BARRY OLIVER said:
>
> AAwwwwww Jason.. Why'd you have to go there? Granted, there's only 2
> things that fall from the sky, bird doodoo and fools. BUT OTOH, having
> known and partied with several airplane mechanics and pilots, I,
> personally have serious reservations about getting on a plane without
> one...and, continuing that thought, it's bad policy to trust an item or
> procedure to save ones life without some testing or practice. I believe
> in practice. I've jumped out of almost everything, from civillian
> cessna's, to heliocopters, to c-130's, 141's and 5A's. I might have
> even jumped off of a building or three, were it not illegal to admit
> such an act... so, go easy on us fools... ;-)
Heh, heh, heh... I shoulda figured there'd be at least one "fool" on this
list :-). I just picked skydiving as a random example of something I have
no desire to do. I could have used bungee jumping, skiing, eating snails
or even wearing women's undergarments to work. All stuff I'm not likely
to try.
I have nothing but the utmost admiration for anyone who jumps out of a
functional aircraft, all I'm saying is I don't personally understand it
nor do I have any desire to join you. But by all means, enjoy yourself.
My dad is a small airplane pilot and mechanic himself, and I think I got
my attitude towards skydiving from him. Actually, I don't think he'd jump
even if the engine was on fire. He'd probably climb out on the nose and
try to fix it.
-- Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Burlington, Ontario his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
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