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From: robie@umbc1.umbc.edu (Mr. William Robie; POSI (GRAD))
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Subject: Re: Helicopter Jumping
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Date: 26 Jun 91 06:42:44 GMT
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In article <3083.2867C4A9@ehsnet.fidonet.org>, SKYDIVE@f15.n233.z1.FIDONET.ORG (SKYDIVE) writes...
>For regular jumping they are just like 
>airplanes except for the HUGE door.  The real advantage being that you don't 
>need an airport, just a field big enough for jumping.  If they weren't so 
>expensive they'd be good to have.
> 
Yep! They are soooo nice, though, when your "uncle" is paying the bill! There
is nothing to compare to the luxury of taking the doors off a "Huey," sitting
with your feet out on the skid, and watching the world get small.  No cramped
quarters, no long, hot, ride, and when it is time to go - it is like stepping
off the porch.  Now, TRUE fantasy land is a demo out of a CH53 minesweeper
chopper...sort of like walking out of the open doors of a tractor-trailer that
leads into the sky. :-)