kpinnc 17,641 #1 Posted yesterday at 01:09 AM Just joking of course. I'd love to be up there with them. Not sure I'd do touch and goes in random fields they way they do, but fun to watch. I was running my compressor and didn't hear them in time to get great pics, but this is my back yard. 7 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 19,551 #2 Posted yesterday at 01:21 AM 11 minutes ago, kpinnc said: Just joking of course. I'd love to be up there with them. The older I get the shorter my bucket list gets. Kinda wish I tried stuff that when younger. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 11,022 #3 Posted yesterday at 02:14 AM One of my favorite things to do on a Saturday or Sunday morning was to fire up the Dual Sport bike and head over to Sky Dive New England to watch the action. @kpinnc 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 17,641 #4 Posted yesterday at 02:38 AM 23 minutes ago, JCM said: Sky Dive New England to watch the action. I was an Army pilot. We don't jump out of a perfectly good aircraft. Of course mine were helicopters so it didn't make sense anyway... 6 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 78,033 #5 Posted yesterday at 11:10 AM 9 hours ago, wallfish said: The older I get the shorter my bucket list gets. Kinda wish I tried stuff that when younger. I agree in principle but jumping outta perfectly good flying machines was never on my list. 8 hours ago, JCM said: One of my favorite things to do on a Saturday or Sunday morning was to fire up the Dual Sport bike and head over to Sky Dive New England to watch the action. @kpinnc Jimbo. You run down to my mom's place and set right on the front porch. The Orange Airport 🛫 is right down the road. One of the busiest Jump towns around. We can watch the planes and parachutes right there too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 30,967 #6 Posted yesterday at 12:08 PM 1 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ineedanother 1,994 #7 Posted 17 hours ago On 4/11/2026 at 10:38 PM, kpinnc said: I was an Army pilot. We don't jump out of a perfectly good aircraft. Of course mine were helicopters so it didn't make sense anyway... Well, I jumped out of all types and don't remember any being perfectly good. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 17,641 #8 Posted 17 hours ago 4 minutes ago, ineedanother said: Well, I jumped out of all types and don't remember any being perfectly good. Perfectly good just means not on fire, functioning on it's own power and right side up. But yeah, I agree with you. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 11,342 #9 Posted 4 hours ago On 4/11/2026 at 9:38 PM, kpinnc said: We don't jump out of a perfectly good aircraft. My dad was a pilot (last of the old Barn Stormers) and always said exactly that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 16,144 #10 Posted 1 hour ago After a bunch of hours learning to fly a sailplane, I realized the hobby was incompatible with my responsibilities and commitments. Still, treading a fine line between lift and gravity was exhilarating and made me pay close attention to what I was doing! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
