fpritchett64 0 #1 January 4, 2008 Ok, so not sure if this has been covered before, I did a quick search, but tons of pages came up with the combination of skydiving and illegal...too lazy to look through all of them. Just curious though, if skydiving became illegal, would you still find a way to jump. So nobody has to analyze the question too much, lets just say that it became illegal throughout the whole world, what would you do other than fight it till our death in court. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 January 4, 2008 Well, I've been in the sport a good while, long enough that if skydiving ceased as a legal activity, I could do without it and go find some other insane activity to do. "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
grimmie 186 #3 January 4, 2008 Move to Kavac or Canaima and get a helicopter... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crashtested 0 #4 January 4, 2008 Hijack transatlantic flights get them to fly real slow Open the door Jump Pull Land Repeat I think they would get the message. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frynsky 0 #5 January 4, 2008 One word....BASE! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BGill 0 #6 January 4, 2008 Become a military jumper? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #7 January 4, 2008 Quote One word....BASE! What if they make that illegal too? Oh wait, it mostly is... "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
JohnRich 4 #8 January 4, 2008 Quoteif skydiving became illegal, would you still find a way to jump. It depends: What's the punishment for disobeying the law and getting caught? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
countzero 7 #9 January 4, 2008 QuoteOne word....BASE! i second that emotion! additionally, just like other things that are illegal that people find ways to do: if there's enough of a demand that can be profitably supplied someone will cash in on it.diamonds are a dawgs best friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fpritchett64 0 #10 January 4, 2008 Let's say same punishment for getting caught base jumping illegally. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fpritchett64 0 #11 January 4, 2008 Yea, I thought about that too, but I'd surely kill myself pretty quickly if it became illegal tomorrow considering my skill level, so I'm sure not everyone could resort to base.....or could we.....hmm??....base aff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yeyo 1 #12 January 4, 2008 I would sell everything I have and buy a C182. Then I would charge all of you $100 for a ride to 4000' ... Serious stupid question...If we jump over the ocean, will any law apply?HISPA #93 DS #419.5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #13 January 5, 2008 By allowing me to jump, they leave the decision up to me but by making it illegal, they're flat-out forcing me to do it! "T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LongWayToFall 0 #14 January 5, 2008 Quote By allowing me to jump, they leave the decision up to me but by making it illegal, they're flat-out forcing me to do it! I second that notion. If it becomes illegal and they take your gear after every jump, its time to buy old military gear in bulk, and some wholesale lots on weather balloons+helium. Some things will just never happen, like the banning of sport motorcycles. It would be like prohibition in Ireland Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #15 January 5, 2008 Also.....not a lotta' cops, at thirteen-five. "T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohanW 0 #16 January 5, 2008 It's not the same, but there's BASE, and there's groundlaunching, and parapente and all the other semi-related sports. I'd find a way to get my fix. Freefall and canopy flight might no longer happen (much) in the same jump/flight. Sites for swooping and serious wingsuiting might be very few and far between. Formation bigways would probably die. It's not as far-fetched as it might seem BTW. Not so much making jumping outright illegal, but restricting access to airspace might kill skydiving in a lot of places.Johan. I am. I think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daremrc 0 #17 January 5, 2008 Quote It's not as far-fetched as it might seem BTW. Not so much making jumping outright illegal, but restricting access to airspace might kill skydiving in a lot of places. ...or not to mention prohibitive fuel prices, but thats another thread the OP can search...Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balls 0 #18 January 5, 2008 ...then only illegals would skydive? ---------------------------------------- ....so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #19 January 5, 2008 Well, there are paragliders, microlight aircraft, big motorcycles, fast horses and scuba diving. There's even big mountains and bridges just standing around completely unguarded. I'm pretty sure we'd all be able to find something other than skydiving to do.Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spu 0 #20 January 5, 2008 It's exactly what D.B.Copper did... ... except he got 200.000 U.S.Dollars Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #21 January 7, 2008 No one's really mentionned simply travelling to do it - hundreds of skydivers round the world are already simply holiday jumpers. I understand that jumping in Japan is so expensive that all the sport jumpers there only ever do it abroad. It's almost getting that way in the UK to - lots of jumpers here no longer bother with BPA membership and only ever jump on holidays in the States or during short breaks over in Spain, many still manage over 100 a year. Hell, I'm a year round UK jumper and still more than half my total number of jumps have been done abroad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #22 January 7, 2008 QuoteNo one's really mentionned simply travelling to do it... That's because the conditions set by the question in message #1 stated that it would be illegal everywhere around the world. So you would have to travel to, say, Mars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrismgtis 0 #23 January 7, 2008 If skydiving was illegal I would be hitting the wind tunnels instead. Though much less frequent than I skydive due to the cost.Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannydan 5 #24 January 8, 2008 If I thought I could get away with it UfreakinBET!I suppose this makes me a THUG so I would have to also carry my sidearm too!!!If this would ever to become a law, then I WILL PERSONALLY START the ***REVOLUTION*** my own damned self! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #25 January 8, 2008 QuoteIf skydiving was illegal I would be hitting the wind tunnels instead. Though much less frequent than I skydive due to the cost. Tunnel's cheaper...do the math.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
