i fell 3000 feet from an airplane yesterday and survived...with a little help from a parachute. skydiving is an incredible experience. i was more nervous during the training (7 hours of it) than i was once we got into the little cessna and took off. once i let go of the wing there was no time to feel fear before i felt the reassuring tug of the parachute. with the chute open it felt more like flying. people probably don't realize how controllable today's modern chute is. i will be going again as soon as i can.