Define "too big". If you can get in the airplane, you should be able to jump. And not all jump planes are stripped-down Cessnas.
Granted, you may be too big for a tandem jump, but the canopies used for tandem jumping are big enough for two people, yes? And there are canopies made for large folks too. So, there ARE parachutes and rigs large enough. You'd probably have to go through some different training and end up paying more money, but unless you're like, 400+ lbs., or have some serious health/back/knee/feet issues, you
"SHOULD" be able to do it. Landing the canopy is the worst part, and I believe most places now can talk you in via 2-way radios. You might be a good candidate for an Accelerated Freefall Course, where you're trained to make your first jump as a freefall, along with a couple of experienced escorts for safety.
Go to a drop zone and talk to 'em about it. Google skydiving in CO, or just call these folks.
http://www.mile-hi-skydiving.com/
Now, the "indoor skydiving" place by Park Meadows Mall, yes, there
IS a weight limit there. But that has more to do with the size of the suits they have and the lifting power of the air machine, so that doesn't count. And that's not "skydiving" anyway. That would be more like having sex with a rubber doll.
Man, there ain't
NOTHING like flinging yourself out of an airplane a couple of miles above the ground!!! Best jump I ever did was out at 11,000 feet and immediately opened up, and then just flew around until it was time to land. Gotta pay attention to where you are though, so you can actually land where you need to and not several miles away. That sucks when that happens.
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