Video of me jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.
This was originally posted on another thread and had some replies, but as the original topic of the thread was solved..I decided this needed its own thread.
Anyhow...here it is for those who hadn't had a chance to see:
The progam I used to convert the dvd files to the appropriate format is at the moment unregistered, so there's an annoying text banner that pops up in the center every 5-10 seconds. I was intending on having my own music with the video, but the videographer already had the dvd finalized by the time I got to the ground and back inside Ah well. Thought I'd share. Enjoy
Last edited by Matthias on Oct-06-2006 at 11:12
Oct-05-2006 23:36
Matthew D
Brando
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Houston, TX TXTA #78
linkie no workie
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Oct-05-2006 23:40
Matthias
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Location: Houston, TX
Should be fixed now
Oct-06-2006 00:14
seekrets
15 hrs to go
Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Houston
hey matt i want to jump off of a plane? When Can be the earliest? Pm me
Oct-06-2006 16:07
Matthias
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Location: Houston, TX
According to their website:
Tandem and AFF Schedule
Sat OCTOBER 7: 30 Tandems OPEN - Accepting Reservations Online and by phone.
Sat OCTOBER 7: Aff First Jump Course 8am. OPEN - Accepting Reservations Online and by phone.
Sun OCTOBER 8: 11 Tandems OPEN - Accepting Reservations Online and by phone.
Sat OCTOBER 14: 8 Tandems OPEN - Accepting Reservations Online and by phone.
Sun OCTOBER 15: 4 Tandems OPEN - Accepting Reservations Online and by phone.
The 14th is the next time I plan on jumping cuz I dont get my check until the 15th, but if you want to jump tomorrow just let me know, I dont mind going out there just to hang out with those yahoos. The earlier you get there (they open at 8am) the less you'll have to wait to get to jump.
He doesn't post here all that much but to my understanding Andrew (WE_R_DNA) and his sis made there first tandem and AFF jumps. At least his sis did aff.
Oct-06-2006 18:24
Carlos Pereira
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I want to jump off a plane and land in another one in mid-air.
Oct-07-2006 20:12
Matthias
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quote:
Originally posted by architect1803
I want to jump off a plane and land in another one in mid-air.
Yeah ..sure. Get it on video when you do.
Oct-07-2006 22:07
TweeK
What About The Future
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Underground Pirate Station [JSRF]
was the jump over houston?
Nicee. i didnt know had that here.
Cheers.
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Oct-08-2006 03:14
Matthias
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Location: Houston, TX
quote:
Originally posted by TweeK
was the jump over houston?
The nearst ones to Houston are going to be Skydive Houston (actually located in Waller, TX) and Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon. Not quite in the city...but on a clear day you can see downtown Houston from over both dropzones.
Oct-08-2006 14:10
Raze1
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Location: San Antonio, USA
That was pretty cool.
Oct-08-2006 18:33
Carlos Pereira
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quote:
Originally posted by Matthias
All of the dropzones in the state of Texas:
The nearst ones to Houston are going to be Skydive Houston (actually located in Waller, TX) and Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon. Not quite in the city...but on a clear day you can see downtown Houston from over both dropzones.
Matt did they ever tell you how fast (as far as MPH) you were going when you jumped off the plane?
Oct-08-2006 19:28
Matthias
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Location: Houston, TX
quote:
Originally posted by architect1803
Matt did they ever tell you how fast (as far as MPH) you were going when you jumped off the plane?
Yeah they go through all of that before your first jump. When you exit, you are initially travelling the same speed of the aircraft - 90mph. After 5-10 seconds, you reach terminal velocity - which is around 120mph in the belly-to-earth position depending on your body weight.
Now...some freeflyers flying in the headdown (falling upside down/vertical) claimed to have reached speeds of up to 180 to 220mph.
Ah well. Thought I'd share. Enjoy 
