Fri, Oct 15, 2021 6:00 AM

Four sisters take leap of faith

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Jo Kent

When Emily Milson unwrapped her 21st birthday gift from her parents, she never dreamt it would end with her jumping out of a plane … along with her three sisters.

“I’ve always wanted to do a skydive, so when Mum and Dad surprised me with one for my birthday, I was beyond excited.”

The youngest of four girls, Emily, from Hope, set about planning a date to do the jump with Skydive Abel Tasman.

"I think my enthusiasm rubbed off on my sisters as, in a matter of hours, we’d all decided to do the jump together.”

Taking the plunge last week, Julia, 28, Anna, 27, Sophie, 23, and Emily all bundled into the plane together at the airfield near Motueka for the 12,000ft jump.

Their parents watched from the ground as the plane lifted up into the sky.
“I was buzzing the entire time and watching my sisters fall out of the plane before me was such a vibe,” Emily says.

When it was finally her turn to jump, she says she was terrified when her legs were dangling out of the door of the plane.

“I was sat on the edge of the plane, door open, and the instructor pushed forward and suddenly we were freefalling. It was, for real, the best experience of my life.”

She says that it’s made her want to do at least one skydive a year, but one of her sisters isn’t so keen.

“It was only at the bottom when I started saying I wanted to do it again that Anna was, like, ‘erm, nope’. But the rest of us are so into it now.”

Her mum, Wendy, took having her four daughters jump out of a plane all in her stride.

“I knew what to expect as I’d done a skydive for my 50th, so I was actually more excited to see them land. Then you know they are all safely back on the ground.”

She says the only one in their family who hasn’t done a jump yet is dad Owen.

“With Christmas coming up, you never know, us girls might just buy him one next.”

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