why would you jump out of a perfectly good airplane?

[shayelk 0]

I wrote this post for my 4-way team's blog, but if you think it's any good you're more then welcome to share it with your friends as an answer to this question we hear every day.

I'd love your comments on it (english is not my first language so feel free to comment about my grammer and spelling as well as about the content :P )

the post: http://teampekedit.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/why-we-jum/

our FB page: http://www.facebook.com/TeamPekedit

Blue skies!

[MikeTJumps 3]

Well, first off, there is no such thing as a perfectly good airplane, but to answer the question specifically, "BECAUSE IT IS FUN!"

Mike Turoff
Instructor Examiner, USPA
Co-author of Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook

[oldwomanc6 38]

Well, speaking from the point of: My first airplane ride was my first jump: The ride up was scary as all get out, so I did.

lisa
WSCR 594
FB 1023
CBDB 9

[mahonie10 0]

Because the door was open.

[jimmytavino 16]

why?????

because you can't SKYDIVE.....
IF ...
you STAY IN the plane....
right?????




jmy

[dthames 0]

Close to a quote from a previous thread, made by someone other than myself but seems to be the best answer overall.......

So I can open the parachute, fly it to a landing, and do it all again.

Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!”

[BKS60 0]

The pilot said 14,5 exit,exit,exit...... exit,exit, exit.
And I spent good money to do this!!!!!!
Plus it's a blast!

"You don't get many warnings in this sport before you get damaged"

[Freakazoidile 0]

Someone farted. (I think it was the worse fart I ever smelt also)

Blue Skies!

If you don't like it do it yourself and shut up
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[jcd11235 0]

Best answer:

"That's the only kind of plane I WANT to ride to altitude in."

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[mjosparky 3]

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Well, first off, there is no such thing as a perfectly good airplane, but to answer the question specifically, "BECAUSE IT IS FUN!"

Mike have you forgotten about the Howard DGA? The only plane to never have an AD against it. (in the US)

Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[Genego 2]

The door was open.
I didn't like the inflight movie.
The stewardess pissed me off.
They ran out of the little bags of peanuts.

I live with fear and terror, but sometimes I leave her and go skydiving.

[Baksteen 84]

* Why not?
* I'd rather jump from a perfectly good airplane than a malfunctioning one.

"That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport."
~mom

[SkyDiveChick3 0]

"Oh! you haven't seen our plane." lol Funny but TRUE

[Jumpdude 0]

Because I wanted to see what was going outside!

[oldwomanc6 38]

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Because I wanted to see what was going outside!

Learn grammar! It's who's going outside.

lisa
WSCR 594
FB 1023
CBDB 9

[Jumpdude 0]

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Because I wanted to see what was going outside!

Learn grammar! It's who's going outside.

Whoops!!! It was supposed to be;
"Because I wanted to see what was going on outside!"