What is your favorite thrill or thrill ride?

[Mentallic]

A haircut and a 6 year hitch

Although there is a nice solo accelerated freefall around here for $285. You need to take like a 6 hour class though

I think this is what I should be looking for I don't mind the class, just, is it included in the price? I'll talk with my mate about it.

 

[mugaliens]

Who here has the need for speed?

I used to. After flying combat aircraft for twenty years, I've had my fair share.

What is your favorite thrill or thrill ride?

I prefer reading a good book on my balcony after breakfast these days, and with a good cup of coffee.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

I jumped out of a plane with a little man strapped to my back once. I would suggest taking the classes to go solo and steal the little mans parachute, good idea on his part to have that.

Rappelling is fun. Not the indoors rock climbing wall stuff, but rappelling from a railroad tressel or bridge. I did a lot of rappelling in the military and loved it.

It also does not cost a lot. The ropes are the most expensive outlay. Well unless you want to rent a helicopter and rappell out the door, which I highly recommend.

Can we carry paint ball guns and find a boat load of tourists?

 

[mheslep]

My two biggest thrills

One: doing 600 knots at 100 feet altitude above Harp Lake (Labrador), way down there

F4 pilot I worked for told me he was doing similar once upon a time (~100 ft) in formation out over the Gulf of Mexico. He was trying to show off a bit to his CO/wingman at the time and was consequently totally focused on closing up the formation to inches, ignoring all else but that gap, and caught a momentary flash in his peripheral vision immediately off the opposite wing. To a "what was that" query, his CO replied, "sailboat, 'bout a 100 ft mast". That went into his 'thrilling' basket.

 

[rhody]

I thought I would add a few links of video's, first, for flyboys... the passenger beebopping at 1:20 or so just kills me, he is having so much calculated fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EprRB4MAZPU&feature=related

This one adds new meaning to: "in the dirt"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7ZzGzoX5U8&feature=fvw

Commercial pilots too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJULO94QOU4&feature=related

Can you say... photoshop...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgqGly5RBRE&feature=related

No thanks, I will skip this one..



Over a football field, 351 feet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVPBg0MtIvI&feature=related

world record high dive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uHkyMh9FW4&feature=related

138 mph on a bicycle, no thanks...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLRDRzMWIsg&feature=related

This I might try...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r0pROzHY5M&feature=fvw

World's fastest train...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw4zn-qw1oM&feature=related

This is my favorite...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sM2wUcobxw&feature=related

Lucky to be alive... not much else to say about this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YWbgYyGX7g&feature=related

Squirrel suits...



Plane to plane skydive (chase plane uses drag chute to match velocity of diver)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGphGbJool4&feature=related

What ? 500 person skydive... unreal... Bankok, Thailand, 1999

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEIPNmizMAg&feature=related

This is what they call, a whipper...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHQ9pWEG9dE&feature=related

Another tribute to Reinhold Messner... couldn't resist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwTCDMirTjY&feature=related

Pick your favorite, or supply one of your own...

Rhody...

P.S. and finally... BMW 1000RR, have one on order, black, with custom paint, tank = black, swingarm = flat black powder coat, plus about 1K's worth of extra's,
one of a kind...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S_XMjOhXks&feature=related

 

[cronxeh]

Ahah.. wow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lswp-hZGYac

 

[mugaliens]

I like this flyby better. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M-lXM1D8ZI&feature=related