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Quadriplegic & Paraplegic Spinal Cord Injuries > Disabled Living & Spinal Cord Injuries > Sports for Disabled > Extreme Wheelchair Sports
The D
I did my first paraplegic freefall jump on the 24th Oct 2008 and 9 jumps later my instructor Curtis Morton let me go in freefall. On the 3rd of May I was solo in the sky again. ( i did 37 skydive as an able bod before my motorbike accident in 2002 which left me a T10 complete para.)

Can't walk. Can fly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdZo3363XFs
Kev-O
Great job man. lol i love the "get down the d's in town" part
Jax
That's and awesome accomplishment, and I'm really glad you get to do that which you enjoy.

My question is-Have you suffered a head injury at some point?? Just kiddin ya. Sorry, just had to say it.
musical-poet
cos i'm free, free falling

A great song but i bet it was so much better actually falling rather than purely singing along.
Rjeez
YEESS!!I always imagine freefalling.You don't need your legs then do you.But then there's another Tom Petty song,"the hardest part is the coming down!"You need your legs then,don't you?Haha!
JesseB
Damn, D. Congrats. Looks like a hell of an adrenaline rush.
Abbey22
Sooooo awesome. I'm going to be taking an accelerated free fall certification program next month and I am soooooo stoked. I've done tandom a couple of times and I can't wait to finally pull my own rip cord!!!!
CR_L1
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JustJayde
Awesome biggrin.gif I am far too chicken to leap out by choice. Looks like so much fun though!
Yasko
Good Job The D cheers.gif
pawperso
Awesome job mate, well done!

I'm really interested in giving solo a go too, what rig are you using on your legs? Also, what type of cushion are you using to land on, is it a water packet to burst on landing?

Cheers
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