> You don't need a parachute to go skydiving.
> You need a parachute to go skydiving AGAIN.
> And then there's Maxim 11: Everything is air-droppable at least once.

True stuff.

Flying an airplane only requires one simple rule:

Ensure Landings >= Takeoffs

Skydiving seems like it'd be similar. . . :) 

I'll avoid all.

Jon: There's no need to be afraid of flying -- after all, you'll only die when  it's your time to go, wherever you are, in a plane or on the ground. Don: Fair enough, but I don't care to be in a plane when it's the pilot's time  to go!

Also: They say flying in a plane is safer than driving a car, but at least I  know if & when my engine falls out of a car, I don't have 7 miles to go to  reach land!

Plane is in emergency landing mode. Seatmate on window side sees a bunch of ambulance & firetruck lights flashing & asks, "Where do you suppose they are going?" Me: All the way to  the scene of the crash, I'm guessing. [moral: Don't  interrupt me when I'm reading on a flight to ask a dumb question]

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