It is a great feeling when the parachute lifts you up from the ground. You are supposed to run down the slope of the hill, when it fills up with air & takes you aloft. (Well, what if it doesn't? Didn't worry about that!)
Just after take off, to make small talk, I asked my tandem pilot-Richie-an old & hearty fellow that why do we need to wear the helmets? If anything goes wrong, death is inevitable... But, I did not have to wait long for my answer. About 10 minutes later, some hook in the chute went off & struck heavily on my helmet. If it weren't for the helmet, it would certainly have knocked me unconscious. Richie & I shared a good laugh upon this.
Richie had stayed in air with a parachute longest for 8 & a half hours, as a personal record. During which, he had responded to the call of nature at the cost of his pants. I know, the same question popped into my mind, as yours... why didn't he ....., which I did not ask!
The Thun-Brienz lakes & Interlaken area was looking like a real paradise from above. I tried to take maximum pictures of the views. Now that I think of it, I must have observed the surroundings for at least 40% of the time from the LCD screen of my digicam!
We also did some tricks like banking & spiral twists. It stirred my stomach in the beginning, but was a thrilling experience. I also got to control the chute for 3-4 minutes, no tricks though.. just twisting and turning.
To sum it up, it probably is "the awesomest" thing I might have ever done.
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