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Skydiving |
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When I was in college I went
with a group to do a static line jump. We went through the class, got
suited up, climbed into the airplane and started to taxi out. As the
pilot spooled up the engine for takeoff we got the abort call over the
radio, the wind hit some magic number and we weren't allowed to jump.
Fast forward a few decades. A co-worker (Mike) had a birthday coming up
and a few of us in the office decided a jump would be a great present.
Mike invited us to go with them. Here is our intrepid group. |
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This sign pretty much says it
all! |
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Ground school is over, the
gear is checked out. The guy to my left is the one with the parachute.
I'm just along for the ride. Mike is in the background and doesn't seem
to be as happy as I am here... |
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Our ride. |
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Loading up. |
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My son got a great shot of our plane as it
taxied out. |
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The view from the door at 14,000 feet,
point of no return. |
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This would be slightly past the point of
no return. About a minute of freefall and then a couple of minutes under
the canopy. What a rush! |
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The view from just under the cloud deck.
We had stellar weather for the jump. |
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Tandem jumps are pretty cool. The
instructor has a vested interest in getting everything right so it is a
relaxed process. |
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Back on the ground and the experience is
really starting to sink in. |
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Yep, that is one happy jumper. I can see
doing it again... |
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