![]() ![]() “You can control the descent of the chute really pretty well. “That was fun because Cliff let me steer the chute a little bit,” he said. “It’s hard to relax when you’re free falling with the wind hitting you at 120 miles an hour,” he said.Īccording to Kubinski, “it wasn’t long before” Alfiche opened the parachute. You can’t be daydreaming up there because it all happens so fast.” The rush of the air kind of stiffens you up. “You smell some of the fuel from the airplane. “All your senses are just cooking,” he said. The next thing Kubinski knew, he was leaping out of the plane and racing downward through the air at 120 miles per hour with absolutely nothing between him and the hard ground. ![]() ![]() You’re certainly counting on all your equipment and the person that you’re attached to, to get you down safely.” It’s just sort of a leap of faith, I guess. “At that moment, I was pretty focused on what Cliff was telling me to do. “Looking out (of) the airplane, that’s a moment I’ll never forget because there was nothing in front of me but the ground 14,000 feet below. Once they reached an altitude of 14,000 feet, or 2.65 miles, the door opened and it was go time. He’s made “a little over 1,200” jumps, of which about 500 were tandem jumps.Īfter they completed their paperwork and instructional time, Kubinski and Dunn boarded the plane and headed off into the wild blue yonder. Plumb is a Troy resident who’s been skydiving for about six years. I like the sensation of that.”Īfter arriving at the drop zone, located at 62912 Kunstman Rd., Kubinski and Dunn watched a short video together, read and signed waivers, put on harnesses, then had the whole process, from exiting the plane to landing, explained to them by their respective instructors, Cliff Alfiche and Nate Plumb.Īlfiche, of New Baltimore, has been skydiving for 42 years and has made approximately 16,000 jumps, of which about 7,000 were tandem jumps. I’ve always had some speed in me,” he noted. Photo courtesy of Midwest Freefall Skydiving. Kubinski and Alfiche leap out of the plane at an altitude of 14,000 feet. “I said, ‘Bill, if you’re going, I’m going,’” Kubinski said. Dunn told Kubinski he was going to jump again and invited the dentist to join him. Then last year, Dunn, who’s Kubinski’s patient, told him all about his skydiving experience and showed him his video of it. It was because of Dunn and Kubinski’s 28-year-old son, Joe, that the dentist decided to experience this new thrill.Ībout three years ago, Kubinski’s son went skydiving and sent his dad a video of the experience. I wasn’t nervous, but still, you’re up 14,000 feet and when that door opens, you realize it’s a long way down.” “It was just as thrilling as the first time,” Dunn said. He took the big plunge last year to celebrate his 70th birthday. Jumping out of the plane was the most intense thing, I think, maybe, I’ve ever done.” “It’s a fast trip, but it was a lot of fun,” he said. This was Kubinski’s first time skydiving. They did it through a company called Midwest Freefall Skydiving. Kubinski and Dunn both made 14,000-foot tandem parachute jumps, meaning each man was attached to an experienced skydiving instructor. “I’ve been knocking a few things off the bucket list,” said Kubinski, who’s been practicing in Oxford since 1981 and is part of the North Oakland Dental Group. Michael Kubinski and Oxford Township Supervisor Bill Dunn went skydiving in Macomb County’s Ray Township. Photo courtesy of Midwest Freefall Skydiving.Ī dentist and a politician jumped out of an airplane together. Mike Kubinski (bottom) during free fall with Cliff Alfiche, an instructor at Midwest Freefall Skydiving. ![]()
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