When I boarded an ancient C-119 cargo plane for a training flight, a gruff sergeant strapped me into a parachute. “What do I do with this?” I asked nervously. “If we're going down,” he said, “jump out of the plane and pull the rip cord.” “When do I pull the rip cord?” I yelled as he walked away. “Before you hit the ground,” he called back.
當(dāng)我登上一架老式的C119貨運飛機做訓(xùn)練飛行的時候,一個不友善的軍士把我綁到一個降落傘上。我緊張地問:“我用這東西干什么?”他說:“如果我們的飛機掉下去,就從飛機里跳出去,拉傘繩?!痹谒唛_的時候我喊道:“我什么時候拉傘繩?”他喊回來說:“在你撞到地面之前?!?