Wife's 1st jump

[acstoon]

My family has an annual skydiving weekend... we had 25 jumpers, this time.
My wife took her first jump, this year.
The look of exhilaration on her face says it all!
(Not bad for a grandmother of 8, huh?)
(now you'll know why I always have a smile on my face)

Not content with the everyday, Mary & instructor do a backflip upon exit:


The smile says it all:


Needless to say, I'm quite proud of my bride.

[McMurdo]

Wow that is very cool, great pictures, I would be proud of her too.

[CactusJack]

That is just too cool, I would love to do that but have been told because of my 2 very bad knee's that the landing could cause me some problem's

[acstoon]

That is just too cool, I would love to do that but have been told because of my 2 very bad knee's that the landing could cause me some problem's

Actually landings are VERY gentle... Either standing (with no more impact than walking down stairs) or sitting (land on your bum... very little impact) One of my best friends jumps with a prosthetic leg.
In fact, the instructor my wife was with, regularly takes a quadriplegic enthusiast skydiving. The oldest that he's had dive, at his jump business, is 95 years young!

[pdcorlis]

OMG that is simply amazing!

[MysticMead]

I remember my first jump.... and the smile does say it all... there's nothing in this world that can come close to the feeling of free fall...

and like it's been said... landings are VERY gentle.. my first jump the landing was less of an impact than walking down stairs... and I've had a PLF (butt landing) a couple times that we very gentle as well... in fact.. they were almost fun

[Mike1]

I'm still not convinced of there being any reason to step out of a perfectly-running airplane. At least until the pilot has turned out the seat belt light at the gate.

[MysticMead]

I'm still not convinced of there being any reason to step out of a perfectly-running airplane. At least until the pilot has turned out the seat belt light at the gate.

how do you know that the plane is running perfectly?? after all... there are thousands (or millions) of tiny explosions taking place in that engine... one of those might decide to not be tiny....

and for those that say the same about a perfectly good airplane... the one I jump out of has a big hole in the side where a door should be... thus making it not perfect anymore..


in all seriousness... the plane and pilot were on the ground before I was... and I was taking a short cut.. in the video of my first jump you could see the plane wing over and dive straight down...not so sure I'd want to ride with him...

my favorite saying is.... if riding in a plane is flying.. then riding in a boat is swimming, to experience the element get out of the vehicle!

50-60 seconds of a roaring wind...followed by complete silence (once the chute opens).... I love it

[starbkjrus]

Beat me to it, Mike1...

Ditto!

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

No no no no no no.

[acstoon]

and for those that say the same about a perfectly good airplane... the one I jump out of has a big hole in the side where a door should be... thus making it not perfect anymore..

HaHa... I'll have to remember that one...so true.

in all seriousness... the plane and pilot were on the ground before I was... and I was taking a short cut.. in the video of my first jump you could see the plane wing over and dive straight down...not so sure I'd want to ride with him...

I managed to get a ride back down with the jump pilot a year ago... trust me... jumping out of the aircraft at 14000' is FAR less exciting!
My last jump, while freefalling, the pilot did his wingover and redline zoom... he passed about 1000' below us, slightly to the right. Yowzers... quite a sight.