Tandem skydive experience over The Palm in Dubai. Gulf News reporter Marianna Wright takes us through a tandem skydiving experience at the Tim Hortons dark roast launch at Skydive Dubai. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Coffee enthusiasts made their way to Skydive Dubai for the launch of the new Tim Hortons
00:16dark roast coffee.
00:18The crowd was treated to daring displays of aerial acrobatics and the lucky few won the
00:23chance to do a tandem jump.
00:25What's your name man?
00:26Shady.
00:27Shady?
00:28Yes.
00:29Before 15 years.
00:30Are you nervous?
00:31Yes.
00:32It's been a fascinating day launching the famous dark roast coffee.
00:37Why Skydive and Tim Hortons?
00:39Great question.
00:40I think the dark roast coffee is a strong, intense brew and we wanted something to synergize
00:47that with adventure and we couldn't think of anything better than Skydive Dubai to do
00:52this event with.
00:53So I'm here at Skydive Dubai for the new Tim Hortons dark roast launch.
00:57It's my second time doing this.
00:59I'm really nervous.
01:01I was really young when I did it.
01:02Me and four others are going up.
01:04They won the competition and I am lucky enough to join.
01:09So we're about to get suited up so let's do this.
01:12I was teamed up with my own instructor who fitted and secured my harness.
01:17Then we went through the steps and safety procedures where I was shown how to position
01:20my body for the big jump.
01:24It's heavier than I expected.
01:26It's kind of warm but I feel like this is just my nerves getting to me, maybe not the
01:30harness itself.
01:33I think my instructor Anouk, we're going to do this and it's going to be a lot of fun.
01:40Doing tandems every day is really like a gift.
01:44You take some person and you don't realize this person is just another jump for you as
01:48you keep thinking that this person is probably going to remember you for a long time as they
01:52only do it once in their life and they've been saving money for years.
01:57But for us, it's nice.
01:59Every person is reacting different.
02:01Some are really happy, some are really sad, some get really emotional, some get really
02:05hyper.
02:06It's really nice to see what people do.
02:09When you meet them, you think, oh this person is going to do this and they do it totally
02:12different.
02:13It's really cool.
02:14It's a nice experience.
02:17All suited up and ready to go, we made our way over to the tarmac and boarded the plane.
02:21It was such a mix of emotions as we ascended into the sky.
02:25I didn't remember the takeoff.
02:27I was so nervous boarding the plane.
02:30As we got higher, Anouk reminded me to take in the beauty of the skyline and palm.
02:35It was amazing to see the city from such a height.
02:45I'm feeling pretty good.
02:46I've got some sweaty palms, but I'm going to have to deal with it.
02:52You ready?
02:53Yes, so ready.
02:55The light went green and I watched the other jumpers fall and disappear into the blue sky.
03:01My instructor edged me towards the door and I surrendered myself to her control and then
03:07we fell.
03:10Those first three to four seconds felt like I was falling with my stomach in my throat.
03:15Then Anouk tapped me on the shoulder to spread my arms.
03:19The fear and panic turned into serenity and peace.
03:45Before I knew it, the parachute was open and we drifted gently towards the landing area.
04:16Well, I just jumped out of a plane, landed over here at the Skydive Dubai.
04:29It was amazing, terrifying on the way up, but jumping out of that plane is something
04:35else I've got to say.
04:37The experience left me with a new sense of accomplishment and eagerness to do it all
04:42over again.
04:44But even with my newfound bravery, I think I'll leave the stunts to the experts.
04:49Marianna Wright for Golf News.