The first time I flew , I parachuted out . Six people in an old Piper that rattled like hell . . seemed safer to jump . . later the jump master said their were lose interior panels that caused all that noise an were left to entice jumpers . . out !

In college I worked at an FBO where there was a skydiving operation. Lots of old cranks would come in and say "It's crazy to jump out of a perfectly good airplane!" to which I would respond "Boy have we got the airplane for you!" or "Wait 'til you see the plane before you make up your mind."