Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 11:07:19 +0200 (IST) From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@cs.technion.ac.il> To: Marco Molteni <molter@logic.it> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: my first jump Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95-heb-2.07.970930110450.11881A-100000@csd> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970930093820.467A-100000@dumbwinter.ecomotor.it>
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On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Marco Molteni wrote: > Heh heh heh, > I was completely *sure* that FreeBSD people are not normal ;-) > so, at least, there are 3 jumpers and one pilot around... > > > From: Branson Matheson <Branson.Matheson@ferginc.com> > > > > Heh .. my current passion is learning to "drive" the airplane. I > > should complete my VFR pilots lic around christmas... and I cannot > > wait. It isn't the same as jumping ( and I hope I never have to > > learn that part whilst flying my plane ;-) But I do love it. > > Why not? It could be the occasion to learn a new sport ;-) > Well, I hope to have my private pilot's license in a month (weather permitting :-( ). And as the saying with pilots goes: Why jump off of a perfectly running airplane? > > > From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> > > > > Heh heh! > > > > I did my 400th skydive in January this year :-) > > > > Welcome. You are one of the few, now... > > Thanks Mark :-) (What? only 400? ;-) > > > > From: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> > > > > According to Marco Molteni: > > > > > This weekend I did my first 3 jumps with a wing canopy from 1200 > > > meters (still static line). > > > > Wait till you'll do free fall (is there a better translation ?), > > that even better ! > > Yes, freefall. I'm eager, and also a bit scared ;-) > And then relative work, freestyle, ... > Wow! (Yes, I know, I know, I need years to learn ;-) > > > Marco Molteni > Computer Science student at the Universita' degli studi di Milano, Italy. > "Whuffo you jump out of them airplanes?" > > > Nadav
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