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More about my other life....., ......200 in freefall..... |
Series9 |
Apr 19 2011, 08:09 PM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
This last weekend, we put out 200 jumpers over DeLand. The most ever:
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Series9 |
Apr 19 2011, 08:11 PM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
The rest:
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Series9 |
Apr 19 2011, 08:17 PM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
It's me from 20k feet:
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Tom_T |
Apr 19 2011, 08:24 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) .....
hmmmm .... how about "borrowing" one of those PW's for a gas turbine in a 914? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
Series9 |
Apr 19 2011, 08:28 PM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) ..... hmmmm .... how about "borrowing" one of those PW's for a gas turbine in a 914? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) The PT6a is the best turbo-prop engine ever, but, in a car, too slow to respond.... |
BRAVE_HELIOS |
Apr 19 2011, 08:55 PM
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"Knowledge speaks, wisdom listens" Group: Members Posts: 295 Joined: 25-September 06 From: The Land Of ID! Member No.: 6,920 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
In a really strong head wind, I've seen Twin Otters "sitting still" in mid air!
Brings back memories. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I worked for P&W designing the first stage high pressure turbine blades (PW4000 family). Great pixs!! |
Krieger |
Apr 19 2011, 09:08 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,728 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None |
Kinda like a mini D-(eLand) Day. Looks like fun....were there 200 successful chute deployments?
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sww914 |
Apr 19 2011, 09:36 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None |
Yeah man, 200 successful and only 2 failed and all anyone can talk about is those 2. Pessimists!
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biggy72 |
Apr 19 2011, 10:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 209 Joined: 14-January 06 From: Olympia, WA Member No.: 5,418 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I'm on the other end of things. When you want to only jump with a couple people: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hkZlOQ1mgA
All but one of our MK II products in Europe are currently being used for skydiving. |
PeeGreen 914 |
Apr 19 2011, 10:31 PM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I'd love to learn to fly and I have a few jumps (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) My brother is a Master jump master with well over a thousand jumps. However, most of his are with military shoots and not the nice kind (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) .
Sounds like a fun job (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Your equipment looks nice. Most I have been lifted in you wanted to jump out of fear of those things not being able to land (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
hot_shoe914 |
Apr 20 2011, 05:55 AM
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on ramp passer Group: Members Posts: 3,802 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Earle, Ar. Member No.: 8,354 Region Association: None |
I only got a couple of jumps in back in the 90's, was awesome though. First jump was on the beach at the end of the pier where the Florabama lounge was. Second one was out of a twin engine King Air from 14000ft,being flown by an aquitted murderer. Sounded like a good reason to jump to me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
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Series9 |
Apr 20 2011, 07:07 AM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
Kinda like a mini D-(eLand) Day. Looks like fun....were there 200 successful chute deployments? Actually, with the newer generation of ultra-high-performance canopies, malfunctions are much more common. We were having one cutaway on every big load. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) |
Elliot Cannon |
Apr 20 2011, 11:53 AM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None |
The Twin Otter (Twotter) was one of the most fun high-performance airplanes I have ever flown. Kind of an ugly airplane but they made up for it by being SLOW. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
Phoenix to LAX one night into a head wind and looking down at interstate 10, I saw the cars were passing me!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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