would u?

It was day we had to leave Queenstown. Lagguage already packed day before, I jumping out of bed to check weather behind dark curtains. Blue colored sky - perfect. 

We did check out but left car and all lagguage at hotel and walked to NZONE office at Shotoverstreet. Cause we had a plenty time Flora started thinking about a skydive jump, too. So she descided to give it a try from in case there was an opportunity to do. Well, actually we played Paper Stone Scissors at which hight (9,000 or 12,000 ft) she has to leave plane - 9,000 ft vs. 12,000 ft ... guess! Right 12,000 ft was the result :-D

After short motion video, and signing a paper of risks (don´t worry about the sentence "u might get killed"), we were driven to a small airport (well - let's call it a loooong green line) placed in southeast of Queenstown. Flora asked at office desk - and lucky girl she is - there was possibility to get on plane as well and do a skydive. From then on, we both were excited at all. But seeing jumpers landing save we were absolut convinced, doing right decision.

Getting prepared and introduced by staff how to beheave in free fall, do the "banana" and how to hop off the plane - adventure started.

It was a really small airplane pushed by propeller. Flora and me ordered full package, which means getting a DVD and pics from each jump! So camera man attend flight/ jump all time. So 8 people entered that small plane.

• One guy from Australia with his tandem master (he didn't ordered any package), 
• Flora her tandem master and her camera man, 
• me and mine 2 "jump-buddies" as well. 

The higher plane rose, the more adrenalin was pumped through veins. Doors opend first time and the Aussie left plane. Soonly followed by Flora. After each jumpoff plane shaked very strongly. This is a really undescribeable feeling.

My camaera man read a few sites of a book. Cause they do it 10 times a day, they get used to the thrill as quite normal.

Green light flashed. We prepared goggles and gloves. Bonded to tandem master Steve, we slipped to openening door. Plane become again slowlier and first cam guy climbed out beside plane to film my bail out. Man - believe sitting on the edge, watching deep to mother earth, seeing cam man having a big grin on his face, ...

... and off u go with a spin so that u see plane getting out of your focus...

... finally spin back towards diveposition ...

... these are seconds u are not able to explain to anybody else. 15,000 ft means 60 seconds free fall with 200kmh. In those seconds we spinned round cam guy and made faces for movie. Stopped in a jar when parachute opened, Steve and me floated 6 minutes towards ground. Even this feeling hanging above in this hight and gliding through air - awesome awesome awesome!!!

Back on earth Flora and me had the biggest grin ever on our faces! Full pumped with speed and happiness we got back to hotel and drove to Te Anau.


First hour was really a quiet drive cause both we stll captured in this freefalling-feeling. Finally we arrive small village Te Anau.

... back to question ...
... would u jump out of an airplane in 15,000 ft (5000m)?!?

WE DID!!