JohnRich 4 #1 April 5, 2012 News:Pilot turns back after snake pops out of dashboard An Australian pilot said he was forced to make a harrowing landing reminiscent of a Hollywood thriller after a snake popped out from behind his dashboard and slithered across his leg during a solo cargo flight...Full story: WTOP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obelixtim 150 #2 April 5, 2012 Bloody Aussies, anything to get on the news....My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #3 April 5, 2012 I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane! Everybody strap in, I'm about to open some fucking windows! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #4 April 5, 2012 Damnit...you beat me to it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLaX8UvVUQw I was working in Hollywood for a team making the DVD special features...it's safe to say that nobody was proud to be a part of that disaster...but hey, I've done worse things just to make a buck...lol.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpsalot-2 3 #5 April 5, 2012 If Crocodile Dundee had been a solo jumper on that plane , he could have got a pick-up two way with the snake.....maybe even a Mr. Bill...... Life is short ... jump often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #6 April 5, 2012 QuoteCrocodile Dundee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCBvQX1TafYYour secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #7 April 5, 2012 Pfft... they don't have any really poisonous snakes in Austrailia anyway, do they? Elvisio "if the snake slithered across his lap, does that make it a trouser snake?" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #8 April 6, 2012 Quote Pfft... they don't have any really poisonous snakes in Austrailia anyway, do they? I dunno about poisonous, but venomous, yes. One or two of them are extremely dangerous though I can't recall off hand what they're called."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpsalot-2 3 #9 April 6, 2012 Time to call that other skydiver...Bear Grylls...he'll have the answer.........he can even tell you the tastiest way to prepare them for the big meal. Life is short ... jump often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 April 6, 2012 Quote Time to call that other skydiver...Bear Grylls...he'll have the answer.........he can even tell you the tastiest way to prepare them for the big meal. Or the chef in the hotel he stays in when pretending to be outdoors ... will know (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpsalot-2 3 #11 April 7, 2012 Quote Quote Time to call that other skydiver...Bear Grylls...he'll have the answer.........he can even tell you the tastiest way to prepare them for the big meal. Or the chef in the hotel he stays in when pretending to be outdoors ... will know Quote Well...his jump exits look real, his landings look real, the swims into ice water look real, the rock climbing, the vine/tree climbing, etc. all look real. I can't imagine the man doesn't sleep in the wild while doing the show.....he does get paid for it after all... Life is short ... jump often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #12 April 7, 2012 Well from his own mouth ... http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/man-vs-wild-admits-show-fake and http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/baring-truth-man-wild-hard-bear-grylls-article-1.230909 (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpsalot-2 3 #13 April 7, 2012 QuoteWell from his own mouth ... http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/man-vs-wild-admits-show-fake and http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/baring-truth-man-wild-hard-bear-grylls-article-1.230909QuoteThanks for the articles....but I did not "hear" Grylls speak, so these words are not from his mouth. Most likely used out of context as usual. Each episode states at the beginning that some scenerios are presented to Bear (staged), but that doesn't mean he is a loafer.Life is short ... jump often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nigel99 620 #14 April 8, 2012 QuoteWell from his own mouth ... http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/man-vs-wild-admits-show-fake and http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/baring-truth-man-wild-hard-bear-grylls-article-1.230909 Bear is fishy. I saw a readers digest article saying he broke his back jumping in Zimbabwe in the 90's. Well considering there were about 100 jumpers in the country (I was one of them) I had never heard of him or the accident. I've also checked with a friend who was chairman of the zpa at the time and he has no recollection. Of course the article could be wrong.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rifleman 70 #15 April 8, 2012 Broke his back in Zambia - probably on exercise with 21 SAS.Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #16 April 8, 2012 I'd follow knowledge over celebrity every time ... so Lez Hiddens and Ray Mears get my vote. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
nigel99 620 #14 April 8, 2012 QuoteWell from his own mouth ... http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/man-vs-wild-admits-show-fake and http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/baring-truth-man-wild-hard-bear-grylls-article-1.230909 Bear is fishy. I saw a readers digest article saying he broke his back jumping in Zimbabwe in the 90's. Well considering there were about 100 jumpers in the country (I was one of them) I had never heard of him or the accident. I've also checked with a friend who was chairman of the zpa at the time and he has no recollection. Of course the article could be wrong.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 70 #15 April 8, 2012 Broke his back in Zambia - probably on exercise with 21 SAS.Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #16 April 8, 2012 I'd follow knowledge over celebrity every time ... so Lez Hiddens and Ray Mears get my vote. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
