Skydiving Experience
For the thrill of hurtling towards the ground
Have you ever thought of throwing yourself out of a plane in a skydiving experience? More and more, people are turning to experience days to fulfil their
need for adventure that is otherwise not being fulfilled. Experience days are great for gifts, but great to do yourself, and with friends. Skydiving
days are growing incredibly popular - a formerly unheard of thing for the average person to do, is now incredibly accessible, with many businesses
offering these days at competitive prices.
There are many kinds of skydiving experiences, too. For instance, the cheapest option would be to do a static line skydive. Static line skydiving was
developed by the military, to drop any soldiers from the sky, when they're in a hurry. This particular jump is also used as a first foray
into skydiving. Static line jumps are often about 3,000 feet in height, and like all skydiving jumps, require training classes before hand. A static line
jump would require around six hours of training.
Static line jumps involve a cord attached to the plane, which pulls open your parachute pretty much immediately, once you have jumped out of the plane. A
lot of people prefer this, because they don't have to pull their own rip cord. However, this particular experience also means that you only get
about three seconds of free fall. The parachute glide will last around three or four minutes, and during this you are directed to the ground by ground
signals, or contact via radio. This method does involve some kind of danger, still, however! You cannot rely on your instructor to land you, you must do it
yourself.
More expensive skydiving jumps are tandem skydiving trips. Tandem skydiving is the most common form of skydiving, for first-timers. They often cost
up to around $200, and involve you being strapped to a 'jumpmaster'. The advantage to this kind is definitely the fact that you don't have to work up the
courage to jump out of the plane! Being strapped to the jumpmaster, you simply fall when he falls. The jumpmaster then controls the jump from the exit of
the plane, to the landing on the ground. Preparation for this kind of jump is nowhere near as intensive as the static line, only requiring around an hours
training before hand. This kind of jump also involves a longer free fall time - around 45 seconds, before the parachute is pulled and you glide to the
ground for around five minutes. This jump is also around a thousand feet higher than static line jumps.
The third most common jump is known as the accelerated free fall, which is the most expensive (generally) out of the three mentioned here. Accelerated
free fall jumps are the best bet for thrill seekers. This jump lets you jump by yourself. You leave the plane by yourself, you pull the rip cord by
yourself. Of course, the training is generally around a day long, the longest out of the three - but it's certainly worth it to be able to fall a staggering
11,000 feet, with a 45 second free-fall.
Whatever your thrill and level of adrenaline needs, you'll find something in the skydiving experience that will give you the rush you seek.
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