Arguably, skydiving is the single most popular sport in Second Life. If, that is, you consider falling from a ridiculously high altitude a sport. That’s why more and more business owners are looking to install their own skydiving facility as an added attraction.
It’s a great idea — if you own a club or a shop, for example, you can draw a bigger crowd by giving them something fun and exciting to do. Or you can open a skydiving school, and teach the novice parachutist how to fall from a plane and not become a pancake. Or maybe you want to keep a private skydiving setup on the roof of your home, just for you and your friends.
Whatever the reason, here’s how you can get started. First, pick up the basic equipment from my shop:
- A skydiving pod with either 4 or 8 seats. These come with a launch pad.
- A skydiving target. These are free. It keeps track of the top 20 best jumps and keeps stats on up to 25 individuals.
- Optional: A skydiving drop ship. This lets you fly groups of skydivers over a target and drop them.
Next, contact me in IM for a skydiving gear vendor. The vendor not only includes all of my regular gear, like the sport chutes, skyboards, helmets, etc, but also has the free items, like the E-Chute and Jump Tracker.
I can set up the vendor anywhere on your property and make it movable, so that you can reposition it if you have to. When you IM me, be sure to mention the location, including the X, Y, and Z position. Example: Abbotts(40,160,50). Alternatively, you can drop a landmark on my profile, and then let me know by IM.
I hope to see more of these facilities springing up all over SL. Happy landings!