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Anyone here ever go skydiving?

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Anyone here ever go skydiving?

Post by bmw » Thu Sep 01, 2022 5:51 pm

My sister just sent me some pics of her having gone skydiving, and for me, it would be one big NOPE. No thank you.

Anybody here ever go? What was it like?



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Re: Anyone here ever go skydiving?

Post by TC Talks » Thu Sep 01, 2022 5:53 pm

I have, it was like my dreams except I landed.

Once I got over the initial panic it was quite amazing.
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Re: Anyone here ever go skydiving?

Post by bmw » Thu Sep 01, 2022 5:55 pm

My sister described something similar with the initial panic. She said the panic leading up to the jump caused more anxiety than the fall itself, which she said became enjoyable after the first few hundred feet....said the wind in her face was almost unbearable at first.

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Re: Anyone here ever go skydiving?

Post by Bryce » Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:26 pm

Back when I was young and good looking, and trying to build up flight time hours, I used to haul skydivers at a jump zone in Tecumseh.

Me, I see no reason to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Hell, I'd even rather stay in a small plane with an engine out than jump out of it.
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Re: Anyone here ever go skydiving?

Post by Honeyman » Thu Sep 01, 2022 8:51 pm

I did what is called a static line jump, where you are attached to the plane and when you jump out, it pulls your chute. 3000 feet. There was a feeling for a few minutes, when the chute had opened and I was falling gently to the ground, that was honestly spiritual. I would never do it again.

Not even sure anyone still has static line jumps. The place I did it in San Diego closed down after some guy got killed about 4 months after my jump.
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Re: Anyone here ever go skydiving?

Post by MotorCityRadioFreak » Thu Sep 01, 2022 9:28 pm

No thanks. I don't even like helicopter rides.
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Re: Anyone here ever go skydiving?

Post by Deleted User 15783 » Fri Sep 02, 2022 11:51 am

"If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving."

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Re: Anyone here ever go skydiving?

Post by radioandtventhusiast » Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:29 pm

A buddy of mine did it 9 years ago. He really loved it.

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Post by Matt » Sat Sep 03, 2022 8:03 am

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Re: Anyone here ever go skydiving?

Post by MWmetalhead » Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:59 am

I agree with the supermajority here; it does not interest me in the least!
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Re: Anyone here ever go skydiving?

Post by AndyD » Tue Sep 06, 2022 5:40 am

Yes, I have.. with a group of friends about 5 years ago. While you sign your life away, you watch a video that mentions death, dying, being dead.. etc... about 500 times. We still did it and lived. While it was definitely fun and an exhilarating experience, I don't feel the need to do it again.

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Re: Anyone here ever go skydiving?

Post by thatonedude » Tue Sep 06, 2022 10:13 am

Hell no -- I wouldn't skydive if you paid me. Doesn't seem like it would be worth the risk.
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Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:26 pm
Back when I was young and good looking, and trying to build up flight time hours, I used to haul skydivers at a jump zone in Tecumseh.

Me, I see no reason to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Hell, I'd even rather stay in a small plane with an engine out than jump out of it.
Ah yes, Skydive Tecumseh. I remember when I was living with the folks... you could see the planes from the (very tiny) airport there a lot in the summer. Always thought that was pretty cool.

Still wouldn't do it, though.
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Re: Anyone here ever go skydiving?

Post by radioandtventhusiast » Tue Sep 06, 2022 12:17 pm

My buddy went to Skydive Tecumseh for his skydiving.

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