I'm a bird!
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Topic: I'm a bird!
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Subject: I'm a bird!
Date Posted: August-19-2012 at 7:13am
David Small, the World Champion Barefoot waterskier was in town footin with some friends of mine and he wanted to go skydiving and asked me for a ride to the nearby airport. A short time later I found myself jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.       ------------- This is the life |
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Posted By: fanofccfan
Date Posted: August-19-2012 at 11:27am
| Those are awesome pictures. I did that myself a few years ago(like 25years). I do wish they would have used tandem jumping then. We were tied to a tether that pulled the chute after we jumped. I was so concerned about doing things properly to land safely that I didn't have a lot of time to enjoy the moment. Still glad I had the chance to do it though. Do you think you will do it again? |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: August-19-2012 at 12:22pm
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Judging from the pics......you hated it! Good stuff. ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: August-19-2012 at 1:10pm
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He told me: No matter what happens, SMILE! Yes I'll do it again, it was so much fun. ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: Kristof
Date Posted: August-20-2012 at 12:17pm
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Awesome!! That's on my bucket list... ------------- - Gun control means: using BOTH hands! - Money doesn't make one happy, but when it rains cats and dogs, it's still better to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle... |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: August-20-2012 at 1:22pm
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I went once, it was so much fun. Unimaginable acceleration and speed. ------------- |
Posted By: C-Bass
Date Posted: August-20-2012 at 5:03pm
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I'm imagining 9.8 m/s^2 neglecting air resistance. Looks like a blast. Always something I wanted to do. ------------- Craig 67 SN 73 SN http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6103" rel="nofollow - 99 Sport 85SN |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: August-20-2012 at 6:29pm
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We bailed out at 13,000 ft and pulled the cord at 5,000 so there was a nice freefall. there is a tiny stablizing shute that keeps the tandems from speeding out of control due to the weight, I never even felt it when he deployed it, I did not look up at all, I never even saw the parachute LOL ------------- This is the life |