🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <9301192210.aa11028@ingate.microsoft.COM> garrettt@microsoft.com (Garrett Tolsma) writes:
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>The recent discussion about jumping through clouds got me thinking ....
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>Could I be putting my pilots licence at risk if I break a FAR while 
>jumping ? (Like exiting the aircraft above the cloud base).  I know it 
>sounds kind of ridiculous, but some of the FAA horror stories that I've 
>heard from other jumpers/pilots makes me wonder ...
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>Comments ?

Your license would certainly be at risk.  If you break one of the FARs,
regardless of whether it's a skydiving FAR or an aviation FAR, you are in
violation of the law.  If you have a pilot's license, that's the first
thing they'll go after.  I think they would argue that your lack of regard
for the FARs indicates that you don't have the necessary training and
intellect required to fly safely.  At a minimum, you'd get a short
suspension, and some required dual time.  At the other extreme, they could
just pull your license, and say "See ya!"

If you >don't< have a license, the FAA will probably just pursue some
fines to contribute to the deficit reduction effort.

Just my thoughts on the issue.  When I resume skydiving, I intend to stay
well clear of the clouds.  My private + instrument rating probably cost me
(ugh) close to $10,000; I'd hate to throw that all away for a few seconds
of fun in a cloud...

-rob.
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Rob Griffiths    "And the future will be better tomorrow" - Dan Quayle
robg@apple.com   PP-ASEL-IA, looking for clouds .... B52s/REM/Erasure!