Add Comment (5)(There is no audio currently because of the song being played in the background (Disturbed -- Down with the Sickness). Youtube removed it since the song is copyrighted. I will fix that soon)
Sunday, May 31st 2009 -- Acampo (Lodi), CA ~~ This is my very first skydive (only skydive so far). It was a tandem jump with an instructor at the skydive place. All I can say is this was an amazing experience. The first 10-15 seconds was almost overwhelming, but once my body got over the initial shock of jumping out of the plane it was just a mind blowing moment.
The flight up to 13,000 feet took about 10 minutes. My tandem partner and I were first ones on the plane and last out since we had a camera guy with us. There is no time to think about what’s about to happen as you shuffle towards the door. Then you JUMP!!!! It takes a few to catch your breath. We free fell for about 60 seconds moving at about 124MPH!! Once the chute is deployed it’s a quiet drift down back to Earth. The only noise you hear is the rustling of the canopy overhead. The landing was very smooth and I had a great instructor and a wild camera guy!!
Words can’t describe… and as much as I knew it was going to be an extreme experience, it was 1000 times more than I could have ever expected. Will I do it again… definitely!!
May 31st, 2009 at 7:43 pm
HAHAHAH Fix the sound!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 1st, 2009 at 9:46 am
cool jump. wish I was there with you.
June 2nd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Whoa dude what the hell?! That’s friggin crazy. I always wanted to skydive but I’ve never actually grown a pair to really do it. Its one of those “someday” goals but I’ve heard its insane!!! Was it expensive? How long did you train for? Let me know!
June 6th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
It was a tandem jump, so the training took 5 minutes, plus there was a video to watch while we were waiting. the video was maybe 15-20 minutes long.
I paid $100 for the jump and $55 for the camera guy. So not a bad deal!!
June 9th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Whoohoo!! Go baby go!!
I love you