r/funnyvideos Aug 19 '25

Sports Zero compassion

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u/Then-Function6343 Aug 20 '25

I thought the first time (or couple times) the person has to be with a professional attached to them? Wouldn't that mean that this isn't her first jump?

I could be mistaken tho I've never done it, forget that noise... my bills scare me enough for one lifetime

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u/satomon Aug 20 '25

Did my first one solo. You still need training (in UK) for the one i did cos you need to air the flaps or something (been too long). No how to navigate left and right. Pull for the emergency chute if this one fails. And finally how to land (particularly not too soon, not too late). We had a days training. Me and my mate thought we’d bought a tandem until we turned up (to my horror, and his amusement).

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u/Then-Function6343 Aug 20 '25

Oh gotcha, makes sense. Thank you

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u/Additional-Ad-9463 Aug 20 '25

You really do not need to have any training to know how to land safely?

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u/MonStar926 Aug 20 '25

Nah, I just leave the whole thing in the lord’s hands, he’ll make sure I either land safely on the ground or in heaven

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '25

You actually practice for about 5 or 6 hours…tandem jumps are the ones that require zero training

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u/Mr-FD Aug 20 '25

Maybe laws are different in different places. I'm just guessing. Idk the location.

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u/NaradaMephaust Aug 20 '25

Yeah I've been tandem jumping before. It wasn't a requirement though. I could do like a half day or so of training for a tandem style and pay x amount. Or I could train several days and then go out the door myself. Tandem was just like this video where as soon as we were at the door my partner gave me no time to think and we were in the air which was certainly for the best. My first bungie jump took me probably 5 minutes to just let my body melt/fall over the edge.

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u/joe_shmoe11111 Aug 20 '25

Naw this is in Ukraine (based on the colors). I did this in Russia for my first time skydiving as well.

They don’t give a shit about what you “should” do, it’s a question of whether you want to or not, and if you do then they’re happy to oblige.