Anyone skydive or base jump

This coming april/may I plan to start towards my solo skydiving certification. In the future I plan to get into base jumping as well.

Is anyone into this? I'm looking to hear things about first time experiences as well as things like cost of buying your own chute.

 

I did a day of sky diving, they trained us what to do and stuff when we were in the air.

I have to admit, it was probably one of the best/scariest experiences of my life.

Good hobbie to get into is it not expensive to keep doing though?

 

It can be expensive to start out (getting your certification). Then buying gear can be fairly costly (from what I hear). However, after that it's pretty cheap to be taken up in a plane to jump, and if you go jumping off buildings and stuff it's free

 

I've never done it but I think it would be a frightening and amazing experience, one day I may get around to doing it.

Hopefully the government doesn't ban it by then..

 

I've never tried either of them and I'm not sure I ever will. I would shit a brick if I had to jump out of a plane/off of a building.

 

Definitely gotta try those someday. The more I jump, the less frightened of heights I become.

How long does it take to get a certificate?

 

It varies depending on which program you take.

 

ive always wanted to do both SO BADLY

 

Thinking of having it as one my of new years resolutions after I learn to walk on my hands 2011 gonna be interesting. I'm also obtaining my Private pilot licence next year which will be funded by my mum

 

Skip to about 0:46. Looks breathtaking.



Gamer, I've thought about getting a pilot license, are they expensive to get?

 

I will kill to be able to skydive/jump

 

skydiving is very good fun for the price.

 

a friend of mine did skydiving cost him around 200 bucks