Wife's 1st jump

**Kiltferone** · 8th August 07, 04:53 PM

Very cool!! She is a keeper for sure.

I am too heavy to jump right now, but I have promised myself for many years, that if I ever get to my target weight I will jump out of a airplane at least once. I am afraid of heights and I think It will scare the s### out of me, but I will still do it once.

Great pics.

**acstoon** · 8th August 07, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Kiltferone

I am afraid of heights and I think It will scare the s### out of me, but I will still do it once.

I'm terrified of heights... the wife cleans the gutters, in fact

But jumping out of a plane (at those heights) is something the human brain just can't compute, I guess.
I've never hesitated.

**emolas** · 8th August 07, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by acstoon

I'm terrified of heights... the wife cleans the gutters, in fact

But jumping out of a plane (at those heights) is something the human brain just can't compute, I guess.
I've never hesitated.

I am scared of heights too but, like you said, that altitude just doesn't compute. I hate climbing ladders but I have no problem standing on the skids of a huey several hundred meters up. I always wanted to try jumping. I was a parachute rigger in the Marine Corps so I packed a lot of them but never got to use one.

**MysticMead** · 8th August 07, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by acstoon

I'm terrified of heights... the wife cleans the gutters, in fact

But jumping out of a plane (at those heights) is something the human brain just can't compute, I guess.
I've never hesitated.

I hate heights too... but at 15,500 feet... there's nothing around to base your height with...and since the ground doesn't really come rushing at you.....there's no fear... besides, what are you going to do about it while in free fall

**Riverkilt** · 12th August 07, 09:14 PM

Always wanted to sky dive. Never wanted to land.

Once dated a lovely lass who was a sky diving enthusiast. Very skilled. Then she got drug along a barbed wire fence by the wind after landing. Scared her up badly...maybe that's why.

I do admire them that do without having to do laundry immediately after landing.

Ron

**MysticMead** · 13th August 07, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

I do admire them that do without having to do laundry immediately after landing.

Ron

hehe... that's not always the case... I remember a guy who had 500+ jumps when he was asked to video a jump for a 4 man team. since he had just landed and they were on the flight that was boarding, he had to borrow a student chute... student chutes use ripcords.. his personal chute used a bottom of container throw out to deploy the chute... he couldn't find the throw out to deploy his chute (because it wasn't there..it was a ripcord DOH!) and he was fighting it all the way down... at 2000 feet the CYPRESS fired the reserve for him (gotta love those things)... he landed real fast hopped up and informed everyone he was in need of a change of clothing ....

**acstoon** · 13th August 07, 09:31 AM

That's one time where patience is NOT a virtue!

**Randy** · 13th August 07, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by acstoon

...............
My wife took her first jump, this year.........
Needless to say, I'm quite proud of my bride.

Hey, my wife made us jump this weekend. Friends and family went along to watch and mop in case. My friends girlfriend, my wife and I jumped. It worked out fine. I was first of the day. I think my lovely bride, is ready to buy a parachute. I do not feel the need to repeat this every year.