One of the many passions of Chad Clift includes skydiving, a pastime
that he has grown fond of in recent years. He has been running the
community upscale restaurant Swanky’s in Mossy Rock, Washington for over
15 years, and skydiving has a relaxing effect on him. Still, there were
many facts that he wished he had learned before he took his first jump
off of a plane. Here are his top three facts he wished he knew:
- Yes, your skydiving partner is certified and experienced. To be a certified skydiving partner, you have to have jumped hundreds of times and you have to pass many tests and exams to do it professionally. They always prepare you in the event of any emergency.
- Emergencies happen in the air. Chad Clift was worried about every possible thing that could go wrong skydiving before he took his first jump from a plane, don’t worry, the skydiving instructors always tell you what to do in rare cases involving instructors passing out or somehow incapacitating themselves in the air. You’ll be fully prepared to land safely even in the extremely rare event of an emergency.
- The scariest part of skydiving isn’t jumping from a plane. Chad Clifton knows that the scariest part of skydiving is actually riding up to jumping altitude in a small plane that seems sketchy but is actually safe. Jumping out of the tiny aircraft might actually be relieving in a way.
