"space jump" - amazing

[themangeraaad]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81gn2oLeC_U

I still think this is absolutely amazing. I have never been skydiving before (though I want to) but if I had a chance to do anything, that might just be it. The view/feeling must be one of the most amazing/surreal things ever...

[xcm]

the look on his face says space monkey!

[Mike1331]

wow free falling at 618, pure insanity. I'm surprised he was able to pull his shoot. I'm sure they made pulling his shoot as simple as a push button with him almost falling at the speed of sound.

[vincepru]

that is one of the coolest things ever...

[tbburg]

Actually, they cheat. Top speed in the upper atmosphere might be over 600mph, but as you get closer to the ground and more air gets in the way, you slow down. Back to earth or face to earth, it's pretty hard to break 150mph below 15k feet. In a vertical falling position, head up or head down, you can break 200mph, but 300 is about the upper limit, and nobody intentionally opens a chute at that speed Most canopies are rated at 200mph max opening velocity.I have never been skydiving before (though I want to) but if I had a chance to do anything, that might just be it. The view/feeling must be one of the most amazing/surreal things ever...View's pretty good, imagine google earth with a slow zoom :D
Go to your local drop zone and do a tandem. (Cheaper then breaking an axle wheeling, and just as fun!)

USPA Drop zone locator. (http://www.uspa.org/FindaDZ/tabid/184/Default.aspx)

[hubs97xj]

I watched a program about the jump a while back- falling from space, even if you don't quite go supersonic, must be a mindblowing experience. 600mph, but no frame of reference, ridiculously cold, and the simple fact that you're the first guy to try it, it may fail spectacularly, and yeah, you just jumped out of a basket 20miles above the earth...

He had some serious balls.

And what is it with YT and techno? Everything cool either has a crap soundtrack, or WMG yanked the audio altogether.

[RichP]

Jumping is a blast, three statics and two free falls.

[redneckboarder]

i wanna try skiydiving real bad. but i feel like it would become anothe expensive hobby for me. i looked up how much it costs to get qualified to jump on your own and its very pricey. like 2k+

[tbburg]

i looked up how much it costs to get qualified to jump on your own and its very pricey. like 2k+That's only the beginning! 4-5k to get your rig(main/reserve/harness-container sys/aad)

But hey, it's totally worth it! Skydiving is the ONLY sport that lets you wear pajamas with handles in public!

:D

[RichP]

That's only the beginning! 4-5k to get your rig(main/reserve/harness-container sys/aad)

But hey, it's totally worth it! Skydiving is the ONLY sport that lets you wear pajamas with handles in public!

:D

You can get into it cheaper thru ebay and overstock :D :D :D :D :eek:

I would just be very careful what I jumped with personally.
As for cost the Army will teach you :D :D :D the Navy too, thats how I learned.

[redneckboarder]

im in the air force but unfortunatly my jod doesnt require me to get jump qualified

and if i get that through the miitary ill be good to go for civilian solo jumps?

[jonzer12]

I jumped at 15000 FT. In free fall I think they told me I wasn't going to crack 200mph.
All I remember is once the plane disappeared from view and I had no frame of reference I couldn't really tell if I was going 5mph or 500mph. Standing still with a fan blowing your face would have been the same thing.

It was awesome but bungee jumping is way more of a pure adreneline rush.

[tbburg]

im in the air force but unfortunatly my jod doesnt require me to get jump qualifiedCheck and see if your post/installation has a parachute club. You can do it through the on-post clud at a substantial discount(At least you can in the army) If you have a choice, go accelerated free fall training or tandem progression, not static line.and if i get that through the miitary ill be good to go for civilian solo jumps?No. Military parachuting doesn't count toward your civilian license, although once you have the license, you can log all the military jumps as experience.