Daredevil takes flight as his reward.FLYING through the air 10,000ft above the ground, Andrew Fisher had the time of his life. Doing a sky dive Verb 1. sky dive - jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute skydive chute, parachute, jump - jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute has been a dream of the 42-year-old. And after coming top in a company achievement scheme, he got his wish. After 10 minutes instruction and 90- minute ground training at Peterlee Parachute parachute, umbrellalike device designed to retard the descent of a falling body by creating drag as it passes through the air. The development of modern aircraft has led to many experiments in the aerodynamic problems of parachute design, with the result that the Centre, Andrew was airborne attached to an instructor. "I had always wanted to do one but never had the money because it can be expensive," said Andrew, from Whickham, Gateshead. "It was brilliant. I was not nervous, just excited. I loved every minute of it." Now there's more adrenaline-fuelled fun in store for the daredevil. He works as an accident repair centre manager at JenningsFord at the Eslington Park dealership in Dunston, Gateshead. And last year he was rewarded for his continuous achievement through the company's Annual Bodyshop Champions League with the tandem sky dive. This year he has bettered his performance to scoop another daring activity and can choose from a number of Experience Days including another sky dive, a bungee jump Bun´gee jump` n. 1. an act of derring-do in which a person jumps from a high platform, such as a bridge, attached (usually by the legs) to a bungee cord, which is set to a length that will halt the drop before the person reaches the surface or aerobatic flight. CAPTION(S): AlRBORNE: Him looking at pics of him doing the dive |
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