Take it from me, Agent, if you've ever been in a 1960's-era Cessna 182 outfitted for skydiving (which is the workhorse of the skydiving community,) you'd have NO PROBLEM getting the hell out of that thing for three basic reasons:~ wrote:But he jumps out of perfectly good airplanes??? I can understand jumping out of an airplane that's on fire, but...
1. Just look at the thing...(in a lot of cases, they look like they'd be lucky to get 10 feet off the ground let alone 10,000.)
2. Four jumpers and a pilot crammed into space enough for three jumpers and a pilot and all you can think about is getting out after about a 25 minute ride to altitude.
3. There is no such thing as a "perfectly good airplane."
I've been jumping for about four years now and recommend, at least, a tandem jump for everyone. Some of the sasquatches on this forum are too big for it (tandem that is,) but regular size people should give it a try. There is nothing like it. If you think about doing it, find a place with airplanes of the CASA, Skyvan, KingAir or Otter type. Those planes are comfy and typically take you to 14,500 (unless a cutie doesn't mind showing her "funbags" to the pilot on the way. Often, the pilot will give you another 1000 or 2000 feet for that little treat
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Quote: "Remember when sex was safe and skydiving was dangerous?"
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