If you were on a plane and the pilot told you to wear a parachute to make your trip better, would you?

Question

better - more enjoyable

This is the first part of a series of questions

Answer 1

Yup, I would.

Answer 2

I wear seat belt and my car has 4 airbags. And I have been driving for 15 years. So far, I didn't hit anybody else (I did run off the road ONCE when I was speeding - nobody was hurt). So, I think I'm a good driver. Why do I still wear seat belt and use a car with airbags? Not because of any law but because I want to protect myself just in case of something going wrong.

So, your question is a 'no-brain-er'; of course, I would wear the parachute. But it must be one of those auto-opening type : it will open itself at a certain height from earth. Of course, I may still break my legs on landing since I have NEVER actually done such thing. But it's better than having absolutely no chance at all if something goes wrong.

Answer 3

When I plan on jumping out I will wear my parachutes. That damn rig isn't all the comfortable. I don't want to wear it if I don't plan on leaving the plane or will not be in a place to leave the plane. Having to wear the parachute wouldn't make the flight any better or worse for me unless I was going to go skydiving!

There are a couple websites you need to check out to get good info on skydiving.

http://www.uspa.org is the website of the United States Parachute Association, the governing body for sport parachuting in the United States. There is a list of member dropzones on the website along with all sorts of great info on the sport.

The official site for the British Parachute Association is: http://www.bpa.org.uk/links.htm
The official site for the Canadian Parachute Association is: http://www.cspa.ca/

http://www.dropzone.com is another great resource for everything about skydiving, including dropzones in the United States and the rest of the world, and some BASE too.

http://www.bigairsportz.com is the web site for Brian Germain, one of the best people on the planet to get information on canopy flight from.

http://www.skydiveradio.com is just fun and a good place to feel like you’re at the drop zone when you can’t physically be there.

If you’re not sure about skydiving but want to fly you should look at the vertical wind tunnels. http://www.skyventure.com/ is the website for skyventure which operates many tunnels in the United States, Europe and Asia. I love flying in the tunnel. I don’t do it very much, I’d rather spend my money on skydives, but it is a great place to learn, work on my flying skills and just have a lot of fun!

Make sure that you contact the drop zone you want to jump at directly. There are a few scams out there, one of which is 1800skyride. They will take your money and send you to any dropzone they want too but only about three dz’s in the country except skyride tickets. So please, please, please contact the dropzone directly.

The tandem is a great jump. I’d get video too. I made one tandem in June of 2005. In August of 2005 I came back to start student training (good info about student training at uspa.org) and got my license. I’ve been jumping as much as I can and have a few hundred jumps. I have earned the USPA Coach Rating and plan to continue to jump for fun and help teach others how to fly and be safe in the air. There is nothing better than flying your body through the sky with your friends. The canopy is a lot of fun to fly too. It only gets better and better. Every weekend seems to be more fun than the one before. You will get into the sport for the rush, but you stay because of the people. I love this sport and I sincerely hope that you’ll become a full time skydiver and I’ll be able to make some jumps with you at a boogie!

Blue Skies! Black Death! And EFS!!!!

Answer 4

I don't think I'd like to be on that flight. The pilot may hve something in the back of his mind.
Nothing can be gained by jumping from a plane going 500 mph at 25000 feet.

Answer 5

I would get off if the pilot told me that before we left the ground.

grace2u

Answer 6

Um....probably. Because if he's asking passengers to wear parachutes, then perhaps it isn't a good idea to put much confidence in his flying abilities.

Answer 7

I would doubt his reasons for wanting me to wear a parachute (I would assume he thinks there is a good chance we're going to crash) but I would.

Answer 8

Am I on a military aircraft, commercial, Cessna 152?

Yes,

no - because evacuation would be next to impossible, and

Yes, though I am not sure we would have room for one in a 152.

Answer 9

Depends on the type of plane.
As to your analogy, yes, I do indeed want and need a parachute!

Answer 10

Sounds like a christian pilot.... I wouldn´t even get on the plane...

Answer 11

Is the pilot cute?