Freefalling!!

Right Before Jumping out of the Airplane.
i went sky diving today (always wanted to do it and was inspired by recent jump by sb)
was too excited and couldnt sleep until 3 and woke around 5am
got a lift from a friend and got there pretty quick, got good company and i wasnt driving ![]()
left the house at 6am and got there 7:30am, signed in and ate a lil bit while waiting for friends from another car that came at 7:45am.
because we watched the videos and signed the waiver, we were setup within 30mins, the 5 of us.
everyone where assigned a jump master because we are doing tandem jumps. the fee is $195 but we got the early bird special with 5 people for $175 each. 3 of us got video/photo package for and additional $95
ran a lil bit of drill and got on the plane.
the plane ride is probably 15 mins to ~13,500 feet and the diving started
bonz went first, and then i went, then cj, peter, kc
it was pretty fast, u walk to the door and before u know it u r out the door
the fall was awesome and it didnt have the initial 1 sec fear like in the freefall ride in 6flags
i luv the free falling, it’s incredible~ (however, i didnt feel as much rush and adrenaline as anticipated, friends all had the same feeling)
i didnt get to pull the parachute cord out cuz i couldnt see the altimeter clearly. i was too busy showboating with adam, the camcorder dude haha
the parachute gliding was nice, good view but a lil hazy
we got to control the direction by pulling down the cord to left or right. the harder the pull the sharper the turn. however it got me dizzy when we did a 360 rotation and it got even worse as we sway left and right to aim for the target drop zone. i didnt feel like throwing up yet but i was nauseous. also the ear started to get stuffed up especially the left one
we got down and pull both cords down and slided on our butt over the grass! i was wondering why we didnt just come down standing up and they said it’s becuz there’s less chance of an injury (face plant, ankle twist) if sliding down.
we were pretty much done by 9am!
waited a while for our photo and video dvds
cj went for a second jump.
oh yes my stomach scar was fine and all body functions were at 100%! numbing in the toes and fingers are non-disruptive.
i think i might continue to complete the course (13 jumps + 1 lecture class) and get licensed!

Right After Jumping out of the Airplane.