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Old Jul 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.
 
Old Jul 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?
 
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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I don't think i have the ***** for that.
 
Old Jul 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.
 
Old Jul 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.
 
Old Jul 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!
 
Old Jul 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!
 
Old Jul 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.
 
Old Jul 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.
 
Old Jul 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
 
Old Jul 17, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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to top it off, when i went it was my first time in a plane
 
Old Jul 17, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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^^
that is funny right there!!! lol
 
Old Jul 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?
 
Old Jul 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+
 
Old Jul 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 !!!!
 
Old Jul 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
 
Old Aug 2, 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
 
Old Aug 2, 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
 
Old Aug 2, 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!
 
Old Aug 3, 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
 
Old Aug 3, 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..
 
Old Aug 3, 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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