My roomy told me about the Groupon coupon for Skydiving in Tampa.. we form a group of 5 in no time n book our skydiving slot.
Day before skydiving: I google to see skydiving accident rate is like 1 in 20K.. I see you-tube videos of skydiving n my friends' pics on Facebook.. everyone is shouty at the start and smiling end-to-end during the dive.. which helps a bit to soothe my nerves.
On the day of skydiving:
I am chosen to be the first group to skydive. I dont get to see others' videos because I am putting on the "jumpsuit" and the harness. I keep feeling that the shoulder straps are too loose and my hands easily come out of it. The plane is small..and the 4 of us sit in the Cessna. I am sitting on the floor of the plane, and can feel the flight..The door of the plane is not shut yet and I am scared for my friend Shashank who is to jump first. The instructor shuts the door soon and the plane ascends faster. Shashank is super cool, and smiles reassuringly. The instructors connect the harness to them in-flight. And the door opens..
A huge gust of wind screams in. My friend swings out his legs and off they go. I scream louder than the wind. The instructor cajoles me that it will be ok..and off we go..
The jump is the BEST part of skydiving. My heart is pounding for the whole duration of free fall..when I am finally sure that the 4 hooks will hold me I stretch out my hands.. But its already time to open the parachute.. and the fun part2 begins.. I am relaxed now and start taking in the breathtaking view.. The instructor trains me to lift my legs high up.. and its a super smooth landing.
I wanna jump again.. but this time I want my own parachute.. ZNMD style..
Day before skydiving: I google to see skydiving accident rate is like 1 in 20K.. I see you-tube videos of skydiving n my friends' pics on Facebook.. everyone is shouty at the start and smiling end-to-end during the dive.. which helps a bit to soothe my nerves.
On the day of skydiving:
I am chosen to be the first group to skydive. I dont get to see others' videos because I am putting on the "jumpsuit" and the harness. I keep feeling that the shoulder straps are too loose and my hands easily come out of it. The plane is small..and the 4 of us sit in the Cessna. I am sitting on the floor of the plane, and can feel the flight..The door of the plane is not shut yet and I am scared for my friend Shashank who is to jump first. The instructor shuts the door soon and the plane ascends faster. Shashank is super cool, and smiles reassuringly. The instructors connect the harness to them in-flight. And the door opens..
A huge gust of wind screams in. My friend swings out his legs and off they go. I scream louder than the wind. The instructor cajoles me that it will be ok..and off we go..
The jump is the BEST part of skydiving. My heart is pounding for the whole duration of free fall..when I am finally sure that the 4 hooks will hold me I stretch out my hands.. But its already time to open the parachute.. and the fun part2 begins.. I am relaxed now and start taking in the breathtaking view.. The instructor trains me to lift my legs high up.. and its a super smooth landing.
I wanna jump again.. but this time I want my own parachute.. ZNMD style..
