Good bye Grandpa....

No, not that kind of goodbye. 

A different kind of goodbye, a unique goodbye.

I watched my 88 year old grandfather skydive right in front of me.  He went before I did.  That's a sensation few people get to experience.

All of a sudden you just see your grandpa drop out of a plane.

My grandpa had this on his bucket list.  Skydiving was his idea.  We all went along with it and we are glad we did.

I was less nervous than I thought I would be.  I think I was atleast.  I never really backed down.  I was determined to skydive, but naturally a little nervous too.  You wouldn't be human if you weren't nervous the first time you jump out of a plane.

Thankfully I did no work, as I was a tandem jumper.   I don't remember all that much from jumping out the plane.  I remember going right after my grandpa did.  Grandpa was in position, the door opened, and they rolled out.

Then I kneeled to the front of the cessna, put my foot out, and away we went.  I don't know how we exited the plane, but it probably wasn't correct.  It felt like we may have gone around and flipped or fallen backwards.  I really have no idea, we will have to see what the video shows us. 

The first few seconds of falling you go "whoa, what is going on."  Then you begin to relax a little and go, wow I am really doing this!!!

I remember seeing the ground, and being a little bit cold at the start of the jump, during free fall.

After about 45 seconds the chute opens up and you get pulled up like a rag doll.  It felt like you were really jerked up like a puppet. Once we regained our composure from the chute opening up, I got to help guide us down to the ground.  The parachute part of the jump was much more exciting than I thought it would be, and went by quickly.  I thought we would go down slowly with the chute, but it was a controlled, but fast way down.

Freefall was quick and in someways hard to remember.  What I remember most is looking down at the ground and having the wind rushing past my ears.  You couldn't hear a thing in freefall.  I can still hear the air rushing by my ears.  

The jump went by so quick.  Before I knew it I was back on the ground and on my feet.  It was awesome and a lot of fun.  I recommend doing it, because how can you not have more confidence in yourself if you jumped out of a plane?

What made this extra special was that I got to go in the same plane as my grandpa, and watch him fall out.  Who the hell can say they went skydiving with their grandfather?  Seriously.  I watched my 88 year old grandpa jump out of a plane before I did. 

I can't believe I skydived and it was so much fun. 

I enjoyed the scenic way down and the scenic ride up. 

Can't wait to see the video and pictures and hope to relive everything and do it again someday.