Flying

I suspect I'm not the only one who as a kid entertained fantasies of being able to fly like Superman. Off to the US in a few weeks to learn how to fly a wing suit. Fair enough you can't gain altitude, but I'm looking forward to it nonetheless. If any of you lot have considered giving skydiving a go, you should!

Some fantasies need to be lived.
(anvil, Thu 13 Feb 2014, 20:24, 10 replies)

Try not to die.
Only joshing. I don't care if you die.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Thu 13 Feb 2014, 20:26, closed)

That would be so much fun!
Tried bungy jumping and liked it. Like to try BASE jumping and wing suits too (but fret).
(Perv With A Dog had his eyes pecked out by scrub jays on, Thu 13 Feb 2014, 23:25, closed)

Falling out of a plane / off a mountain
is not on my "to do" list.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 14 Feb 2014, 0:05, closed)

Your username concerns me given your travel plans.

(mustardtiger108, Fri 14 Feb 2014, 8:42, closed)

Clickin'

( edjogs Collared doves are shit., Fri 14 Feb 2014, 13:34, closed)

Chortle.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 14 Feb 2014, 14:23, closed)

Hahaha

( FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 14 Feb 2014, 14:52, closed)

Hmm...
Wingsuit = custom-made, four grand, costs to get lifted high enough to be worth it (either in a plane or somewhere forrin with big cliffs, if you're not doing a hooky jump off something built in the UK), and you get like 30 seconds of airtime.

Paragliding = off the shelf gear, half the price, and you can walk up a hill and fly UP. And far, far away, for hours and hours. Far more like my dreams of flying. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN7x3YAap9A

If you must jump off something tall, there's always little wings.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwekmN62Bms
Consider it.
(SonofRojBlake, Fri 14 Feb 2014, 12:01, closed)

Wingsuit cost me less than £700. Jumps in the States where I'm going are $22, not much more than £13 with current exchange rates. Freefall time will be a couple of minutes or so. I wouldn't say skydiving is the cheapest sport, but worth it for me.

I do want to take up paragliding though. And speedflying. And kitesurfing. And flying.

Short of winning the lottery, I don't think any of those are going to be feasible!
(anvil, Sat 15 Feb 2014, 20:03, closed)

skydiving?
no thank you.. friend of mine tried it succesfully 300 times. Unfortunately, he tried 301 times. He filmed it all himself too (and likes to show it to people sometimes.. )
(radja, Fri 14 Feb 2014, 14:39, closed)