点评:After the toughest year of my life, I had the unshakeable feeling of needing (not wanting) to look death in the face. Why not jump out of an airplane? I booked a jump and drove 2 hours feeling like a lamb led to slaughter. I arrived at Skydive Orange and was immediately impressed with the hanger full of equipment and personable, fun people.
I always said there wasn't a chance in hell I could just jump out of a plane for the sake of jumping out of a plane. The pilot never announced we were losing oil pressure, or that we lost an engine to motivate me to go into lifesaving mode, so thankfully my spirit animal Zach was there to throw me out the door. I was paired up with the exact instructor and photographer I was meant to have. Zach and Joseph (fake Zach we called him) had my personality in themselves and made my experience absolutely amazing. These boys had a magical way of making you not even think about the fear or nervousness of what was about to happen.
My wife also jumped and was paired up with the exact right instructor for her. None of it was planned that way but worked out perfectly for the both of us. A man can only take his 5' 2 3/4" 100lb minx of a wife (who has jumped before) calling him a sissy and making him whimper like a sick cat so much before he needs to do something about it, so after a decade of marriage, I decided to prove to her I could jump out of something higher off the ground than a truck tailgate.
Zachs resume is absolutely mind blowing. This guy is approaching 17,000 jumps. You are considered an expert after 500, so let that marinade in your pocket for a minute.
If you are thinking about skydiving, the people and atmosphere at Skydive Orange are perfect. I will absolutely jump again with Zach and Joseph.
Team 2 Zachs and an imposter will fly again!
翻译:在经历了人生中最艰难的一年之后,我有一种挥之不去的感觉,那就是我需要(而不是想要)直面死亡。为什么不跳伞呢?我预订了一次跳伞,开了两个小时的车,感觉自己像只待宰的羔羊。到达橙色跳伞中心后,我立刻被满满当当的装备库和热情友好的工作人员所吸引。
我一直说,我绝对不可能为了跳伞而跳伞。飞行员从未宣布油压下降或引擎故障,以促使我进入救生模式,所以谢天谢地,我的精神动物扎克出现了,他把我送出了门。我遇到了我命中注定的那对教练和摄影师。扎克和约瑟夫(我们叫他假扎克)的性格与我如出一辙,让我的经历无比精彩。这些男孩有一种神奇的魔力,让你甚至不去想即将发生的事情带来的恐惧和紧张。
我老婆也跳了,还帮她配了个合适的教练。一切都不是事先计划好的,但对我们俩来说却非常完美。一个男人能忍受得了身高5英尺2.3/4英寸、体重100磅的骚老婆(她以前也跳过伞)骂他娘娘腔,让他像病猫一样呜咽好几次才不得不采取行动。所以,结婚十年后,我决定向她证明,我能从比卡车后挡板还高的地方跳下去。
扎克斯的履历绝对令人惊叹。这家伙跳伞次数接近17000次。跳500次就算专家了,所以先好好消化一下吧。
如果你正在考虑跳伞,Skydive Orange 的人和氛围都非常棒。我绝对会和扎克和约瑟夫再跳一次。
二队扎克斯和冒名顶替者会再次翱翔!