Parachutes

My son D has finally completed his intended parachute jump at the fifth attempt. Tandemed with someone who knew what they were doing from 14000 ft. It was fantastic to watch particulaly as I had been involved in the transport for most of the previous failed attempts. It was a slightly stressful day knowing that one of your children (yes I know that he's 30 years old)is going to fall from a great height.
It was a perfect day for it with a clear sky with just enough cloud cover to actually see what was going on without the glare. In the end it was quite matter of fact. He got on the plane, it took off, he jumped out and floated down to earth. It was over in 15 or 20 minutes. He's done something that I will never do. I am very proud of him and I hope that it shows.