By admin1 on Sep 14, 2007 in RECREATION, Sky Diving | 0 Comments
A visitor who has just visited San Francisco would surely love to wear a shirt bearing the print “I left my heart in San Francisco”. A tourist in New York would definitely be proud to don a shirt with “I love New York” embossed on it.
A simple print on shirt can send messages across without failure. The message could be downright poetic or straightforwardly serious with political undertones.
Other prints could just be ordinarily funny or simply reminders of worthwhile experiences like “I survive hurricane Andrew” perhaps.
Shirt or clothing in general has become one good memorabilia for a very important event in our lives. Some special occasions can never be without clothing or shirt as a memento.
All human pursuits including sports including the risky ones will surely have good clothing as part of the whole experience.
Skydiving like another sport has specially designed clothing. In this case skydiving clothing has a special select of designs that vary according to uses.
Skydiving clothing may look utterly weird from the eyes of ordinary people but they become precious pieces to the avid fans of skydiving.
By admin1 on Sep 14, 2007 in RECREATION, Sky Diving | 0 Comments
Space Coast is one of the coolest places of Florida. It has stretches of world renowned white beaches, eternal sunshine and tropical climate, occasional Hollywood personalities, and of course it has Space Coast sky diving.
Yes, it is Space Coast sky diving. Drop zones of Space Coast are perhaps the best sky diving drop zones of all over Florida if not the United States.
You see, it is aptly called the Space Coast because it sits midway between Jacksonville and Miami around the Kennedy Space Center, a spaceport where the famous Apollo rockets have launched into space.
And knowing that, you can guess how it should look: an ever expansive place with few enormous building facilities that house gigantic space dimensioned objects like the Launch Complex 39.
Of course you’re not going to jump over the Kennedy Space Center as much of its areas are strictly prohibited. But it is very surprising how far you can see when you fall at over 10,000 feet.
And, truthfully, Kennedy Space Center, when you speak of dimensions, can be rivaled by quite a few. Launch Complex 39 (and the Vehicle Assembly Building) is equally dominating in the air as it is up close.
By admin1 on Sep 14, 2007 in RECREATION, Sky Diving | 0 Comments
Falling at 200 mph at the height of 8000 feet is no joke. And the fear of it is well established. Who wouldn’t, after all when you are falling on such height at such speed everything else’s flies out the window -even your pride?
Then you scream shrilly like any girl on a Sunday. Okay I’m kidding. The truth is: it’s nothing to be ashamed of, because up there and out there no other feeling of aloneness can ever be more profound.
During my first few jumps (and doing tandem sky diving) I often find myself checking (embarrassingly) to see if the instructor in tandem with me is still there.
You see, tandem sky diving serves a greater purpose, a comforting presence as you take the first jump. And if truth be told, it is always the first jump that is the most testing to a newcomer.
Having gained the familiarity of the air and the feel of achieving terminal velocity, the beginner will slowly feel more secure until he can manage to jump on his own.
By admin1 on Sep 14, 2007 in RECREATION, Sky Diving | 0 Comments
It’s only natural to think that California should be the home of most sky diving centers, after all whose more inclined to do extreme sport and at the same time willing (and able) to spend amounts of cash than the Californians.
Aside from that, establishment of a culture is also a an important factor and in south California, culture has also become a Southern California sky diving, with already various popular destination like Lake Elsinore.
Southern California Sky Diving At Lake Elsinore
In Riverside County, southern part of California may be a placed spooked with tales of hauntings, UFO disturbances, and sightings of an equally shy sea monster (hello Nessie!).
But while media had been keeping busy focusing on the latest gossip over Lake Elsinore phenomena, visitors have been busy doing Southern California Sky Diving.
Lake Elsinore just offers the best facets for an irresistible jump: a soft landing over the south portion of the Lake Elsinore itself, a more than average aerial view, and accessibility. Lake Elsinore is a few kilometers to the city in California.
Skydive Elsinore
www.skydiveelsinore.com
20701 Cereal Street, Lake Elsinore, CA. 92530
Call: 1877 THE JUMP
By admin1 on Sep 14, 2007 in RECREATION, Sky Diving | 0 Comments
It is very true that skydiving is an extreme sport wherein anyone can experience exhilarating experience while being glided left and right and even 360 degrees turn on canopy ride.
Fro many years now, skydiving has attracted many enthusiasts who became addicted to this sport. Skydiving is a sport for everyone. Ooopppsss, this one is rather debatable.
While we think that skydiving is a sport for everyone then we are all wrong. Skydiving has its own limitation and this limitation has nothing to do with stunts or the lessons involved.
Quiet simply skydiving weight limit is a big concern, which makes some of those who want to try, did not make their first attempt because of the weight limitations that must be strictly followed.
Skydiving weight limit varies from one skydiving center to another. Each skydiving school has its own set of skydiving weight limit to ensure that the safety of the students.
Likewise skydiving categories have their specified skydiving weight limit. A tandem skydiver should fit into a required weight category the same is true with the accelerated free fall and static line skydivers.
By admin1 on Sep 14, 2007 in RECREATION, Sky Diving | 0 Comments
A memory can only hold precious images and priceless moments of skydiving as long as it can remember. But there are many ways to capture those images and moments on your 1st dive or nth time that can surely last a lifetime even if everything else fails including your memory.
Skydiving video is the best way to record everything that you want to show your friends and family your skydiving escapade. Beginning from the first lesson up to the very moment when you make your actual skydive, skydiving video is your best ally.
Gary Patnor made another first in skydiving history when he successfully recorded his skydive in 1971, though the video recorder was not focused on him.
This feat happened when Sony, made their first video camera and wanted to promote it in the most extreme manner, thus Patnor was contracted to use the camera on his skydiving show.
Since then Patnor had many skydiving video coverage while promoting the Sony video camera. The following year he recorded the Dulles Transpo 1972 International Air Show in Washington DC and he had a skydiving video of another skydiving event the year after.
By admin1 on Sep 14, 2007 in RECREATION, Sky Diving | 0 Comments
Skydiving is one way to challenge yourself and determine how far you can go as far as extreme sports is concerned.
Yes there are many extreme sports available for those who crave for daredevil feats but nothing can surpass to the variety of things that can be done while up in the air.
Extreme sports like surfing and skiing are definitely going to give anyone the adrenalin rush that they want, but in skydiving the adrenalin is far higher as the distance from the sky to the earth.
In surfing and skiing you can never skydive but in skydiving you can surf and ski at the same time—thanks to skydiving stunts.
Skydiving stunts added more flavor to skydiving. Imagine riding a car floating in the air, say 12,000-15,000 feet above the ground or ride a ski or a surfboard when you jump out of the plane.
There are already hundreds who have done all these skydiving stunts. But there are still more skydiving stunts that groups and couples dared tried, trying to defy the limits set at h back of their minds.
Who could ever imagine that skydiving stunts like these could be possible, but don’t you think that this thought can be easily brushed aside.
By admin1 on Sep 14, 2007 in RECREATION, Sky Diving | 0 Comments
In school we are taught to show the most desirable demeanor and that is to keep our voice modulated when we speak. In other words shouting is a big no, no. We are also taught in school to always aim high to reach our goals.
No wonder schools are sometimes viewed as source of mean people where teachers will yell at you all the time while others think of it a bastion of knowledge.
Just when we thought that schools are always really like that, then think again. There are schools that let their students to scream at the top of their lungs whenever they feel like doing it.
These same schools literally encourage their students to really aim high and the same time teach them to make a safe landing no matter what. Hmmmmm, sounds intriguing? Not quiet.
Skydiving schools truly are the places for those who want to try a different approach in schooling. If you have been reprimanded for being so noisy in school then skydiving schools will appreciate if you truly express when what you feel even if you shout until you faint.
By admin1 on Sep 14, 2007 in RECREATION, Sky Diving | 0 Comments
Skydiving can never be accomplished without the use of skydiving parachutes. Every skydiver or jumper must know everything about skydiving parachutes before a student can proceed to learning other skills necessary in this extreme sport.
Skydiving parachutes or simply parachutes are the most essential requirement in this sport.
Even if the all other gadgets and gears and present, everything will be useless in the absence of parachutes.
Parachute is generally made of a special fabric that has strong wind resistance, which is used in slowing the movement of a flying object attached to it.
Another type of parachutes like the Drogue is utilized in descending much heavier objects like vehicles. This kind parachute is used in special and rare occasion.
The first production of parachute was made form silk fabric. With the advancement of technology everything has improved including the materials that make-up a parachute.
During World War II, nylon fabric replaced the silk fabric in manufacturing parachutes, which are proven to be much stronger compares with the old material.
At present, skydiving parachutes are made of low-stretch fabrics. These fabrics are carefully researched to provide stronger and more durable material for a parachute. Most materials are synthetic-based with different components.
By admin1 on Sep 14, 2007 in RECREATION, Sky Diving | 0 Comments
All skydivers both the newbies and the licensed can’t live without this one important thing. This is not another dive suit or dive watch, which is currently sold among local skydiving centers. This what the skydivers consider as their own Bible—the Skydiving Magazine.
Skydiving magazine is the authority in everything about skydiving. This magazine was intentionally conceptualized by skydivers and caters to skydivers too.
Every issue of Skydiving magazine contains the newest trends in equipment and gears in skydiving and the most recent news circulating around the skydiving world. Famous places and popular people are also featured in every release of Skydiving magazine.
How To Subscribe?
If you have not gotten your own copy of Skydiving magazine, then where have you been all your life? Getting a subscription is an easy task to do. The form to fill out is available in the internet (www.skydivingmagazine.com).
If you have the subscription form, you can send it via snail mail or fax, with the corresponding price. An all year-round subscription with a monthly issue can cost as much as $16 for U.S. addresses.