Those were the first words out of Kevin Anderson's mouth as he landed flat on his bum after jumping out of a plane at 9000 feet.

The Tamworth MP's exhilaration was etched all over his face following the completion of his first and only skydive to open last weekend's Festival of Flight.

"It was an incredible feeling," he said. "Everyone talks about this thing called 'extreme rush' and I've never experienced that, but now I understand what it means.

"As soon as you jump out, your senses go into overdrive. The first 10 or 15 seconds was breathtaking.

"I certainly enjoyed it when the parachute opened and then I got to look down and around and survey and appreciate what I was doing."

Mr Anderson's jump with Coffs City Skydivers came a year after New England MP Barnaby Joyce marked the festival's beginning in equally spectacular fashion.

But despite an overwhelming sense of achievement, Mr Anderson is adamant he will show his support for the festival in a less stressful way when it returns in 2016.

"I've done it once and thoroughly enjoyed it but, no, never again," he said.