Look what I did this weekend [56k warn]

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Look what I did this weekend [56k warn]

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My sister bought me a jump for my 21st birthday (today)
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Happy birthday. Now you can enjoy the taste of alcohol for the first time ever! ;)

I'm glad you enjoyed your jump. I for one am happy to be safe inside the fuselage.
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Congrats!

Looks very very cool!
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Post by Chris Corbyn »

Awesome! I'd love to have a go at that. How long do you freefall for? And how long do you fall in total before you get your feet on the soil again? :D
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the freefall was like 10 seconds (seemed like a lot longer). It was supposed to be longer, but the weather was bad. I'm not sure how long we were floating around once he pulled the chute. It was awesome, I highly recommend doing it if/when you get a chance.
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Happy B-day! Wohooo!
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The Ninja Space Goat wrote:My sister bought me a jump for my 21st birthday (today)
Wth? She paid a men to breathe in your neck? I'd jump a plane too ;))

Happy birthday !
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Happy Birthday!

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Happy B-day dude :D
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Post by Oren »

pickle wrote:Now you can enjoy the taste of alcohol for the first time ever! ;)
Here you can do it when you are 18 years old, not 21.
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Post by Maugrim_The_Reaper »

That's one shortcut to the ground I hope to avoid ever making. Now jumping off a bridge with an elastic band tied to your feet at least offers a little comfort! ;)

People wait 'till they're 21 to start drinking? Since when?
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I'm not sure if you guys recall my last avatar... that should be an indicator of whether this will be my first time trying alcohol. :lol:
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Post by bsprogs »

I'm new but I can still say Happy Birthday! :lol:

That's awesome! I've always wanted to do that and I was actually thinking of doing that for my 22 birthday!

Where did you jump at?
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lodi, california
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Post by Burrito »

you can do it at 18 here (the US) as well.

happy b-day nsg...looks like you had fun. what elevation were you when you jumped? I did it about 12 years ago and my free fall was much longer than that (like 40+ seconds I think). We jumped at 9,000 feet so maybe that was the difference....maybe the weather didn't permit the pilot to go that high.

very cool present though.
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