Originally Posted by TDK (Post 5188644)

Hi Remy,

You're certainly alot braver than me jumping out of a plane! (i had trouble jumping off the top diving board at school):lol: I don't even like sitting in a plane, let alone jumping out of one (why can't they just put everyone in a giant 'black box' so if it crashed we'd all survive):confused::lol:

I saw a programme 'How to survive a plane crash' & apparently your best chance is to sit within 6 (or might've been 8?) rows from an emergency exit cos if it goes up in smoke the toxic fumes can get to work quite fast!

As for the thing where you go up in the air with a parachute thingy attached to a speed boat, i also tried that once in Bali (& my brain got scrambled in mid air so i nearly crashed into some palm trees while the poor guy below waived frantically)!:lol: Still i think thats realtively safe really.

The thing i meant where the poor British guy disappeared was another sort of parachute glider thing (sorry i've forgotton the technical name) anyway its not attached to anything other than the poor sod who undoubtably just signed 'the mother of all disclaimers' who jumps off a cliff and glides for miles on the thermals before landing somewhere. Actually it sounds great fun, but i got put off by the case i mentioned and a similar case in India.

I agree about the humble rickshaw possibly being the worst of the lot though!:rofl:
Regards
TDK

Originally Posted by TONY P (Post 5188713)

Hi TDK
I think that you mean a microlight type powered areofoil/parachute thingy, I have heard that people can get pulled up to considerable height when caught in an updraft and get frozen.
Tony

Originally Posted by TDK (Post 5188941)

Hi Tony,

Thanks for that & i think thats what it is although i don't think the ones they used in Bir were powered other than by the thermal currents(?)
It seems that the poor guy who went missing was pulled up intp an updraft and frozen as you described (what a way to go)!:(

Regards
TDK:)

Originally Posted by TONY P (Post 5192360)

Hi TDK
I have found the article now, it is called paragliding, see attachment.
Regards
Tony

Originally Posted by Remy-Ireland (Post 5192518)

Hi Tony/TDK/All,

Yes your right Tony,

The parachute on the back of the speed boat like in Goa is called Paracending.

Regards,
Remy

Originally Posted by TONY P (Post 5192360)

Hi TDK
I have found the article now, it is called paragliding, see attachment.
Regards
Tony

Originally Posted by TONY P (Post 5192549)

Hi Remy,
Don't care what it is called, if it leaves the ground without a trolley dolley and inflight movies I don't do it.:D
Regards
Tony P

Originally Posted by TDK (Post 5193609)

Quite right too:thumbup::lol:

Originally Posted by noni (Post 5194095)

Thought for to-day.


Laugh and the world laughs with you.
Cry and you cry alone.


God I am crying for the loss of my Goan dream.

Originally Posted by TONY P (Post 5195682)

16/08/07
True faith sees an oasis when it looks at the desert.
TP

Originally Posted by Remy-Ireland (Post 5197154)

Hi Tony,

Your in a very upbeat and reflective mood today.:D

Regards,
Remy

Originally Posted by Remy-Ireland (Post 5197154)

Hi Tony,

Your in a very upbeat and reflective mood today.:D

Regards,
Remy

Originally Posted by TONY P (Post 5197261)

Yes, I'm not feeling very well.:lol:
Just trying to cheer up Noni, they have had enough downpours in Wales recently, and I think that I may have upset Douglas.
Oh well, not long to go before Goa, warts and all:D
Have really had enough of doom, gloom, rain, clouds, stupid people at work,
rain, stress more bl***y rain.:lol:
See Ya
TP