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What I Learned on the Way Down

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There are three kinds of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. Like many skydivers, Jac Flanders makes things happen.

Jac Flanders is a parachuting pioneer; hence the title: What I Learned on the Way Down. He was there in the beginning when the only skydiving was in isolated pockets on the East and West Coasts. He opened a parachute center in Michigan. He went on to take more risks-as a publicist. He worked with a lot of big names including his close friend Jerry Lewis.

This book is fun to read but there is a reason: Jac won an Emmy for his writing. This is a fine book by a fine skydiving celebrity.

As a skydiver (1,200 jumps, D-454), pilot (SEL & gliders, hang gliders and paragliders),author and publisher of seven books on parachutes and skydiving, I recommend this book to those interested in aviation and/or Hollywood celebrities.

--Dan Poynter, Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook.

Jac's book is like milk and cookies for the soul! Heartfelt, funny, and endearing stories that span from every day human experiences to mixing it up with the likes of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin - it is a book about friendship and much more.

One of my favorites is "The Fantastic Four", a story about Jac's experiences as the "voice" of a cartoon character. Titled after the the magic words "Flame On" which transformed his average crime fighter character into a super hero, the story includes the very first script of this show.

"Ah well, Flame on" Jac!