Who has ever wanted to try skydiving but hasn't done it yet?
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Me! I have always thought that it would be fun, but havent tried it yet. I guess i do have my whole life ahead of me.
198175
I have had this dream a few times and it always scares me. I don't know how to fly but somehow I manage to get way up high and I'm afraid of falling, but never do. This question stirred up some weird feelings for me, something to ponder.
859344
Firstly i have to mention, Whilst I am certified, I'm not the most experienced diver, so I cant speak for everyone,but I think everyone dives for their own reasons, and some of us may not be all that sane :) but I can tell you why I do. It is like going to another planet, the beauty never fails to surprise and amaze. Every single dive is different and you never know what you'll see. If your want you can interact with amazing wildlife, and some of them want to play with you! As a water baby I find an awesome sense of peace by just being underwater, I cant believe that not everyone feels the same way...And the way you feel more alive just after a dive is worth all the trouble. Yes we do have to ALWAYS have to keep in mind the dangers, there are so many of them, but I think that goes hand in hand with respecting the amazing environment we are about to enter, our bodies are not built to go where it cant get its most fundamental need, air, but a lucky few of us brave it anyway.. Hopefully the dangers keep people who shouldn't be diving out of it..bad buddy experience..
183680
I don't know if thats possible. I've never flown, and I'm scared to fly, don't know if I will ever conquer it.
573647
I CAN.....CANT SAY FOR THE REST...DID U EVER TRY OUT BEFORE ASKING??
952519
This is probably one of the best questions i have ever seen on here.  I would love to be able to do both, but I think i would reluctantly choose being able to fly\n\nyou get thumbs up #5 from me!\n\neveryone's answer gets a thumbs up too!\n\ncan i please do both?
823249
Your question gives a wonderful excuse for some reminiscing!\nA group of us were in the flying club bar (after flying had finished!) and in came a few of our resident sports parachuting club members. At various times one or two of us had flown the aircraft from which they had jumped, and after a  convivial shandy or two, one of the parachuting instructors said, half jokingly,"How about you lot making a jump?" ... to which a couple of us said, also half jokingly, "No problem. When?" \nAnyway, next day we started the compulsory basic training, and the following day we were at 2,500 feet over a well known airfield in the South West of England, in a Cessna 172.   So that tells you why and where...\nNow, how did it feel?  Exhilarating and a little scarey, sums it up!  You see,  in those days you made your first jumps all  by yourself (not strapped to an instructor like today), using a static line  - i.e., a line attached between the aircraft and your main chute,  which,  when you fell away from the machine, pulled out the pilot and main 'chutes.  (NB You also  wore an emergency chest parachute). You stood with your left foot on the aircraft's starboard main wheel (the pilot held the brakes on so that it did not rotate), and swung yourself  out of the door so that your right leg hung out into space, while your two hands grasped the wing support strut - a sort of 'letter X' position .  On the word 'Go!' you leapt backwards and counted up to 3 secs, by which time your main chute would be (or should be!) deployed.  If it was - fine;  you simply settled down to enjoy the view and the silence.   Of course, if it was not open fully then you had a few seconds to sort out  the problem or to pull the emergency chute! \nWould I (did I) do it again? Well, yes -   because  I made several more jumps, but in the end decided that staying in a nice warm aeroplane was preferable. :- ) \nAnyway, go for it - several friends of mine made it their hobby and carried out hundreds of jumps in several different countries.  And as you progress to high altitude free fall you will be even more thrilled by the experience.  So good luck and happy landings!
1136008
Skydiving is great fun.  It is as safe as any other outdoors adventure, apart perhaps from dancing with poisonous snakes.\n\nYou should expect to spend all day doing this.  Most skydiving services have a half-day training course and then the first-timer goes up for a "buddy jump"  That's where the novice and an experienced instructor jump together.\n\nDepending on the airport where you go for this, the plane used may be a small aircraft that takes a long time to get to altitude, which drags out the time used for the first jump.\n\nOne note of caution - if hubby has a bad back or bad knees, ankles, or hips, I don't suggest this.  He can make things worse.\n\nAn alternative to this kind of adventure, depending on where you live, is to buy him a ride in a restored WWII fighter or trainer.  There are a bunch of places around the country where a guy can have a BLAST going up in a P-51!
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Would second the DeLand answer - I did Skydive U there.  There are lots of places ... suggest u find something local that is a big enough drop zone so you can get lots of lifts in a day.\n\nIf you want to do AFF (accellerated free fall) make sure you check they can do that.  \n\nA drop zone with a number of different aircraft can be a blast.  \n\nHave a look around for DZs then go an lurk ... ask the folks and u will soon find if its a friendly place (pretty much all are).\n\nBlue skies friend ...
637543
I'd definitely pick to have my flying dream again.  I've had it more than once and can remember some of the details, but mostly, I could feel myself flying.  I'm kind of scared of heights...not so much of being high up, but of being high up and not secured to something.  I remember the actualy feeling of being in the air, looking down and getting light in my stomach.  I eventually taught myself how to fly.  It required a thought process, and if I stopped the process, I'd fall, though I never hit the ground.  It makes you feel like you can take over the world when you wake up.
574470
I don't know, other people have made it, why not me?
1020470
skydiving. the adrenaline rush is unmatchable, the chicks dig it, and if something goes wrong, youve got about 30 seconds to care.
734950
YES!!!!!! I do it every weekend. Where do you jump???? I love Skydive Chicago, it's my home dropzone.
525399
Yeah i will bcome crazy if u fly naked from head to toes!\nNice View while ur flying hah!? @ )( @
551951
yes. I believe you believe you can fly. As to the method which you believe you can achieve this through- that is an open question. Perhaps you mean by boarding an airplane/helicopter/blimp/ultralight/hang-glider... etc- Perhaps you mean by consuming mind altering substances- It may even mean that you propel yourself through magical means.. a la magic carpet, broom,wand, Icarus boots... etc... Maybe you have been genetically fused with a species that has been granted flight... Maybe you just close your eyes and imagine really really hard. Whatever your chosen mode I do believe that you might believe. I'll tell ya what I believe in... God. Peace n be safe in your travels... lol.
468455
I did after my little boy died. My brother found me sitting on the sofa staring into space. He came back the next day and I was still there. He told me that if I was planning to do myself in I might not end up with my son. At that time of unrational thought I decided it was a risk I'd rather not take.
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Check out the link for Skydive Monterey Bay Inc. I haven't done it by my friends have done their first jump there. Their website has a lot of good information on skydiving. As far as I know, your first jumps will always be tandem jumps, where you are strapped to an instructor who will pull the parachute. It seems that the only risk is if the regular parachute and the emergency parachute all fail, which is probably very unlikely.