PWScottIV 0 #1 July 16, 2011 Just wondering how many skydivers out there have done a Night Helicopter Jump... Please Vote! From skydivers I've spoken to, it seems like it's a pretty rare event. If you'd like to do one, Skydive Paso Robles is having a grand opening event: Night Helicopter Jumps - Saturday July 30th 2011Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #2 July 16, 2011 Over 100 people have Viewed this so far and there's only 6 Votes... HmmmSo, I guess that means 98 votes for "No"!?Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBCOOPER 5 #3 July 16, 2011 Lets see, cross post and advertising, there will be a greenie along shortly....Replying to: Re: Stall On Jump Run Emergency Procedure? by billvon If the plane is unrecoverable then exiting is a very very good idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #4 July 16, 2011 A demo into a high school home coming game. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #5 July 16, 2011 QuoteLets see, cross post and advertising, there will be a greenie along shortly.... Actually, my main interest is REALLY to find out how many people have made night helicopter jumps... I didn't feel posting the link would be a problem... Does having the link in there bother you?Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #6 July 16, 2011 QuoteA demo into a high school home coming game. Sparky Sweet! That sounds like a fun one!Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBCOOPER 5 #7 July 16, 2011 QuoteQuoteLets see, cross post and advertising, there will be a greenie along shortly.... Actually, my main interest is REALLY to find out how many people have made night helicopter jumps... I didn't feel posting the link would be a problem... Does having the link in there bother you? Nope, doesn't bother me a bit. But then again I think calling an asshole an asshole is ok, but thats outside the rules, and when I do that, a greenie will come along and delete or lock it...Replying to: Re: Stall On Jump Run Emergency Procedure? by billvon If the plane is unrecoverable then exiting is a very very good idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #8 July 16, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Lets see, cross post and advertising, there will be a greenie along shortly.... Actually, my main interest is REALLY to find out how many people have made night helicopter jumps... I didn't feel posting the link would be a problem... Does having the link in there bother you? Nope, doesn't bother me a bit. But then again I think calling an asshole an asshole is ok, but thats outside the rules, and when I do that, a greenie will come along and delete or lock it... lol, well let's hope nobody perceives my post as the same thing as calling people assholes.Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #9 July 16, 2011 Ok, so looks like that's 3 for yes and 200 for NO... Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,323 #10 July 16, 2011 From the Rules ...information about events and seminars may only be posted in the Events & Places to Jump forum... Your one warning They will be coming... Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #11 July 16, 2011 Quote From the Rules ...information about events and seminars may only be posted in the Events & Places to Jump forum... Your one warning They will be coming... Like I already mentioned above... The point of this thread is 100% to find out how many people have made night helicopter jumps... I guess your vote is NO, considering that you didn't bother voting. Does the link bother you?Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpsalot-2 3 #12 July 16, 2011 Quote Ok, so looks like that's 3 for yes and 175 for NO... Quote I had to vote NO....although I do have 7 Bell Ranger jumps, 2 night 182 jumps and 30 plus midnight BASE jumps. So I do have the ability to do a virtual night helicopter jump in my mind.......but that doesn't count.... Life is short ... jump often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #13 July 16, 2011 Ok, so, I know waaaay less than 25% of jumpers have done night helicopter jumps... I've spoken to several jumpers with thousands of jumps, and some who've been in the sport for a decade or more and they don't know anyone who's done one. Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryelf 0 #14 July 16, 2011 done 2. they were ok."Sometimes you eat the bar, and well-sometimes the bar eats you..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #15 July 16, 2011 Quotedone 2. they were ok. Where did you do them?Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #16 July 17, 2011 Ok, so we have over 300 views... And 7 "Yes" votes... Therefore, it looks like about 2% of skydivers have done a helicopter night jump.Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #17 July 17, 2011 QuoteOk, so we have over 300 views... And 7 "Yes" votes... Therefore, it looks like about 2% of skydivers have done a helicopter night jump. Not a very accurate accounting of the skydiving community. What percentage of jumpers log on to this site? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #18 July 17, 2011 QuoteQuoteOk, so we have over 300 views... And 7 "Yes" votes... Therefore, it looks like about 2% of skydivers have done a helicopter night jump. Not a very accurate accounting of the skydiving community. What percentage of jumpers log on to this site? Sparky It's true, I have absolutely no idea of how many non-skydivers read this forum, nor do I know if they accurately represent the whole of the skydiving community... However, I bet more than 50% of the people reading this forum are skydivers... Even way over estimating like that, only 4% of skydivers would have done a night skydive in their lives. Also, it's not a very accurate indicator, but if you search on google for various word combinations/compositions of essentially "helicopter night jumping", nearly nothing comes up. In addition, on all of YouTube I could only find one helicopter night jump video.Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kd5xb 1 #19 July 17, 2011 Sounds like it's gonna be a helluva beer load!I'm a jumper. Even though I don't always have money for jumps, and may not ever own a rig again, I'll always be a jumper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #20 July 17, 2011 Yep, the hangovers are gonna run half way into the next week... Good thing I don't get hung over Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #21 July 17, 2011 375 views and 8 "Yes" Votes... Still at about 2%.Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,323 #22 July 17, 2011 Quote Quote From the Rules ...information about events and seminars may only be posted in the Events & Places to Jump forum... Your one warning They will be coming... Like I already mentioned above... The point of this thread is 100% to find out how many people have made night helicopter jumps... I guess your vote is NO, considering that you didn't bother voting. Does the link bother you? If the poll was 100% dedicated to find out how many people have made night helicopter jumps then why conclude it with advertising an event? My answer is, "Yes."Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #23 July 17, 2011 And where/when did you do your jump/s?Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonmurrell 0 #24 July 17, 2011 Can we vote yes for each jump? True, that would ruin your statistic a bit... measuring total views vs yes votes is a bit deceiving as well, right now it's closer to 33% and what's so special about a 182?This isn't flying, its falling with style. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpsalot-2 3 #25 July 17, 2011 Nothing special about a 182. I was just being specific.Life is short ... jump often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
