nraoaoc@nmt.edu (Daniel Briggs) (04/16/91)
I just happened to notice the Sky Dance '91 schedule in the latest _Skydiving_. I hadn't realized that they made high altitude jumps so often. (About every two months, if you're interested.) Has anyone here ever done this, at Sky Dance or elsewhere? I'd be quite interested in hearing what is involved. Hypoxia training, of course, but what else? What is a typical budget for the training and jump? What sort of specialized equipment is required? (Oxygen gear, I guess, and extra warm long johns? :) If you open at normal altitudes, do you jump a standard rig? I expect that this is just idle speculation for a few years in my case, but it's an interesting topic to kick around in its own right. Personal anecdotes, anyone? -- This is a shared guest account, please send replies to dbriggs@nrao.edu (Internet) (505) 835-2974 Dan Briggs / NRAO / P.O. Box O / Socorro, NM / 87801 (U.S. Snail)