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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 07:54:00 -0700
From: David Leonard <wdleonard@gmail.com>
Reply-To: David Leonard <wdleonard@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Hit the Silk ??
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I have about 150 jumps including night jumps and water landings. Also made =
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couple of unintentional off LZ landings. Although I also would love to do=
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some HALO and HAHO, I gave it up for several reasons:
 1) TOOOO Dangerous. In the few short years I was into the sport it is=20
amazing how many people I had known were killed. Also had a close call=20
myself.
 2) After the first 50-100 jumps it starts to loose much of the initial=20
appeal. It is then only interesting if you can be out there every weekend=
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that.
 3) Got tired of packing chutes and waiting around for the plane or other=
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people.
 But, for anyone who has not tried it, there is nothing quite like it. I=20
highly recommend a few AFF jumps or a tandem. For a real rush, fall through=
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a cloud! (on accident).

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Dave Leonard
Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html
http://members.aol.com/vp4skydoc/index.html

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<div>I have about 150 jumps including night jumps and water landings.&nbsp;=
 Also made a couple of unintentional off LZ landings.&nbsp; Although I also=
 would love to do some HALO and HAHO, I gave it up for several reasons:</di=
v>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>1) TOOOO Dangerous.&nbsp; In the few short years I was into the sport =
it is amazing how many people I had known were killed.&nbsp; Also had a clo=
se call myself.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>2) After the first 50-100 jumps it starts to loose much of the initial=
 appeal.&nbsp; It is then only interesting if you can be out there every we=
ekend and you are part of the &quot;in&quot; crowd.&nbsp; And I had neither=
 the time nor money for that.
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>3) Got tired of packing chutes and waiting around for the plane or oth=
er people.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>But, for anyone who has not tried it, there is nothing quite like it.&=
nbsp; I highly recommend a few AFF jumps or a tandem.&nbsp; For a real rush=
, fall through a cloud! (on accident).<br><br>-- <br>Dave Leonard<br>Turbo =
Rotary RV-6 N4VY
<br><a href=3D"http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html">http:/=
/members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html</a><br><a href=3D"http://mem=
bers.aol.com/vp4skydoc/index.html">http://members.aol.com/vp4skydoc/index.h=
tml
</a> </div>

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