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August 15th 04, 01:31 AM
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Donald M. Ross wrote:
I don't know - 12 years of doing it for Uncle Sam was a pretty decent living. Well, I should have qualified that with "in civilian life". I've never been the military type so it never entered my mind as an option. Frankly, I have a new respect for those that jump in the military. They make it look easy, but I just can't imagine how difficult it must be to jump into a hostile environment. I had a hard enough time flying the canopy to a nice wide-open field with calm 10 mph winds and no one wanting to kill me when I landed. Incidentally, my instructor said he's done 60 static line jumps with round chutes in the Airborne and said it's one of the most difficult things he's ever done. They can open quite harshly, apparently. I think I'll take a good 'ol square sport chute. :-) -Doug -- -------------------- Doug Vetter, CFIMEIA http://www.dvcfi.com -------------------- 
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