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Well a friend of mine, Harold Unrue, talked me into a charity, now I love charitys, anything to help people, however he failed to tell me what I had to do, so a couple days ago, in fact the day before I joined NS, becuase my Instructor told me about it, we drove out to the middle of nowhere where he told me "Where Skydiving!". :eek:

He brought his camera along and I just got the pics via email from him and thought I would share them.

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The plane that would take me to the 13,000 ft altitude, no problem considering I am a pilot, but I never had to jump out of a plane.

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The Instructor buckling me in.

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Nervously smiling on the way up.

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Some guy looking out the plane, I was in the back so i didint see him.

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Of course Unrue made me go first so he could snap this pic.

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Someone jumping after Unrue.

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My friend ordered his instructor to cathc up to me and snap this pic.

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KICK ASS!

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Pic from the camera women on the ground.

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Views were pretty.

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Another snap from the camera lady, thats my chute.

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See I can keep my composure after anything.

This was one of the best things i have ever done in my life, and i am certainly willing to do it again. I seriously recommend it to any adrenaline junkies out there like myself, it's the biggest rush you can get. Plus it felt good to do something for charity.

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Looks fun man, I need to try that.

THAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN!

For my entire teenage life I've been wanting to try two kinds of "dive": scuba dive and skydive. I've tried the first one and loved it...I NEED TO TRY THE SECOND!!

But I'm paranoid that my heart will suddenly stop from altophobia, so I have to wait it out...I'm scared of roller coasters, okay....*sigh*

Well all I can say is get out and do it, youonly get so many dies on this Earth, so go out and do what ya need to do.

I like that attitude..... worth a bump!!!!

Tell me, what city/country were you diving over? The landscape was interesting, all cut into patterns, seperate plots of land (I am guessing europe, as that doesnt look like an American landscape...

I saiud the same thing in the plane looking down, I was like "What are we in fuckin Europe =P, but no, its actually, I dont know the city nor country, but it was a huge farming community in nowehere Colorado.

I've always wanted to sky dive.

Only 2 years, 3 months until I'm 18.

And hang-gliding, I also want to do hang-gliding.

And maybe bungee jumping.

And there's that 450 foot coaster at 6 flags.

Hehe, havent done that one, did go to Cedar Point in Ohio and did that beast Top Thrill Dragster though.

THAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN!

For my entire teenage life I've been wanting to try two kinds of "dive": scuba dive and skydive. I've tried the first one and loved it...I NEED TO TRY THE SECOND!!

But I'm paranoid that my heart will suddenly stop from altophobia, so I have to wait it out...I'm scared of roller coasters, okay....*sigh*

If it makes you feel better I know (well... knew) someone who was killed skydiving.