Would you ever go Bungie Jumping or SkyDiving?!
Question: I know I would. Probably twice ; ]
Answers: I know I would. Probably twice ; ]
I don't have any stats to support my opinion but I will tell you that I skydive and will not make a bungee jump. the issue is about control. When I make a skydive, 262 jumps and counting, I have control of the situation. I have two parachutes and it is my choice to land the canopy or cut it away. To make a bungee jump requires trust in a person I may have never met to make sure the cord is in good shape and that the cord is the right length. I look over my skydiving gear before every jump and it is all on my shoulders whether or not I live, die or get injured. As such I will continue to skydive, and BASE jump because it is my control over the situation. I will not make a bungee jump because of the lack of control.
There are a couple websites you need to check out to get good info on skydiving.
http://www.uspa.org is the website of the United States Parachute Association, the governing body for sport parachuting in the United States. There is a list of member dropzones on the website along with all sorts of great info on the sport.
The official site for the British Parachute Association is: http://www.bpa.org.uk/links.htm
The official site for the Canadian Parachute Association is: http://www.cspa.ca/
http://www.dropzone.com is another great resource for everything about skydiving and some BASE too.
http://www.skydiveradio.com is just fun and a good place to feel like you’re at the drop zone when you can’t physically be there.
If you’re not sure about skydiving but want to fly you should look at the vertical wind tunnels. http://www.skyventure.com/ is the website for skyventure which operates many tunnels in the United States, Europe and Asia. I love flying in the tunnel. I don’t do it very much, I’d rather spend my money on skydives, but it is a great place to learn, work on my flying skills and just have a lot of fun!
Make sure that you contact the drop zone you want to jump at directly. There are a few scams out there, one of which is 1800skyride. They will take your money and send you to any dropzone they want too but only about three dz’s in the country except skyride tickets. So please, please, please contact the dropzone directly.
The tandem is a great jump. I’d get video too. I made one tandem a little over two years ago and came back to start student training (good info about student training at uspa.org) and got my license. I’ve been jumping for two years and have a few hundred jumps. I have earned the USPA Coach Rating and plan to continue to jump for fun and help teach others how to fly and be safe in the air. There is nothing better than flying your body through the sky with your friends. The canopy is a lot of fun to fly too. It only gets better and better. Every weekend seems to be more fun than the one before. You will get into the sport for the rush, but you stay because of the people. I love this sport and I sincerely hope that you’ll become a full time skydiver and I’ll be able to make some jumps with you at a boogie!
Blue Skies! Black Death! And EFS!!!!
i'd try bungee jumping
I have gone skydiving, although I would never bungee jump.
i probably do both for once
yeah. but id feel much safer with skydiving so id do that one twice.
i mean skydiving you have a parachute. itll always help you land on your feet. bungie jumping has a cord that can break...i mean the parachute can break too but i think that the cord from bungie jumping will more likely break than the parachute from skydiving
Oh no, no. I am a big chicken (sometimes!)
nfd?
i wish!
hmm, interesting question. yeah, i know you would do it. i tend to get nervous. if you get me to go up, i won't back down. but, you would have to do some major convincing. lol.
I would go tandem skydiving, but bungie jumping... no way. I'll come watch!
Yes. I would do both. I would have to do it once just to know what its like.