One step to the left
You stand in the door of the aircraft, with your head out of the window, the wind is tremendous. You're sideways on to the door, your feet in line with the edge of the plane, you can feel the edge of the floor through your shoes, running the length of the soles of your feet. You're at 13,000 feet. There are small clouds below you.
You look to your right, into the aircraft, and yell at your primary instructor, "Check In!". He yells back, "Ok!", and gives you the thumbs up.
You look to your left, at the secondary instructor, who is hanging onto the outside of the aircraft, and yell, "Check Out!". He nods, and mouths the word, "Ok!".
You lean forwards once, putting your shoulder to the doorframe, lean back once, dropping your head slightly, and take one step to the left.
Posted by nlvp at August 7, 2006 12:17 PM