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Author Topic: 25,000 feet with no chute  (Read 2832 times)

Offline Dare

25,000 feet with no chute
« on: August 02, 2016, 02:11:05 AM »


Mark Twain once opined, "it's easier to con someone than to convince them they've been conned."

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Re: 25,000 feet with no chute
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2016, 12:13:45 PM »
Just plain Stupid IMHO.  :(

Just because something is technically possible doesn't mean it should be done.   
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Offline cosworth151

Re: 25,000 feet with no chute
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2016, 12:28:43 PM »
It sounds like one of those things that started with the words, "Dude, ya know what'd be cool?"

It does sound like fun, though.
“You can search the world over for the finer things, but you won't find a match for the American road and the creatures that live on it.”
― Bob Dylan

Offline Scott

Re: 25,000 feet with no chute
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2016, 03:28:49 PM »
I'll hang with John on this one.

I wish more people would do it...might cut down on traffic.
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Offline Ian

Re: 25,000 feet with no chute
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2016, 09:13:40 PM »
Might have been mad or stupid but by golly, full marks to him  :good:
An aircraft landing is just a controlled crash.

Offline Dare

Re: 25,000 feet with no chute
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2016, 02:00:27 AM »
Bad thing is he has a wife and young child...is it worth it
leave a family fatherless
Mark Twain once opined, "it's easier to con someone than to convince them they've been conned."

Offline Steve A.

Re: 25,000 feet with no chute
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2016, 04:24:30 PM »
Absolutely crazy.

Offline Ian

Re: 25,000 feet with no chute
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2016, 11:33:17 PM »
I read that his wife urged him on to do it, wonder what the premium was she paid for life insurance.  ::)
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