DIR Skydiving

[Far_X]

Even though I believe this belongs in another section, I'll post it here!! Are skydiving and DIR non-compatible? I have been wanting to try skydiving for a while now and yesterday I tried it for the first time. It took a cancelled dive trip to the Gulf of Mexico to free me up for a weekend. So as a potential DIR diver, should I be staying away from skydiving or do you think it is possible to apply a similar approach to this exhiliarating sport? The dangers are extreme, total preparation is a must. The only difference is that after a few jumps, you kind of lose your buddy. Thoughts?

 

[teknitroxdiver]

Um, I'm not sure what this would have to do with DIR. BTW, the risks aren't that high anymore. Unless of course you're doing base jumping or crazy things.

The only non-DIR thing that I think of at the moment is that you don't always have immediate buddy contact.

 

[caymaniac]

I've tried skydiving, and it was quite a rush leaving the airplane. We went to 14000ft. in a "kingair" a twin engine built for skydiving with a roll up door on the port side. It was a tandem jump. I took my 19yr. old son on the same flight, I jumped before he did. Dropping through the sky and looking at all the puffy white clouds was amazing.
After awhile it didn't seem as if I was dropping any more, the feeling of height didn't registar. As I pulled the rip cord we dropped through a large cloud. Since this was my first jump I had another skydiver take a video of our jumps. Everyone in our family took a jump except my wife (dive buddy), so it was my oldest son and his wife, my youngest son and I. I would jump again, although I'm not sure I would like to my it a hobbie. I enjoy diving allot more.

Dive Safe,
Caymaniac

 

[SueMermaid]

I'm a dork.

 

[The Kraken]

Sue,
I think he was alluding to the gear configuration and team conventions.

 

[junior diver]

Learn to route your rip cord (extra long of corse) and have your backup bungied just beneath your neck, minimalisation is a must so get rid of the fancy gear and wear a tracksuit and the most important thing, always plan your dives 'Go up, jump, count to 100, pull cord, brace for impact'. A three step course to DIR (sky)diving.