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Old 07-14-2008, 11:02 AM
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It was incredible! I recommend anyone who hasn't been to go. It just blew me away. You haven't lived until you've skydived.
 
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Old 07-14-2008, 12:52 PM
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they have a few places out here to go to and I was thinking I'd do it at the end of the summer. I figure if anything happens...I at least had a great summer. That and I could prob get a full page in the University's paper. LOL

But from the people that i've talked to they said it was one of the best things they'd ever done. You get pictures?
 
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Old 07-14-2008, 01:59 PM
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I don't think i have the ***** for that.
 
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Old 07-14-2008, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Badfish
It was incredible! I recommend anyone who hasn't been to go. It just blew me away. You haven't lived until you've skydived.
tandem jump I assume? or have you been taking lessons? Glad to hear you enjoyed it. I went once and would love to do it again.
 
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Old 07-14-2008, 06:34 PM
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Yeah it was tandem. I will be taking the accelerated free fall course to jump by myself. takes a while and quite a bit of cash to do. but it was kind of spur of the moment, my buddys b-day. we jumped from 12500 feet, it was a 60 second free fall. the plane we took was small, and the door was broken so they just took it off, and i was sitting 6 inches from it the whole plane ride. it was crazy. just when you think the plane has reached jumping altitude, it goes higher. and i asked the guy to do back flips when we jumped, and he did. it was so ******* cool. DO IT.
 
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Old 07-14-2008, 07:12 PM
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thats awesome man! I have been wanting to go, sounds like need to get on this!
 
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Old 07-14-2008, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mustangvsix
thats awesome man! I have been wanting to go, sounds like need to get on this!
Originally Posted by Badfish
DO IT.
Yes definitely try it man!
 
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Old 07-15-2008, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Codiddy
Yes definitely try it man!
+1 great experience, my cousin took me when i graduated h.s.
 
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Old 07-17-2008, 10:23 AM
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how much coin did it set you back? you got me wanting to do it before i go back to school.
 
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Old 07-17-2008, 10:37 AM
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I have always had the urge to jump out of a perfectly good plane as well
 
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Old 07-17-2008, 11:20 AM
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to top it off, when i went it was my first time in a plane
 
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Old 07-17-2008, 11:28 AM
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^^
that is funny right there!!! lol
 
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Old 07-17-2008, 06:25 PM
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wow my friend and i were just talkin about doing this soon .. were prob gonna go in the next 2 weeks but yeah im looking at places around philly/jersey, but how much did u pay to do the tandem?
 
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Old 07-17-2008, 06:55 PM
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not for sure on price, my jump was a graduation "gift". i know it was $100+
 
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Old 07-17-2008, 08:01 PM
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I have always wanted to do that but like Steeda, I dont think my testies are big eough. Its got to be a blast. Congrats !!!!
 
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Old 07-18-2008, 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by gotMACH04
not for sure on price, my jump was a graduation "gift". i know it was $100+
wow awesome gift .. im looking at a few places in the pa/nj/ny area and havent found anything under like 190 so i guess thats what im gonna be paying
 
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Old 08-02-2008, 05:43 PM
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yeah so i went with a few buddies today it was amazing ... we jumped from 13500ft and i couldnt even tell u how long it took to get down but it felt like awhile .. it was a bomber plane too so they opened the back and we got to run and jump out it was crazy.. def. reccomend trying it
 
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Old 08-02-2008, 05:59 PM
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I got invited to tag along in military-style jump school that trains WWII paratrooper reenactors for their jumps, I'd definitely be going if it wasn't like $3000
 
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Old 08-02-2008, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by htownv6
wow my friend and i were just talkin about doing this soon .. were prob gonna go in the next 2 weeks but yeah im looking at places around philly/jersey, but how much did u pay to do the tandem?
in delaware i paid 270 to tandem jump totally worth it in my opinion. i went to south delaware to jump and i cant remember the name of the city but its in the same city that has a pretty big bike show.

im also going to jump again later this month and its going to cost 300 for everything... i really need to get these tandem jumps out of my way so i can get closer to a free fall on my own! now that would be sick!
 
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Old 08-03-2008, 09:23 AM
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i don't think I have the ***** to jump out of an airplane, off a bridge, etc lol
 
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Old 08-03-2008, 10:56 AM
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Im going soon, but most of my friends and family are chickens.. Im gonna sky dive over South Beach, Miami prolly summer of 09..
 
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Old 08-03-2008, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by stanger00
in delaware i paid 270 to tandem jump totally worth it in my opinion. i went to south delaware to jump and i cant remember the name of the city but its in the same city that has a pretty big bike show.

im also going to jump again later this month and its going to cost 300 for everything... i really need to get these tandem jumps out of my way so i can get closer to a free fall on my own! now that would be sick!
i did it at free fall adventures in nj it was 190 for everything ... man ive never had a feeling quite like those few seconds still in the plane looking out and then jumping ... crazy
 
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