Yep, flying squirrels dressed up for halloween or enroute to a disco party........not sure which.
Way cool. But just another thing I will never do.
Heh...
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Heh...
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2435501/posts
Amazing!
Cool photos. Scary glide ratio! They jumped at 13,000 feet and proceeded to fly 2.5 miles, which is about 13,000 ft! A 1:1 glide ratio. I’m sure it’s quite a ride.
As I climbed into the cockpit of the Antique Navy T-6, the Instructor strapped a chute on my back.
“What’s that for?”, I asked, “I’m not skydiving today.”
“If you hear the words ‘BAIL OUT! BAIL OUT! BAIL OUT!’ , three times, unbuckle your seat belt, open the canopy, stand up, jump as far away from the aircraft as you possibly can, and pull on this red thing right here, OK? These old pratt and Whitneys have a tendency to stall out. Still wanna fly it?”
“Sure.”
My 50th Birthday present to myself.
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That’s awesome even though it makes me a little queasy. lol