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Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

04/05/2005 04:19:07 PM · #1

I've always wanted to do the AFF (Accelerated Freefall) course, but have never got around to it.
It's extortionatelly expensive here in the UK, but with the excellent exchange rate we have right now, I was wondering if anyone here could point me in the direction of somewhere in the US where I could do this? Somewhere cheap but safe!

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

04/05/2005 04:21:53 PM · #2

YOU JUST WANT A GOOD PHOTO FOR THE EXTREME ACTION CHALLENGE!
;-)

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

04/05/2005 04:24:46 PM · #3

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

YOU JUST WANT A GOOD PHOTO FOR THE EXTREME ACTION CHALLENGE!
;-)

LOL! I forgot that was on, honest!
I think that one week would be quite ambitious... :-p

SteveJ

Canon EOS-7D

04/05/2005 04:43:25 PM · #4

Originally posted by BobsterLobster:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:
YOU JUST WANT A GOOD PHOTO FOR THE EXTREME ACTION CHALLENGE!
;-)

LOL! I forgot that was on, honest!
I think that one week would be quite ambitious... :-p

Yeah, right!!

On yer bike and pedal like hell to US, jump and shot...in the bag!

Why does anyone want to jump out of a perfectly good aeroplane??

Steve

Telehubbie

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

04/05/2005 04:44:15 PM · #5

It's too far for you, but just in case you're ever in California this seems like the place to go. Never done it but heard TONS of good stories. And you could say you went skydiving in Paris, uh, Perris. They have indoor skydiving too.

//www.skydiveperris.com/

GoldBerry

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

04/05/2005 04:50:38 PM · #6

Make sure you're wearing your full-body bubble wrap..ya know..to increase your chances of bouncing.
:-)

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

04/05/2005 05:46:39 PM · #7

Originally posted by Telehubbie:

California sounds fine if the price is right... in fact, that's where I've been thinking of doing it for ages. The flight costs a bit, but because of the exchange rate it might actually be much cheaper than Europe in total. If anyone can recommend any centres, I'd be grateful.

vivien

Sony DSC-F717

04/05/2005 05:51:56 PM · #8

GoldBerry! He's a lobster, think...:)))

Originally posted by GoldBerry:

Make sure you're wearing your full-body bubble wrap..ya know..to increase your chances of bouncing.
:-)

aronya1

Nikon D70

04/05/2005 05:57:20 PM · #9

Safe?!

This was supposed to be posted on April 1st, right?

srdanz

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

04/05/2005 06:15:11 PM · #10

I have a couple of friends that came back alive to talk about it:
//www.skydivesanmarcos.com/pricing.htm
However, you have to make 7 tandem jumps at ~$900 before they'd let you jump alone.
Good luck.

04/05/2005 07:27:46 PM · #11

Originally posted by srdanz:

I have a couple of friends that came back alive to talk about it:
//www.skydivesanmarcos.com/pricing.htm
However, you have to make 7 tandem jumps at ~$900 before they'd let you jump alone.
Good luck.

Yeah, that's what I'm after... it's the aff I'm after though, not interested in Tandem. The $1035.00 quoted is a hell of a lot cheaper for me than the Â£1200 which seems to be the cheapest way of doing it in Europe.

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM

04/05/2005 07:28:08 PM · #12

Originally posted by vivien:

GoldBerry! He's a lobster, think...:)))
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
Make sure you're wearing your full-body bubble wrap..ya know..to increase your chances of bouncing.
:-)

Huh? This has gone straight over my head!

petrakka

04/05/2005 07:37:55 PM · #13

skydive chicago has a good reputation. I went skydiving with some little ol' company in rural wisconsin and man was that an adventure. I know skydive chicago has one of the best reputations though. Have you thought about going tandem? You get the highest jump and don't have to do much learning, unless you want to get licensed to jump a bunch of times. If you're just looking to do it once though, I would go tandem.

here's their site //www.skydivechicago.com

p.s. I know our humble midwest doesn't have the stunning scenery of some of the coastal and western regions, but Chicago is a great city with great music if you like that sort of thing.

3DsArcher

Canon EOS-7D Mark II

04/05/2005 09:44:07 PM · #14

Tadem jump at 12000 feet in New Zealand, NZ$245.00. Convert that to UK currency & its about 93 pounds. I met an English man in Nelson (top of the South Island) last year that was getting his parachute instructors license here because it was so much cheaper than in England. Bit of a long way to come, but the scenery is worth it.

Firsty

Fujifilm X-E1

Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS

04/05/2005 11:13:40 PM · #15

I did my first (and only) jump in New Zealand
it was a solo static line jump and the chute opens automatically as you leave the plane
the view was fantastic you could see the whole of the southern alps (South Island) and I was jumping in the North Island
and I could see both sides of the North Island and all its snow caped mountains... pure magic :)
I did the jump through the local scout group at a cost of NZ$40.00
ps. that was 28 years ago :)

petrakka

04/05/2005 11:39:16 PM · #16

yeah if you can get to new zealand jump there! such an incredibly beautiful place, I wish I had the $ to jump while I was there. If you do go there you may want to think about doing the Nevis bungee jump in queenstown. Totally different than skydiving but a great experience, and more intense actually in my opinion.