On 2010-09-16, Rich Grise wrote:
On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:08:35 -0500, Pete C. wrote:
Ignoramus12523 wrote:

When my older son was 3, I took him to Imax, he almost vomited. I
would say that you are right. I have a fear of height too, though I
did skydive once, using a static line method. It was quite scary.

Static line? You mean bungee-jump? I'd never do that since there is no
backup and no time to deploy a backup anyway. I did go skydiving from
14,000' (tandem) and it was spectacular and highly recommended.


With sky
diving, you deploy the parachute at ~4,000' which leaves time to deploy
the reserve parachute if there is a problem with the main.

A tandem jump is NOT skydiving. A tandem jump is a carny ride.

Skydiving is when there's nobody up ther but you and God, and God
doesn't talk to skydivers - he thinks we're crazy, and nothing
between you and the ground but your parachute and your training.

I wouldn't take a tandem jump if you paid me. (well, depending on
how _much_ you paid me - I am a whore, after all. ;-) )

For Iggy, no, it's not a bungee-jump - it means that the ripcord
is attached to the airplane, so the chute CAN'T not open.

And there isn't enough money in the world to get me to bungee-jump.

When I was in skydiving training, we had to take five static line
jumps before we were qualified to pull our own ripcord.

Did you notice how regular skydivers were adrenaline junkies? Doing
random dangerous things just to get a rush?

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