John Doe wrote:
"Keith W" wrote:

John Doe wrote:
"Keith W" keithnospoofsplease demon.co.uk wrote:
John Doe wrote:
Dave Doe hard work.ok wrote:
John Doe jdoe usenetlove.invalid wrote:

I am not a pilot, but familiar with flight simulation. I
know that gliding limits your ability to control altitude.
This is extremely risky?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...etailpage&v=rF
Qc7VRJowk#t=80s

Mainly curious about how difficult that was. Thanks.

Nearly died a month or so ago, Jan 16th...
http://youtu.be/N2nlVUuDh_o

This is about the trip to the hospital.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejFFy...feature=colike

The fact that he didn't die and that he was able to deploy
his shoot is incredible IMO. If he were clowning around, I
might agree with the prior "unnecessary risks" comment. But
he knows what the risks are. Our special forces take risks
like that, perhaps for a better purpose but not as much fun.

Actually they don't

I can't say for sure how you all do it in the United Kingdom,
but I suspect it's the same as here in the United States...
One reason our special forces troops are subjected to stuff
like waterboarding is to see how they will
react/function/operate when they think they are going to die. A
significant risk of death is not uncommon during a mission.


Indeed but taking unnecessary risks does not improve the chance
of success.

Piddly semantics.

and anyone taking risks as extreme as that would wash out in
the selection process.

Liberal namby-pamby type? Gays in the military?

Hardly, taking unnecessary risks puts the mission in jeopardy
and your drops your comrades in the ****.

That's an entirely different subject.

Special forces are required to be tough and brave but not
suicidal.

Ever hear of "Japan"?


Yes they lost, one of the reasons being they disdained normal
military rules like providing adequate logistics and defending
supply convoys. They lost an entire army in Burma as a
result.

Difficult to tell by your posting history since apparently you
are nym-shifting.


I post under my own name and always have.

You have a grand total of 178 posts to UseNet?


Rather more than that I think you'll find

Keith