Skydiving

[flyboy]

Has anyone done it or have experience doing it? I have always wanted to do it at an earlier age many years ago. My birthday is next month so I would really like to do it, a tandemn jump most likely. Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane? Because I want to! So, does anyone know where I could get a tandemn jump done not very far from Lafayette? Thanks!

 

[DBMJR1]

Just FYI

A tandem jump won't count as your first jump.


Do a static line jump instead. You'll get a log book for a souvenir.

 

[Tulse Luper]

If you can find somewhere that does AFF, do that instead. I just googled and it looks like we suck for skydiving now after Gold Coast left Lumberton.
But it looks like they still run tandems with smaller aircraft. I'm not sure, though. Call and ask if you can still do AFF... over a tandem. I jumped at Gold Coast when they were in Moss Point. They were top notch then. If not, tandem it is. It's an experience and being under canopy (and flying it) is fully half of it. Either way, go.

https://goldcoastskydivers.com/

 

[flyboy]

Just FYI

A tandem jump won't count as your first jump.


Do a static line jump instead. You'll get a log book for a souvenir.

I understand. At my age I will not be pursuing it past my first jump. I am thinking, and I may be wrong that a tandem jump will consist of less class time than a static line jump and I dont need a souvenir but thanks for the advice! I would rather freefall for longer than a static line jump provides.

 

[thperez1972]

Accelerated Free Fall is the way to go. I went to ascension skydiving no fear express in Gonzales back in the day. The class was longer and it was a little more money but I got about a minute of free fall on my first (and unfortunately only) jump.

 

[Paintball]

Reading this and the lines from a Chris Stapleton song came to mind
"Sun comes up and goes back down
And falling feels like flying 'til you hit the ground".
Here is to a slow easy landing. Best of luck flyboy!

 

[Vigilante Sniper]

We used to fly to Lumberton to watch the sky divers on Saturday's when they were there, seen them in Thibodaux, Gonzales, and Slidell. Right now I only hear them in the Pascagoula area. I witnesses the girl that the chute came off of in Gonzales and hit the trees years ago. Seems everytime there is an accident the site moves somewhere else. Same with when the instructor died at Lumberton and the guy with him tandem got hurt. Think he died of a heart attack though. My brother in law and his kids did tandem jump in Lumberton for his 40th birthday. Don't know of any place near here that does AFF or Static.

 

[RM Holsters]

I did it with my son for his 18th birthday in Slidell with Gold Coast. The free fall was about 30 seconds out of a very small plane, was more worried about landing in that plane than jumping out of it. Haha. The same company used to do a larger plane out of Gulf Shores where you jump out the back rather than the side (would have preferred), then you land on the beach by Flora-Bama.

 

[buttanic]

Many years ago about 1980 when there was a Green County Parachute center in Covington a buddy who was in the Army Special Forces talked me into jumping. I made one static line jump and have the logbook to prove it.

 

[aroundlsu]

I'm currently in the AFF/STP program at Spaceland in Houston. Let me know what questions you have about being trained. I'm about halfway through the program and to my A license.

 

[flyboy]

I have my and my oldest son's jump scheduled for Sunday, July the 4th at goldcoastskydivers. We will be jumping at the same time. Yes, I am picking up the tab for both of us!

 

[RM Holsters]

That should be awesome. Get the video! Safe travels.

 

[flyboy]

That should be awesome. Get the video! Safe travels.

I plan on getting the videos of both us. I am looking forward to the experience and so is my son.

 

[riverrat66]

I told my niece that I would do it if she graduated highschool without getting pregnant. Never thought she could pull it off but we jumped at gold coast and it scared the **** out of me! Id rather die than look like a big ***** so it happened and I will never try that **** again. But we have a great story to remember.

 

[Peterpaul227]

I did it on a first date about 10 hrs ago . Tandom jump . Paid I guy to jump with us and record it( it was about $100 more ) . It was awesome . the guy recording it looked like a cross between the riddler and green lantern . I haven’t done it again and I haven’t gone out with the woman again either . The experience was great !

 

[dwr461]

Jump out of a functional airplane to become a crash test dummy and pay for it? No thank you. But bless your heart….

To my mind that would be like going on a cruise and saying heck with it throw me overboard with a life jacket for fun.

Dave


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[buttanic]

Jump out of a functional airplane to become a crash test dummy and pay for it? No thank you. But bless your heart….

To my mind that would be like going on a cruise and saying heck with it throw me overboard with a life jacket for fun.

Dave


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Substitute SCUBA gear for life jacket and I'm in.

 

[flyboy]

Substitute SCUBA gear for life jacket and I'm in.

I am a certified scuba diver and it is a thrill for sure!

 

[flyboy]

The countdown is on and if everything works out and the weather co-operates tomorrow, I and my son will make the dive tomorrow evening. Will provide pics if it takes place.

 

[aroundlsu]

Blue skies! If you're interested in doing a solo jump reach out to me and I can point you in the right direction.