skypuppy 1 #1 May 17, 2009 Ok, 1912. Only one person has ever jumped from an airplane. Only a fraction of the US has electric power delivered by hydro lines, let alone the whole world. And what happens to Grant Morton when he becomes the second person to jump from a plane by parachute?If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrPeapit 0 #2 May 18, 2009 So did he owe a second case of beer for being the first to owe a case of beer?1st jump August 6, 1977. Last jump July 8, 2006. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #3 May 18, 2009 I doubt he would have gotten beer for anyone. He was pretty pissed off that people were more interested in talking to the pilot of the plane than in watching him land or helping him get his parachute down. Not to mention the fact that the pilot had aborted his first takeoff, slamming on the brakes, and Morton ended up on his ass on the beach (there was no seat or seatbelt for him on the plane, he was sitting on a plank on the wing. And he couldn't hold himself there because he was holding the parachute in a ball on his lap....If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveJack 1 #4 May 18, 2009 Hey, if your getting a free jump you have no room to bitch! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drjump 0 #5 May 18, 2009 Also, another case of beer for the first power line landing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rapter 0 #6 May 18, 2009 Quote Hey, if your getting a free jump you have no room to bitch! Jumpers will always find something to bitch about. Only the good die young, so I have found immortality, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #7 May 19, 2009 Hey, if your getting a free jump you have no room to bitch! Well, I still don't think he enjoyed it. He was actually booked to jump out of the plane again in Vancouver the following month, but he never showed up. The official story, I think, was that he was sick. Organizers had to find a replacement. Turned out a smoke jumper was performing not to far away, so Charles Saunders became the first person to jump out of a plane in Canada.If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LongWayToFall 0 #8 May 20, 2009 Check out the caption. At least he has fans that are crazy enough to retrieve his canopy from live power lines. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
