lukepinion 0 #1 February 4, 2003 I have never done a base jump before, but i have watched numerous videos and I keep wondering how tall, on average, those radio towers are? It seems like a pretty long free fall for a base jump! :) I watched the Mario Pardo base jump here on dropzone.com and i really am curious as to how tall it is! Thanks. Luke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #2 February 4, 2003 Towers vary widely in height.I have seen tower structures as low as 30 feet. FAA regulations prohibit building towers over 2000' in the USA. In general, towers outside the USA are lower than US towers. I've heard a rumor that back during the cold war, the Soviets built a monster tower (4000' or something) in Poland, but supposedly it has been demolished.Cliffs are definitely the tallest objects. Have a look at this movie, to see what I mean (it's big, so consider downloading, rather than streaming).-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
payback462 0 #3 February 4, 2003 actually the one in poland was only 2120' http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~adb22/towers.html http://www.geocities.com/Axiom43/buildings.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lukepinion 0 #4 February 4, 2003 Any idea why that movie isn't playing on my computer? I downloaded it and then when i try to play it, it says "windows cannot open this file".....any ideas?? Luke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
payback462 0 #5 February 4, 2003 do you have quicktime player? if not it can be downloaded here http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #6 February 4, 2003 Hmm, I just watched that first video.This one is probably better for seeing the altitude.Both videos are from this page.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #7 February 4, 2003 Quote actually the one in poland was only 2120' http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~adb22/towers.html http://www.geocities.com/Axiom43/buildings.html Yes, it "WAS"... It collapsed about 11 years ago during maintenance. They said the noise was so loud when it hit the ground that all the windows in the houses in a close range were blown to pieces by the sonic wave... Someone also said the tip of the antenna reached the speed of sound when collapsing...I am Polish and was in Poland at that time. It was pretty famous at that time... Right now, I live in North Dakota, close to the current highest structure (a tower close to Fargo, over 2,000ft tall). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #8 February 5, 2003 QuoteThis one is probably better for seeing the altitude. "Cold Satan" ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #9 February 5, 2003 Quoteactually the one in poland was only 2120' It was the tallest/highest structure/thing ever erected by a human being (according to the Guinness Book of Records). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rocketfeuille 0 #10 February 5, 2003 Do people make jumps off the Fargo tower? Or is it pretty heavily watched? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #11 February 5, 2003 Quote Do people make jumps off the Fargo tower? Or is it pretty heavily watched? I am not sure... I am couple hours away from it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflyz 0 #12 February 5, 2003 So what the Hell are we wasiting for????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #13 February 6, 2003 It might be better if we stopped discussing actual objects, and their locations. See my Naming Names post for my reasoning on this.Thanks!-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #14 February 6, 2003 Well, it's (They) are not in fargo..... and well this isnt the place.... pm's bud.....HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #15 February 10, 2003 Quote In general, towers outside the USA are lower than US towers US cant get it big enough... Tallest in DK is 1280ft,minus ground to waterlevel(my flying map says so Stay safe Stefan Faber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craddock 0 #16 February 10, 2003 QuoteUS cant get it big enough... Tallest in DK is 1280ft,minus ground to waterlevel Not sure what you mean as you seem to be contradicting yourself. As Tom said we can build towers in the US up to 2000 ft although apparently there are some exceptions? I live in the midwest and while not all that common, there are 2000 foot towers around. We have a cluster of them in one paticular location along with some lower (1600 ft) ones. Josh That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
x0155725 0 #17 August 12, 2003 I have gone trough this site and I just can´t find the base jump movie from Mario Pardo. Were the hell is it? Can someone help me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickD 1 #18 August 12, 2003 QuoteI have never done a base jump before, but i have watched numerous videos and I keep wondering how tall, on average, those radio towers are? It seems like a pretty long free fall for a base jump! :) I watched the Mario Pardo base jump here on dropzone.com and i really am curious as to how tall it is! Thanks. Luke Luke, If you'd like to have a little fun in your own backyard try this. Go down to your nearest general aviation airport and purchase a sectional map. These charts cover a large area and have all major towers marked with height in both AGL and MSL. These are neat little treasure maps to towers but remember you are only looking and not jumping. (Yet.) There’s a lot more you need to know, and accept, about towers before you ever go near one. Nick BASE 194 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #19 August 12, 2003 I also posted about a week ago about some interesting web sites that have searchable databases on tower heights.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
