Jumping out of an airplane at 15,000ft with a following freefall for as long as 60 seconds at an astonishing 200km/h is not exactly something you do everyday. While it might be described as totally insane by some people others say it’s the experience of a lifetime. We would agree with the latter – but then in the blink of an eye feel that insane part flash through our minds just for a split second as we leave the aircraft while its AIRBORNE!!!.

While you contemplate on doing a skydive, remember that a jet airliner has the cruise altitude of around 35,000-42,000ft which means you are jumping out of an airplane about a third up in the air in comparisson to the height of a commercial passenger plane that you normally would travel in when you go on your vaccation. When you put it into perspective one might agree that to some extent it is insane. But that’s why we love it. That’s the fuel that ignites the spirit. 

One of our all-time favorite movies is Point Break from 1991 with the late Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves. And in this movie there is a famous quote where one of the surfer bank robbers asks Johnny, who is the character played by Keanu: “Johnny, you’re about to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Now how do you feel about that?” Which sort of describes what this experience is all about. Cause that is exactly what you do, you jump out of a perfectly good airplane. And you do it voluntarily. The answer might vary from person to person why you do it, but we just love that feeling when you cross the line between your comfort zone and the world beyond.

We jumped over Newcastle and Lake Macquarie and have never seen such beauty from above while doing something as extreme as a skydive. It was the perfect weather and the sea was beautifully turquoise and light blue. Not a bad way at all to experience Lake Macquarie, the deep blue sea and the beach.

The easiest way to describe a skydive would be to say that it’s a jump out of an airplane that offers breathtaking views that literally takes your breath away. This because the first seconds of your fall goes so fast and the wind pressure is so rough that for a split second it actually does take your breath away. But then the views imprint on you even harder, and nothing else exists besides you, the free fall and the extraordinary bird’s-eye view.

But besides a horror-mixed delight and that first rough part where your fear might still have a grip of you – after a few seconds you certainly feel free as a bird with an overwhelming happiness as you fall through the air. 

We would highly recommend purchasing a photo package so that you can immortalize this very special moment and watch it over and over again as you reminisce back home. They do get some really epic shots with their wrist-mounted high-resolution cameras and its totally worth it. 

In our opinion, nothing can beat the 15,000ft tandem skydive. You get about 60 seconds of freefall at around 200km/h – who wouldn’t wanna try that? But if it’s your first time then the 7,500ft skydive is a great way to go. It’s also possible to do a group booking if you have a bunch of crazy friends that’s up for the challenge.

We chose to fullfill our dream with Skydive Australia Newcastle which is located at Lake Macquarie Airport in the suburbs of Marks Point about 15km south of Newcastle.

But there are several other locations where you can do the same and you will find all of them in the footer of Skydive Australia’s website.