Danhole 0 #1 September 29, 2001 The FFA announced revised rules for non-commercial flights. Including a small tidbit about the air force shooting down planes that go astray. Apparently skydiving wasn't dangerous enough. http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/28/faa.warning/index.htmlI think I'll exit first please....Danhole Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #2 September 29, 2001 Thats not a good thing!! Our DZ is just on the inside of B airspace so we have to take off IFR and then swith to VFR and we are dropped into a park just outside the Class B airspace. Damn hope I dont wander over to the west to far. we have a F-16 AFB four miles to the south. Can you say sittin duck!!jason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cameramonkey 0 #3 September 29, 2001 QuoteThe FFA announced revised rules for non-commercial flights. Including a small tidbit about the air force shooting down planes that go astray. Apparently skydiving wasn't dangerous enough. So what do the Future Farmers of America have to do with the air traffic control system? I guess we get shot down buy a bunch of shotgun toting high school hicks? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkearns 0 #4 September 29, 2001 Look on the bright side, if they're chAir Force Reserve pilots you might have a chance. It would be hard to shoot down a plane using a donut as a gun sight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #5 September 29, 2001 You are going to have to wear some Flares on your ass. Release flare, go silver, then you're good!! --------------Brandon Wren Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #6 September 29, 2001 i can confirm this.... i was just issued a red ryder lever action bb gun and 100 sparkling silver bb's..they even instructed me that i have to aim around the gut since that is mostly fat from too much beer that skydivers have....as a back up they gave me an old bazooka launcer with an estes model rocket (space shuttle atlantis replica) to fire..only problem is i need to find some adult supervison for the bb gun and model rocket..... but those bb's they sure don't go down as well as those cool pills i found at that rave last year and don't really make ya see anything...but they do sound cool as they rattle around inside your stomach!!!!"up my noooossseee"- wingnut, at first euro dz.com boogie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
