Students who have always wanted to jump out of an airplane at 14,000 feet now have an outlet to pursue the death-defying activity through the recently formed Boston University Skydiving Club.

Club President Hiren Patel said he came up with the idea last semester with Executive Board member Albert Gorbach because of their mutual interest in the activity. Although neither had skydived before, both wanted to find a means to pursue the activity as inexpensively as possible.

The two then recruited College of Engineering sophomore Matt McComb and School of Management sophomore Jason Park, who serves as the club’s treasurer. Neither of them had skydiving experience, and McComb said most of the about 60 people who have signed up for the club’s email list have no previous skydiving experience either.

The club lessens the cost of skydiving because of reduced groups rates offered by skydiving companies and because it allows them to receive transportation funding from the Student Activities Office, said Gorbach, an ENG sophomore.

McComb added that skydiving with a large group also makes the experience more worthwhile.

“There’s less of a chance of chickening out when you’re with 50 people instead of four,” he said.

The group plans to take the plunge from 14,000 feet on April 17 at Skydive New England, Gorbach said. He said the group will be doing tandem skydiving, which is a type of jumping for beginners that is done with an instructor who is responsible for pulling the parachute chord. The cost is approximately $175, including a $75 deposit.

The jump, according to the company’s website, lasts 60 seconds and reaches speeds of up to 120 mph.

McComb said the group is currently waiting for approval from the BU’s Office of Risk Management in order to solve liability issues. He said members will need to sign several forms from SAO and the Office of Risk Management, forgoing the school’s and organization’s liability in case of an accident.

Although the club only has one skydiving trip planned for this semester, McComb said the club would ideally like to host two skydiving trips per semester in the future. He said the 45 seats available on the bus will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.

College of Communication freshman Jenni Rothenberg said she first heard about the club through a flyer posted in her dorm. She said she skydived for the first time last June on her 18th birthday and liked the idea of doing it in a large group and at a discounted price.

“It makes you feel like you’re on top of the world,” she said.

“The transportation [provided by the club] makes skydiving an excellent opportunity and a great chance to try something new,” said club member Matt Belous, an SMG sophomore. “I’ve never done anything like this before and everyone I know who has said it was one of the most exhilarating experiences of their life.”

McComb said skydiving is probably appealing to college students because it is the time in life when people experiment with new things and tend to be reckless.

“Skydiving is so fast that you won’t think of anything except for that,” he said.