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‘Skydive in your own country,’ Texas company tells undocumented thrill-seekers
Fort Worth Star Telegram ^ | 07/12/2018 | Matthew Martinez

Posted on 07/13/2018 1:20:27 PM PDT by DFG

A North Texas skydiving company is being called racist for rules posted on its website that bar anyone in the U.S. illegally from jumping out of one of the company’s planes.

But the company’s owner has doubled down on its stance.

Skydive Tandem Greenville, also known as Dallas Skydive Lodge, has a series of “requirements” posted on the company’s website — sort of a “know-before-you-go” set of disclaimers for tandem skydivers. They detail the maximum weight per skydiver and the company’s minimum age requirements.

(Excerpt) Read more at star-telegram.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: greenville; illegal; immigration; skydive; texas
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To: Popman

>>No problem....just jump after you cross the border going south....<<

$10,000 parachute surcharge, due at time of airplane exit. cash only.


21 posted on 07/13/2018 1:46:39 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ("please pass the winnamins" (/Principled on 6/27/2018))
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To: Blue House Sue

“Don’t you need legal identification to get on an airplane.”

No.


22 posted on 07/13/2018 1:47:03 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: DFG

I’d put it differently if I were him:

“Skydivers from all countries are welcome!”

{Parachutes are for US citizens only)


23 posted on 07/13/2018 1:47:32 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Sessions. Trust the Plan.)
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To: DFG

What race is “illegal immigrant”?


24 posted on 07/13/2018 1:48:25 PM PDT by al_c (https://conventionofstates.com)
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To: NorthMountain

“General Aviation operates under entirely different rules from Commercial Aviation. “

You might want to walk that back a little.


25 posted on 07/13/2018 1:49:57 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: albie

My thoughts exactly!


26 posted on 07/13/2018 1:51:24 PM PDT by gattaca ("Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." Ronald Reagan)
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To: TexasGator

Ok ... a little. Once you’re airborne, ATC doesn’t make distinctions. OTOH, the experience of arriving at the airport and proceeding to the aircraft, getting on board, and getting the bird sealed up are night & day different.


27 posted on 07/13/2018 1:57:55 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: TexasGator

TBH, there are a few pilots that fly as if that were true.


28 posted on 07/13/2018 1:59:55 PM PDT by linear (The truth brooks no arbiters.)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

“Some places further south let people go skydiving without the ‘chute.”

LOL


29 posted on 07/13/2018 2:13:53 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: Blue House Sue

What illegal mex in the US doesn’t have a state driver’s license?


30 posted on 07/13/2018 2:14:29 PM PDT by Rebelbase ( Tagline disabled.)
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To: fishtank

Truman Sparks. An aviation icon.


31 posted on 07/13/2018 2:14:40 PM PDT by blackdog
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To: lowbridge

Heh. fly them to Mexico and make’em get out there.


32 posted on 07/13/2018 2:15:07 PM PDT by Rebelbase ( Tagline disabled.)
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To: fishtank

https://youtu.be/fyspnmG4weo


33 posted on 07/13/2018 2:16:38 PM PDT by blackdog
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To: DFG

Man, they’re really missing a GRAND opportunity to fly over the border then push them out.


34 posted on 07/13/2018 2:31:20 PM PDT by CodeToad
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To: 2banana

They ought to be able to skydive here. But parachutes require proof of citizenship.


35 posted on 07/13/2018 2:36:15 PM PDT by katana
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Today, “racist” translates to “One who opposes International Socialism’s long-term goals.” :)


36 posted on 07/13/2018 2:38:08 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks DFG.

37 posted on 07/13/2018 2:42:14 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: DFG

Just fly them back across the border.


38 posted on 07/13/2018 2:56:09 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: fishtank

One of the only Kevin Costner movies I’ve liked.
~NZ Pops88


39 posted on 07/13/2018 3:18:28 PM PDT by pops88
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To: fishtank

Best skydiving sequence on film, ever.


40 posted on 07/13/2018 3:21:09 PM PDT by Disambiguator (Keepin' it analog.)
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