npgraphicdesign 2 #1 January 19, 2009 All I wanted to do was grab a rig and bail out of the 757. Falling in love with skydiving has ruined flying for me. The moment we get up to sufficient altitude, all i want to do is jump out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpervint 0 #2 January 19, 2009 Funny that. When I fly, I look at altitude and think how far would I fall... would I be able to breathe... would I pass out.... if the plane blew up right now, how far cold i track and screw up the investigators when they find my body X miles from every one else... who could I kiss pass on the way down... things like that. Flying is much more entertaining when you're a jumper. Vint. . . . . "Make it hard again." Doc Ed “A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free” Nikos Kazantzakis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,406 #3 January 19, 2009 Quote .... if the plane blew up right now, how far could i track and screw up the investigators when they find my body X miles from every one else... Now that is the best idea I've heard yet for that situation!Make it 90 degrees off flight path to maximize the effect."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #4 January 19, 2009 Quote Quote .... if the plane blew up right now, how far could i track and screw up the investigators when they find my body X miles from every one else... Now that is the best idea I've heard yet for that situation!Make it 90 degrees off flight path to maximize the effect. Not me...I'd just be flyin' around...stacking fat people under me! Guess just a hybrid with Divot would work too... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,406 #5 January 19, 2009 Quote Not me...I'd just be flyin' around...stacking fat people under me! Guess just a hybrid with Divot would work too... Many years ago a guy I jumped with went in under a malfunctioned, spinning Pioneer Tri-Con. He only got a broken arm and tailbone out of it. After that he swore: "Next time I go in, I'm going to land on people, they're soft. I'm going to pick a nice, big fat lady.""There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #6 January 19, 2009 Quote All I wanted to do was grab a rig and bail out of the 757. Why was it "the worst flight ever"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBachelor 5 #7 January 19, 2009 QuoteFunny that. When I fly, I look at altitude and think how far would I fall... would I be able to breathe... would I pass out.... if the plane blew up right now, how far cold i track and screw up the investigators when they find my body X miles from every one else... who could I kiss pass on the way down... things like that. Flying is much more entertaining when you're a jumper. Vint Funny, but I do similar things -- look for things to track to, think about who I might grab and stabilize in freefall. We'd all still be dead, but at least there'd be some final entertainment.There are battered women? I've been eating 'em plain all of these years... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
npgraphicdesign 2 #8 January 19, 2009 Quote Quote All I wanted to do was grab a rig and bail out of the 757. Why was it "the worst flight ever"? Because A. i didn't have a rig and B. Didn't have an oxygen setup and C. they wouldn't have let me jump out anyways. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #9 January 20, 2009 Quote Quote Why was it "the worst flight ever"? Because A. i didn't have a rig and B. Didn't have an oxygen setup and C. they wouldn't have let me jump out anyways. So you didn't actually have anything go wrong. You just consider every commercial flight to be "the worst ever". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #10 January 20, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Why was it "the worst flight ever"? Because A. i didn't have a rig and B. Didn't have an oxygen setup and C. they wouldn't have let me jump out anyways. So you didn't actually have anything go wrong. You just consider every commercial flight to be "the worst ever". He had just spent 9 days at Elsinore jumping out of planes and getting his A. He was excited and on a plane he couldn't jump from. Don't you remember having that feeling?Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #11 January 20, 2009 QuoteHe had just spent 9 days at Elsinore jumping out of planes and getting his A. He was excited and on a plane he couldn't jump from. Don't you remember having that feeling? Sure, I just thought that given the thread title, he actually had some story to tell about an bad airline experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
