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I never did a wing suit jump (didn't have enough jumps or ratings) but it was something I had always wanted to do. Amazing vid - makes me wish I was still jumping! :(
 
Freefaller said:
I never did a wing suit jump (didn't have enough jumps or ratings) but it was something I had always wanted to do. Amazing vid - makes me wish I was still jumping! :(
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Why did you stop? I've been looking at accelerated skydive courses in California. Probably just a 'passing phase' but it's something I've always wanted to do. Ultimately - I've often wondered what it would feel like to stand at the edge of a cliff in Trollveggen before leaping from it. That I know is never going to happen! Don't have the metal for it.

Oh and that wing vid is just insane. A few expletives slipped out! :o
 
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Why did you stop? I've been looking at accelerated skydive courses in California. Probably just a 'passing phase' but it's something I've always wanted to do. Ultimately - I've often wondered what it would feel like to stand at the edge of a cliff in Trollveggen before leaping from it. That I know is never going to happen! Don't have the metal for it.

Oh and that wing vid is just insane. A few expletives slipped out! :o
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FYI, I'm totally the same and also looked at accelerated courses in cali. It's dependant on funds, but hoping to do it next year.
 
Domo said:
Why did you stop? I've been looking at accelerated skydive courses in California. Probably just a 'passing phase' but it's something I've always wanted to do. Ultimately - I've often wondered what it would feel like to stand at the edge of a cliff in Trollveggen before leaping from it. That I know is never going to happen! Don't have the metal for it.

Oh and that wing vid is just insane. A few expletives slipped out! :o
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Time. Money. Weather in this country! :p

I did 80% of my jumping in California, France and the Med. As in a day you could do 5-10 jumps, and it's a lot cheaper.

Often I'd spend the weekend from Friday night, at a DZ, in a tent, living off rubbish snacky food (which at the time I'd buy rather than prepare), having a few drinks with mates, and wait all day on Saturday for a break in the weather,. Now if the forecast is good you have EVERYONE there - so waiting for a slot takes a while. If the weather is bad, you may not get a jump in at all - and so you either spend a weekend doing sod all, or decide to head home, in which case you've wasted 1/2 the weekend - well not wasted as you have your mates around you - but you've done little..

If it's a good weekend you get a few jumps in and it's all good. Still, it ended up costing over £200 a weekend if you include food, drinks, fuel costs, and paying for the slots - which typically are around (were) £30 - 5 jumps = £150... ouch.

I just do not have the time or the inclination anymore, and whilst it's fun - a lot of my friends stopped doing it too, and I got a little "bored" (I know...) of it.

Doing it in stints for a 2 week holiday in the summer/spring/autumn in the Med or in Cali or Florida is awesome - in 2 weeks I did over 150 jumps - which is why I went to the States and abroad 3-4 times, best way to clock up experience.

However, in this sport you have to keep it up, stay current, else you become a danger to yourself, but more importantly dangerous to others around you.

I've done a few naughty jumps, and done a lot of other "extreme" sports - and they've been fun, but the most extreme I go now, is the gym, riding a motorbike (when I have one), skiing, and that's about it! :(

I must be getting old.

It is an awesome sport - if I didn't have to work for a living, and if I had the time, I'd do it again in a flash - it's such a great way of experiencing something so unique that every jump is different. I pretty much remember all the hundreds I've done - though some more than others! :D

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FYI, I'm totally the same and also looked at accelerated courses in cali. It's dependant on funds, but hoping to do it next year.
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Best way to do it - then do conversion jumps to get your UKPA licence. Though the USPA may be more lined up with the UK - but I don't know - it certainly wasn't at the time. It's just a case of jumping with an advanced instructor, do your 1/2 / full series & drills to see if you have the competence and skills to perform the movements you need.
 
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Copying and pasting an entire Wikipedia web page does not supplement your 'eccentric' persona. Nor is it ironic. It's simply annoying. When I read a Magnolia post I expect to be entertained with razor sharp observation delivered with a rapier wit all spewing forth from a fountain of the eccentric.

C- Lazy and displaying an uncharacteristic lack of effort. Must try harder.
 
ExRayTed said:
Copying and pasting an entire Wikipedia web page does not supplement your 'eccentric' persona. Nor is it ironic. It's simply annoying.
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I am not eccentric and was not being ironic. The wiki cut and paste does a better job of giving a snapshot of AD than I could so I chose that route.

When I read a Magnolia post I expect to be entertained with razor sharp observation delivered with a rapier wit all spewing forth from a fountain of the eccentric.
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All of my posts are terrible, especially this one, and it would be unfortunate for a reader to suppose that the next one will be any better. It will not be.

C- Lazy and displaying an uncharacteristic lack of effort. Must try harder.
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Old but good. From 3 mins 40 is awesome.

Vitamins, what?

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The wingsuit videos are amazing

I keep adding to my small fund and hope to possibly do the AFF Course 1-8 in the next year (summer job dependent) Being a university student does have its perks, the discount is quite good and there is the possibility of doing it abroad. Yay
 
birdysaver said:
I keep adding to my small fund and hope to possibly do the AFF Course 1-8 in the next year (summer job dependent) Being a university student does have its perks, the discount is quite good and there is the possibility of doing it abroad. Yay
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I qualified whilst at uni - but it wasn't until I started working that I was able to afford my trips abroad for my hundreds of jumps a year.

I did RAPS as it was more affordable for me as a student - but it's so heavily subsidised when you are at uni (well it was for me) that jump tickets costs were 60% cheaper.
 
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