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Have you or would you skydive?

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:04:31 GMT

I hate heights so not in a million years. Jumping out of a fully functional plane is nuts to me.

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redwingsgal — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:05:21 GMT

I do not even fly, so my answer is absolutley NOT!!!

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QVCkitty1 — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:07:59 GMT

No, No, No !!

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Mz iMac — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:10:40 GMT

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sidsmom — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:13:53 GMT

I'm not a fan of anything which simulates death...!🙃

My luck, I would pass out, so.....

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JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:22:53 GMT

I don't like heights so my answer is a big NO WAY! I will go on a plane, if I have to, but I'm not crazy about that either. I would, however, like to do a zipline.

Re: Have you or would you skydive?

SandySparkles — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:29:27 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:

I spit out the coffee I was sipping when I saw this!!! Toooo funny😂😂😂😂

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

Re: Have you or would you skydive?

deepwaterdotter — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:34:47 GMT

Only in my dreams, and even then it would terrify me.

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shaggygirl — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:36:52 GMT

Actually I did. That was way back when I was young & foolish and feared nothing. Somewhere here I still have photos of me in my getup....some sort of white coverall, combat looking boots (borrowed no doubt from another jumper), a helmet of sorts and a pack on my back and one on my stomach. I recollect we jumped out of a Cessna and being that the first 3 jumps the chute was automatically opened by some sort of line attached to the plane, that was it for me, 3 jumps (on 3 separate Saturday mornings) and I was out cause after that you had to pull your own ripcord.

I also recall we practiced landings by jumping off of park picnic tables. Something about feet, side of knee, then shoulder......or whatever it was. We also had to practice packing our own chutes. Maybe that's why I quit after the first 3 jumps, didn't trust my own chute packing.

This was when I was living in D.C. and the jumps took place at some field in Virginia. I think I came close to tossing my cookies on the drive there the first time....from fear wondering what I'd gotten myself into. But probably too proud to back out.

The scariest part was that you didn't just jump out the plane door. You had to maneuver yourself out of the plane sort of sideways and hang on to some metal bar type thing that went from I think the wing to the plane and place your feet somewhere out there then watch for the person in the plane to give you the signal then you let go while pushing yourself back into the air. Geez, I must have been nutsy.

Re: Have you or would you skydive?

Kardi — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:43:57 GMT

Always wanted to when I was younger, but had 2 kids and so it seemed really foolish. Now I’m glad I didn’t. A relative who got into skydiving and made many jumps eventually injured his back and has lived the rest of his life in excruciating pain. My friends son was in Army airborne and messed up a knee. Not worth it.

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dulwich — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:44:01 GMT

@shaggygirl Reading your very interesting thread all I can say is wow! girl you were gutsy - well done. Not for me.

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SandySparkles — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:44:04 GMT

I have that and zip lining on my bucket list. The keyword is "HAVE"😂. The weather here in the Seattle suburbs is not conducive to it now, and was a convenient excuse for not doing it on my birthday as I'd planned.

~~~ All we need is LOVE💖

Re: Have you or would you skydive?

Bri369 — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:47:09 GMT

Absolutely not. I'm not into that sort of thing.

I like to seek thrills on the ground. LOL

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Katcat1 — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:47:18 GMT

No, No, No.

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Montana — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 18:01:57 GMT

No. Too chicken.

Last year, a youtube vlogger posted a video of her skydive jump. It was interesting to watch.

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Phantom41 — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 18:26:06 GMT

I don't need to tempt fate that much!

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Krimpette — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 18:45:41 GMT

I'm not willing to get ON a plane these days, much less jump OUT of one! No thank you!

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Travone — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 18:48:19 GMT

I have. I did it two years ago. In my state they no longer allow you to go solo on your first jump, so it was a tandem jump. I wasn't afraid of heights or jumping, but I was afraid of the landing until I saw it being done by others. What I wasn't prepared for was the actual free fall before the chute opens. We had some experienced divers on our plane, so they gave us a bigger plane and let us go up to the state maxium height. We jumped and I swear I thought I was going to have a heart attack and die before I landed. The air hits you and catches your breath. This I wasn't prepared for, I didn't even think about the free fall. Then the chute opens and you gently float until it is time to land. The landing was perfect.

People ask if I would do it again, and I would if someone else paid for it.....it wasn't cheap. But I did get the entire thing on video. I have a picture of me in my office during the free fall. The wind has taken my skin and mouth until I am alomost unrecognizable .

All in all it was a good day. I'm glad I did it. I was 57 at the time.

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Suzeecat — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 18:56:21 GMT

Probably not for a weird reason. It sounds like fun, and I would imagine that it is fairly safe. However, being strapped that closely to another individual, a STRANGER, would just make me too uncomfortable!

Re: Have you or would you skydive?

Tyak — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 19:03:09 GMT

I would not but I know someone who did their first jump on their 75th birthday. It was just something she always wanted to do.