aww this video is soo good, i watched it a while back with sound. the video is still amazing though, captainJimHill you are one of ther luckiest people ever!!!
The initial video had an awesome sound track (music) plus the conversation audio, but someone complained about a copy-right protected song and YouTube took ALL the audio off the video. I may have to take the original video to someone who can remove the music and leave the conversation and then re-upload it. Thanks so much for your comments.
Thank you. I'm 61 now and ran the Marine Corps Mud Run in September--4.25 miles and 30 military obstacles. Did well for an old Marine (my team consisted of 3 folks--27, 17 and 15 years old and I led them!).
I'm going to be having someone at the video shop take out the music and leave the audio conversation so it won't be a copy-right problem. Thanks for the advice. And thanks for the compliment.
The video was much more watachable with the sound but they took the music AND the audio out of the whole thing just because of one song. That is copyright crap--who was it hurting? I would have been OK just with the song being taken out. Why everything? Thanks for watching.
In a similar video, jumping from 29,000 feet: 2 minutes freefall; maximum freefall velocity 170 m.p.h.
Also, just from a flying background, every thousand feet you go up, the temp drops 3 degrees. So, in this case, you know it was 90 degrees colder than what the ground temp was. So, pretty dang cold I'm guessing.
At our 30,679 feet exit, it was 29 degrees below zero, free-fall time of 2 minutes and 19 seconds, the jumpmaster told me we reached maximum speed of 190 mph. Didn't feel that fast at that altitude--only like flying. When we reached the atmosphere there was an immediate slowing down and warm air! We popped the chute at 5,000 feet.
Terminal velocity of a human is 117-125mph in the layout position. terminal velocity speeds can reach up to 210mph, If the dive position is used.
Therefore, the aerodynamics/surface area of an object greatly affects the terminal velocity. along with the Atmospheric levels, quailitie of air, and even barometric pressure.
Thank you, sir, for that compliment. I am 60 years old, an old(er) Marine no longer on active duty, but proud of the Corps and having adventures. Good luck to you.
Thank you for that. Although I'm 60 I still live the ideals of my Marine Corps and refuse to get old in body or spirit. Some folks just don't appreciate living life to the fullest. I ran the Obstacle Course at OCS in Quantico last year and will be doing the Marine Corps Mud Run in September. OOHRAH!
I am a 60 year old amateur, former Marine, who had done one other skydive from 12,500 feet before doing this 30,600 feet HALO skydive. Joe Kittinger is a professional. I am not competing with him. When you jump from this altitude, I'd love to see it on YouTube.
I received one other comment from someone comparing me to Joe Kittinger (who I admire), by saying that I was not even in his league. I am not. I'm just an old(er) Marine having an annual adventure and staying active. It made me a bit sensitive. Sorry. All is forgiven :)
Like I said - Lead in - Intro too long 5-50 mins - 2-10 in FF - Good photography - Liked the cloud entry phase - misty lens and goggles know the feeling - Good
Hey man, I have a tough time buying you are the 7th ever civilian to make a jump from that high. Regular skydivers can and do make jumps from that height with supplamental O2. Granted these are not "ordinary" skydives, but they happen pretty frequently.
No, I have an annual adventure and it's something different each year. Check out my L-39 military jet flight from 2007 (also on YouTube). This year I ran the Obstacle Course at Marine Corps Officer Candidate School in Quantico, VA where I first did it in 1970 (finished it this year, too, including the rope climb at the end). There's always an adventure waiting out there!
How I wish I could live like you. No work, no studies and all. Retired (I believe), and looking forward to adventures. Man ... It's a great life you got
I do work 100 hours a month as a physician assistant (PA) in emergency medicine (my career after the Marine Corps). Have to work to make the money for these adventures!
the most i have ever free falled was 50 feet.. as you would guess, it went by too fast. do you get that butterfly feeling the whole time or is it just the initial shock of leaving the plane
sweet. im going to try and go for recon and skydiving is by far the one thing i don't wanna do. im terrified of heights. but that was pretty spectacular
I was an infantry ground officer in the Marine Corps and was not jump qualified. Like you I'm afraid of heights but my first 12,500 feet jump and then this 30,600 feet jump were different---it's like flying! Look forward to it and best wishes. Recon!
The drone parachute is used to slow 2 people down to a free-fall speed of 1 person. Starting from 30,600 feet we reached a maximum fall velosity of 190 mph. But, at that altitude with very little oxygen, it felt like flying!
You can do this through the Military.... or somehow in the civilian life. Not sure how to go about doing this while not being in the military. But go into the Army and go Airborn and see if you can get into HALO school
Join the military, become a paratrooper, and train for a few years as a full-time soldier. Then you can do it for free! Otherwise, you're out of luck. This is a height rarely reached by regular skydivers.
There is the potential to hit your head on the door going out the plane, to get hit by some object while falling or to roll and get hurt on the landing. It's purely protective since the brain is so important. The oxygen tank at 30,000 feet is generally held on the back or front of your body with a tube running to the self-contained helmet for supplemental air to keep from passing out from lack of oxygen.
why wear helmets? am i missing something here?we ware them to keep the brain inside the of the hard roundish thing above the shoulders. oh what am i saying... we dont need helmets they are just like altimeters they just look cool during a skydive!!! blue skies.
An altitimeter and helmet just look cool? During a HALO jump the helmet holds your visor and is where your life support equipment joins up to give you oxygen for 20,000 feet until you can breath again! The altimeter lets you know you when you can open your chute, sure you're a skydiver?
We must share the same honor because that's the same ranking I was given by HALOJUMPER, the company running these HALO sky dives. Are you in the U.S., because that's where I did my jump?
I don't remember the pilot's name but it was a King Air and we flew out of the Somerville, TN airport. Chief Petty Officer Ben Crowell was my jump master. I was a bit nervous and didn't catch everyone's names!
Wow, you have a great ear! Yes, the cameraman was in the South African Special Forces and had recently moved to the States. This was his first jump as a cameraman at that altitude although he was HALO jump qualified.
Another video watcher told me it was "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz. The group who did this jump with me put the video together and picked the music. I wasn't familiar with that song until told by the viewer. Thanks much for taking the time to comment all the way from Spain. Stay strong!
the first song is by Limp Bizkit and is on the "Chocolate Starfish & Hotdog Flavored Water" album. the second song is by metallica and is on the Mission Impossible 2 soundtrack
There is one guy who set a world record jumping from a balloon at 100,000 feet. Now, that guy is brave! I'm just happy to have been the 7th civilian to jump from 30,600 feet. The Incredible Adventures company sent me an invitation to do the 32,000 foot jump at Mount Everest but it was too expensive. Besides, 30,600 feet was high enough--a thrill falling through the clouds!
Yep, 2 min and 19 sec of free fall, then another 10 minutes under the canopy. Don't worry about a fear of heights--from 30,600 feet all you can see is the tops of clouds--no ground. Last year was my L-39 jet flight (also on YouTube), then running the Marine Corps Obstacle Course in April (like I first did in 1970). Next year? Who knows! That's part of the annual adventure--deciding what to do next!
Sir, thank you for answering all of your Youtube fan's comments. It means a lot to me at least that you take the time to talk to the people that comment on your videos.
First it's a real compliment when someone takes the time to watch my videos and comments on them. Thank you for doing that. Second, I've got 2 more videos to add shortly--my Fighter Pilots USA aerial combat video and my Caribbean Reef Shark feeding scuba dive video. The great white shark cage dive and running the OCS Obstacle Course at Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia this past April like I did in 1970 are photos only. Not bad for a 60 year old jarhead! Life is a grand adventure!
I'm a former Marine Corps Captain and now practice emergency medicine as a physician assistant. Having an adventure like this 30,600 feet HALO skydive is my annual excitement which I do for fun and pay for (but it was worth every penny!). Check out my L-39 military jet flight on YouTube. I have others to add.
Naw, I'm 60 years old and will settle for being the 7th civilian to jump from 30,600 feet. 100,000 feet is for the really brave souls. My first jump was a tandem from 12,500 feet jump---you will have a blast! All the best. By the way, my adventure for 2008 was to run the Obstacle Course at Marine Corps Candidate School in Quantico, VA where I did it in 1970---made every obstacle, climbed over the red wall and got to the top of the rope climb, not bad for an old grunt.
Very cool, you ever going to do it alone ? that way you can lose the stabiliser chute and can have some more fun. Im doing my first (at the age of 16) later this year, cant wait. I am fixated by the whole thing, my first is going to be a 13000 ft tandem though i really wanted to go alone but i not allowed.
No, I have an annual adventure and move on to something different after I finish one. I flew a military jet after this skydive (also on YouTube) ans ran the Marine Corps Obstacle Course in Quantico, Virginia this past April. Congratulations to you with your goal. You've got quite a thrill ahead of you. Good luck.
Has Joe Kittinger been conveniently !!!! forgotten by the skydiving comunity?
Joe lost consciousnes n landd whilst stil unconscious due to to uncontrolabl spin on jump lower than his max one. He thn went on to jump from 102,300ft - wot a man!
chek joe out on utube n wiki (+ links)
I`m abl 2 coment on risk cos i ovrtake cars downhil (@45mph) on blind bends whilst ridin a tour d france type bike. I CONSISTENTLY take huge risk in an unpredictabl, uncontrolab environmnt - death/disabld if crash
I'm just a guy who has an annual adventure and am not part of the skydiving community at large. My adventures cross all types of events. But, I'm aware of Joe Kittinger's >100,000 feet skydive and think he's awesome.
What Joe Kittinger did was remarkable and truly once in a lifetime, worthy of recognition for daring, courage and skill. But, to degrade jumps from 30,600 feet (I became the 7th civilian to jump from that altitude) negates the thrill and daring those jumps take. My jump was 2 minutes and 20 seconds of free fall with a max velocity of 190 mph. Joe Kittinger's jump will be almost impossible to duplicate. Mine can be for those wanting to do it. Let's not discount courage on smaller scales. OOORAH!
unless somebody someday jumps from higher than 102,800 feet then theres no point in watching any skydive other than joe kittingers on youtube. But Kittinger seems to have been forgotten by the skydiving community, or am i wrong........... ?
Jumping at 30,600 feet the air is so thin it really feels just like flying. When hitting the humidity layer closer to Earth you can feel the warmth and thickness of the air envelope you and realize that you've come as close to flying as possible!
pretty badass for someone your age, if only they could do AFF lessons from that altitude. jumping from 14500 isnt as thrilling as it looks to jump from 30600. makes me want to do special forces
Yea, 60 years old and still trying to make my Marine Corps proud. I ran the Obstacle Course at OCS in Quantico, VA 3 months ago, where I last did it in 1970. Got over every obstacle, the red wall and climbed the rope.I was so sore I couldn't raise my arms above my head for 3 days and developed a rope burn scar on my leg, BUT I made it. I have an adventure every year just to prove to myself that the Marines taught me nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it. Stay strong.
Good luck with that. There's only one ODA per company with Army Special Forces that is MFF qualed. SF soldiers are in line for the MFF school and if your just an E5 new to the team, your probably going to spend the next 5-10 years waiting on your slot. Good Luck !!
Thanks much for the feedback. Sometimes throwing yourself out of a good airplane is necessary so you'll be sure you can if you ever have to! It was quite the thrill. The Marine Corps gave me some excitement during the 4 years I was in, but nothing this intense in 12 minutes---except, maybe, for our helicopter assault off the USS Inchon in 1972 :)
ever since whe i was 9 years old i wanted to sky dive,in 13/8/2008 i made my first tandem jump in UAE UAQ AERO CLUB,10000 feet,i'mplanning on making a HALO Jump in the future
oh and i have a question,is their a 50000 feet HALO JUMPS ?
The jump I made, at 30,600 feet, is generally where HALO jumpers go. In fact, I was the 7th civilian to ever jump from this altitude. The military may sometimes go a bit higher but 6 miles high is quite the thrill!
I'm now 60 years old and have been having adventures since I first became a Marine Corps 2nd lieutenant in 1970. Here's my advice---write down your goal of skydiving when you're 16 in a 3-year calendar and check it every month. If it's written down, you're more likely to do it. Good luck. Be safe. Have fun. Life is a grand adventre.
My first jump was from 12,500 feet and I thought the free fall was the best part, although much too short. Falling for 2 minutes and 19 seconds at 190 mph from 30,600 feet made my day! Thrill of a lifetime.
I hope you have a blast. Nothing like the feel of fresh air whipping past your face during the free fall stage! Or, making your face look like rubber :)
Wow, thabks for sharing that with us. Saturday I jumped 13500 for my 38th jump and that felt like foreever free fallinbg. Let alone being over 30000ft!!!
Incredible Adventures (who arranged my HALO jump, military jet flight and great white shark dive) invited me to take part in this Mt. Everest jump but my craziness has a limit! It should make for some great action. Can't wait to see the video.
I am 1 quarter of your age, I accept challenges like this wherever I can find them, and of you I am truly envious. Well done, to do that sort of thing commands respect.
Thank you for the compliment. Even though I am 60 years old, I have an adventure every year. My military jet flight from October 2007 (also on YouTube) was fun and this April I ran the Marine Corps Obstacle Course at Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia, making it over every obstacle, over the red wall and up the rope climb. I was very sore for a week but I made it! Can't wait to see what I decide to do for 2009!
Well, thats amazing, I hope im doing that sort of thing when im 60. Good luck with whatever you persue, come October this year the skydive everest programme launches! Imagine that!
The freefall was 2 minutes and 19 seconds but very different from a freefall at 12,500 feet since the air is so thin at 30,600 feet. It felt like flying until we hit the humidity layer (warm and thicker air). What a rush!
The Coast Guard HALO jumpers are no joke.
albany311 1 month ago
I have the highest respect for the Coast Guard; they got me down safely from 30,600 feet!
CaptainJimHill 1 month ago
Who esle through it was Halo the game?
XxXDominationatorXxX 4 months ago
What does the cold high altitude air feel like on exposed skin? I would think your neck would get frost bite.
StanleyKu 1 year ago
This would have been wicked interesting had WMG not f-ed it up. congrats on your ride, looked like fun.
motoman1210 1 year ago
How much does it cost?
kasoderholm 1 year ago
i want to halo jump so bad it's killing me but I'm DQ'd from the military because of a hip replacement i had when i was a kid. :(
SethFailsafe420 1 year ago
Jim, at 30,000' you were not even close to the upper atmosphere. What gives???
Mail4marc 1 year ago
why dont you just re upload this ? like remove it then put it back up ?
MrBillabongboy95 2 years ago
aww this video is soo good, i watched it a while back with sound. the video is still amazing though, captainJimHill you are one of ther luckiest people ever!!!
barringtonstanley 2 years ago
excellent video.. well done to you, what a jump !!!
You should re-upload it with audio..
gixer111 2 years ago
The initial video had an awesome sound track (music) plus the conversation audio, but someone complained about a copy-right protected song and YouTube took ALL the audio off the video. I may have to take the original video to someone who can remove the music and leave the conversation and then re-upload it. Thanks so much for your comments.
CaptainJimHill 2 years ago
You are awesome. Great jump
REM6B 2 years ago
Thank you. I'm 61 now and ran the Marine Corps Mud Run in September--4.25 miles and 30 military obstacles. Did well for an old Marine (my team consisted of 3 folks--27, 17 and 15 years old and I led them!).
CaptainJimHill 2 years ago
regarding the WMG, perhaps you could re upload it under a different name and then put a link to that upload in the description box.
But nice jump mate, im from Australia, and i do wish we could do stuff like that over here.
xXxmasterchief117xXx 2 years ago
I'm going to be having someone at the video shop take out the music and leave the audio conversation so it won't be a copy-right problem. Thanks for the advice. And thanks for the compliment.
CaptainJimHill 2 years ago
God, WMG sucks.
Hackerfromthe90s 2 years ago 11
My feelings exactly!
CaptainJimHill 2 years ago
fuck wmg there wankers for that copyright crap
cardiffguy85 2 years ago 9
The video was much more watachable with the sound but they took the music AND the audio out of the whole thing just because of one song. That is copyright crap--who was it hurting? I would have been OK just with the song being taken out. Why everything? Thanks for watching.
CaptainJimHill 2 years ago
theoretically its not copyright coz ur not selling the song ur just using it in a video!! your not making any money off of it at all!!
cardiffguy85 2 years ago 4
Why does that only make sense to people like you and me (and thousands of other YouTube users)? I guess the lawyers need the work.
CaptainJimHill 2 years ago
the jump scene goes good w/ hyyer by kid cudi
fyi
RBLAXGOALIE 2 years ago
great vid!! Too bad we could not here them bullshi@@ing as they were RIGGING UP
jballzzz 2 years ago
Yea, that is crap and it ruined the entire video by taking ALL the sound out, not just the music.
CaptainJimHill 2 years ago
hey buddy your the man
question. at that altitude what is the.
temp?
free fall time?
speed"
vizcaya7 2 years ago
I'd like to know that as well! Exit temp, freefall speed, freefall time.
Excellent vid!
peakman2006 2 years ago
In a similar video, jumping from 29,000 feet: 2 minutes freefall; maximum freefall velocity 170 m.p.h.
Also, just from a flying background, every thousand feet you go up, the temp drops 3 degrees. So, in this case, you know it was 90 degrees colder than what the ground temp was. So, pretty dang cold I'm guessing.
Blackhawk9188 2 years ago
get a space suit and jump from low earth orbit next time lol (JJ Abrams new Star Trek) lol
vizcaya7 2 years ago
At our 30,679 feet exit, it was 29 degrees below zero, free-fall time of 2 minutes and 19 seconds, the jumpmaster told me we reached maximum speed of 190 mph. Didn't feel that fast at that altitude--only like flying. When we reached the atmosphere there was an immediate slowing down and warm air! We popped the chute at 5,000 feet.
CaptainJimHill 2 years ago 6
Thats odd considering terminal velocity is 120mph
steamingpoopfart 1 year ago
@steamingpoopfart
Terminal velocity of a human is 117-125mph in the layout position. terminal velocity speeds can reach up to 210mph, If the dive position is used.
Therefore, the aerodynamics/surface area of an object greatly affects the terminal velocity. along with the Atmospheric levels, quailitie of air, and even barometric pressure.
Rock031988 1 year ago
How is that possible? you can weigh 50,000 pounds and u wont fall faster then 125 mph
steamingpoopfart 1 year ago
@steamingpoopfart WTF are you talking about?
loro1rojo 1 year ago
@steamingpoopfart watch the joe kittinger jump
colossus3200 1 year ago
@steamingpoopfart
also dont forget the air is thinner up there so terminal velocity will be greater due to decreased air resistance.
bennycasson 1 year ago
@CaptainJimHill yeh its a shame WMG are ruthless. but unfortunatly its not possible to disable the music when there is only one audio track.
Do you have the original footage or is it from a published video they gave you?
goingtoeatpizza 2 years ago
aww wow the music and sound just added to the intensity ... jus made the build up even better@cardiffguy85
melvings 1 year ago
Congratulations, Captain, Iam a pilot, and love skidive, i love yours jumps congratulations...
mwtosin 2 years ago
Thank you, sir, for that compliment. I am 60 years old, an old(er) Marine no longer on active duty, but proud of the Corps and having adventures. Good luck to you.
CaptainJimHill 2 years ago
Captain Hill that was a great jump, no matter what others say...hooowah!
Torchjob 2 years ago
Thank you for that. Although I'm 60 I still live the ideals of my Marine Corps and refuse to get old in body or spirit. Some folks just don't appreciate living life to the fullest. I ran the Obstacle Course at OCS in Quantico last year and will be doing the Marine Corps Mud Run in September. OOHRAH!
CaptainJimHill 2 years ago
lol joseph kittinger owned your ass!
gaypplreadthis 2 years ago
I am a 60 year old amateur, former Marine, who had done one other skydive from 12,500 feet before doing this 30,600 feet HALO skydive. Joe Kittinger is a professional. I am not competing with him. When you jump from this altitude, I'd love to see it on YouTube.
CaptainJimHill 2 years ago
lol i was just joking around ive never even skydived period what you did was very impressive
gaypplreadthis 2 years ago
I received one other comment from someone comparing me to Joe Kittinger (who I admire), by saying that I was not even in his league. I am not. I'm just an old(er) Marine having an annual adventure and staying active. It made me a bit sensitive. Sorry. All is forgiven :)
CaptainJimHill 2 years ago
i admire what your doing as well
gaypplreadthis 2 years ago
Like I said - Lead in - Intro too long 5-50 mins - 2-10 in FF - Good photography - Liked the cloud entry phase - misty lens and goggles know the feeling - Good
plissken2005 2 years ago
lead in too long - More FF time D1346
plissken2005 2 years ago
Fuck WMG
KongoOttoIL2 2 years ago
$3495. Too much for me.
juufa72 3 years ago
dude that was tits... lol i couldn't do that attached to some one... I would have to be by my self... lol
sasquatchjake212 3 years ago
Well, it was do the jump as a tandem or probably die by myself. I chose to live for other future adventures :)
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
good point... lol i join navy in a month and i have to do about 4 in day and 4 at night... lol so yeah... lol probly a big rush...
sasquatchjake212 3 years ago
sorry to hear your joining, hopefully you only signed up for 2 years
Case2126 3 years ago
how long was you in air? =)
And how much did it cost? ;$
GrilladApelsin 3 years ago
go to the site he givz u in the vid and yea u can find it....
driftracerdude415 3 years ago
that is so kool
bluespirit212 3 years ago
It was, indeed!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
I am doing this for my coming birthday (APRIL). Cant wait.
Whats the average price range?
Neilram2001 3 years ago
Hey man, I have a tough time buying you are the 7th ever civilian to make a jump from that high. Regular skydivers can and do make jumps from that height with supplamental O2. Granted these are not "ordinary" skydives, but they happen pretty frequently.
ryandsucks 3 years ago
It really dosent matter if its 5,000 or 30,000 feet...if your shoot doesnt work your dead anyways.
joker86548 3 years ago
Yea, but at 30,000 feet you get a little extra time to enjoy the last ride of your life!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Lemme guess, it cost you a bomb to do this?
AltarRS 3 years ago
Just under $4000 for the adventure of a lifetime!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Seems pretty affordable. Do they allow you to keep any of the gears?
AltarRS 3 years ago
You get to keep the black jump suit with your name embroidered on it.
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Not bad. Plan to do it again?
AltarRS 3 years ago
No, I have an annual adventure and it's something different each year. Check out my L-39 military jet flight from 2007 (also on YouTube). This year I ran the Obstacle Course at Marine Corps Officer Candidate School in Quantico, VA where I first did it in 1970 (finished it this year, too, including the rope climb at the end). There's always an adventure waiting out there!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
How I wish I could live like you. No work, no studies and all. Retired (I believe), and looking forward to adventures. Man ... It's a great life you got
AltarRS 3 years ago
I do work 100 hours a month as a physician assistant (PA) in emergency medicine (my career after the Marine Corps). Have to work to make the money for these adventures!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
That ain't much compared to us =(
AltarRS 3 years ago
the most i have ever free falled was 50 feet.. as you would guess, it went by too fast. do you get that butterfly feeling the whole time or is it just the initial shock of leaving the plane
11thacrASSASSIN 3 years ago
For me, the "butterflies in the stomach" feeling only happened on the plane. Once jumping out the door, it's just like flying!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
wow.. that must be one hell of a ride.. nice vid
11thacrASSASSIN 3 years ago
Shits insane man i think everyone should skydive atleast once
Zalfme 3 years ago
All it takes is one time to give you a new appreciation for the rush that life can be!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Congratulations, you admire. I would like to do some day. A greeting.
SARINYA75 3 years ago
Thanks for the compliment. It was the thrill of a lifetime!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
sweet. im going to try and go for recon and skydiving is by far the one thing i don't wanna do. im terrified of heights. but that was pretty spectacular
thunderty 3 years ago
I was an infantry ground officer in the Marine Corps and was not jump qualified. Like you I'm afraid of heights but my first 12,500 feet jump and then this 30,600 feet jump were different---it's like flying! Look forward to it and best wishes. Recon!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
That is incredible.
HopAlong23 3 years ago
Thank you. I'm 60 now but one day when I'm really old I can look back to this video to remember the thrill all over again!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
HOOAH sir! Airborne ALL THE WAY!
AmericanParatrooper 3 years ago
From a 60 year old Marine who has great respect for Army Airborne, thank you for serving our country and OORAH!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Many kudos to you. Thank you for your service to our nation, and god bless for your badass attitude that won't seem to end, even with age.
TimothyGatewood 3 years ago
WOAH!!! Is this in Tallahassee?
chilledkirby 3 years ago
how fast do you go with that little parachute when you jump out i know that you usually go about120 mph
gilbjimenez 3 years ago
The drone parachute is used to slow 2 people down to a free-fall speed of 1 person. Starting from 30,600 feet we reached a maximum fall velosity of 190 mph. But, at that altitude with very little oxygen, it felt like flying!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Jim Hill, you are my hero.
NaptimeIs2oClock 3 years ago
No hero---just a 60 year old Marine who still loves the adventure!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Anybody who can leap from a plane 6 miles up at 60 years old is a hero to me.
NaptimeIs2oClock 3 years ago
Thank you. That is a terrific compliment. As my Marines say, "The change is forever!".
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
great vid, realy enjoyed it. chorus came in at wrong time though :s
barringtonstanley 3 years ago
HA! Music is a big part of these video adventures, though. I'll let them know :)
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
how much does this cost? what training do you have to do?
partyboybinswanger 3 years ago
You can do this through the Military.... or somehow in the civilian life. Not sure how to go about doing this while not being in the military. But go into the Army and go Airborn and see if you can get into HALO school
cgvibe 3 years ago
Join the military, become a paratrooper, and train for a few years as a full-time soldier. Then you can do it for free! Otherwise, you're out of luck. This is a height rarely reached by regular skydivers.
NaptimeIs2oClock 3 years ago
just a general skydiving question, why wear the helmets? not a question concerning HALO jumps
barnesj89 3 years ago
the helmeted are like a holder for the air containers....since at that altittude its horrible to breahte......
bannana221 3 years ago
There is the potential to hit your head on the door going out the plane, to get hit by some object while falling or to roll and get hurt on the landing. It's purely protective since the brain is so important. The oxygen tank at 30,000 feet is generally held on the back or front of your body with a tube running to the self-contained helmet for supplemental air to keep from passing out from lack of oxygen.
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
why wear helmets? am i missing something here?we ware them to keep the brain inside the of the hard roundish thing above the shoulders. oh what am i saying... we dont need helmets they are just like altimeters they just look cool during a skydive!!! blue skies.
skydiver211150 3 years ago
An altitimeter and helmet just look cool? During a HALO jump the helmet holds your visor and is where your life support equipment joins up to give you oxygen for 20,000 feet until you can breath again! The altimeter lets you know you when you can open your chute, sure you're a skydiver?
glenncokeoh 3 years ago
Hah! yeah and so that you don't lose your face to frostbite :)
ScreamingElectron 3 years ago
>I became the 7th civilian that I know of ever to jump out of a plane from this altitude.
Fixed
robdorg 3 years ago 2
We must share the same honor because that's the same ranking I was given by HALOJUMPER, the company running these HALO sky dives. Are you in the U.S., because that's where I did my jump?
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
mike mullins king air whiteville tennessee?
redbird103 3 years ago
I don't remember the pilot's name but it was a King Air and we flew out of the Somerville, TN airport. Chief Petty Officer Ben Crowell was my jump master. I was a bit nervous and didn't catch everyone's names!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
yep thats where i jump i bet the halo was a blast
redbird103 3 years ago
Yea, for an old Marine (I'm 60 years old having an annual adventure) it was the thrill of a lifetime!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Congrats. It's definitely on my list of MUST DO, and the Zero G flight too.
The camera man sounds South African (where I am from), do you know if he is South African?
MrDickensRob 3 years ago
Wow, you have a great ear! Yes, the cameraman was in the South African Special Forces and had recently moved to the States. This was his first jump as a cameraman at that altitude although he was HALO jump qualified.
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
very nice video, congratulations from spain. In my country we have PAPEA is like HALO skydive. VERY NICE VIDEO, keep it up.
I d like to know the name of the first song please. Thank you very much. ALL THE BEST!!!
surfmediterraneo 3 years ago
Another video watcher told me it was "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz. The group who did this jump with me put the video together and picked the music. I wasn't familiar with that song until told by the viewer. Thanks much for taking the time to comment all the way from Spain. Stay strong!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
the first song is by Limp Bizkit and is on the "Chocolate Starfish & Hotdog Flavored Water" album. the second song is by metallica and is on the Mission Impossible 2 soundtrack
LABaylorBear 3 years ago
Has anyone that you know of ever jumped from high altitude, wearing complete full pressure suit equipment. I would LOVE to do that with you !
GearForePlay 3 years ago
There is one guy who set a world record jumping from a balloon at 100,000 feet. Now, that guy is brave! I'm just happy to have been the 7th civilian to jump from 30,600 feet. The Incredible Adventures company sent me an invitation to do the 32,000 foot jump at Mount Everest but it was too expensive. Besides, 30,600 feet was high enough--a thrill falling through the clouds!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
you could eat a complete meal while doing this xDD awesome! would love to do this but im a bit anxious of heights ^^
what will it be next year? any plans yet?
GkaliasMe 3 years ago
Yep, 2 min and 19 sec of free fall, then another 10 minutes under the canopy. Don't worry about a fear of heights--from 30,600 feet all you can see is the tops of clouds--no ground. Last year was my L-39 jet flight (also on YouTube), then running the Marine Corps Obstacle Course in April (like I first did in 1970). Next year? Who knows! That's part of the annual adventure--deciding what to do next!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Sir, thank you for answering all of your Youtube fan's comments. It means a lot to me at least that you take the time to talk to the people that comment on your videos.
c/SMSgt Wigster81594
wiggy81594 3 years ago
First it's a real compliment when someone takes the time to watch my videos and comments on them. Thank you for doing that. Second, I've got 2 more videos to add shortly--my Fighter Pilots USA aerial combat video and my Caribbean Reef Shark feeding scuba dive video. The great white shark cage dive and running the OCS Obstacle Course at Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia this past April like I did in 1970 are photos only. Not bad for a 60 year old jarhead! Life is a grand adventure!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Wow, I'll be sure to check them out once you post them. Good luck to you, sir.
wiggy81594 3 years ago
awsome id love the thrill of jumping from that distance great effort sir compliments from australia
aussieprd24886 3 years ago
Thank you, Aussie Pride. I'm just a 60 year old former Marine Corps Captain looking for an adventure once a year!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Ahhh - great song to go with this. Never thought of using Lenny Kravitz with my videos :-)
Nice video - and a good attitude. Avery year you have to think "what did I do that was new or bettered me this year?".
PCBlueSky 3 years ago
u get pay for it?
xRima007 3 years ago
is that u work or ur hobby?
xRima007 3 years ago
I'm a former Marine Corps Captain and now practice emergency medicine as a physician assistant. Having an adventure like this 30,600 feet HALO skydive is my annual excitement which I do for fun and pay for (but it was worth every penny!). Check out my L-39 military jet flight on YouTube. I have others to add.
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Absolutely fantastic effort, wish you all the best in your next adventures!
XXCTPTT3 3 years ago
Wow. Really Cool Captain. I'm doing my first jump in a few months from 12,000 tandem. Are you ever going to go for the 100,00 foot jump ;)?
wiggy81594 3 years ago
Naw, I'm 60 years old and will settle for being the 7th civilian to jump from 30,600 feet. 100,000 feet is for the really brave souls. My first jump was a tandem from 12,500 feet jump---you will have a blast! All the best. By the way, my adventure for 2008 was to run the Obstacle Course at Marine Corps Candidate School in Quantico, VA where I did it in 1970---made every obstacle, climbed over the red wall and got to the top of the rope climb, not bad for an old grunt.
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Very cool, you ever going to do it alone ? that way you can lose the stabiliser chute and can have some more fun. Im doing my first (at the age of 16) later this year, cant wait. I am fixated by the whole thing, my first is going to be a 13000 ft tandem though i really wanted to go alone but i not allowed.
feltrevoltpro 3 years ago
No, I have an annual adventure and move on to something different after I finish one. I flew a military jet after this skydive (also on YouTube) ans ran the Marine Corps Obstacle Course in Quantico, Virginia this past April. Congratulations to you with your goal. You've got quite a thrill ahead of you. Good luck.
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Has Joe Kittinger been conveniently !!!! forgotten by the skydiving comunity?
Joe lost consciousnes n landd whilst stil unconscious due to to uncontrolabl spin on jump lower than his max one. He thn went on to jump from 102,300ft - wot a man!
chek joe out on utube n wiki (+ links)
I`m abl 2 coment on risk cos i ovrtake cars downhil (@45mph) on blind bends whilst ridin a tour d france type bike. I CONSISTENTLY take huge risk in an unpredictabl, uncontrolab environmnt - death/disabld if crash
andyamo75 3 years ago
I'm just a guy who has an annual adventure and am not part of the skydiving community at large. My adventures cross all types of events. But, I'm aware of Joe Kittinger's >100,000 feet skydive and think he's awesome.
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
3495 USD
hatareliter 3 years ago
Thanks. It is $3495 through Incredible Adventures.
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
nothing like it. the ultimate rush, have done many. alot of fun once the fear leaves
waffen2 3 years ago
You're absolutely right--there's apprehension in the plane but pure joy once out that door!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
how much does a halo jump cost?
brotherlybrother11 3 years ago
WHATA DOUCHE BAG
vincentmarc27 3 years ago
incredible video
Brizbags 3 years ago
Thank you. It was also an incredible experience!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
CaptainJimHill - what do you think of joe kittingers jump?
andyamo75 3 years ago
What Joe Kittinger did was remarkable and truly once in a lifetime, worthy of recognition for daring, courage and skill. But, to degrade jumps from 30,600 feet (I became the 7th civilian to jump from that altitude) negates the thrill and daring those jumps take. My jump was 2 minutes and 20 seconds of free fall with a max velocity of 190 mph. Joe Kittinger's jump will be almost impossible to duplicate. Mine can be for those wanting to do it. Let's not discount courage on smaller scales. OOORAH!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
unless somebody someday jumps from higher than 102,800 feet then theres no point in watching any skydive other than joe kittingers on youtube. But Kittinger seems to have been forgotten by the skydiving community, or am i wrong........... ?
andyamo75 3 years ago
search for "joe kittinger" on youtube before you post a comment on this clip............
andyamo75 3 years ago
Yeah! The biggest jump of all the times =)
PunkerBr666 3 years ago
whats the terminal velocity from that height
jm338 3 years ago
The free fall was 2 minutes and 20 seconds long with a max velocity of 190 mph. BUT, at that altitude, it felt just like flying!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
I'm jealous :(
ILoveUTube86 3 years ago
whats the name of the song and artist
tripleace2213 3 years ago
I didn't know, either, but another viewer who saw this video told me it was "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz.
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
limp bizkit.take a look around
nicothespartan182 3 years ago
Wow just wow that looks amazing! What was it like? Was it like a giant burst of constant adrenaline? Dang I need to do this sometime!
nateo200 3 years ago
Jumping at 30,600 feet the air is so thin it really feels just like flying. When hitting the humidity layer closer to Earth you can feel the warmth and thickness of the air envelope you and realize that you've come as close to flying as possible!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
hi jim,i wanted to ask
where is this
in which state ?
TheG45M45K 3 years ago
The G45, its in Flordia it says under the description/info.
nateo200 3 years ago
pretty badass for someone your age, if only they could do AFF lessons from that altitude. jumping from 14500 isnt as thrilling as it looks to jump from 30600. makes me want to do special forces
scrtzn 3 years ago
Yea, 60 years old and still trying to make my Marine Corps proud. I ran the Obstacle Course at OCS in Quantico, VA 3 months ago, where I last did it in 1970. Got over every obstacle, the red wall and climbed the rope.I was so sore I couldn't raise my arms above my head for 3 days and developed a rope burn scar on my leg, BUT I made it. I have an adventure every year just to prove to myself that the Marines taught me nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it. Stay strong.
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Good luck with that. There's only one ODA per company with Army Special Forces that is MFF qualed. SF soldiers are in line for the MFF school and if your just an E5 new to the team, your probably going to spend the next 5-10 years waiting on your slot. Good Luck !!
Scootertroop 3 years ago
"you dont puke","you win",lol. capn jim u the man, i now feel compelled to go throw myself out of a perfectly serviceable aeroplane.
garyb654 3 years ago
Thanks much for the feedback. Sometimes throwing yourself out of a good airplane is necessary so you'll be sure you can if you ever have to! It was quite the thrill. The Marine Corps gave me some excitement during the 4 years I was in, but nothing this intense in 12 minutes---except, maybe, for our helicopter assault off the USS Inchon in 1972 :)
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
ever since whe i was 9 years old i wanted to sky dive,in 13/8/2008 i made my first tandem jump in UAE UAQ AERO CLUB,10000 feet,i'mplanning on making a HALO Jump in the future
oh and i have a question,is their a 50000 feet HALO JUMPS ?
TheG45M45K 3 years ago
The jump I made, at 30,600 feet, is generally where HALO jumpers go. In fact, I was the 7th civilian to ever jump from this altitude. The military may sometimes go a bit higher but 6 miles high is quite the thrill!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
how can i do this shit
vhw11atr 3 years ago
amazing im 13 now but when im 16 im going skydiving woo i cant wait my dad said when he was 16 he sky dived for 50 dllars lol 1960's
SILENT1Guy 3 years ago
I'm now 60 years old and have been having adventures since I first became a Marine Corps 2nd lieutenant in 1970. Here's my advice---write down your goal of skydiving when you're 16 in a 3-year calendar and check it every month. If it's written down, you're more likely to do it. Good luck. Be safe. Have fun. Life is a grand adventre.
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
My first jump was from 12,500 feet and I thought the free fall was the best part, although much too short. Falling for 2 minutes and 19 seconds at 190 mph from 30,600 feet made my day! Thrill of a lifetime.
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Amazing, I'm going skydiving tomorrow. 13500 feet.
Robzz 3 years ago
I hope you have a blast. Nothing like the feel of fresh air whipping past your face during the free fall stage! Or, making your face look like rubber :)
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Wow, thabks for sharing that with us. Saturday I jumped 13500 for my 38th jump and that felt like foreever free fallinbg. Let alone being over 30000ft!!!
rrr1sportrider 3 years ago
GET SOME
FlashingFountain 3 years ago
Thanks. That's exactly what my Marines taught me to do!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Incredible Adventures (who arranged my HALO jump, military jet flight and great white shark dive) invited me to take part in this Mt. Everest jump but my craziness has a limit! It should make for some great action. Can't wait to see the video.
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
I am 1 quarter of your age, I accept challenges like this wherever I can find them, and of you I am truly envious. Well done, to do that sort of thing commands respect.
MostNotoriousVIP 3 years ago
Thank you for the compliment. Even though I am 60 years old, I have an adventure every year. My military jet flight from October 2007 (also on YouTube) was fun and this April I ran the Marine Corps Obstacle Course at Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia, making it over every obstacle, over the red wall and up the rope climb. I was very sore for a week but I made it! Can't wait to see what I decide to do for 2009!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago
Well, thats amazing, I hope im doing that sort of thing when im 60. Good luck with whatever you persue, come October this year the skydive everest programme launches! Imagine that!
MostNotoriousVIP 3 years ago
how much did something like this cost if i may ask?
jblanx101 3 years ago
AWESOME DUDEhow long did u freefall?
Airiflerholic 3 years ago
The freefall was 2 minutes and 19 seconds but very different from a freefall at 12,500 feet since the air is so thin at 30,600 feet. It felt like flying until we hit the humidity layer (warm and thicker air). What a rush!
CaptainJimHill 3 years ago