
Quote from: IZ on October 05, 2011, 07:18:28 AM
FINALLY went to Skydive AZ last weekend. [thumbsup] Enjoyed it but one time was definitely enough.
(http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss158/izaac10_album/IMG_0524.jpg)
Best of Dr. Evil and Mini Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7GYfL6Kkh8&feature=related#)
5:28 Dont know why that image came to me......
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
^^ [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Quote from: IZ on October 05, 2011, 03:09:40 PM
Seems like you have to do it tandem once..if not t few times..before you can solo. I'd like to base jump at least once. Even though it would never happen, the Burj Dubai would be on the list.
Not true. You can take an AFF course, although you are making the jump you still will have two JM's with you at first. Doing a tandem jump is "going for a ride."
Quote from: kopfjäger on October 06, 2011, 02:04:09 PM
Not true. You can take an AFF course, although you are making the jump you still will have two JM's with you at first. Doing a tandem jump is "going for a ride."
i'll be looking this up this afternoon....thanks!
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http://xkcd.com/962/ (http://xkcd.com/962/)
I graduated AFF today!!!
Quote from: Airborne on May 13, 2012, 02:27:17 PM
I graduated AFF today!!!
Kick ass! Hope that I'm not far behind you. This damn dislocated patella is getting in the way [bang]
my wife wants us to go skydiving this summer.
I can honestly say I'm scared shit-less!!! [laugh]
I love flying, but I'm actually terrified of heights. I'm not totally sure how that works ???
Anyways, I love being in the plane, but the second the door opens, I turn into a frightened school girl! Still, I'm going to do it...I feel liked I'd have to turn in my man card if I don't ;D
Quote from: Le Pirate on May 14, 2012, 08:06:18 AM
my wife wants us to go skydiving this summer.
I can honestly say I'm scared shit-less!!! [laugh]
I love flying, but I'm actually terrified of heights. I'm not totally sure how that works ???
Anyways, I love being in the plane, but the second the door opens, I turn into a frightened school girl! Still, I'm going to do it...I feel liked I'd have to turn in my man card if I don't ;D
I'm a pilot and now almost a licensed skydiver and I get uncomfortable in tall buildings. There is nothing like your first jump, i would say the adrenaline rush of the second jump was about 1/4 of that of the first jump. You'll definitely always hold the experience close to you for the rest of your life. The first thing everyone says when they land is that they immediately want to do it again. Everyone wants to go a second time after they are done, thats the best advice I can give in terms of cooling the nerves.
I graduated aff in 8 jumps. I went for jump 7 from 13500 at cross keys in new jersey. It had been 1.5 months since my last jump and I was quite rusty. I exited and was unable to get stable until 9000ft. I then did a front flip and then a back flip, both were fine and totally awesome. I then went to do a 360. As I was starting at around 7000 I must have dropped my shoulder and went into being unstable, started flipping out of control probably for 20 flips. I was relaxing and arching but could not get stable. All you can do is try to not panic and relax. I feel i didn't panic but could not regain control. Still flipping at 4500 my instructor dived in and grabbed me and pulled my chute for me. I was still spinning when he pulled so I had line twists on opening. The opening was also extremely violent and put two huge bruises on my thighs from the shock of the harness. Fortunately the line twists were very easy to get out of. It was a wild ride and I basically owe my instructor for saving my life (maybe not saving my life but saving me from having to pull my chute while on my back which could have put me in serious trouble).
I then took a break and contemplated my life while eating a hotdog.
Having already spent 2k on my latest adventure I went back to repeat the jump. I determined I have gone too far to get to this level and there was no way I was going to quit. This time I was able to get stable very quickly. Perform front and back flips well. 360 then track for 5 seconds and then pull. It was good and I passed. When I landed they announced that I graduated aff and the whole ground crew and spectators did something special for me.
So now 8 jumps total. I would like to go back to the wind tunnel to get more practice. Probably going again in two weeks. ;D
I spent all of my skydiving money on furnishing a new apartment, and a new Camaro... I need to regroup my finances, before I can jump again. : (