Half Pint
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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You peeps have got to try it.
Did a tandem jump on Sat, jumped out of a perfectly good plane at 12,000ft. 40 seconds of free fall and bang out pops the parachute.
I cannot explain the amazing feeling of the free fall, apparently we were doing over 120mph at a rate of around 2,000ft for every 10 seconds . it was such a buzz that i'm going to do it again.
Me and a bloke from work are tinking about doing our license so we can go and jump when ever we want.
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Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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Never.... That would scare the shit out of me!
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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I would love to do a parachute jump.
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wacko corsaboy
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Registered: 29th Aug 02
Location: York, uk
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yeah i would too
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darryl
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Registered: 11th Jun 02
Location: luton
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hey mate u thought a tandem jump mate for my 18th birthday i did a jump by myself now that was cool
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lee mitchell
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Registered: 26th Jan 01
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half pint said it lasted 6-8 minutes but a normal sized person would only take 4 minutes max
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Half Pint
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Thats what i want to do dive out solo
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Gareth_H
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Registered: 22nd Nov 02
Location: LUTON (yeah i know its a shithole)
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How much does it cost for summit like that, id love to do it
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Half Pint
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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well at headcorn in maidstone it costs about £200 plus extra if you want it filmed.
The DVD and still photos (24) cost £115. Well worth it for the memory
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Daimo B
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Deffo must do this at some point. Looks fantastic.
Also, if you can't afford the £200 odd to do it there is another way. There are a few charitys, that if you raise £500 in sponsorship, you go for freeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Half Pint
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The place we went to you only needed to raise 340, it broke down as follows:
£240 Jump and administratrion
£100 sponsorship
But I managed to raise £680 which resulted in the charity recieving £440.
In total there were 9 of us that raised simular figures so the charity did very well.
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Daimo B
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Nooo, this deal was u just need to raise £500 in sponsership and the jump was free.
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Wolfy
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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: West Midlands
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i wanna go sky boarding.
nuflin like jumping from a plane with a snowboard on ya feet, open the chute and glide onto a snow capped mountain!
then rippin it up!
someone sponcer me a grand n ill do it.
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Adam
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Registered: 1st May 01
Location: Hurstbourne Tarrant
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Done a solo jump before, costs me £15 per day for chute hire and £5 a jump , not done it for a while tho
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Half Pint
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Adam,
Have you got your licnese?
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
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and how the hell do they get a plane in the air for a fiver? Surely you are a in a club or something with registration fees?
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Half Pint
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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nutter i want to try it!!!
aint dun anythign liek that b4 dun a bungy jump thats abotu it
hows it goin fella long time no hear?
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Half pinht I know the feeling done the exact same thing in feb...was best thing ever, such a mad feeling tho, did u speak to your instructor in mid air while parachuting down (after the freefall!) that's the most surreal thing ever
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Half Pint
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we'll have to touch base soon and catch up.
Planning some hangliding at the moment
Then some scuba diving, want to get my fresh water certificate.
Going Glasgow on the 20th for a long druken weekend.
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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knew it wud be too soon b4 ur back on the beers
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