GLIDEANGLE 1 #51 October 30, 2012 All of my skydiving plane landings have been either weather related or due to students who balked the door. Most of the weather related plane landings were when winds exceeded my student's limit after take off.The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theplummeter 15 #52 October 30, 2012 I've ridden the plane down hundreds of times. It scares me to death every time and every time I find myself wishing I was under canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 52 #53 October 30, 2012 You have ridden the plane down hundreds of times, when you were on the plane intending to jump? Wow!lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theplummeter 15 #54 October 30, 2012 QuoteYou have ridden the plane down hundreds of times, when you were on the plane intending to jump? Wow! No, I was the pilot. I always intend to jump, but a 24' flat ride and explaining where the Cessna went makes it not worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 52 #55 October 30, 2012 Quote Quote You have ridden the plane down hundreds of times, when you were on the plane intending to jump? Wow! No, I was the pilot. I always intend to jump, but a 24' flat ride and explaining where the Cessna went makes it not worth it. Good save! That, and jumplanes aren't disposable, unlike baggies!lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shredex 0 #56 October 30, 2012 I've never landed in an airplane before and I really hope I never have too. If there is an emergency and the plane needs to land I'm saying "GET THE F**K OUT OF MY WAY!" and jumping out of that door with "Plan B" in hand! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 52 #57 October 30, 2012 QuoteI've never landed in an airplane before and I really hope I never have too. If there is an emergency and the plane needs to land I'm saying "GET THE F**K OUT OF MY WAY!" and jumping out of that door with "Plan B" in hand! In all seriousness, take a deep breath. Just because the airplane needs to land does not make it an emergency requiring you to trample the people between you and the door. I made many skydives before landing in a plane ( my first jump was my first plane ride), so I understand you. It may be time to ride up with the express purpose of landing. Whatever "Plan B" in hand is sounds scary.lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #58 October 30, 2012 Quote I've never landed in an airplane before and I really hope I never have too. If there is an emergency and the plane needs to land I'm saying "GET THE F**K OUT OF MY WAY!" and jumping out of that door with "Plan B" in hand! What you'll actually do is WAIT for the PIC to tell you if he wants you to stay or go. You being a smarts arse and hero, might just put the pilot and otyher passengers in greater danger by """saying "GET THE F**K OUT OF MY WAY!" and jumping out of that door with "Plan B" in hand"""You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fearjoburg 0 #59 October 30, 2012 I chickened out on my first static line jump. After that I did a tandem and "converted" to AFF and never looked back Somehow going up higher wasn't as scarry as exiting at 3,500 feet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #60 October 30, 2012 QuoteI've never landed in an airplane before and I really hope I never have too. If there is an emergency and the plane needs to land I'm saying "GET THE F**K OUT OF MY WAY!" and jumping out of that door with "Plan B" in hand! ...at 250 ft? ETA: I've ridden the plane down on several occasions, most of them because one of my students had made their decision not to jump. On one occasion I declined to jump due to bad weather, and on a few occasions due to the cloudbase being lower than it seemed (lower than 2.5k)."That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregpso 1 #61 October 30, 2012 only once due to weather. A great Instructor in Australia (the legendary John SWANLAND) taught me once you boarded the plane the decision had already been made to jump. so just concentrate on making it good. Only done 45 solos jumps (which is bugger all I know) but that advice never left me Who has not thought at some time " WTF am I doing up here " just before exit (I certainly have but SWANLANDS advice always came to the fore.I tend to be a bit different. enjoyed my time in the sport or is it an industry these days ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shredex 0 #62 October 30, 2012 I was joking. I'm read the S.I.M., understand emergency procedures and intend on following them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastphil 0 #63 October 30, 2012 Just once, we lost an engine on a DC-3 at Z-Hills on take-off. We did a go around at about 300 feet, way too low for me. I have gotton out about 1100 ft due to low ceiling... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #64 November 1, 2012 Maybe 50 times. Some for photography purposes (took a long lens to take pictures of aircraft in formation) some for helping with stunts and whatnot, some due to students balking, bad weather, running out of daylight or problems on the ground. Only unintentional landing due to equipment failure was a helicopter that had transmission problems. I've gotten to land Otters maybe 15 times; it was an eye opener in terms of how much control over descent rate you have with two constant speed props on two turbines. The first few times the PIC kept pushing the yoke forward telling me "we don't have all day!" I was too used to fixed pitch props and reciprocating engines to be at all comfortable with that descent angle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
