About to jump out of an airplane

[rambone]

First time skydiving. I'm pumped. If you don't hear back from me... you'll know my chute didn't open.

 

[rambone]

What's the preferred method of carry while freefalling?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Good for you!

For me? I can't picture myself jumping out of an otherwise perfectly good airplane

 

[trapperDave]

good luck. can I have your stuff if ya dont make it? lol

jumpin up at Anderson?

 

[JetGirl]

Cool!!

 

[9mmfan]

Your doing what.....

 

[kjf40]

Have a good time...see you next fall....LOL

 

[RobbyMaQ]

I did it over 15 yrs ago at Anderson. It was AWESOME! But I hear they don't really do static line/solo for certification anymore.
You'll have a blast!

 

[Kagnew]

You know the old saying about bird-s... and idiots.

 

[SmileDocHill]

Seriously dude, it was a figure of speech! Don't take it literally, I apologize and I promise I'll not let my emotions get the best of me next time we debate.





That sounds like a blast, I'm looking forward to an AAR.

 

[stephen87]

Remember to keep your mouth closed. Did you grab the right backpack? I hate it when I jump and I accidentally grab my overnight bag instead of my parachute.

 

[tv1217]

Don't die, who will we reference as the resident conspiracy nut if you're gone?

 

[LeeStreet]

I've jumped twice from 2800 ft., & what a thrill. There is nothing to worry about, cause you have a backup shoot that you manually deploy.

 

[RobbyMaQ]

Some outfits use some barometric unit that will deploy the backup chute automatically (In case you get knocked out or something during freefall and cannot manually deploy the backup).

To me, it was disorienting lookng down once the chute was open. They had a radio, telling you where/when to turn... I kept looking for the LZ without luck until I was a few hundred feet up. I realized then that it was directly beneath me the entire time... Just a strange view.

But what was really cool, was we did our jump 2nd to last at dusk. Floating high up after the chute opened, I was bathed in sunlight, but down below it was all dark and the lights were on. It was surreal, and more inspirational than the initial jump itself (Climbing out on the the strut and then hanging there a few thousand feet in the air)

 

[IndyGunworks]

If your chute doesnt open, do you already know which section of the government you are going to blame?

 

[hoosierdoc]

Keep the feet up on landing!

I saw a few nasty parachuting injuries when the chutes didn't open properly. Xenia, OH is a big skydiving mecca

 

[jblomenberg16]

Tag for the AAR...I have this on my "to-do" list.

 

[Gabriel]

First time skydiving. I'm pumped. If you don't hear back from me... you'll know my chute didn't open.

Have fun. It is quite the thrill.

 

[rambone]

Well, the chute opened. Looks like you guys are stuck with me.

I landed about an hour ago. My hearing is still jacked up. Apparently my ears are very slow to equalize. Ouch.

What. a. rush.

 

[RobbyMaQ]

YAY!