His mom was asked that at breakfast Saturday. She didn't really know. His dad just always does the high stuff.

I really don't see it as the same thing either. Tandem skydiving is a controlled fall and controlled by someone else. My fear of heights - and it really only applies to mountain biking is about a lack of control. In free fall you are going so fast and it lasts so long. It doesn't feel like falling. And there's no impact. Once the chute gets pulled, it feels like just floating gently to the earth. Unless you're spun around like a corkscrew. And even then it feels like a Tilt A Whirl, not like falling.

Veronica