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Re: Skydiving!
« Reply #25 on: May 06, 2009, 02:40:38 PM »
It says 160+tax. outfit, plane and everything included.
that's without the camera man though.
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Re: Skydiving!
« Reply #26 on: May 06, 2009, 03:06:09 PM »
That's actually not as bad as I thought it would be.

Hmmm.....  :D
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Re: Skydiving!
« Reply #27 on: May 06, 2009, 07:43:12 PM »
Quote from: fuzzybutt on May 06, 2009, 07:14:26 PM
i lost my desire to skydive when a lady that was jumping at the skydiving center in zephyrhills (near where i used to live) had both chutes malfunction and she hit the ground HARD from 10,000 feet.

What a thoughtful story to tell to somebody who's just about to go skydiving... :-\
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Re: Skydiving!
« Reply #28 on: May 06, 2009, 07:46:19 PM »
I say go for it. I wanted to do it in the Service, but Chopper Pilots had no need to. They stopped training F-4 Drivers also.
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Re: Skydiving!
« Reply #29 on: May 07, 2009, 06:23:50 AM »
I love how I get a horror story from a guy who owns a motorcycle.
Excuse me if I take your nay saying with a grain of salt.  :P
"I'd never skydive! It's dangerous and people die!"
In Westport once sitting at a light, a motorcycle got barely tapped from the rear. He was SITTING STILL mind you, full gear. The guy fell off and broke his neck.
Freak accidents happen.
I've read that all 3 dive sites in kansas have a chip installed in the chute that deploy It  at a certain elevation if you haven't done it yourself.
I may be a little crazy, but I think about saftey....Most the time.  ;D
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Re: Skydiving!
« Reply #30 on: May 07, 2009, 06:48:48 AM »
From what I can find, of the 540,000 tandem jumps made in the U.S. in 1998-2001, there was only 1 death.  Seems safer than a 5 mile ride to work to me!

I think you're in good hands, Ink. 

My favorite phrase used to describe skydiving is "it's like throwing yourself at the Earth and trying to miss". ;D 

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Re: Skydiving!
« Reply #31 on: May 07, 2009, 06:56:08 AM »
Yea!
Those are good odds.
Hopefully you're safe on your 5 mile trip.  ;D
I like that saying too. hahah
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Re: Skydiving!
« Reply #32 on: May 07, 2009, 05:33:31 PM »
Ink just go do it. It is the closest you can get to true flying. It would be like riding a Bike, completely different than driving a car. Those I know that do it, love it. Just be sure you learn proper landing technique. I did some hang gliding back in Cali, sort of the same feeling. It is called freedom.
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Re: Skydiving!
« Reply #33 on: May 07, 2009, 05:38:26 PM »
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If I remember correctly.....Terry in Australia used to be a paratrooper

Nah, they just used to throw him out of the plane to get away from his warped sense of humour.... ;D

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Re: Skydiving!
« Reply #34 on: May 07, 2009, 06:07:37 PM »
sorry, didnt mean to sound discouraging about it.
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Re: Skydiving!
« Reply #35 on: May 07, 2009, 06:08:58 PM »
Quote from: retro rocket on May 07, 2009, 05:38:26 PM
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If I remember correctly.....Terry in Australia used to be a paratrooper

Nah, they just used to throw him out of the plane to get away from his warped sense of humour.... ;D

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Yeah but they forgot to give him the chute.
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Re: Skydiving!
« Reply #36 on: May 08, 2009, 05:37:13 AM »
I'm not mad. Or discouraged. I'm just fiesty.
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