On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:11:34 -0700, Erik wrote:
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"Steve B" wrote:
"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:18:51 -0700, "Steve B"
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"Jon Anderson" wrote in message
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On 4/14/2011 6:56 PM, Pete C. wrote:
Tandem here, from 14,000'. Definitely spectacular and I doubt there is
much of anything else like it. Certainly something to be sure to try at
least once in your life.
Read once that only 2% of those that try skydiving ever make more than
the
first jump. Thought if ever I was going to try it, I'd do 2 jumps just
so
I could say I was in that 2%.
But given my fear of heights.... lol
Jon
The first jump is total fear and adrenaline. The next few have declining
fear and adrenaline. Once you get off static line (if you make that many
jumps), the real experience is experienced for the first time. Or at
least
that was my experience. I have 44 sport jumps. Back in the sixties with
POS military surplus chutes. Never had a soft or stand up landing.
Steve
Heart surgery pending?
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Heart Surgery Survival Guide
12 for me.
Airborne!!
I live about a mile from a fairly popular skydiving club at the local
small airport and see 15-20 people hanging air all at one time
regularly.
They have some sort of big twin for a jump plane.
Ive thought about going back 35+ yrs later and jumping
again...but..after two back surgeries, 2 healed broken legs/knees..etc
etc etc...it might be fun..but the landing would likely be a bitch for
days afterwards
Gunner
The twin Beech's were popular for large numbers of jumpers. But I am like
you, I just don't want to press the envelope any more. I did it. It was
fun. I've done a lot of things the average man has not. I have those
mental pictures, and the pride of having done them. That's good.
Steve
Heart surgery pending?
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Heart Surgery Survival Guide
Larger sport jump operations now mostly use Twin Otters and Sky Van's...
with a handful of King Air's, Cessna Caravan's & Turbo Porters scattered
around for good measure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Otter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyvan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Air
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_Caravan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilatus_PC-6
Some Pacific Aerospace PAC 750XL's are also starting to appear... these
were developed with jumping as one of it's prime missions. (I've heard
these things can rocket 4 full loads round trip to 12,500 feet and back
in just over an hour).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAC_750XL
There are some others as well, but not many utilizing radials anymore.
They're to expensive, slow and finicky.
Smaller operations still use mostly Cessna piston pounders.
Erik
http://www.skydivetaft.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/skydive-taft-taft
Gunner
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