Free falling ,how does it feel?

[ZR1cliff]

Just watched a bloke on TV with a fear of heights jump out of a plane @ 12,000 feet strapped to an instructor,its something i would like to do but i think there is a point i might freeze,i would perhaps think hold on Cliff there's a chance this could go wrong at the door.
How do you get over that barrier and how did it feel on your first jump,did you feel fear or have a phobia on heights and if so how did you overcome it.

[Carrera2]

I think everyone kacks it at the door.

My first jump I just screamed in my head and lept out.

It's utterly wild and nothing will come close to your first jump.

Give it a go - it really is something everyone should do.

[ZR1cliff]

Carrera2 said:

I think everyone kacks it at the door. My first jump I just screamed in my head and lept out. It's utterly wild and nothing will come close to your first jump. Give it a go - it really is something everyone should do.

Did you feel sick ,this bloke that jumped screamed out loud,i think i would scream too.
My wall of fear would be thinking about parachute failure

[Harry Flashman]

Absolutely awesome. No real sense of falling at first (I think) as the ground is so far away – honestly feels like you are flying, especially when you manoeuvre.

I had to be physically chucked out of the Hercules the first time I did it by an unimpressed NCO, who was probably muttering something about poofy public school boys. And I’m glad he did (chuck me out, rather than insult me, that is) – for I have never done anything else that gives you such a rush. I jump whenever I can.

[shnozz]

Ask Flasher. He bought a couple of new TVRs from TMS.

[Harry Flashman]

[minimax]

shnozz said:

Ask Flasher. He bought a couple of new TVRs from TMS.

(backs away and prepares for rant)

[ZR1cliff]

shnozz said:

Ask Flasher. He bought a couple of new TVRs from TMS.

,has he landed yet.

[Lois]

This is something which I think I would like to experience at some point. Do worry about feeling sick though (hate rollercoasters!) but was don't its not like that.

[Carrera2]

ZR1cliff said:

Carrera2 said: I think everyone kacks it at the door. My first jump I just screamed in my head and lept out. It's utterly wild and nothing will come close to your first jump. Give it a go - it really is something everyone should do. Did you feel sick ,this bloke that jumped screamed out loud,i think i would scream too. My wall of fear would be thinking about parachute failure

No I havent' felt sick at all when I've done them.

It's quite a rush so it's only really after the event that you get a chance to reflect on what you've just done.

I did my 2nd last summer and am hoping to do the AFF to get a licence this year if I find time.

It's good

[zoidberg]

www.airkix.com

The perfect solution! I have a flight booked for a couple of weeks time.

[DBSV8]

Not quite the same but still cured my lack of head for heights ....

in my youth !!!! I was roughnecking on a drilling rig Wytch farm in Dorset to be excact !!! oh the memories !!.....anyway the next stage up the promotion ladder ( no pun) is a derrickman ..

hes the bod swinging 90' above your head .

.....anyway i got the chance and summed up the courage to assist the derrickman about 120" from the ground balancing on 2" fingers ....I was crapping myself .....pulling pipe out of the hole !!!
I hooked onto the safety line and was told to lean out .....holding a rope to pull the pipe back .....i had a safety rope attached to the back of my harness ...as i leant out with an 80" drop to the drilling deck ..i felt a cold sweat ...:""lean out further "" he yelled in my ear ....thats It i yelled back the ropes tight .....
suddenly with out warning I fell forward about 4" he was holding my rope in a loop and let this go.

my heart stopped I was grasping into mid air ....but strangley after about 30 seconds it was like the fear of hights completley left me .....!!!

from that day on as long as I was tied off I would climb over any beam no problem

but I will never forget that heart stopping moment when he let go of the rope !!

having said that .....im glad ive moved inside a nice warm office !!!

[Polarbert]

Of course there is always the chance that something could happen to your parachute, and end up going spat on the ground.


Mind you, I've probably got more chance of being killed by my toaster than dying from that.

[Olf]

Did this in New Zealand:

www.canyonswing.co.nz/

It's a 60m freefall into a canyon which then smooths out into a swing.

Anyway, it feels like your insides are all competing to get out of your head. It's a mad feeling. I went down face first so saw the ground rushing up to meet me which is pretty scary.

I screamed silently! It freaked out the organisers that I made no noise at all.

[Polarbert]

^^^ Wasn't that how a quite famous climber person got killed?

[Olf]

Do you mean the canyon swing?

It did seem rather dangerous.

[julianhj]

I always wanted to try skydiving, but was put off somewhat when a good friend of my sister's died because her equipment failed.

[lizzieh]

It felt awesome to me.. I was fine by the time I got to the door, and after the inital second I got used to it and it was amazing.

Free fall from Sky diving is better IMO than anything generated from a bungy type fall.

[ZR1cliff]

julianhj said:

I always wanted to try skydiving, but was put off somewhat when a good friend of my sister's died because her equipment failed.

Thats it,ime not going now

[Marki]

i think it would feel horrible ,,, but i hate that kind of stuff