Adventure News - December 2009 - Happy Holidays! |
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Good Bye 2009 Hello 2010! Happy New Year from our family to yours. Celebrating the Human Spirit On December 6th, Canadian David Shannon made a tandem HALO jump from an altitude of 28,187 feet to show "there's no limit to the potential of the human spirit, regardless of any disability". The high-altitude skydive was just the latest in a series of adventures for the quadriplegic man and his friend Christopher Watkins. Frigid temperatures forced the first jump flight to be aborted. Jumpers had to land and wait for warmer temperatures to make sure oxygen lines wouldn't freeze and there would be sufficient air for the jumps. When they finally jumped, the air was still a bone-chilling 37 below zero. Video of David Shannon's record-setting skydive can be viewed on our website. You can read more about Shannon and Watkins, and their efforts to create a scholarship fund for students with disabilities, on their website: www.teamindependence.ca. Train to Fly Higher than Santa Suborbital space flight training is now available at the John F Kennedy Space Center, near Orlando, Florida. The three day program combines classroom academics with a special training flight in the Mach 2 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts trained for space in the legendary F-104. Now, the Starfighter has a new role, preparing civilians for the physical and mental challenges of a suborbital space flight. The cost of the three day program is $30,500. You can read the detailed training itinerary on our website but if you really want to know all the top secret details, (and why the program is worth every penny) you need to call us at 800-644-7382. Family Time Can Be an Adventure Among the first to sign up for the new Starfighters Aerospace Space Flight Training Adventure were a husband and wife from Florida and a father and son from New York. While most of our adventures are designed for adults, traveling either alone or with friends, family or co-workers, we do offer several "teen friendly" adventures. Programs open to younger adventurers are indicated on our website by a yellow star. Resolution #1 - Fly a MiG Over Russia If flying a MiG is at the top of your New Year's Resolutions, please keep in mind the security clearance requirement. Security clearance is mandatory before you can fly a MiG and the application process can take 50 days or more. Plan now to fly a MiG this Spring. For pricing and info, contact Greg. See the latest photos from Sokol Airbase here. It's Not a Sleigh, it's a Zeppelin Zeppelin flights are now available in the San Francisco Bay area. Pricing starts at $495 plus tax. The Zeppelin NT "Eureka" is based at historic Moffett Field, near San Francisco, California. For more info, visit our website, or contact us by email. |
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