roam82 0 #1 May 30, 2011 Is jumping at 4000' sketchy to jump out of an helicopter for the first time? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #3 May 30, 2011 QuoteIs jumping at 4000' sketchy to jump out of an helicopter for the first time? nope you have 10 seconds until 3000, what height do you deploy at now?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
roam82 0 #4 May 30, 2011 usually 3500' I'm fine with 3000'... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #5 May 30, 2011 Quote usually 3500' I'm fine with 3000'... Well then if you can get stable within 10 seconds of Exit, you're good to go Have funYou 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
Glitch 0 #6 May 30, 2011 Nope.... 'sketchy' would be jumping a Huey from ~2K with a Unit I... Randomly f'n thingies up since before I was born... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roam82 0 #7 May 30, 2011 The plan is to jump from a hugues 300....the simple fact of flying in a piston engine helicopter is sketchy... but tht's another story... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solodude59 0 #8 May 30, 2011 Might I ask where you are doing this helo jump? I'm itching to find places for helo and balloon once I get back from Afghanistan and finish my affIn freefall, you have the rest of your life to figure out what's wrong. -Joe, AFF Instructor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NealFitz 0 #9 May 30, 2011 i jumped from a heli at the vector festival in 08. one of the best skydives ever! 7way from a huey at 11K :DDudeist Skydiver #170 You do not need a parachute to skydive, you only need one to skydive again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thrillstalker 0 #10 May 30, 2011 Quote Is jumping at 4000' sketchy to jump out of an helicopter for the first time? why so high???"Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roam82 0 #11 May 30, 2011 we're going to borrow an helicopter from work lol its gonna be a one shot deal! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baign32 0 #12 May 31, 2011 Quotewe're going to borrow an helicopter from work lol its gonna be a one shot deal! Does yer boss know about this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flashvortx 0 #13 May 31, 2011 I made my first chopper jump at Chicks Rock last year and I think it was from about that height. We jumped at the same time so we also had to track in that amount of time. The first 5 seconds or so are the best part of the jump by far, totally worth the money. There's not a ton of time to track away if you're pulling at 3 and jumping with 2 others, but it's good enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites