If a sitting president was a skydiver...

[AggieDave 6]

Do you think the secret service would let him skydive? What about anything besides a solo out of anything besides a military aircraft? Would he be only allowed to jump with the GKs out of their aircraft?

What if the sitting president liked to swoop and hooked it a bit low? Think the secret service would shoot his canopy for trying to kill him?


Ok, seriously, do you think a sitting president would be allowed to jump if he/she was a current and licensed skydiver?

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

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do you think a sitting president would be allowed to jump if he/she was a current and licensed skydiver?

No.


Jen

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[TheAnvil 0]

President JACKASS will be jumping in 2024, I assure you.

Vinny the Anvil
Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL
JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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do you think a sitting president would be allowed to jump

I don't know about a Prez, but pro athletes have written in their contracts that they are NOT allowed to do certain dangerous activities.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[quade 4]

I don't think he'd be allowed to jump and I wouldn't want him to either.

Too many variables.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[AggieDave 6]

Then you have the problem of a skydiving president showing up to a summit with China wearing cutoffs, a boogie t-shirt and with a case of beer...

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[jjiimmyyt 0]

Nah, too many TFRs

"This isn't an iron lung, people. You can actually disconnect and not die." -Dave

[tunaplanet 0]

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Do you think the secret service would let him skydive?

They would suggest he didn't but in the end it would be his choice.

- DZ would be completely surrounded and staked out a week before.

- Pilot would be selected by the secret service...most likely military.

- Military jumpers would be with him.

- Everyone at the DZ would go and be under intense security and observation.

- No one except secret service and military would be in the plane with him.

- Air Force would have jets scrambled in the vicinity.

- His rig would be checked and rechecked about a bazillion times and never be out of sight from SS.

There's many more likely issues but those are the biggies.

Forty-two

[windcatcher 0]

Dave you're too funny sometimes...!

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[argon 0]

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President JACKASS will be jumping in 2024, I assure you.
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That's OK with me,the JACKASS I'm concerned about lost the election.

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[captain1 0]

[No]

Actually, Yes.

Captain1

[lawrocket 3]

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Ok, seriously, do you think a sitting president would be allowed to jump if he/she was a current and licensed skydiver?

Christ. Who's gonna tell the President, "No." Her whuffo advisors?

Advisor 1: "Ms. President. In this 2020 election year, I would advise you against skydiving. It does not look good for you. All skydivers are drunken druggie bank robbers. We believe it inappropriate."

Advisor 2: "I agree, Ms. President. While I find humor in your daily, 'Beer light is now on' commentary at the conclusion of the 6:00 cabinet meeting, I believe that you would not be able to identify with the public on this."

Surgeon General: "Ms. President, the risks are simply too great to your health, and we don't want any press showing you femuring in."

Atorney General lawrocket: "You know, Ms. President, you're the President, and nobody can stop you from jumping if you want to jump. In fact, why don't we book a weekend in Elsinore, a place I miss a lot, and have a fundraiser at the "POTUS Boogie." We'll arrange to have 6MA available for it, one of those old turbine Otters they used to jump - a link to the past.

"And you simply gotta meet Gerry Bourquin out there at Elsinore. He's been jumping there for last 90 years..."

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[nacmacfeegle 0]

"Then you have the problem of a skydiving president showing up to a summit with China wearing cutoffs, a boogie t-shirt and with a case of beer..."

What kind of beer?

Och, the prez would probably be a belly flier, we'd end up seeing the skydiving community split down the middle.
Maybe some 527s would form showing how despicable style and accuracy really is, we might see Crew Dawgs for Truth campaigns, and the opposition would demand to see the Prez's log book to see if he really earned his SCR, or whether he was present for his entire first jump course.

There could be some cool new initiatives though....
No static line student left behind.
The coalition of the willing to pack.
The fight against the axis of Farmer Mcnasties.

The Whitehouse lawn would make a cool landing area, air conditioned packing in the oval office, and annual boogies at Camp David.

Lets face it, no shortage of nice jump ships

Yeah, I could go with this after all.

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[metalslug 36]

When the president exits at altitude, the jump plane would change its callsign...
because the freefalling president would effectively be designated as "Airforce One", correct ?




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When the president exits at altitude, the jump plane would change its callsign...
because the freefalling president would effectively be designated as "Airforce One", correct ?
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Surely his canopy would take the designation Air Force 1...? and what if he had a mal and chopped it?!!!

"Air Force 1 is down! Repeat, Air Force One is Down!!!!"

[mr2mk1g 10]

So you're saying his hacky would be embroidered "Airforce One" and his reserve handle would be embroidered "Airforce Two" ?

[ScubaSteve 0]

That may actually be a sucessful summit.

[divealittle 0]

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***We'll arrange to have 6MA available for it, one of those old turbine Otters they used to jump - a link to the past.

As one who made a bit less than 200 jumps at Perris in the early 80's (before a skiing injury made me realize that weekends with sun could be spent doing something else other than driving to the DZ) - thanks for making me feel ANCIENT

[kimemerson 7]

The prez we have right now can go and I'd support it.He's just cocky enough and stupid enough to believe he could pull off a low hook turn and I for one wouldn't stop him. Hell, I'd instruct. 360's, 720's, 1440's from 200'. Go for it W. Bring it down, George, I'd suggest. Hook it! I'd encourage.

[SpeedRacer 1]

And if the Predsident were to fart in the jump plane, would members of the Secret Service be trained to take the blame for him?

Speed Racer
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[nerdgirl 0]

... he or she would most likely be uncurrent or marginally current, at best.

Would like to see it tho'!

Marg

Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters.
Tibetan Buddhist saying

[Ugali 0]

ultimately, no the pres would'nt be able to do it.
There would be a shitload of legal crap that he/she
would have to plow through in order to do it, being the head one of the most powerfull countries on earth. the president is an asset.

Tom, Tom Tom, Tommy, Tom Love

[kbordson 8]

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Advisor 1: "Ms. President. In this 2020 election year, I would advise you against skydiving. It does not look good for you. All skydivers are drunken druggie bank robbers. We believe it inappropriate."

Advisor 2: "I agree, Ms. President. While I find humor in your daily, 'Beer light is now on' commentary at the conclusion of the 6:00 cabinet meeting, I believe that you would not be able to identify with the public on this."

Surgeon General Kbordson: "Ms. President, My medical opinion is that you're healthy and mentally stable enough to do anything you want, but remember your wing loading is simply too great after that last summit meeting. We don't want any press showing you in your bootie suit with a "natural arch" like that. So after you stop eating those big macs that your husband loves... lets head over to Ellisnore with lawrocket."

Atorney General lawrocket: "You know, Ms. President, you're the President, and nobody can stop you from jumping if you want to jump. In fact, why don't we book a weekend in Elsinore, a place I miss a lot, and have a fundraiser at the "POTUS Boogie." We'll arrange to have 6MA available for it, one of those old turbine Otters they used to jump - a link to the past.

"And you simply gotta meet Gerry Bourquin out there at Elsinore. He's been jumping there for last 90 years..."

[warpedskydiver 0]

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When the president exits at altitude, the jump plane would change its callsign...
because the freefalling president would effectively be designated as "Airforce One", correct ?
YES



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[warpedskydiver 0]

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The prez we have right now can go and I'd support it.He's just cocky enough and stupid enough to believe he could pull off a low hook turn and I for one wouldn't stop him. Hell, I'd instruct. 360's, 720's, 1440's from 200'. Go for it W. Bring it down, George, I'd suggest. Hook it! I'd encourage.

be nice geez!