Members anonymousalien1 Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Hey guys, Birthday's on Friday, and I asked my dad if he would go skydiving with me and he agreed. Pretty awesome as we don't do much together. So, I looked up a skydiivng place near me, found one called Freefall Adventures in Williamstown, NJ. The website ( here ) looks pretty legit and everything, but since it's my first time, I was wondering if anyone here had any experience with them? How are they? Safe/professional/nah? ALSO, they have an option there for skydiving from a turbine helicopter in a steady hover. It's twice the price, but does that also mean twice the experience? Would that be preferable to skydiving from a regular plane? Thank you very much for your time, I'm really excited about this. Later bro bros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members troublehead Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 I knew one, but he's dead now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Riverdragon Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 I say anyone that has done it and lived is pretty much an expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members anonymousalien1 Posted June 20, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Haha.. you guys make it sound like there's a high probability I'm gonna die doing this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poida Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by troublehead I knew one, but he's dead now. ROFLCOPTER ALERT!!1!!! :D LMFAO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members U R B& Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 will your gear to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cobrahead1030 Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 a friend of mine used to fly the planes that dropped people here locally for that...i know he said the first time you had to have an instructor strapped to you, and then after that you would have to take classes and get a permit to jump alonethat may be just in SC, or the company he worked for tho because i know people who've jumped for their first time without having someone strapped oni'd love to do it someday, but i'm afraid of heights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrendanO Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by anonymousalien1 Haha.. you guys make it sound like there's a high probability I'm gonna die doing this.. Well, jumping out of a perfectly good plane isn't going to do you any favors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members anonymousalien1 Posted June 20, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 I'm deathly afraid of heights but I enjoy doing all the bungee jumping stuff, and I love rollercoasters. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cobrahead1030 Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by anonymousalien1 Haha.. you guys make it sound like there's a high probability I'm gonna die doing this.. FWIW the guy i knew was involved with skydiving for 15 years, did the flying for 5; he said he never saw any serious accidents, and only one case where he saw someone have to use a reserve parachute (i can't explain how it works, but they do have a backup of sorts ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members anonymousalien1 Posted June 20, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by BrendanO Well, jumping out of a perfectly good plane isn't going to do you any favors. Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrendanO Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by anonymousalien1 I'm deathly afraid of heights but I enjoy doing all the bungee jumping stuff, and I love rollercoasters. Go figure. Here's something they may have neglected to tell you: You're going to be very, very high when you jump out of the plane. Just a heads up if you're not good with heights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members anonymousalien1 Posted June 20, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Yeah, I know. But I'm gonna do it. It's just one of those things I feel I have to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members U R B& Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by cobrahead1030 FWIW the guy i knew was involved with skydiving for 15 years, did the flying for 5; he said he never saw any serious accidents, and only one case where he saw someone have to use a reserve parachute (i can't explain how it works, but they do have a backup of sorts ) serious accidents?im betting most of skydiving accidents are serious;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members anonymousalien1 Posted June 20, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diocide Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Not to put a damper on your birthday celebrations, but didn't I remember just hearing about someone that died skydiving just a couple weeks ago? Am I making this up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members batotman Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 I knew one but he was a dickhead and got banned from the forum. Skynetrp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -=MYK=- Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by batotman I knew one but he was a dickhead and got banned from the forum. Skynetrp! That guy was king douche.I'm more like a knight of douches, so he gets props. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members batotman Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Yes he was! You're ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paragraph51 Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 One of my friends has a wife and two kids, and he still refuses to quit skydiving. He's done well over two thousand jumps, and always packs his own chute(s). He was always a little bit crazy like that, ever snce I've known him. I think he's still alive, but it's been a few months since I'd last heard from or of him. We don't keep in touch, much, either. They say the odds of dying are 1 out of every 1000 jumps, so you'd better hope your first jump is one of those 999 times out of 1000 when things work out OK. The odds are the same for each jump, they don't accumulate, meaning 2 jumps doesn't mean 1 in 500 odds of dying. However, your chute will be deployed for you by a tether line as you jump from the plane, so the odds of a successful chute deployment are better. Also, every now and then a highly experienced jumper will get so into experiencing the fall that they won't realize to open their chute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -=MYK=- Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by batotman Yes he was! You're ok! Come on, B-rad. Let's go sky diving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members batotman Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Hmmm....when you say it like that it doesn't sound manly, it sounds "hold hands, jump" gay! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -=MYK=- Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by batotman Hmmm....when you say it like that it doesn't sound manly, it sounds "hold hands, jump" gay! LOL Is there something wrong with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members batotman Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 No wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cobrahead1030 Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by U R B& serious accidents?im betting most of skydiving accidents are serious;) well it is possible (and not terribly uncommon) to injure your legs if you land the wrong way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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