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Old 8th April 2008 | 13:39
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scooby79
 
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Doubt you will find anyone as not worth it for the pilot. Not that stupid of an idea as someone posted unless you are not already a licensed skydiver, if not it is very stupid. Used to see it in the states a lot, piper cub, C150, pitts etc. If you have a good rig and think about how you are going to exit and there is no chance of the container (rig) opening on the way out it can be done without too much risk. I would be more than happy to drop you out of the plane I currently fly at the location where we operate which happens to be a skydiving centre, £19 rather than £100+ for a private aircraft.

I assume you are a licensed skydiver. If you are not and have got your hands on a parachute, do not use it. Seriously don't do it, you may think it is an easy thing to do which it is once you have done some jumps with instructors. Take today for example, a student on her first jump having done 8 hours of ground instruction jumped with two instructors, she did nothing and they had to open her parachute. Thats after 8 hours of ground school. Not unusual either and that is why you jump with two very experienced guys/girls on your first few jumps. Another thing that would be likely to happen is you would start a turn in freefall that would get quicker and quicker untill you passed out or hit the ground. I guess you already know all this as I doubt anyone would be stupid enough to ask if they didn't jump.
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