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Don't worry :11:as long as they don't make us flap our arms to help lift off it'll be fine!
Smallest plane I've been in was a two seater. We took off from a frozen lake, it was amazing. first time I flew a 10 seat plane was a bit spooky. There was no barrier between the cockpit and cabin. We were taking off from Vancouver to fly to Vancouver Island. We were trundling down the runway when I saw the pilot say something to the co-pilot. The co-pilot nodded and put his hand over the pilot's hand on the acellerator bar. I thought OMG this plane is so bad it takes both of them to push hard enough to get it into the air! It was a low level flight over the water for 90 minutes. I was watching the white caps wondering how the thing would be to land all the way over. I found out that by law in Canada both the pilot and co-pilot had to have their hands on the controls at takeoff and landing in case the pilot had a heart attack or something.
Yea I did a jump out of a little plane once over the Swiss Alps (not sure how big it was but it fitted one pilot and eight passengers), the smallest one I have been in (tho a friend just got his pilots licence and will take me up in a two-seater soon ) Anyway, I didn't find it too bad until one of the skydiving instructors opened the door to check what it looked like outside the plane! I wasn't attached to my instructor and his chute yet and was sitting right by the door... pretty nerve wracking sitting next to an open plane door :11: but I guess I got to see an amazing view of the alps, not that I remember it that well due to the scariness :P By the time I had to jump out I was so freaked out I was hanging on to the door frame with my hands and feet like a starfish so my instructor had to peel me off the ledges and just shove me out
i dont know about that... i am freaking out about the plane flight - have you seen the plane - its SO SMALL!!!!!!!!! :11: ive never been on a small hopper flight
The smaller they are the better they are ... the more fun that is.
Well in all honesty I am glad it is a small plane .... because have you seen how SHORT the runway is ... and if it overshoots we would ahve a new wreck to dive.
The smallest I have been on is an 8 seater ... sitting next to the pilot
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:noThanks... do I sense a short joke there?
:eyecrazy:Sas I thought you were a pretty smart lady Jumping out of a perfectly good plane doesn't seem that smart a thing to do to meropmouth
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......The co-pilot nodded and put his hand over the pilot's hand on the acellerator bar. I thought OMG this plane is so bad it takes both of them to push hard enough to get it into the air! It was a low level flight over the water for 90 minutes. I was watching the white caps wondering how the thing would be to land all the way over. I found out that by law in Canada both the pilot and co-pilot had to have their hands on the controls at takeoff and landing in case the pilot had a heart attack or something.
and yet i still dont feel any better about this!!
hubby has done the small hopper flight from vila to santo but ive never been on anything that small
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Sloppy joe, spray jacket just in case a pair of track pants but not a lot of stuff... we plan on being in the water as much as possible or just being lazy sigh...........
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We could wear dive gear and do a giant stride if anything goes wrong
Don't worry :11:as long as they don't make us flap our arms to help lift off it'll be fine!
first time I flew a 10 seat plane was a bit spooky. There was no barrier between the cockpit and cabin. We were taking off from Vancouver to fly to Vancouver Island. We were trundling down the runway when I saw the pilot say something to the co-pilot. The co-pilot nodded and put his hand over the pilot's hand on the acellerator bar. I thought OMG this plane is so bad it takes both of them to push hard enough to get it into the air! It was a low level flight over the water for 90 minutes. I was watching the white caps wondering how the thing would be to land all the way over.
) Anyway, I didn't find it too bad until one of the skydiving instructors opened the door to check what it looked like outside the plane! I wasn't attached to my instructor and his chute yet and was sitting right by the door... pretty nerve wracking sitting next to an open plane door :11: but I guess I got to see an amazing view of the alps, not that I remember it that well due to the scariness :P By the time I had to jump out I was so freaked out I was hanging on to the door frame with my hands and feet like a starfish so my instructor had to peel me off the ledges and just shove me out 
Jumping out of a perfectly good plane doesn't seem that smart a thing to do to me
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