I, in my yoof was an aircraft electrician in the R.A.F. for 14 years. I loved working on the big transports at Lyneham, Britannias, Comet 2s and 4cs. Then after suffering 2 1/2 years in Singapore, hell but someone had to do it, I was working on VC10s and Shorts Belfasts at Brize Norton. I have never understood why anyone would want to jump out of a perfectly servicable aircraft before it landed or why anyone would want to leave the earth in the first place like Icuras with just wings strapped onto their backs? In my opinion they are the people who are about 5 bottles short of a six pack? So to do that in your 80s? Why? Do you want to get to your god in a hurry?
After all of the 30 years I have been flying RC models people have asked me why I never took up full size flying? My stock reply is that I have seen how I land :shock: :shock:
Just as a matter of interest? What the hell has this to do with passports :?