Ah, a classic from the past.

I was sussing out various ways to get to a friend's beach party in the Hamptons. I did not want to drive, ferry, and drive as that would have taken too long.

First the response, then the original. I was totally serious, which worries my friends.

From: "Carolina Sky Sports"
Date: June 14, 2004 10:11:33 AM EDT
To:
Subject: RE: Question about skydiving

First of all you cannot skydive just anywhere you want. It is
highly regulated by the FAA. Students would not be allowed to jump
anywhere except a DZ. Keep in mind a pilot is responsible for
everything leaving his plane. If someone jumps out of a plane with a
parachute and something happens to the jumper, or maybe he drops is
helmet and someone or something is hurt, the pilot is responsible.
There would be an investigation by the FAA and the pilot could lose his
license, meaning losing his livelihood. Not many pilots would be
willing to take that risk and I would stay away from those that would.
There are seen and unseen obstacles that will hurt or kill you, power
lines, trees, buildings, water, unstable air currents, fences, etc.
Enlisting and going through jump school would not help you at
all especially since very few places use static line set-ups any more.
You would have greater flexibility as to where you skydive, but you
would have to be a very experience skydiver with a D license, PRO rating
even better, to get FAA approval for a skydive away from a DZ. Forget
about getting approvals for jumping into populated areas.
Skydiving is not recognized as a mode of transportation. It is
an exciting sport. I would suggest that you drop by a local DZ and see
how it works. Maybe make a tandem skydive. You may find a new passion
in life.

Blue Skies,
Tom Evans
Carolina Sky Sports



-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 15:53
To: info@carolinaskysports.com
Subject: Question about skydiving

Hi there.
I am not sure if this is a common reason to be interested in Sky

Diving, but I am curious to know what steps I would need to take in
order to safely be able to land at specific destinations. Obviously
they would need to be in a areas where there are not environmental
dangers, for instance a beach, or a pasture. Assuming I am a capable
student, and willing to take the time to train, is it even possible to
reach a level where I could be able to jump to a specific
"destination." For instance, instead of flying to a local airport,
renting a car and driving somewhere, I would prefer to be able to jump
and land within a reasonable distance to my destination.
Am I totally off base here? Really wondering if such training
is possible without having to enlist and go through jump school.

Thanks.