2007-10-17 18:08:55 · 14 answers · asked by Heatherlikesleather 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
No, I never saw any sense in jumping out of a perfectly good plane.
2007-10-17 19:14:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. I've been an active jumper for a couple years now. It is the best sport in the world. The feeling is like flying or floating. The free fall is a lot of fun and is freedom. For 45 to 60 seconds there is nothing else in the world except for you, the air and your friends. Flying your body through the sky just a couple inches away or connected with others at 120 to 200 mph, depending on the type of skydive, is a rush that cannot be explained. When free fall is over, flying a high performance canopy is a blast too. There are so many different things to do in the sport, belly flying, tracking, wingsuits, free flying (my favorite), freestyle, VRW, CReW...
You get into the sport for the rush and you stay for the people. the environment is wonderful and I know that i have friends all over the world, all I need is to show up to the dropzone with my rig and good times will be had by all.
There are a couple websites you need to check out to get good info on skydiving.
http://www.uspa.org is the website of the United States Parachute Association, the governing body for sport parachuting in the United States. There is a list of member dropzones on the website along with all sorts of great info on the sport.
The official site for the British Parachute Association is: http://www.bpa.org.uk/links.htm
The official site for the Canadian Parachute Association is: http://www.cspa.ca/
http://www.dropzone.com is another great resource for everything about skydiving and some BASE too.
http://www.skydiveradio.com is just fun and a good place to feel like you’re at the drop zone when you can’t physically be there.
If you’re not sure about skydiving but want to fly you should look at the vertical wind tunnels. http://www.skyventure.com/ is the website for skyventure which operates many tunnels in the United States, Europe and Asia. I love flying in the tunnel. I don’t do it very much, I’d rather spend my money on skydives, but it is a great place to learn, work on my flying skills and just have a lot of fun!
Make sure that you contact the drop zone you want to jump at directly. There are a few scams out there, one of which is 1800skyride. They will take your money and send you to any dropzone they want too but only about three dz’s in the country except skyride tickets. So please, please, please contact the dropzone directly.
The tandem is a great jump. I’d get video too. I made one tandem a little over two years ago and came back to start student training (good info about student training at uspa.org) and got my license. I’ve been jumping for two years and have a few hundred jumps. There is nothing better than flying your body through the sky with your friends. The canopy is a lot of fun to fly too. It only gets better and better. Every weekend seems to be more fun than the one before. You will get into the sport for the rush, but you stay because of the people. I love this sport and I sincerely hope that you’ll become a full time skydiver and I’ll be able to make some jumps with you at a boogie!
Blue Skies! Black Death! And EFS!!!!
2007-10-18 03:34:18 · answer #2 · answered by Merlyn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but i know what it feels like and how it is.. cause i went to skydiving school for a day=D it was great..
they have this big circular glass room. it;s from the floor to the ceiling and there was this great big fan on the floor and he works the fan and we fly=D one person at a tym= D..but it rocked my smelly stripy sock=P
2007-10-17 18:14:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, I haven't. But I would love to try! Looks like a pure adrenalin rush!
Best wishes!
2007-10-17 18:21:07 · answer #4 · answered by hula wabbit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. When I was in the military, I did not really have a choice.
2007-10-17 18:17:33 · answer #5 · answered by Moose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, afraid of heights and of hitting the ground at high speeds!!
2007-10-17 18:33:50 · answer #6 · answered by Ginny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
Luckily I'm not someone who gets things wrong 1st time
2007-10-17 18:12:38 · answer #7 · answered by Weatherman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, when i was a kid i jumped off the roof of the garage into a snowpile....
2007-10-17 18:17:33 · answer #8 · answered by smurfette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes i have not.
2007-10-17 18:14:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, BUT I WILL THE FIRST CHANCE I GET : )
2007-10-17 19:09:47 · answer #10 · answered by BLUSKEYES 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋