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Originally posted by Tricky D
One piece of advice:
Make sure your leg straps are TIGHT and your "package" is positioned properly, i.e. not under one of the leg straps.
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Very important!
Funny I was thinking about this today after seeing 2 cars with skydive stickers or plates.
I did it a couple of years ago. It was a lot of fun. The guy said that when you get to the door he'll say "go". "Go" sounds a lot like "no" so you'll go anyway.
The tandem instructor wants to jump and will if you're not ready or not.
Like others have said it's a lot of fun. I paid for the videographer (I wasn't sure I'd ever do it again) and it was kida cool having someone up there "with you" at the same level. Then she would dive up or down depending on the shot she wanted. Pretty cool.
I'm not sure that I'd do it again, mostly for the sheer fact that it's a lot of cash for only a few minutes of thrills. It's a huuuge cash comittment to do it seriously enough to where you get to go alone and have some control over it.
I just did my first DE and I think I was more rattled to do that. Mostly because I didn't want to **** up the car more than anything else. I had a blast but in retrospect feel bad because I got a low rating in "agressiveness" because I wasn't on the gas enough. I should have pushed myself a little harder. But for the past two weeks I have been reading up on the line and watching track videos, I think I'm hooked.