Indeed, Bill. I wear a parachute whenever I go flying, normally twice a week.
But even if something were to go wrong with my engine I’d far to prefer to take
my chances with a landing in a field somewhere.
Chris
> On 30 Nov 2017, at 01:35, Bill Pearce <billpearce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Although when I worked for the airplane factory I had to wear a parachute
> when flying, I knew it would have to be bad for me to jump out of an
> airplane. Certainly not out of a perfectly good one.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Olympus Camera
> Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 4:44:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Wingsuits
>
> Insanely stupid.
>
>>
>> Can it not be both?
>>
>>> Insane or stupid . . .
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I used to wonder about the sanity of people jumping out of good
>>>> airplanes, and now there's this:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-42167619/wingsuit-flyers-jump-from-a-mountain-into-a-plane
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Not me. Never!
>>>
>>
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> - Hunter S. Thompson
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