Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Spring

A couple of weeks ago I went to a Christmas Party (a little late, I know!) hosted by my favorite skydivers, those from Green Bay.  That got me really excited about the upcoming spring and summer.  Because that equals warm weather, weather where I want to jump.  Yes, I know the crew at Green Bay jumps year round, I don't like the cold.  Because for how cold it is here on the ground, it is WAY colder up in the air.  
With all that said, what I am most excited about is the prospect of doing a static line jump.  Till now I have only gone tandem, and nothing to worry about there jumping with a seasoned veteren.  I hope I can work up the nerve to hang on the strut, let go, and land safely not in a corn field.  There are corn fields and a llama farm up there people have landed in, I don't want to join that!  Plus if you land off the airport, you have to buy a case of beer.  Free beer is better than bought beer.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

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Sunday, October 28, 2007

The Joy of the Jump!

Why people jump out of a perfectly good airplane can only be fully understood once you have done it and can never be fully explained in words. After I made my first jump I felt like I could do anything! It was amazing, and for the first time I understood why this sport is addictive. You don't need drugs, it is absolutely the most amazing experience. The rush you get in the free fall, followed by the absolute silence after the canopy opens. And every time I jump, it can only get better and more enjoyable.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Benefit of Tandem Jumping


After making my first skydive a tandem jump, (but I sat through the static line class before that jump), I have definatley decided there are benefits to making your first jump out of an airplane with a professional and a tandem rig!!!

1) It is harder to chicken out. In my case, I was strapped to a guy bigger than I am and where he went, I went. There was very little time after the door opened and we jumped out of the plane. I had no time to think about how crazy what it was that I was leaving a perfectly good airplane at 10,000 feet! This was a good thing.

2) You get to enjoy the ride. The person I jumped with is currenlty breaking the 1,800 jump mark. They know what they are doing. That brings a sense of calm to you as you are doing something many would say is crazy.

3) The landing. You don't necassarily realize how quickly you come to the ground after a jump until you are doing it. And if you don't flare at the right time the landing could be kinda rough. And even before you get that far, you might totally miss the landing area. This whole thing scare me a bit about going it alone, but with the help of someone, your first jump, and landing can be very pleasant. My first landing was stand up.


So I must say, I think going tandem your first time out would increase the likely hood someone will think Sky Diving is awesome and be hooked from then on!!!