Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #25640
From: John Courte <stjohn@openbar.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Hit the Silk ??
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 10:58:53 -0700
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
I've got about 30 jumps, but at some point I realized I was having
more fun riding in the plane than jumping out of it so I quit
and got my private pilot ticket instead. :)


David Leonard wrote:
I have about 150 jumps including night jumps and water landings.  Also made a couple of unintentional off LZ landings.  Although I also would love to do 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 amazing how many people I had known were killed.  Also had a close call myself.
 
2) After the first 50-100 jumps it starts to loose much of the initial appeal.  It is then only interesting if you can be out there every weekend and you are part of the "in" crowd.  And I had neither the time nor money for that.
 
3) Got tired of packing chutes and waiting around for the plane or other people.
 
But, for anyone who has not tried it, there is nothing quite like it.  I highly recommend a few AFF jumps or a tandem.  For a real rush, fall through a cloud! (on accident).

--
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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