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  <content>I found it quite easy to look at sky diving from something of a dispassionate point of view. Many people have done it before me, they've all managed it fine, and the place I went to had a perfect safety record. So, I didn't expect it to be dangerous.

For the actual diving part, the free fall was the easiest part. I think my brain was overloaded by the new experience, so I didn't have time to worry about the "falling at terminal velocity" bit. The bit that gave the biggest rush was steering the parachute, I suspect because by that stage, I could actually see the ground getting closer, and I could use it as a point of reference when I swung around.

Getting my solo licence is now on my list of things to do.</content>
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  <title>the fear</title>
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    <activated-at type="datetime">2009-04-29T16:22:33Z</activated-at>
    <alias>pento</alias>
    <birthdate type="date">1982-01-04</birthdate>
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    <homepage>home sweet home</homepage>
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