Muppetdog 0 #1 December 30, 2004 I was in DIA today flying home from the holidays and saw a guy wearing a jacket that said "twin otter" on the back over a picture of an otter. He was in front of me in the security check line and I (just for fun) asked him if he ever flew jump planes. His reply was " I would not get one-hundred yards near one, I only fly REAL PEOPLE who land with the plane. Something, something, jump out of a perfectly good airplane", and acted like an A-hole about the subject. Fuh Ooh! Marry Christmas. I'm I wrong? Blues, MD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #2 December 30, 2004 Welcome to the sport. I've met a few pilots who are down on jumpers, and some can be jerks. No biggee, most pilots, like most people in general, are really cool. I think you just ran into an @$$hole. I think some are just overcompensating 'cause the idea of jumping scares the bejessus out of them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muppetdog 0 #3 December 30, 2004 I think he just had a little sand in his ginie (the holidays will do that). I am getting my commercial heli license this year and would never act like that to some one even with the pride that might come with securing a job of flying the President to the liquor store every day. I have heard that jumpers are seen as the trash of the aviation industry. Oh well, I still think it would be bad ass to jump out of one of those Canadian Regional Air 50's that I fly back and forth quite a bit, all though you would have to somehow get around the fact that it looks like both exits lead to a sever jet engine grinding for the first of the jump. Blues, Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #4 December 30, 2004 screw him where do I buy the jacket? seriously Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #5 December 30, 2004 Jerk !!!.... sheesh... he wears a jacket which would no doubt attract some attention,,, then he belittles not only jumpers,, but also. twin otter JUMP planes!!!! ( " I wouldn't get within a hundred yards of one) wtf?????... You are NOT wrong... .. I hope his bags got lost!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate_1979 9 #6 December 30, 2004 Quote .. I hope his bags got lost!!! LOL.... That's just EVIL!! FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #7 December 30, 2004 Quotescrew him where do I buy the jacket? seriously Guess you're not looking for this DeHavilland ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #8 December 30, 2004 Quote Guess you're not looking for this DeHavilland Quote No~ That's a Beaver...not an Otter! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #9 December 30, 2004 QuoteQuote Guess you're not looking for this DeHavilland Quote No~ That's a Beaver...not an Otter! One spanks. The other bites. Which would you rather have? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #10 December 30, 2004 Quote Jerk !!!.... sheesh... he wears a jacket which would no doubt attract some attention,,, then he belittles not only jumpers,, but also. twin otter JUMP planes!!!! ( " I wouldn't get within a hundred yards of one) wtf?????... You are NOT wrong... .. I hope his bags got lost!!! Ah, cut the guy some slack. It's not his fault he's stupid. Besides, I can respect someone getting the heebies when they see an airplane with lots of seat belts but no seats. I just look at it as an "aquired taste" to appreciate that ... ... beautiful sight. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #11 December 30, 2004 Im too young and straight to know who she is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #12 December 30, 2004 QuoteBesides, I can respect someone getting the heebies when they see an airplane with lots of seat belts but no seats. I just look at it as an "aquired taste" to appreciate that ... ... beautiful sight. A few years ago I had to ride a 'puddle jumper' Twin Otter from one smaller airport to another (commercially). It was I who got the heebie jeebies when I boarded and saw all those seats!! Man, I felt weird (and helpless) riding that plane without a rig in hand (they made me check it there at the door). ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyblu3 0 #13 December 30, 2004 Maybe he's seen the Frankenotter and that's the reason for his attitude! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #14 December 30, 2004 FrankenOtter got repainted Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #15 December 30, 2004 QuoteFrankenOtter got repainted Only history, now. [URL http://images.google.com/images?q=frankenotter&hl=en]Frankenotter at Google Images[/URL]. (For people like me who are too noob to have seen Frankenotter.) -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hungry 0 #16 December 30, 2004 Sounds to me like the dude is a wannabe pilot who's afraid of flyingLiquor in the front, Poker in the rear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #17 January 2, 2005 Quotescrew him where do I buy the jacket? seriously Try Trade a Plane for ads or surfing the net.R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
