Neckhole said:
ive wanted to skydive for a long time, it just seems so expensive :/
what all did you have to do before you jumped, lessons and stuff?
it's really not all that expensive as crazy hobbys go, i went to
www.skydivesanmarcos.com and it was $130 for my first tandem.
Classes were "the door of the plane is real small, so kind of hunch over. We rock in, out, and out we go. Keep your arms folded on your chest until i tap your shoulders, when i tap them again bring in your arms and prepare for parachute. We'll worry about landing later"
It was a TINY plane too, 13 guys plus pilot and we were so packed i could have reached out and touched seven of them with no problems.
The fun part was where we had to jump early because there was something wrong with the plane. we were supposed to exit at 13,500 feet, but he abruptly slowed down at 10,500 and said "you guys need to get out now". Later i heard him talking to the woman at the desk about how "the problem" was back. I'm fairly sure they weren't just fucking with us either, because my friend who went last time said they jumped at 13.5, and everyone was mad about having to jump early.
First tandem is $150 ($130 during spring break), second is $130, third i don't know. then you do a few solo jumps where you show you can handle yourself in freefall.
Then it's like $20 a jump, even if you don't bring your own gear.
If you've been wanting to do it, GO DO IT. It's insane.
Yup, I would have jumped too if the plane was in trouble!!