kpinnc 18,719 #1 Posted April 12 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 20,157 #2 Posted April 12 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 11,247 #3 Posted April 12 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 18,719 #4 Posted April 12 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 79,493 #5 Posted April 12 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
ineedanother 2,511 #7 Posted April 13 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 18,719 #8 Posted April 13 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 11,609 #9 Posted April 13 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. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 16,908 #10 Posted April 13 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! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
