Former cabin crew from Northamptonshire describes ‘exhilarating’ experience of jumping out of a plane

A woman who used to be cabin crew and now works in a private cancer care centre jumped out of a plane to raise money for a charity linked to her current work.

Nicole Baynton, from Towcester, kept flyers safe on long-haul aircrafts for six years before her change in career.

Now that she works for a cancer care centre, Nicole and her colleagues wanted to raise money for Penny Brohn UK’s, one of the centre’s partner charities.

On September 5, Nicole jumped out of a plane from 13,000 feet above the Oxfordshire countryside, which she says was ‘exhilarating’.

Nicole said: “The feeling was almost indescribable, it was such a sensory overload, fear, excitement, freedom.

“Once you got over the initial shock from the jump out of the plane and you stabilise it felt like you were flying, just very fast.

“It was truly exhilarating. I felt a little wobbly but so happy I did it.

“I have witnessed first-hand the great work Penny Brohn carries out from my work at GenesisCare.

“It was for a great cause and the fear I felt is nothing compared to the fear our patients first feel when they start their cancer journey.”

So far Nicole has managed to raise more than £500 for the charity that provides patients and their families with wellbeing services.

Donations can still be made on Nicole’s JustGiving page.

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