the skydiving dog makes it on cnn

[kevin922 0]

I remember seeing a post a while back about a skydiving dog -- cnn has picked up on it now and has video, if anyone has the stupid "Passport" they sell then grab it so we can see it too! :)

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[pilotdave 0]

Don't have the CNN video, but there are a couple on my server... doggy1 and doggy2.mpg in /misc/.

Dave

[konradptr 0]

Yea, my one-jump-wonder ex-girlfriend told me about that, and I told her they were trying to take the dog away and file charges against him. (I couldn't remember if it was a post, or a news article that suggested that). She thought it was stupid, since the dog comes running with his tail wagging when he finds out he gets to jump...

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[fastmartin2002 0]

they r getting ready to show it------mut has a hundred jumps.

[jraf 0]

Children, sar911 does that on a routine basis. He is a Federales and jumps with the dog for rescue missions. Apparently his puppy (have seen pictures - real cool) enjoys it.

jraf

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[goose491 0]

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they r getting ready to show it------mut has a hundred jumps.

I noted that too, wonder if they're gonna pie the dog... Betcha Brutis will never see it coming Ha ha ha

My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

[sar911 0]

OK, I've kept quite up till now but since JRAF has drug me into it here is my 2 cents worth. This is typical of some of the non-mainstream animal rights activist out there. We even had them at the World Trade Center last Sept. And when they interfered we just had the FBI take them away for a complementary cavity search ! When I was asked by a local newspaper what I thought, I just replied that I promised that if any of their family were ever missing I would not use my dog to find them, so that I would not offend them. If you have ever seen the face of a crying mother as you come out of the woods with their missing six year old I think you would agree that they have a different view. As a part of both a federal and state pararescue search and rescue team Cara and I have made several jumps together. To her it is the ultimate car window. In fact just two weeks ago when we broke the world record for the highest skydiving dog I found out when I was watching the video that when she goes on her back she freflies better than I do. When she gets back down her tail is waging and there are kisses for everyone.

[goose491 0]

That pic is HUGE!
Pretty cool though. How many jmps have you made with dat rottie?

My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

[Iflyme 0]

the video running on nbc isn't too big a deal...

[skymama 37]

I swear your dog is smiling!

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

[sar911 0]

Rotti, I think NOT. Cara is a purebred Beauceron. 16 hop-n-pops, 1 freefall.

[goose491 0]

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Rotti, I think NOT.

Sorry
With such a big pic, I guess rottie from the colors.. Does look like a big smile though
Very cool!!

My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

[dropdeded 0]

Got the story in todays local paper(Bakersfield Ca.)from saturdays jump at Vandenberg Air Force Base.Comes with a huge picture of one happy ass dog,Ron's carrying Brutus and a just jumped canopy.Also talks about animal rights activists "condemning"the jump as cruel and exploitive.No comment there.

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[PhreeZone 20]

USAtoday has a quick blurb too...

Yesterday is history
And tomorrow is a mystery

Parachutemanuals.com

[riddler 0]

I am still determined to be the first person to take a cat on a tandem.

Anyone know the name of a good plastic surgeon?

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[Cajones 0]

I can assure you - cats have already been taken skydiving... Don't ask.

The laws of physics are strictly enforced.

[riddler 0]

It only counts if the cats make it safely down!!

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[happythoughts 0]

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I can assure you - cats have already been taken skydiving... Don't ask.

A local radio station did a quickie on a cat-chase.
They did it like it was a sports broadcast and there was some guy in the air following it with a microphone. A 5-minute jump! The listeners went ballistic. They called the radio station, every dz in the phone book, the police, the humane society. The radio station created a misperception in the publics mind and never did own up to it.

[sar911 0]

What are the emergency procedures for a Cat-in-tow?

[dropdeded 0]

I am still determined to be the first person to take a cat on a tandem.
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A guy told me about a cat makin a jump(I guess thats how I should prase that),and the cat got ahold of someones back and made it through deployment and rode the top of the canopy to a "safe" landing.I dont imagine anyone would admit doing it,I mean it aint the same as ol Brutus by a long shot.My point is,it DOES sound possible but I aint buyin it.(not out loud anyways.

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[riddler 0]

In an attempt to completely hijack this thread, I shall make a stab at the conditions required to claim that a human has successfully taken a cat skydiving. Suggestions are encouraged, but may not be regarded with due seriousness, considering that every other thread on this forum tends to degenerate to sex, beer or skydiving:

1. The cat must not be severely harmed in any way. Damage that it causes to itself (e.g. wild and frenzied scratching, suicide attempts, etc) shall be considered incidental. Damage to the stupid human, even if fatal, shall be considered humorous.

2. Video and/or still pictures, along with witnesses are required. Editing out faces/names/dropzones to avoid trouble with the ASPCA will be considered an act of cowardice, but still acceptable.

3. The cat must be a loved pet of the skydiver or skydiver's family (with permission) or dropzone (with permission). No running out ot the animal shelter for new supplies. The cat needs some tie to skydiving to ensure that this is not simply animal cruelty.

4. No Kittens!

5. As cats do not display easily identifiable signs of enjoyment, determining if "the cat likes it" will be more of an opinion than a science. If so desired, the cat should be released after landing, as any other tandem passenger. If the cat runs away and is not seen for three weeks or more, the conclusion will be that the cat didn't like it.


Further suggestions (but not requirements):

- An emergency cat cut-away device may be advisable. I love cats, but if it gets tangled with my main - ka-chink!
- Cat tandems should probably be done over spectator-free areas in the event that a cut-away is required.
- If you lose more than three cats, you should excuse yourself from further attempts.
- Binding claws/teeth is considered bad form. The cat should have a fighting chance. Likewise, just stuffing one is a bag will probably not get you points. Give the poor cat a view - remember - it's for the cat's enjoyment as well as your own.
- Cat diapers might be a good idea if you want to stay friends with your DZO. Likewise, having ant EMT at the landing area to stitch up your scratches might mean the difference between life and bleeding to death.
- Jokes about a cat landing on it's feet are punishable by a case of beer.

I hope that people don't take me too seriously on this post. But if anyone does it before me, I want to see the video.

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[happythoughts 0]

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What are the emergency procedures for a Cat-in-tow?

Another problem, how can you tell if their little cat brain is hypoxia. It is not like they look any different.

A marine I know told me that a monkey sitting on a rig will climb to the top of the bridle at the instant that the pc extracts it. (Could be bs also)

[Zenister 0]

hmm one was wondering about that..i remeber something about a cat being able to survive falls from very tall balconys because it has time to get stable and slow down to a reasonable rate before impact..(picture i recall actually showed something like a box man too)

anyone else ever see this? or is it urban mythos?

ps. this isnt animal cruelty but i was once told a cat was no longer a kitten when it couldnt flip over completely in the length of its body. Test it sometime with a kitten, hold a kitten by upside down by legs 6 in above soft surface. they rotate almost before they fall

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[happythoughts 0]

"remeber something about a cat being able to survive falls from very tall balconys "

Three stories and under, they panic and flail. They survive with broken bones. Over 9 stories, they freak out for a moment and then spread their arms and legs. The skin next to their legs/arms spreads out like swoop cords do on an rw suit. It slows them down a little and they are relaxed when they hit. With the relaxation and slower speed, they sometimes survive.

A lot of this is empirical information. Cats see cars that look like roaches and go for them. No concept of 10 stories up. I don't know why a 15th story window even opens, but this is the explanation I heard.

[riddler 0]

Cats' ability to fall gracefully stems from their evolutionary tendency to climb (trees mostly), and jump (or fall) from those heights. They have evolved no skills to fall from heights greater than 30 feet or so (tall trees). Anything they do in longer free-fall will be instinctual, based on falling from 30 feet or less. It may or may not save them from death, but if it does, it's purely coincidental - obviously a 30 foot fall does not let them reach terminal velocity, so if they do survive, it's just plain luck. My guess is most cats would not survive falls from more than 100 feet, but I have never seen a real study of this.

http://www.petplace.com/Articles/artShow.asp?artID=4076

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