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| Allied Nations |
| quote: | Originally posted by pinkbubblegum
I think you misunderstood me. Cliff Gliding doesn't involve diving into the water. Like skydiving you fly with an instructor, but instead you're on a glider. You take off on the cliffs and gently ride the air currents above the ocean and then return back to the top of the cliff. |
ohh ok so like parasailing off of cliffs-
cliff diving is fun too :disbelief |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by pinkbubblegum
I think you misunderstood me. Cliff Gliding doesn't involve diving into the water. Like skydiving you fly with an instructor, but instead you're on a glider. You take off on the cliffs and gently ride the air currents above the ocean and then return back to the top of the cliff. |
oh . oops. it totally looked like diving lol. nah never done that, but it sounds like fun! |
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| pinkbubblegum |
| quote: | Originally posted by Allied Nations
ohh ok so like parasailing off of cliffs-
cliff diving is fun too :disbelief |
affirmative-o!
I'd never do diving, you land the wrong way and you're history, besides I aint wearin no stinkin swimming cap. :stongue: |
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| IpLaYWiTLiGhTs |
| quote: | Originally posted by Allied Nations
i thought about doing it stoned and just stopped in my tracks- i really dont want to jump out of a plane under the influence! |
You woulda been falling for days... |
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| nefardec |
| talk to SPAWNmaster on this board - he's done 50+ jumps in the past 6 months after selling all of his dj equipment :D |
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| miamitranceman |
| quote: | Originally posted by nefardec
talk to SPAWNmaster on this board - he's done 50+ jumps in the past 6 months after selling all of his dj equipment :D |
Yeah wtf...couldn't believe that! |
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| Zewad |
| quote: | Originally posted by Allied Nations
The waiver we signed basically says one should never ever attempt a jump under the influence..
i thought about doing it stoned and just stopped in my tracks- i really dont want to jump out of a plane under the influence! |
ha... the 2nd and 3rd time i did it back before college and way before Army I smoked the whole way there... did it high as a kite...
actually lost my first pipe ever there... haha...im still here typing though...:D
the first time i did the video and pictures etc... inflation has gone up quite a bit.. it was only like $150 w/ video and pics and $120 without.... that was in 98-99 |
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| freeflyer14 |
I encourage anyone wanting to skydive to go for it, you will not regret it. I made my first jump on my 18th birthday, now over 800 jumps later, I still am doing it and loving it. Some good information has been passed along here, although there is more than one option to make your first jump. You can do Tandem (first picture), Accelerated Freefall or AFF (second picture), or static line (third pic). Each way has its own pros and cons as far as learning to jump. Most places now exclusively do AFF and Tandem. I learned initially and became an instructor for Static line, and then later taught AFF. I don't really instruct anymore because of my real job, but I still jump whenever I can. For my information or to find a place to go near you check out www.dropzone.com or www.uspa.org
These are just general pictures I got off dropzone.com to give you an idea of the training methods, I have a bunch of good ones I have taken but don't have up online anywhere to link to. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| I didn't even know they allowed static line for first time jumpers. When my sister and I were calling places, no one did it. They all did tandem only for first timers. |
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| freeflyer14 |
| Most smaller dropzones (the ones that only have a Cessna 182 or something for a jump plane) will still do static line. Up until recently, it was by far the most popular (and cheapest - the reason I did it this way in college) way to train for a license. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by freeflyer14
Most smaller dropzones (the ones that only have a Cessna 182 or something for a jump plane) will still do static line. Up until recently, it was by far the most popular (and cheapest - the reason I did it this way in college) way to train for a license. |
Ahh cool. Was unaware. :D |
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| SteelWolf |
Never actually "Skydived" but I am a paratrooper does that count? Granted its a C130 at 1800 feet but its still a rush.
ALWAYS wanted to do a HALO jump at around 15,000 that would be so bad ass. |
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