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On 2008-02-18, wrote:
Well, they only love you for the altitude after all. I remember my
first *landing* in a Cessna 210 after 100's of jumps. We cleared the
pines at the end of the runway going at some gawdawful speed such that
I knew we were gonna die in a flaming twisted pile of gas soaked
wreckage....musta been just above stall speed but compared to the
20~25mph full glide approach then 0 mph flare and touch down I was
used to under canopy this suicidal madness.

Once upon a time, I was talking to a skydiver I knew, and gave him the line
about being nuts for jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. He replied
that I was nuts for landing in one.

So, why did you ride that one back to the ground?
--
Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com
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