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April – June 2013
me, I felt absolutely no sensation of
falling.
“You never have that sense of
falling, and as far as jumping out of
the plane, the brain has a 15-sec-
ond lag of catching up to what you
actually did,” said Aimee, who also
enjoys other “non” thrill-seeking
sports such as white water rafting
and downhill skiing.
We were in free-fall at rough-
ly 120mph for 55 seconds, while
our videographer Alex Cashman
lmed and photographed us. I
made the sign of the cross (for
good measure), and while my rub-
ber-looking facelift did nothing for
fashion, Aimee and I both sported
ear-to-ear grins of pure delight.Ai-
mee had a better way of explaining
of our decent.
“We free-fall at approximately
six-seconds per 1,000 feet after we
hit terminal. Terminal velocity is
around 120mph,” said Aimee, who
is a project manager at Cupertino
Electric, one of the few compa-
nies who hire more female project
managers than any other electrical
contractors.“It takes us eight to 10
seconds to hit terminal after leav-
ing the plane.”
Once our parachute deployed,
I knew everything would be okay
from there. Aimee talked to me
throughout the descent, and at one
point had me take control of the
chute.
“You’re not truly ‘walking a
mile in my shoes’ if you don’t do
some navigation!’ she said.
Within roughly eight minutes
we landed, my legs straight out in
front of me, Aimee doing all the
work. After a huge hug from Ai-
mee, I had to sit on the ground for
a spell to settle my queasy stomach.
Aimee told me not all jumps end
with a hug.
“I got a smooch with tongue
from a 75-year-old man; he was
a Marine, with 25 of his friends
watching,” said Aimee. “His wife
took pictures and said she missed
the kiss and could we do it again
… I said no!”
Her love for the sport is all
about fun and liberty.
“My husband and I strive for
adventure,” she said. “Skydiving
gives us a sense of freedom.”
For more information or to
book your rst of many
jumps with Aimee, visit
www.bayareaskydiving.com
or e-mail
bayareaskydiving@yahoo.com.
Check out our YouTube video:
http://youtu.be/t897eN5B0R4