In preparation for Nick’s first skydive, in less than a month, we took a trip up to Hollywood for Nick to practice his free fall skills in the iFly tunnel.
Nick gearing up. Perfect standing photo op.
All dressed up, ready to fly. I was worried about him sitting on that hard bench for so long, but I think the adrenaline and excitement overshadowed his nerve pain.
Nick surprised us all by having such a solid body position.
Nick worked on back flying and sit flying toward the end of his session. His quads aren’t strong enough to push down and hold him in an upright position, but he’s close! Just standing in the air stream like this is hard work.
My favorite shot of Nick and Travis debriefing.
Nick flew a total of 15 minutes, late at night after a long day and a long drive. Afterward he said he could have flown even longer. He was minimally sore the next day, but I think that’s from sleeping it off for 11 reparative hours. That, and he’s quickly gaining endurance.
He’d like to fly in the tunnel at least one more time before the big jump, which is happening on Saturday December 1st.
Watching Nick fly in the tunnel, smiling hard but flying even harder, choked me up a few times. I felt proud, like his stunning accomplishments were my own, even though I know I’d have never made it this far if I were the hurt one.
This just made my day. So awesome. Can’t wait to hear how the jump goes.