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j3a Rank: Super Veteran

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mt Rank: Veteran

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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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Crazy...just crazy. Jumping out of a perfectly good aeroplane. You got balls, dude.  _________________ In a perfect world, you get all Alley, all the time. |
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j3a Rank: Super Veteran

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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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...actually, i felt safer OUTSIDE that plane!!
did you see it?? i thought it was gonna fall apart!!  |
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Young Gotti Rank: Rookie

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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: NICE!! |
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that must've been an awesome experience j3a.. hahaha, i was going to mention how sketchy u looked boarding the plane and sitting in it than when u were actually free falling!!
quick question tho..
how long were u in free fall b4 the instructor pulled the cord?
i admire ur bravery, u def. have balls of steal.. haha |
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LosihoTTT Rank: Senior Member

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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:07 am Post subject: |
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You're crazy dude  |
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j3a Rank: Super Veteran

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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:21 am Post subject: |
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gotti - we jumped from 13,000 feet.
there was about a 30 - 45 second freefall, and about 4 minute canopy ride (main chute opened)
i couldn't believe how fast i was finished...
nothing like other aspects of my life!  |
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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WOW!!!!
Those shots are SO beautiful! i love the clouds and the look on your face is priceless...
Larger than life.
I love that!
It must have been such a beautiful experience.
Thanks for sharing....
XOXO  _________________ xoxoxo
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j3a Rank: Super Veteran

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Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:24 am Post subject: |
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it was a beautiful day - i loved the clouds too - it was so cool to fall right through one
the only bad thing is that i froze my ASS OFF!! (but i thought of you and how you were such a trooper for the pocahotness set, and forced myself to keep falling! )  |
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Zombie Rank: Junior Member

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Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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Pretty sick dude, I would love to do that some day. Although I would want to go on my own. Would they have allowed you to do so? Just because I would want to like flip around and do some crazy shit lol. The clouds look awesome to just how they're like mounds all over. It's amazing though how you see from high above looking at the ground like if it's just a giant quilt or something similar. You never would guess that's how it looks when on the ground, then you get way up there in a plane and everything is all like even squares and stuff. I've only flown twice, and wish I can again. Maybe for a "dinner" I might be able to soon  _________________
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j3a Rank: Super Veteran

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Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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hey zombie!
yes you can jump solo, but it is a bit more expensive, and a LOT more training ( several hours, as opposed to several minutes )
you could also go the route of achieving your license...
i have researched the process, and depending on the skydiving school, the price ranges from $500 to $1000. the course is pretty much the same for each school though : 10 jumps within a month - the first few are tandem w/ an instructor, the next several jumps are on a static line ( a line attached to the plane that automatically deploys your main chute upon exit of the aircraft ) but those jumps increase in altitude. the last few jumps are also increasing in altitude, but no longer attached to a static line - you must deploy your own chute. after the 10 jumps, and if the instructor deems you qualified, you will be a licensed skydiver. from that point, you can either rent or purchase your equipment, and then just pay for fuel to take you up whenever you want to go (usually a fee of $20 or so)
it is definitely an experience of a lifetime - even if you only do it once!!  |
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