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fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts) Fri Mar 15, 2019, 10:06 AM Mar 2019

Dog is my co-pilot (Twitter):

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Dog is my co-pilot (Twitter): (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa Mar 2019 OP

Ready to fly! LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2019 #1

Better driver than some people I've seen. IrishEyes Mar 2019 #2

It's all fun and games until a squirrel turns up. Baitball Blogger Mar 2019 #3

rollin' deep in tha' hood JuJuYoshida Mar 2019 #4

It looks like the dog is actually steering the car, they don't crash into any walls Beringia Mar 2019 #5

LastLiberal in PalmSprings

(12,564 posts)

1. Ready to fly!

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2019, 10:39 AM

Mar 2019

Dogs are so trusting of their humans. They surf with them, skydive with them, climb mountains with them. "I'm a dog -- that's what I do!"

While flying without his canine copilot, Whisper, BASE jumper Dean Potter and his companion died during a jump from a pinnacle in Yosemite. Wing suit flying is one of the most dangerous sports in the world.

Here's more on Dean Potter and his life: