Sky Diving anyone??

[devlish]

ok, so this is something i've wanted to do on and off for a few years... and plan to do so this summer. I may have talked Dizmm into joining me so far, but is anyone else interested? i found a place in Milwaukee that seems very nice. You can actually see Milw, Chitown, and the pond all from the same drop. i think it's 14,000 feet up, with a 60 second free-fall.

for a group of 5 or more, cost is $150 per person. Anyone intersted? (price is for tandem, with instructor...)

probably early summer, June or something i'm thinking. it'd be a day trip.

i've always wanted to go sky diving... that sounds like an incredible rush! if i have enough $ by then i will go!

[devlish]

not sure if they let amherst girls up in the air... i'll call and ask, and get back to you.

not sure if they let amherst girls up in the air... i'll call and ask, and get back to you.

thanks kurt... glad to know you're lookin out for us amherst girls... :lol:

[fordssuck]

I might be intersted

[VPT]

I've always wanted to jump out of a plane! I may be in for this.

[barubabe1]

If you are interested in skydiving, there is also a place up in Chippewa Falls that does it. It's called the Indianhead Sport Parachute Club. I think it's a little more expensive, but here's the website if anyone wants to check out an alternative.

http://www.skydivewissota.org/

[devlish]

yeah, i checked out a bunch of different places within the state.. i liked the idea of seeing both big cities at once from 14,000 feet up. sounded kind of cool actually. better than looking at a bunch of trees if you ask me. but thanks for the alternative option if this one doesn't pan out. you coming too barubabe?

I might also be interested..... so what exactly is the fail rate on these chutes?

[fordssuck]

I might also be interested..... so what exactly is the fail rate on these chutes?


50%

[austinj06]

I too might be interested!!!.....its only a $150??? Thats not bad at all.

[TSi_II]

I might also be interested..... so what exactly is the fail rate on these chutes?


50%

Either it does, or it doesn't... 50% :lol:

[fordssuck]

we all could just jump off the roof of the village into the snow piles. First belly flop wins!

[TomKat]

Tandem jumping and riding bitch. I'd rather go the old school route and learn to jump solo. 8)

[fordssuck]

Tandem jumping and riding bitch. I'd rather go the old school route and learn to jump solo. 8)

with my luck i'd forget to pull the cord

[helby]

get some balls do it this way..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB7xlNHjduo

[krazyk]

count me in on this.. my sister and I are actualy planning on going as soon as the weather gets nice this spring.. she lives right down the road from where they do it in oshkosh...

[barubabe1]

From what I understand, at least at the Wissota one, you have to go through an 8 hour class before they let you jump by yourself and then they pull the rip cord right away. If you go tandem, it's a much shorter class and you get to free fall for like 30 seconds. Not sure if it's the same everywhere.

[devlish]

From what I understand, at least at the Wissota one, you have to go through an 8 hour class before they let you jump by yourself and then they pull the rip cord right away. If you go tandem, it's a much shorter class and you get to free fall for like 30 seconds. Not sure if it's the same everywhere. the one in Milw is similar... 3 hour class, but a 60second freefall with an instructor. it's also about double the price most places for solo, and yes, you pull the cord right away.

as bitch as it may be, i'd rather go tandem my first time so someone remembers to pull the cord.

[VPT]

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4995/wodc3mtu5nnm0mtnkzmqzmxkt0.jpg

[EVILUTION]

I did a static line jump in college. It was weak. The only cool part was crawling out of the plane and hanging from the wing before letting go.

The tandom drop may be nut to butt ..... but freefall should present more of a thrill.

[TomKat]

The tandom drop may be nut to butt .....

Ha ha ha. No thanks.

If you forget to pull the cord the reserve chute has a pressure actuated switch that will deploy under those circumstances

[MissO]

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff78/komalley2/idiocy.jpg

=)