While theres no wind around at the moment, Im getting rather bored not being able to at least watch other kitesurfers or get more lessons.

So I've decided to start doing skydiving until the wind picks up again? anyone else wanna come for a jump? Ive got a couple amtes already joining me for our student FreeFall licence. costs about a grand.

I got ripped off when I did it, I paid extra to go to 14000 ft and now I hear you're jumping from 30!

Extra cash was well worth it, I wasn't quite ready to jump outta the plane when I got to 12000.

Sucks having no wind hey



jkn bruh, not that I have time to kite anyway.

Ummm I studied Human Factors for Aeroskills and Learnt then, that pilots above 12,000 are required by CASA to breathe aviators oxygen. Failure to do so will cause hypoxia.

Hypoxia causes Headaches, fatigue, shortness of breath and lower cognitive abilities (less oxygen in the air means less oxygen for your brain, so your brain instictively diverts oxygen to the most important functions-lungs, heart, organs,etc- Thinking is less important and decision making is quite difficult)

The higher you go the less oxygen content in the air, more nitrogen and other gases. After 18,000' you suffer extreme hypoxia or 'anoxia'=basically getting air in, but little oxygen at all, causing seizures, altered states of consciousness, comatose and death.

The course Im looking at doing has a great safety record, no accidents resulting in death in 21 years of operation. And the Accelerated FreeFall course is designed to get you a student's licence ASAP. Jumps are from 12,000' or about 45 seconds of freefall before 6 minutes of chute time. Jumps from 12,000' are designed so there is no risk of hypoxia, jumps from 14,000' can induce hypoxia leading to dangerous jumps. Hence why the Australian Parachute Federation is investigating the facility at York for having 5 deaths in 5 months.

Know it all.

You Beauty INfiniDIE Fantastic info there.

NOW! Go and have a JUMP to know what it's really like [}:)]

As the saying goes: "You must jump to know"

P.S "NO HOOK TURNS" or you'll be FUBAR

ENJOY

Hey lancekenny

Just watched your post. Now that's freaky Sh1t.

Bet he has had a few hard landings tho

Done my share of Skydiving too, but me thinks he can have that. Must carry his balls around in a wheelbarrow!

Next For me "Paragliding"

go surfing or skating

So you think Paragliding is not a rush tmiddled, check utube out for more:



Then there's these:

I must be sick because I got a bit of a laugh out of this one:

that kitewing in the snow vid was pretty cool...

Most of the above mentioned sports needs hills and snow which we don't have in WA, but I was keen to learn more about Paramotor.
If you like to learn it too maybe we can arrange a group course and get a good discount.
At the end of the day when its windy you have your kite and when its not you can fly over Swan River.

What do you say?

I see SUP boarders as I drive home along the coast almost every day...they look so funny when they hit a wave side on and the board gets taken into shore (or maybe its just one guy who doesn't use a leggie?)

Yeah Paramotoring sounds fun, and I totally would do it, but Im pretty sure its fairly close to BASE jumping in terms of fatalities to time spent doing the sport.

oh yeah another interesting link

www.splatula.com/bfl

maybe to discourage people from BASE jumping, not me though, Im heading that way.

Well some guys do it at Pinjarra, thats the one Im looking at...

Reflex Films said...

This is ALOT of fun in light / no wind - no good for fitness though - in which case i reccomend the good old mountain bike!

Rc planes and hellis are great fun for thoes no wind days. But better still is slope soaring or slope combat. But when theres enough wind to do that, you might as well be out kiting.