I was on the point of cutting the cord that suspended me between heaven and earth… and measured with my eye the vast space that separated me from the rest of the human race… I felt myself precipitated with a velocity that was checked by the sudden unfolding of my parachute. – André-Jacques Garnerin, 1797

If the good Lord had wanted people to stay on the ground, he would have given us roots. – Author Unknown

You know you’re a skydiver when you are thinking about taking all the but the driver’s seats out of your car. – Author Unknown

Aviation is not in itself inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than even the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect. – Alfred Gilmer Lamplugh