Originally Posted by Lefthanded_Rock_Thrower
Parachuting in an extreme sport, chartering an aeroplane to go sight seeing or flying Virgin to Brisbane is not.
Agreed that parachuting is an extreme sport, however the flight from the ground to 14,000 doesn't need to be. People realise they are taking a risk when skydiving, but they deserve to know the standard of the a/c and operation don't meet 'any' standard.
Even as a pilot who hates the idea of sky diving, most of the sky diving aircraft i've seen I reakon jumping out of it is the smarter thing to do than stay in it.
I know of 3 mates that did dropping, and 2 of them grounded a/c due to serious defects, both were told never to return. The other after working for months asked if it was possible he was finally paid for his work, he was also told not to return.