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Re: [OM] OT: Wingsuits

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Wingsuits
From: ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:34:22 +0000
:-)

Chris


> On 30 Nov 2017, at 18:19, Bill Pearce <billpearce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I was not responsible for getting it on the ground, just taking photos, so I 
> was flying with the experimental test pilots, who were to a man masters. 
> Oddly, most of them were, here in the ugly part of the midwest, from Canada. 
> Canada seems to train great pilots. But I did tell one that if something 
> fatal were to develop, I would not hesitate to use the alleged egress window 
> on the pilots side and the crash investigators would find my footprints on 
> his corpse. 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> From: "ChrisB" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:08:32 AM 
> Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Wingsuits 
> 
> 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 

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