gmanpilot

The book sucks compared to real facts. Still entertaining though. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

Had I not been wearing a full face helmet during the one in 2,100 skydives when I needed it, I would not be typing this sentence, .....I would be dead, a vegetable at best. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

Spiders! I loathe them. My throat and chest tighten when I see them, even on tv. Put one on me, and if I don't have a heart attack and die, I'll hurt you. I don't even like talking about it........ _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

Great pics, I was lucky enough to see the Concord fly in person. It was pretty spectacular. Almost as spectacular as one day a few years back while enjoying a beer at a concert, I looked up and saw a 747 fly by with the space shuttle stuck on top of it. I swear to god, I thought someone had slipped me a mikkey. That's something you just don't see every day. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

If your jump plane has Garrett engines, I would suggest wearing them. I don't know why, but those puppies are LOUD. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

I spent the first three years of my career in a really fun job with little financial reward. I spent the next ten years trying to make big bucks in a business I hated. Now I am back in a career that I enjoy, and making good money instead of big bucks. The money was not worth it. You learn as you go, and I have learned it is best to DO what you ARE. I don't dream about work anymore. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

You might begin to approach a fair statement if you replace "intricate" with "haphazard". _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

I guess I can speak to this. I work for the TSA (no, I'm not a screener). This guy is probably a decent kid. He's just an activist with an agenda. Activism is important, and I do respect those with the courage of their convictions. I do not, however, respect the decision to place people in potential danger just to make a redundant point. There has been no epiphany at the TSA as the result of this kids actions. I'm pretty sure they know how porous the screener operations are, and I'd bet they are working hard to improve it. The worst part of it is that the screening points are not the achilles heel in aviation security, not by a long shot. I'm sure the US Attorney will make an example of him. I hope they do not ruin his life though. He made an error in judgement, havent we all. If I do get to meet him, I'm gonna kick him right in the ass. He has introduced an element of drama into my daily life that I just don't need. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

Does anyone else find this kind of hypcritical? If this dzo/author was so concerned with these folks safety, why did he let them jump those canopies at his dz? For those who don't have the issue handy -- The letter writer is a dzo at a dz that sits at 4500 feet MSL. They've called in a life flight helicopter three times this year - not much for a big dz like Perris but too often for his "medium sized" dz. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All the injured were jumping parachutes much too small for them. All were jumping parachutes I would never have sold them (and didn't). However they each felt way too cool to jump a parachute size that I would have encouraged them to buy. So they each went elsewhere to purchase their equipment. I've got another jumper who falls into this same category. He weighs 165 to 170 pounds and was sold a 150 square foot parachute when he had 28 jumps. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.