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Why Would You Jump Out a Perfectly Good Plane?

Well, I guess if you were wavering on what to do … Fortunately, they were all wearing parachutes …

“The aircraft was taking them on a tandem skydive excursion over Lake Taupo when it suffered engine problems, said the authorities.”

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You can read more at BBC News.

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10 January 2015 Internet 2 Comments

2 Comments

  • wheelart New Zealand says:

    Happy New Year Met,
    Its like mountains I suppose. This has been on our national news with the mangled wreck being lifted from the lake recently. I can report that the tandem sky-divers on-board including the pilot all bailed out safely but as mentioned sadly the plane was totaled.

    (MET: Yea, for once, that’s a good plane engine problem … I did read to make sure the pilot had a chute and not have to do a James Bond and jump out to catch someone).

  • Mr. T says:

    I’ve jumped from a perfectly good airplane – it was a blast! Happy 30th! Surprisingly there was no sensation of falling – a lot of wind during the free fall. When the parachute deployed, during the descent my instructor and I could carry on a conversation.

    (MET: Gutsy!)

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