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If skydiving was illegal I would be hitting the wind tunnels instead. Though much less frequent than I skydive due to the cost.



Tunnel's cheaper...do the math.


I don't know why people say that. It's easier for me to handle $24 for one jump if I need to just make one jump this week and I'm low on cash. Compare that to $185 for 10 minutes in a wind tunnel or "doing the math" that's somewhere around $36 if you can get them to let you just use a 2 minute slot.

I know it takes pretty much no gear since you can use the tunnels, so it costs pretty much nothing to get into compared to thousands in skydiving. If you're looking at it that way I can understand.

Plus it's about two hours to the wind tunnel for me and 45 minutes to the DZ. Remember, gas is $3 a gallon now so you have to factor that in too. Which really sucks. Just about 8 years ago in high school I could get gas for $.89/gallon and fill up for about $12-15. Now gas is $3 and costs about $38 to fill up. :(
Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033
Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

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I don't know why people say that. It's easier for me to handle $24 for one jump if I need to just make one jump this week and I'm low on cash. Compare that to $185 for 10 minutes in a wind tunnel or "doing the math" that's somewhere around $36 if you can get them to let you just use a 2 minute slot.



Really its just crack versus coke.
:D

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I don't know why people say that. It's easier for me to handle $24 for one jump if I need to just make one jump this week and I'm low on cash. Compare that to $185 for 10 minutes in a wind tunnel or "doing the math" that's somewhere around $36 if you can get them to let you just use a 2 minute slot.



Really its just crack versus coke.
:D


:P

I guess the idea is that for a less than one minute free fall you pay about $24, depending on the drop zone and for one minute in the tunnel you pay about $18, depending on the tunnel. In that aspect, it's cheaper. It's just that it's pointless to spend one minute in the tunnel and they don't let you buy one minute slots. ;) One minute would be just enough to piss you off. :ph34r:
Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033
Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

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If some shiney shoe cunt said tomorrow that skydiving is illegal i would carry on with a smile, jumping with my friends, around the bonfire and with a beer in hand saying "fuck you."
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People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.

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