Another wind in your hair post

[B0bP]

Following on from Daves, pic for Floss about wind in your hair.

I did this for 17 years and absolutely loved it. I still have all the equipment and keep talking about starting up again this year.

It certainly got the relative wind through everything 😀

Bob

PS I'm bottom left in the picture

[poppypug Graduate10]

Cor ! That's what you call living life to the max  Bob !

You look like Stormtroopers ! xxx

[B0bP Graduate10 in reply to poppypug]

Haha I've never heard it said we looked like stormtroopers PP but I can see why you'd say that 😀

[poppypug Graduate10 in reply to B0bP]

How high up are you there Bob ? And whats keeping you up in the air without your parachute open ? ( Sorry if that's a daft question ) xxx

[B0bP Graduate10 in reply to poppypug]

Generally we used to jump from around 13,000ft, it's hard to say the exact height in the picture as you can't see the ground for the cloud.

It's not a daft question, but nothing is keeping us up, in reality we are all falling at around 120 mph and so is the cameralady who took the pic 😀

[poppypug Graduate10 in reply to B0bP]

Eeeek ! Youre falling ??? Oh I feel a bit sick ! Aarrgh !

Blimey Bob, that must take some guts , fair play to you ! xxx

[B0bP Graduate10 in reply to poppypug]

Nah I think I'm just a bit daft 😀

[Madge50 Graduate10]

Cooorrrrrrrr! Like, like, like, like! I'd love to do that! 😃

Mx

[B0bP Graduate10 in reply to Madge50]

Go on Madge have a go.

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate]

Wow...... that really is awesome....Go for it again!!!!!!!!!!!!

Live EVERY moment!!!!

[B0bP Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

It was certainly a lot of fun Floss. This particular pic was taken over Perris valley in California.

[Madge50 Graduate10 in reply to B0bP]

Wow!

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Amazing picture! For 17 yrs? Was this part of your job?

[B0bP Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

Thanks Sandra. I was a competition formation skydiver and a qualified formation skydiving coach, it wasn't my job just a very big part of my life.

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to B0bP]

Wow! Not many people can claim hobbies like that! Quite an adrenalin-junkie then!

[B0bP Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

Yep I'm certainly that, my main ones were skydiving and fast motorbikes.

[Madge50 Graduate10 in reply to B0bP]

And another wow!

[Noaky12 Graduate10]

Wowwwwweeeeeeeee! ☺

[B0bP Graduate10 in reply to Noaky12]

Haha Weeeeeeeee

[aliboo70 Graduate10]

Oooooh you are a brave soul! Kinda looks like fun in a scary way!!😊

[B0bP Graduate10 in reply to aliboo70]

I certainly found it fun 😀

[Returning2Run]

That looks amazing! An uncle of mine used to skydive before having kids and he took me to one of the air tunnels, that felt amazing- can't imagine doing the real thing though!

[B0bP Graduate10 in reply to Returning2Run]

Hi,

I did love a bit of wind tunnel action, I was talking recently with a few old skydiving mates about booking a session.

[ju-ju- Graduate10]

Flipping heck that's so scary... I am soooo impressed!!!

[B0bP Graduate10 in reply to ju-ju-]

Thanks JJ, it was something I got a lot out of.

[skysue16 Graduate10]

My goodness - impressive! I don't think I could do that!

[B0bP Graduate10 in reply to skysue16]

Never say never Sue x