How was the experience? Was it worth the money? Before you signed a release did they tell you any probabilities of something going wrong?
the experience is awesome is it worth the $$?? hmm probably not, your first dozen jumps or so are going to be expensive, i believe from $150-$200, once you get your jump license, its only about $20. yes you sign a wavier, but no they did not inform you the chances of anything going wrong. the most likely injuries are from rough landing, equipment failures are rare as you have a backup chute, and everything is doubled checked at least.
It was cool for me - I did one solo jump and it was soo peaceful on the way down. I had no recollection of the 6 seconds of free fall. Downside? My buddy's brother went to a place that turned out to be sketchy. He pancaked and died because they screwed up the chute packing. It basically ruined his life for about 10 years as well, once he found out the history of the place and tried to get justice served. (he failed) Of the 20 people with me, I think that there was 1 sprained ankle and 1 hurt wrist, with some other random scrapes. CN: It was cool, I have no need to do it again.
Skydiving deaths - 9.09 fatalities for every 100,000 skydivers http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/skydiving8.htm Traffic deaths - 21.66 fatalities for every 100,000 licensed drivers http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx Enjoy that commute to school tomorrow.
http://www.comcast.net/news/nationa...fn=/2007/10/08/782933.html&cvqh=itn_skydivers Search Under Way in for Missing Plane By SHANNON DININNY, Associated Press Writer 3 hours ago YAKIMA, Wash. - A search began Monday in the rugged central Washington Cascades for a missing plane with up to 10 people from a skydiving company on board. The Cessna 208 Grand Caravan left Star, Idaho, about 7 p.m. Sunday en route to Shelton, Wash., but did not arrive as scheduled, said Mike Fergus of the Federal Aviation Administration. A hunter in the White Pass area told police he saw a plane flying low and heard a crash about 8 p.m. Sunday. The plane is registered to Kapowsin Air Sports of Shelton. Ten people from the skydiving company Skydive Snohomish were scheduled to be on the plane, but it was unknown how many were actually on board, said Geoff Farrington, Kapowsin's co-owner. The family owned company, more than 60 years old, has never lost a plane, he said. The plane also had never experienced mechanical problems. "We've been around a long time," an emotional Farrington said, describing the people on board as acquaintances. "(Skydiving) is a small community." The names of those on board were not released, but Farrington said their families had been notified. Officials at Skydive Snohomish did not return a telephone message seeking comment. Nisha Marvel of the Washington Department of Transportation said the search area had been narrowed to southwest of Rimrock Lake, about 30 miles west of Yakima, due to the hunter's report and radar information. The Transportation Department was coordinating the air search, while Yakima County Search and Rescue was coordinating a ground search. The search was centered in area along the north fork of the Tieton River. Officials said the plane's emergency locator was not activated. Temperatures were between 35-40 degrees at 8 p.m., with some light precipitation and heavy clouds, said meteorologist Steve Bodnar of the National Weather Service in Spokane. Wind gauges to the east at Sedge Ridge showed winds of between 11-20 mph, with gusts to 46 mph. The Cessna 208 Grand Caravan has a good reputation, Fergus said. "It's got a good track record. It's been around a long time," he said.
i went a while back...it was a lot of fun. In Texas, I *think* you must do tandem dives your first 2 times.. (attached to an extremely experienced diver).. They're on your back, so you get the "first person" view still. If you forget to pull the cord or can't find it within 5 seconds, they'll do it for you. They will guide the chute once it's open... and they'll teach you how to do it while you're up there, and then they'll let you try. For landing, you can choose to just kick your feet up (straight out in front) and let them land. That minimizes the chance of you getting hurt by messing up the landing. It was a lot of fun and worth the money to do once. I wouldn't do it again until I'm making a lot more money.
My friends and I wanted to do this, but I chickened out because I scared sh**less of heights. They told me it was fun tho.. I saw some pictures. Still scary. I wonder, if your chute fails to open and you free fall.. what are the chances of you surviving, because that's like a lifetime paralysis, right?
you always have a backup chute, and theres a minimum height for landing safely so you should be ok, otherwise, paralysis is only if you are extremely lucky, death is the more probable scenario. also, just google the diving schools name to see if they are good.
