LC Innsbruck, Austria

Better than sex ... !?

Hey guys, guess what. Imagine it’s a warm and sunny Sunday morning (16.07.2006) and I’m getting up at 08.00 a.m. “Why?” you might ask yourself, “Why is Benni getting up so early? Why doesn’t he enjoy his holidays and stay in bed?” Well… there’s a reason :-)

The reason is simple: Last year I got a gift coupon, and last Sunday I wanted to convert it. Together with my parents I went to Hohenems airport to do so. After filling in the question form, Robert asked me to think about one more question before we start. He asked me to tell him afterwards if our activity was better than sex. Then he gave me the suit, packed his backpack and we were ready.

Sitting in a small plane full with about 25 people flying higher and higher was great. Eventough it was just 09.30 the sun was shining bright and warm. And as there was not one single cloud in the sky I was able to see not only big parts of Vorarlberg but as well whole Liechtenstein and parts of Switzerland. The mountains, the green grass down there on the ground, Lake Constance,…. it was amazing.

Reaching 4.300 m above sea level Robert tied our bodies together and one final time I got my instructions: “Form a hollow back, lay your head on my shoulder and put your legs outside the plane!” One last view at the other people in the plane and then……… with an elegant double back flip, we jumped out of the plane.

Falling down, weightless, for 1 whole minute, 60 seconds long, was amazing. Wind is blowing into your face heavily while earth is coming closer and closer so fast. The pressure on your ears is hurting harder and harder and then, finally, it’s like you are standing still in the air when the parachute is opening. For another 5 minutes you can enjoy the wonderful view while you are gently hovering down to the ground. That was as long as Robert had the control gears of the parachute in his hand. :-) Handing them over to me, I fast found out how to make things more exciting before we were landing at Hohenems airport again.

Guys, tandem parachuting is … it’s…. Well try it out yourself and you’ll find out. Then you can tell me if it’s better than sex :-)

Published by Bon Jovi :-) @ 5:11 PM