Comments | ghewgill: jumping out of fully functional aircraft

ghewgill

jumping out of fully functional aircraft

Feb 15, 2004 21:51

decibel45 has been bugging me for months to go skydiving. I hadn't made any plans to go, but yesterday morning after going out to play in the snow I realized that it would be great weather for skydiving. The sun was out, there was some snow left on the ground, and I didn't have anything else planned for the day ( Read more... )

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decibel45 February 16 2004, 05:21:19 UTC

If you buy two tandems at once they'll probably cut you a break; maybe giving you the $100 a piece rate you get if you buy them the same day as your first tandem. They'd probably also give you a deal if you bought 2 tandems and your first AFF jump (which is the first time you'll jump with your own chute). If you pay for your entire AFF up front they give a 10% discount (which is what I did), but that is a lot of cash to plunk down at once.

luckman February 26 2004, 04:57:38 UTC

Tell me at least one engine was on fire or something.

ghewgill February 26 2004, 05:03:16 UTC

The rear door of the plane suddenly came open during flight!

esl April 1 2004, 03:28:42 UTC

jump solo,
it's so much more exciting!

aircraft_gse December 16 2009, 04:27:10 UTC

may I ask how your partner new when to pull the chute open? Is there a certain amount of predetermined time that you to pull it by or do you just gauge the height you are at while in the sky? I would have been afraid if I started spiralling down, glad you enjoyed the jump.

ghewgill January 3 2010, 03:19:46 UTC

My "partner" was of course an experienced tandem instructor. Many skydivers wear an altimeter that shows the current altitude, and I'm sure that with experience comes the ability to judge distance above ground. Also, there is an automatic failsafe system that pulls the chute at a certain altitude if the human doesn't.