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Old 13-07-2008   #1 (Post Link)
 
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Looky Looky I'm gonna do a skydive

I'm not Really but here's and artist impression of how it might look
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

When you got to go, you got to go!
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

- done a bungee & my next logical step was a skydive, but have decided 'no way josé'
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

I did one in Arizona and I was exactly like that.
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive



gives a whole new meaning to "Sh!tting on someone from a height"

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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

Originally Posted by madz330 View Post
When you got to go, you got to go!
Indeed Madz
Do you keep one in the cockpit ?

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- done a bungee & my next logical step was a skydive, but have decided 'no way josé'
Bungee are you mad

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I did one in Arizona and I was exactly like that.
I hope you wiped thoughly

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gives a whole new meaning to "Sh!tting on someone from a height"

Had that done to me many many times Q
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

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Bungee are you mad
Deffo
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

As a box of frogs
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

Did a jump with my geography teacher while i was at school (heard all the jokes BTW)

It was terrifying leaving the plane, terrifying falling through the air (although not as terrifying as the leaving part), terrifying when the chute opened and you get that jolt (although not as terrifying as falling through the air because there is relief the thing opened), and terrifying when you realise you are still falling incredibly fast towards the ground.

Overall, it was pretty terrifying.
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

I thought the free falling feeling was awesome, terrifying on the way up though...
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

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I thought the free falling feeling was awesome, terrifying on the way up though...
Did you fall tandem? I did, and having this honking great bloke strapped to your back is not something i would recommend.

I wouldnt repeat the experience for all the money in the world....well maybe all of it.
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

The image I had in my mind was more like this:

http://www.arcade-history.com/images/game/1417_1.png
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

God I remember that game how old is that

What was that called
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Lunar Lander!
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That game was a killer
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

They allow you into a plane
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

I did my AFF with Freefall University at Lillo in Spain (now Freefall Addicts outside Seville).

As I was about a mile from the dropzone the radio started playing Queen, 'Who wants to live forever'?

I had a mad german instructor called Ulli. He gave me a bright blue jumpsuit and said 'Don't vorry, ziz iz ze last suit you vill ever vear'.

Being that I was 3 stone heavier than Ulli, he had to wear a diver's weight belt in order to fall at the same rate.

Good couple of weeks, would thoroughly recommend it.

Skydiving Courses Spain, Accelerated Freefall, Learn to Skydive, AFF Courses in Spain, Skydiving Equipment

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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

Done a Bungee and Reverse Bungee, I really want to do a skydive one day
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Re: I'm gonna do a skydive

Paddy was in the pub telling his mates about joining the army and his first parachute jump.
he says 'we were about 30,000 ft up then 1 by 1 they started to jump, it was my turn and no way could i jump! Then this huge sergeant pulled his 12 inches out and said 'Boy if you don't jump i'll stick this baby right up your arse!'
Paddys mate asked 'well did you jump then?'
Paddy replies 'just a bit when it first went in!'
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