[Blindtlk] Skydiving?

[Jerry Matheny]

I have been skydiving before. It is great fun. If you go with it a tandem instructor, you should be fine. After all, if you die they die too, right? LOL. I know that is rather a morbid way to think of it, but it is kind of insurance that you will make it.


Have fun,

Jerry Matheny



Sent from my iPhone SE

> On May 28, 2016, at 4:59 PM, Jim Portillo via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Well, as the subject of the email might suggest, I will be going skydiving!  It's a birthday gift from some friends, and we figured, big birthday, do something big!  I've been wanting to do this for a long time, and now the occasion merits it.
> 
> As the date approaches, I began wondering about how it would be and if there was anything special I, as a blind person, would need to know.  I'll be taking a class before the jump, but I can't help but think that there's the possibility of the instructors being uneasy with the blindness factor.
> So, I figured I'd ask if any of you folks have done this and if you have any words of advice.  It will be tandem with an instructor.
> I just hope I don't have to wear earplugs, because that could block hearing any instructions.
> I'm very excited and think this will be a huge thrill!  We'll see how it goes.  I guess I'll have stories to tell my friends at convention. :-) 
> 
> Jim
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 6!
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