F16Driver 0 #1 December 26, 2004 After a 2 year hiatus, I'm back into diving. What can I say, flying fighters is great, but I missed the thrill of skydiving. Hope to meet some of you guys in person some day. Check 6! Kid "I promise, I will never die." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JWB 0 #2 December 26, 2004 Welcome back!! Where you been for 2 years? How many jumps do you have? I'm thinking... combat? Ft. Wayne, Army or Airforce? Check 6, especially before pulling! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F16Driver 0 #3 December 26, 2004 Air National Guard (Air Force). Biggest problem was not having any DZs close to town. I jumped at Skydive Greene County,OH, way back when. Miss jumping out of the CASA that was there, most the DZ's around here have Cessnas. It takes forever to get to altitude. "I promise, I will never die." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kneal 0 #4 December 26, 2004 Welcom Back! If ever you get to my neck of the woods, let's jump! Yes, we use Cessna's but the view on the way up makes it all worthwhile! Blue Skies! "Don't waste the pretty"! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JWB 0 #5 December 26, 2004 Come to SDSI Luverne MN. on the 4th of July. We bring in a Kingair that will get you to altitude in 7 minutes. I was in Copters (Army). 8th Avation, West Germany. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #6 December 27, 2004 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F16Driver 0 #7 December 27, 2004 Thanks, I think I'll have to visit MN sometime. "I promise, I will never die." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salsa_John 0 #8 January 4, 2005 Was a GIB in RF4-C's out of Shaw AFB. loved pulling G's but there is no thrill like skydiving. Welcome back. We'll jump if you ever get to Deland Hmmm...Can you pull a 9G turn on a canopy? "You did what?!?!" MUFF #3722, TDSM #72, Orfun #26, Nachos Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F16Driver 0 #9 January 4, 2005 I don't know about 9 G's in a canopy, but I know it's possible to GLOC ("G" Induced Loss of Conciousness). When Chris Martin was killed, according to the article I read, he had GLOC'd under a spinning malfunction. Granted, he was under an experimental canopy (I think it was a Xaos 21), I still thought the lines or something would fail at that G loading (I'm guessing an average persons G tolerance is about 5 or 6 G's). Sadly, nothing broke to free him from it. "I promise, I will never die." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
