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DB206465DB206465 Posts: 53
edited June 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
JUST WONDERING IF ANY BOARD MEMBERS WERE A MEMBER OF THE OTHER" MILE HIGH CLUB? IM THINKING ABOUT GETTING SOME FRIENDS TOGETHER TO GO THIS SUMMER ... IF ANYONE HAS ANY PICS OF YOUR EXPERIENCES, PLEASE POST HERE...THANKS ...

sbb
- Given to fly
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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    I wanna do this! just can't find anyone to go....
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • DB206465DB206465 Posts: 53
    me tooo ...whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
    - Given to fly
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    me, my two brothers and two other friends did this on the morning my Brother's wedding ... it was a blast.

    as it was a one time thing, we did the tandem jump (where you are harnessed to an instructor) but, I'd love to take classes and go solo.
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    ive been dying to go... wouldnt like doing it attached to someone though... and can never find anyone to do it with
    "Senza speme vivemo in disio"

    http://seanbriceart.com/
  • DB206465DB206465 Posts: 53
    we could manifest one huge 10c jump...
    - Given to fly
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    I'm in if we keep it to the philly area! :D
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    if i was given the oppurtunity, id do it in a heartbeat
    I will be what i could be
    Once I get out of this town


    9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
  • DB206465DB206465 Posts: 53
    http://www.skydivedelmarva.com/


    there it is......Laurel, de

    SBB
    - Given to fly
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    if i was given the oppurtunity, id do it in a heartbeat
    careful little boy.... I might push you outta the plane :P
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • hollow bottlehollow bottle Posts: 183
    I went once. It was a gift for my bachelor party. Really intense and well worth it. I would go again in a heartbeat. However, my wife is erie about it. Go do it.
    TDR
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    if i was given the oppurtunity, id do it in a heartbeat

    there's a place in Pepperell (MA) that does tandems, this is where me and my brothers went ...

    http://www.skyjump.com/
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    jimed14 wrote:
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    if i was given the oppurtunity, id do it in a heartbeat

    there's a place in Pepperell (MA) that does tandems, this is where me and my brothers went ...

    http://www.skyjump.com/

    That's the place I went as well. Great time.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
  • peacegirlpeacegirl Posts: 841
    DB206465 wrote:
    http://www.skydivedelmarva.com/


    there it is......Laurel, de

    SBB

    This is in my hometown!
    I've been wanting to do this too!
  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,903
    DB206465 wrote:
    http://www.skydivedelmarva.com/


    there it is......Laurel, de

    SBB

    I think that is the place that I went to when I skydived. It is awesome, you won't be dissapointed. I don't like flying or heights, and I'm glad I did it.
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • DB206465DB206465 Posts: 53
    I wonder if theyll let me bring my ipod while jumping ? Alittle GTF would help reduce some fears.....

    SBB
    - Given to fly
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    I've done three jumps...two static-line jumps (think that's the correct term), and one tandem.
    The first two times, I went up in a little Cessna (sp?)...the ride up in that frickin thing was the worst part! I couldn't wait to jump out of it....trusted my chute more than the plane.
    there is you, the instructor and two other jumpers...you take turns climbing out the door and hanging off the wing strut...the instructor is laying on the strut, holding your pilot chute...when you let go, he throws the chute out, and you freefall for maybe 10 seconds while your main chute opens...I think you jump from about 3000ft.
    it was awesome, but it was an entire day of class, plus about $120 (10-15 yrs ago)...you have to do a minimum number of solo jumps before you can do a solo free fall jump...(there was a class available called PFF (Progressive Free Fall), in which you paid like $500 and did six jumps in a weekend; the last one a solo free-fall jump)...because it was a couple years between my first two jumps, I had to pay full price and take the class both times.

    THe third time, I said to hell with it and paid for the tandem jump, strapped to an instructor (it was more like $250-$300?)...THAT was the experience I was looking for...like 15 jumpers in (I believe it was) a Twin Otter, jumped from 13,500 ft! Free fall for almost two minutes....a kamikaze pilot that passed us doing a nose dive while we were free falling...it was insane!
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Drowned Out wrote:
    I've done three jumps...two static-line jumps (think that's the correct term), and one tandem.
    The first two times, I went up in a little Cessna (sp?)...the ride up in that frickin thing was the worst part! I couldn't wait to jump out of it....trusted my chute more than the plane.
    there is you, the instructor and two other jumpers...you take turns climbing out the door and hanging off the wing strut...the instructor is laying on the strut, holding your pilot chute...when you let go, he throws the chute out, and you freefall for maybe 10 seconds while your main chute opens...I think you jump from about 3000ft.

    When I did my tandem jump, this is pretty much how I did it ... some differences as I did a tandem from a cesna, not a static line.

    they had two planes, the one that opens up in the back and everyone jumped out ... and the shitty little cesna, I got the shitty little cesna ...

    however, I was at 13,000 feet. climbing onto a wing at 13,000 feet, with a camera guy hanging off the wing already and a guy strapped to my back ... yeah, that part kind of sucked!

    But, the rest was a fucking blast!
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    jimed14 wrote:

    When I did my tandem jump, this is pretty much how I did it ... some differences as I did a tandem from a cesna, not a static line.

    they had two planes, the one that opens up in the back and everyone jumped out ... and the shitty little cesna, I got the shitty little cesna ...

    however, I was at 13,000 feet. climbing onto a wing at 13,000 feet, with a camera guy hanging off the wing already and a guy strapped to my back ... yeah, that part kind of sucked!

    But, the rest was a fucking blast!
    :lol:
    The mental image of the tandem jump from a cesna is funny as hell! That thing was awkward enough to get out of alone...can't imagine it tied to an instructor...the pilot mustve been fighting hard to stay level with three people on the wing! :lol:
    I still have video of my first jump (vhs :oops: )...when I step down to hang off the strut...you can see one of my shoes come off at the heel....I'm trying to look down to save it, and the instructor is patting my head telling me to look up :D
    Wish I had my tandem landing on tape. I landed clean, but my feet were too planted to roll with the weight of my instructor...he crushed me into the ground. It hurt, but I was too pumped to care...must've looked hilarious.
    I saw some funny bails that day...a close friend of mine, an experienced jumper, tried to 'hook in', and did a 'three point landing'...feet, knees, face. I liked hangin at those little drop zone airports...skydivers have their own quirky little culture...and they're fun to party with ;)
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Drowned Out wrote:
    I've done three jumps...two static-line jumps (think that's the correct term), and one tandem.
    can I tandem with you?! :lol::lol:
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Drowned Out wrote:
    I've done three jumps...two static-line jumps (think that's the correct term), and one tandem.
    can I tandem with you?! :lol::lol:
    prolly not a good idea if you value your life! :lol:
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Drowned Out wrote:
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    can I tandem with you?! :lol::lol:
    prolly not a good idea if you value your life! :lol:
    oh wait you think i was talking about skydiving :P :lol:
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Drowned Out wrote:
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    can I tandem with you?! :lol::lol:
    prolly not a good idea if you value your life! :lol:
    oh wait you think i was talking about skydiving :P :lol:
    no, we were talkin the same thing :P

    ah, you're evil. I have an image to uphold, c'mon now. *straightens tie*
    *shifts gears*
    :P
    on topic now!

    I want to jump from plane.
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