going skydiving for the first time!!!

con Brio · **going skydiving for the first time!!! -** 05-16-2003, 07:31 PM

Tomorrow, I will be at the Winnipeg Skydiving centre for my 5hrs of ground school training at 9am. Then the actual jump.... Has anyone here gone through this? I'm getting more antsy as tomorrow approaches. I rented the first 4 parts of BoB from Rogers vid to see how they trained for the jump.... even Cpt Sobel was squemish on his first jump!

Vance · 05-16-2003, 08:01 PM

Skydiving is a little bit different than a PLF wink:

Gonzo · 05-16-2003, 08:05 PM

have fun

Simo Häyhä · 05-16-2003, 08:14 PM

i have never gone, but my 40 year old aunt went skydiving ed:

05-16-2003, 08:18 PM

boy, you're gonna have some fun.

Jedi Marksman · 05-16-2003, 08:21 PM

That's going to be a rush. Enjoy the high. biggrin:

Vance · 05-16-2003, 08:23 PM

Oh and make sure to pack your reserve chute.

Ferich · 05-16-2003, 08:25 PM

That'd be funny if underware and sandwhiches came out of your chute.

MrLevinstein · 05-16-2003, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferich

That'd be funny if underware and sandwhiches came out of your chute.

lol.

con Brio · 05-16-2003, 08:35 PM

has anyone here actuallly gone?

Ferich · 05-16-2003, 08:38 PM

Everyone has, everyone is in the 82nd Airborne or knows someone who is on this Forum.

Expect an answer like..

"YES, MY DAD SEARVED IN THE 82ND AIRBORNE IN THE WAR OF 1812, HE PARACHUTED 69 TIMES AND KILLED 7 CAMBODIANS. HE HAS THE MEDAL OF HONOR."

But honestly though, I've skydived once and hated it, never will do it again. I did it when I went to Austraila for a College trip type thing.

con Brio · 05-16-2003, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferich

Everyone has, everyone is in the 82nd Airborne or knows someone who is on this Forum.

Expect an answer like..

"YES, MY DAD SEARVED IN THE 82ND AIRBORNE IN THE WAR OF 1812, HE PARACHUTED 69 TIMES AND KILLED 7 CAMBODIANS. HE HAS THE MEDAL OF HONOR."

But honestly though, I've skydived once and hated it, never will do it again. I did it when I went to Austraila for a College trip type thing.

were u freakin out before actually exiting the plane 3000 ft in the air?

Ferich · 05-16-2003, 08:52 PM

No, I was strangely calm during most of that, I just didn't like most of the falling. It felt like I was extremely depressed, lol, you know the feeling in your stomach.... Oh well, some people call it a rush or a "high," I just call it a waste of time.

Vance · 05-16-2003, 09:04 PM

Yeah, I jumped with the 152nd Airborne Squad into Eastern Iran. Its not as fun as it is hyped up to be. But I got the Iron Cross for bravery under Freindly Fire. SO ti all evened out, plus I had a great CO, John Milla.

05-16-2003, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferich

Everyone has, everyone is in the 82nd Airborne or knows someone who is on this Forum.

Expect an answer like..

"YES, MY DAD SEARVED IN THE 82ND AIRBORNE IN THE WAR OF 1812, HE PARACHUTED 69 TIMES AND KILLED 7 CAMBODIANS. HE HAS THE MEDAL OF HONOR."

But honestly though, I've skydived once and hated it, never will do it again. I did it when I went to Austraila for a College trip type thing.

Oh God Ferich, i just cant stop laughing biggrin:

But when my dad was in Vietnam, in trraining, he went parachuting, and he said it was really scary, even though this was in peace time. You do exactly what they said in BoB, and when you jump from the static line, if your chute doesnt open, you have 3-4 seconds to pull your reserve, or else youre too low for it to deploy correctly, which can either severly injure you from breaking your legs, or kill you. But i hope you have fun! Forgive your sins before you go, you never know what will happen freak: