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So today I jumped out of a plane at 15,000ft. Reaching a speed of about 200km/h
The fall lasted for about 50 seconds and the parachuting part was about a minute.
Here are my reflections on the bus back
But these have come to change a bit with time (see below)
It was really really fun, don’t get me wrong, but part of me also feel it was a bit underwhelming. I thought I’d get more adrenaline, I thought I would be scared, I thought I'd feel like I was gonna die.
But jumping out of the plane felt surprisingly non-dramatic. I think part of it is because it’s so much routine. Also I was first out so I didn’t really have a reference of the other people.
But it was really cool right before we were gonna jump when he opened the door and just sat there looking out. My guys knee was out the door, that’s how close on the floor we were
Surprisingly, gliding with the parachute was a surprising highlight! Then I had time to feel and see. Also more sense of freedom.
The speed of the wind was so intense when free-falling. Thinking about it, we reached terminal velocity pretty fast probably, and then the force from the air resistance equalised our force down towards earth; that's a lot of air pushing up on me. So I felt pretty ”stuck” there. Once again, the parachute part felt more ”free”
I definitely want to do it again. Now when I know what to expect I think I will enjoy it more. The part I was looking forward to before jumping was the jumping out part, I wanted to feel the jolt in my stomach and the feeling I was going to die and the adrenaline rush of that. Instead it was a way calmer experience.
What I look forward to for a second time is the speed and feeling the air resistance push up at you with such force when you ar hurdling down.
And then the paragliding part, and asking to do more "falls" and rollercoster like with that.
When going up, this is where I sat. I sat with the guy in the door opening.
Way back
We played some cards in the minibus
On Mikko's backpack in the middle isle
Shopping
Went to Glue to see if I could find some shorts mainly.
Tried these pants, pretty cool. Pretty huge (that's what make them cool
But they were Huge-huge, and not actually what I was looking for so I passed on them.
Saw this funny looking fruit
Lucky I read the label before buying it
Evening
At home I FaceTimed with mum and chatted with some friends.
Before I went to bed 3 or my flat mates sat studying/eating. And then a fourth one came. It was fun chatting with them ad "hanging out" a little. I usually just chat with them briefly when I meet them in the kitchen.