Amazon 7 #26 March 5, 2010 Quote He probably mentioned first class so someone would ask him about it and he can brag to a bunch of skydivers how he flies first class. You know, it's all about the ego boost. I try to fly up front whenever I can... without breaking my budget... I appreciate the extra leg room Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtnesbitt 0 #27 March 5, 2010 I attended a wedding in Florida over NYE this year but flew out of Huntington WV instead of Cincy so my grandmother wouldn't have to fly alone. I had my base rig packed nicely into my carry on bag. Experience has taught me I can go through the security line QUICKER by telling TSA that there is a parachute in the bag before it goes through the xray. So i do just that. The guy looks up at me and his face turns white and he goes "Ah man....it ain't one a them with the computers inside is it?" I started cracking up knowing he meant a cypress and said no it doesnt. I get though to the other side and they ask me to open the bag so i unzip it and there is the base rig. The guy looks at it then looks and me and points to the skulls embroidered on it and says "You have a funny sense of humor." I can only imagine what kind of looks i would get on the plane if I had worn THAT rig on board, especially since it was a flight to St Pete....so my girl and I were the only ones onboard less than 60 years old. "If this post needs to be moderated I would prefer it to be completly removed and not edited and butchered into a disney movie" - DorkZone Hero Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #28 March 5, 2010 QuoteI have a really old and super cheap carry on suitcase with wheels. Last time I've flown with mine I've actually put it in a hard case and checked it in as hold baggage. I know that's anathema to a lot of jumpers, but I find it more fun than carting it round the airport, and negotiating security. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #29 March 5, 2010 Quote First Class??? How many jumpers fly First Class? Not this one. Did you mention First Class just to make us feel bad? The only big airliner I've ever been seated up front on was the Perris DC 9-21 at WFFC. Actually, Twardo married a hot airshow acro pilot who now flies big Boeings for an international airline. Bet that SOB rode up front for free. 377 I'm 6'4" & 230lbs...If I had to ride coach for 6 or 8 hours I'd be in traction for a week. Reason I mentioned it was in 1st is because once I tried using my laptop back in steerage, should have been a freakin' comedy routine! It IS kinda nice to be flying across the pond & when Captain is on a break, she brings me back some cookies! ...just another one of the pitfalls of marrying a redhead! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
copland007 0 #30 March 5, 2010 I was standing in the security line and a few stewardesses ask to cut in front of me, of course I said no problem. I put my hard shell carry on case with my rig in it on the scanner, and as they asked to open up the case and swab it one of the stewardess's just about jumped turning around with huge eyes.... "you've got WHAT in there? I hope you're not planning on using it on this flight" she got a real kick out of me sitting in the emergency exit seat hehe :) hey i've got long legs and I'm too cheap to pay for first class :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #31 March 5, 2010 QuoteIf egos were parachutes we'd all have REALLY low wing loading numbers. Swooping would be impossible. Back in the day, carrying a rig into an airline boarding area was guaranteed to get women interested. Now it's just a trouble magnet. I ALWAYS bag my rig when carrying on. Q: "whats in the bag?" A: "Sport aviation gear" 377 Meh. I've never had any trouble carrying mine, inside or outside a gear bag. Standard jokes, an odd look or two, a gear bag full of jumpsuits and clothes so I don't have to check anything. Now that I have a few gearbags, I'll probably bag it in the future, but that's probably a couple years out anyhow. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #32 March 5, 2010 Theres a video on that website of two foreign ladies that are walking on the escalator backwards. They walk backwards bumping into everyone and then after they finish they keep going down ANOTHER escalator backwards again...priceless Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #33 March 6, 2010 Quote Quote First Class??? How many jumpers fly First Class? Not this one. Did you mention First Class just to make us feel bad? The only big airliner I've ever been seated up front on was the Perris DC 9-21 at WFFC. Actually, Twardo married a hot airshow acro pilot who now flies big Boeings for an international airline. Bet that SOB rode up front for free. 377 I'm 6'4" & 230lbs...If I had to ride coach for 6 or 8 hours I'd be in traction for a week. Reason I mentioned it was in 1st is because once I tried using my laptop back in steerage, should have been a freakin' comedy routine! It IS kinda nice to be flying across the pond & when Captain is on a break, she brings me back some cookies! ...just another one of the pitfalls of marrying a redhead! Just ask for the emergency door seat, they want a big guy there anyway! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #34 March 6, 2010 Quote First Class??? How many jumpers fly First Class? It felt so good to be almost horizontal on the way home from Puerto Rico a couple of weeks ago. And all cuddly with my blankey and pillow. Dinner was actually edible, too! Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #35 March 6, 2010 Quote Actually, Twardo married a hot airshow acro pilot who now flies big Boeings for an international airline. Bet that SOB rode up front for free.377 Who knows, maybe he rides the back for free too?"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #36 March 6, 2010 QuoteI'm kinda shocked no one ever commented on this, but a new one showed up today that directly relates :P apparently somebody scared a wuffo... http://5minutesbeforethecrash.com/post/427891297 Anybody know who this is? Based on the rig and the shaved head, I'm pretty sure that it's this guy on his way down to hook it low and break himself: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3739936;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #37 March 6, 2010 What I find funny is people (and airlines) calling "first class" what is really business class in North America. Once you've flown real first class, its hard to go back! lol... Too bad the ticket from London to Hawaii was $8,000!Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #38 March 6, 2010 Quote What I find funny is people (and airlines) calling "first class" what is really business class in North America. Once you've flown real first class, its hard to go back! lol... Too bad the ticket from London to Hawaii was $8,000! I remember flyin' Air Mike on a 727 with chickens & pigs stinking up the plane, and on Aeroflot once where my seat-belt was from an Oldsmobile...U.S. airlines COACH is first class in some cases! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,362 #39 March 6, 2010 Hi Jim, Quote U.S. airlines COACH is first class in some cases! How true!!! I've flown Seoul to Puson & Puson to Osaka on Korean Air Lines & Krackow to Paris on LOT. Thought I was flying in miltary aircraft. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #40 March 7, 2010 Quote I remember flyin' Air Mike on a 727 with chickens & pigs stinking up the plane, and on Aeroflot once where my seat-belt was from an Oldsmobile...U.S. airlines COACH is first class in some cases! I remember coming home from an airshow when the pilot temporarily lost an engine after takeoff in a DC-3..... Nothing was strapped down. I remember being suspended in the air for a second right next to an empty beer keg. So, first class is any flight you get a seat to sit in!! It's all relative.Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
