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Originally Posted by The Faba
A few of my friends have jumped a lot (15 - 20 times) and really enjoy it. I know one guy who's trying to drop 20 lbs just to jump.
All that I know is...
I'm terrified of heights and don't like to fly in the first place... much less jump out of my aluminum tube being flung through the sky at 450 mph.
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Little off on the 450 number there, but I understand your point.
Usually they lower flaps so they can reduce air speed as much as possible. Once you let go of the plane, if you're going to be doing any free fall, it's very peaceful actually. Until you reach a fall speed where your clothing starts making noise it's almost hard to tell you're falling at all. My last jump was in Cancun. It had been years since my previous jump and I remember thinking "what's that noise?" Only to realize it was my t-shirt flapping in the wind.