Lady Elliott & a dilema....

[bowlofpetunias]

We could wear dive gear and do a giant stride if anything goes wrong

 

[Sas]

:scaredon'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 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

 

[thanksforallthefish]

maybe we should do our own pirate night


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

 

[bowlofpetunias]

:noThanks... do I sense a short joke there?
:eyecrazy:Sas I thought you were a pretty smart lady :loopy:Jumping out of a perfectly good plane doesn't seem that smart a thing to do to me:dropmouth

 

[almitywife]

......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

 

[almitywife]

so what suits are you guys taking? are you taking a jumper for just in case as its winter in qld too so i shouldnt expect the tropics

 

[thanksforallthefish]

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

I have done that and I wouldn't classify that as small ... from memory it was abot a 20 seater

 

[thanksforallthefish]

so what suits are you guys taking? are you taking a jumper for just in case as its winter in qld too so i shouldnt expect the tropics

We are taking our sharkskins ... and a lycra just in case the sharkskins are too warm or possibly we can use them for snorkeling.

I will be packing a sloppy joe just in case

 

[bowlofpetunias]

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...........

 

[almitywife]

are you guys taking your crocs???

heheheh - i bought hubby a pair to slop around in on the island...his volleys get very stinky otherwise :l: