BoLOCs to aeroplanes...gravity's the way forward
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As previously discussed in the pub I wanna do a tandem parachute jump. I know a few people expressed an interest and I'm just looking into it now.
Prices are anywhere between £150 - £250 but it's not the kind of thing where you just go with the cheapest
Also there are discounts for group bookings.... hopefully this doesn't mean sharing equipment
Weight restrictions apply also its about 15-16 stone.
I've found one.....SPLUT.com........ No Thanks!!!!
Prices are anywhere between £150 - £250 but it's not the kind of thing where you just go with the cheapest
Also there are discounts for group bookings.... hopefully this doesn't mean sharing equipment
Weight restrictions apply also its about 15-16 stone.
I've found one.....SPLUT.com........ No Thanks!!!!
Just remember, skydiving is essentially a safe sport. You have plenty of time to open your reserve chute in the event of a main chute failure:
The rest of your life in fact.
Do it, it is a great sensation - I used to skydive with a friend who's mum owned a flying school - free jumps all day long.
The rest of your life in fact.
Do it, it is a great sensation - I used to skydive with a friend who's mum owned a flying school - free jumps all day long.
strange you should mention this twinpipe as i was actually thinking of doing this too... i freggin hate heights... like REALLY hate heights but chuff it it's got to be done.
I'll do some nosing around and have a chat to a mate of mine who's done a fwe hundred skydives now - he might know somewhere with good reputation!
I'll do some nosing around and have a chat to a mate of mine who's done a fwe hundred skydives now - he might know somewhere with good reputation!
I thought that tandems were also known as 'Meat Bombs' by sky divers!
I was offered a tandem junp some years ago after 6 nutters threw themselves out of the back of my Sea King some years ago at an Airshow, unfortunately I had to decline because that wouldn't have left anyone to land the aircraft afterwards.... Shame really!
I was offered a tandem junp some years ago after 6 nutters threw themselves out of the back of my Sea King some years ago at an Airshow, unfortunately I had to decline because that wouldn't have left anyone to land the aircraft afterwards.... Shame really!
gooby said:
You can get F D if you think I am going to throw myself out of a plane for anything.
It is the most f
>> Edited by gooby on Thursday 18th May 00:19
The quote about what makes a good pilot, "A pilot who has the same number of landings as take-offs" also applies to the passengers
Why jump out of a perfectly good, fully funtional plane.
just re-read the original thread...
are we talking about a tandem static-line jump or are we talking about a tandem sky-dive?
i want to do the sky-dive... can't really see the point in falling out of a plane and floating gently to the ground... i want to do the full terminal velocity plummet!
are we talking about a tandem static-line jump or are we talking about a tandem sky-dive?
i want to do the sky-dive... can't really see the point in falling out of a plane and floating gently to the ground... i want to do the full terminal velocity plummet!
AFAIK, static line jumps you do on your own.
Well, the ones I have done were anyway.
I will put it down as easily the most sh*t scary experience of my life.
Had to do two of them just to make sure.
Spent all the time in the plane on the way up thinking, 'why are you doing this, you are an idiot'
Not sure if I could do another one.
Think there are basically two types, static line where you are attached to the plane by a cord that automatically deploys your chute (in theory!) a short while after you push yourself out of the plane.
And the Tandem sky dive where you are attached to the front of a qualified, experienced sky diver, get a reasonable amount of freefall before chute deployed.
In the tandem dive you go from much higher up 20k feet(?), need no real pre training and get the benefit of freefall and feeling safer.
With a static line you need to do a lot of training (a days worth in my case) before they will let you do your first jump. You exit the plane at a lower altitude (about 3k feet or just below the cloud line) so have a shorter time in the air and the chute immediately deploys once clear of the plane. I'd like to do a tandem jump for comparison, but the mad rush from having to actually push yourself out of the open door of a plane at 3k feet is incomparable to anything I have previously experienced. You get to steer yourself around and conduct your own landing too, which is very satisfying, if slightly painful if you miss the grass and hit the runway like I did!!
If you feel like you could do it, I would strongly suggest it as its one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had!
Well, the ones I have done were anyway.
I will put it down as easily the most sh*t scary experience of my life.
Had to do two of them just to make sure.
Spent all the time in the plane on the way up thinking, 'why are you doing this, you are an idiot'
Not sure if I could do another one.
Think there are basically two types, static line where you are attached to the plane by a cord that automatically deploys your chute (in theory!) a short while after you push yourself out of the plane.
And the Tandem sky dive where you are attached to the front of a qualified, experienced sky diver, get a reasonable amount of freefall before chute deployed.
In the tandem dive you go from much higher up 20k feet(?), need no real pre training and get the benefit of freefall and feeling safer.
With a static line you need to do a lot of training (a days worth in my case) before they will let you do your first jump. You exit the plane at a lower altitude (about 3k feet or just below the cloud line) so have a shorter time in the air and the chute immediately deploys once clear of the plane. I'd like to do a tandem jump for comparison, but the mad rush from having to actually push yourself out of the open door of a plane at 3k feet is incomparable to anything I have previously experienced. You get to steer yourself around and conduct your own landing too, which is very satisfying, if slightly painful if you miss the grass and hit the runway like I did!!
If you feel like you could do it, I would strongly suggest it as its one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had!
That about sums it up.
I did 8 static jumps before doing my first short free fall. After a few free falls, we were bailing out around 10000+ feet for a moderate amount of free fall and a bit of an aerial hoon. Actually, really awesome fun.
For those of you scared of heights, the sensation of heights is not the problem, you are really too high up to get the sensation that you would get in buildings/mountains - it is just the psychology behind jumping out of a perfectly good aeroplane. Actually it is a lot safer than you might imagine. I used to do a lot of rockclimbing, including multi-pitch big wall routes. I still do long mixed ice & rock routes and the feeling of height is very different. Go and do it and maybe you will want to solo jump later. It is the easiest way to get an idea if it is for you. Besides, a long fall never hurt anyone - just the awkward stop at the bottom.
If you want real danger and the associated rush, try jumping off a cliff with a parachute - ie base-jumping. Perhaps the most dangerous sport there is. I did a few jumps, but decided it was a quick but unpleasant way to die. The friend I skydived with actually got killed on a mountain we were climbing as two ropes of two climbers. He had intended basejumping off, but he and his climbing partner had a 300m fall on the ascent.
I did 8 static jumps before doing my first short free fall. After a few free falls, we were bailing out around 10000+ feet for a moderate amount of free fall and a bit of an aerial hoon. Actually, really awesome fun.
For those of you scared of heights, the sensation of heights is not the problem, you are really too high up to get the sensation that you would get in buildings/mountains - it is just the psychology behind jumping out of a perfectly good aeroplane. Actually it is a lot safer than you might imagine. I used to do a lot of rockclimbing, including multi-pitch big wall routes. I still do long mixed ice & rock routes and the feeling of height is very different. Go and do it and maybe you will want to solo jump later. It is the easiest way to get an idea if it is for you. Besides, a long fall never hurt anyone - just the awkward stop at the bottom.
If you want real danger and the associated rush, try jumping off a cliff with a parachute - ie base-jumping. Perhaps the most dangerous sport there is. I did a few jumps, but decided it was a quick but unpleasant way to die. The friend I skydived with actually got killed on a mountain we were climbing as two ropes of two climbers. He had intended basejumping off, but he and his climbing partner had a 300m fall on the ascent.
shangani said:
Besides, a long fall never hurt anyone - just the awkward stop at the bottom.
Seriously though, with my impending debt as the house draws nearer, I would love to do it but cost is an issue. Let me know the prices and I`ll think about it. I may even do it for charity mate!!
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