727_Jumper 0 #76 October 22, 2010 anything with a ramp a Turbine Porter is on my wish-list.. I love that plane as-is, now to jump out of one... or maybe out of one and into another (yes, already been done, but kewl) ;) I was on the first pass they did the 727.. that was bitchin'... but something with a ramp presents more opportunities for fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zlew 0 #77 October 22, 2010 Man, you brought this thread back from the bottom of the pile! Last reply was in 2003. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
727_Jumper 0 #78 October 22, 2010 I was going to start a thread, but used the search engine first... I'm no fng ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #79 October 22, 2010 Turbine DC-3. Fast and LOTS of scratchin' room! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Croc 0 #80 October 22, 2010 CASA!!!"Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SansSuit 1 #81 October 23, 2010 The glider at Rantoul in 2006. (Schweizer 2-22CK). The cockpit is so small, you have to take off and climb to altitude with your legs hanging outside the fuselage. Yeeee haaa! Peace, -Dawson. http://www.SansSuit.com The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings-n-Things 0 #82 October 23, 2010 QuoteDoes anyone have a favorite jump plane? If so, what is it? What makes it so special for you? -Jeremy 1. C-130 off the ramp 2. CH-47 Chinook off the ramp 3. Anything with a ramp 4. UH-60 Blackhawk 5. OtterCard carrying member of the Nanny State Liberation Front Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
erdnarob 1 #83 October 23, 2010 Here is the list of the planes I have jumped. My favorite for jumping in FS was the Hercules. My favorite for the fastest ride to altitude were the Boeing 727 and the DC9. My favorite for the service aboard was the DC9 with three flight attendants (jumping after us, see DC9 JUMP RANTOUL on YOU TUBE), my favorite for the most quiet was the Firefly hot air balloon, my favorite for the wildest ride was the Bell 412, my favorite for the most good looking was the Bell 230... as one can see, there is many airplanes which are my favorites but in different ways. Aerospatiale A-Star (H)* Arava* Beechcraft 18 Beechcraft 99* Beechcraft King air* Beechcraft TwinBonanza Beechcraft Queen Air Bell 206 (H)* Bell 412 (H)* Bell 230 (H)* Boeing 727** Caribou Carvair Casa* Cessna 170 Cessna 172 Cessna 180 Cessna 182 Cessna 185 Cessna 205 Cessna 206 Cessna 206 (float plane) Cessna 207 Cessna Caravan* DC-3 DC-9** Enstrom (H) Fairchild Porter* Firefly (hot air baloon) Helio Stallion* Hercules* Hughes 500 (H)* Loadstar Maule Rocket Norman Brittain Highlander Norseman Pac 750 XL* Pilatus Porter* Piper Chieftain Piper Navajo Piper Seneca Skyvan* Tripacer Twin Otter* H helicopter * turbine aircraft ** for jet engineLearn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #84 October 23, 2010 Quote Turbine DC-3. Fast and LOTS of scratchin' room! Ya know, I'd been wanting to add one of those to my list for years. Then V and I are in Thailand jumping the tailgate Hercs, and we made a couple of demo loads out of the turbine DC-3. Very cool, but the Hercs were a hard act to follow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #85 October 23, 2010 Quote Quote Turbine DC-3. Fast and LOTS of scratchin' room! Ya know, I'd been wanting to add one of those to my list for years. Then V and I are in Thailand jumping the tailgate Hercs, and we made a couple of demo loads out of the turbine DC-3. Very cool, but the Hercs were a hard act to follow. You should jump the door!"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings-n-Things 0 #86 October 25, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Turbine DC-3. Fast and LOTS of scratchin' room! Ya know, I'd been wanting to add one of those to my list for years. Then V and I are in Thailand jumping the tailgate Hercs, and we made a couple of demo loads out of the turbine DC-3. Very cool, but the Hercs were a hard act to follow. You should jump the door! Did that at Golden Knights tryouts back in '89.Card carrying member of the Nanny State Liberation Front Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin19 0 #87 October 26, 2010 My favorite jump plane was a PA-25 pawnee. Pretty sure A friend and I are the only people to ever do a two way from one. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.aviastar.org/pictures/usa/piper_pa-25.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.aviastar.org/air/usa/piper_pa-25.php&h=858&w=1746&sz=21&tbnid=5RIFRwAgM13SKM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPA-25&zoom=1&q=PA-25&hl=en&usg=__qcoxJtLvUwEOlOIi7QkJ11AhztY=&sa=X&ei=TFnHTP2zKoS8sQOLlMDfDQ&ved=0CDAQ9QEwBQ -SPACE- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godfrog 2 #88 October 27, 2010 you must have rode on the wing under the wing strut?Experience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin19 0 #89 October 27, 2010 Quote you must have rode on the wing under the wing strut? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kcm 0 #90 October 27, 2010 De Havilland Rapides,Jumped two,Great planes.DC 3 at Eloy,Achieving a long ambition,Eloys balloon. Also radial engined Vilga at Bickmarsh (UK) Now sadly with wrecked engine.(since around 1976) Blue Skies,KC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airviking 0 #91 October 27, 2010 Otters are way too "perfect" for my taste. DC3s and Twin Beaches have a lot more character, so in my book they are favorites. Even Cessnas are more "fun" than Otters, and that's what it's about. I associate DC3s with boogies, i.e. "good times", awesome vibes on climb. Ditto with Beaches.I believe you have my stapler. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings-n-Things 0 #92 October 27, 2010 Is Raeford still running those Twin-bos they had in the late 80's?Card carrying member of the Nanny State Liberation Front Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #93 October 27, 2010 C-130J Super Hercules. Preferably a factory new one. Because you don't have to stay in them for long, the ramp is fun, fun fun to run off, and it's really cool to get off a plane that goes that fast: there is no hill, you hit the hard, hard slipstream and instantly fly. And they're piece of cake to float. Balloons are fun too, I had a great balloon jump in Perris this year, very good spot and a beautiful morning, with the sound of my body punching through the air. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ABerry83 1 #94 October 27, 2010 Twin Otter!!! Jumped one for the 1st time this weekend! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spootch 0 #95 October 28, 2010 a dozen or so solos outa this and 3 two ways Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #96 October 28, 2010 Quote Is Raeford still running those Twin-bos they had in the late 80's? Nope. We have a PAC 750, Twin Otter and a Cessna (and a few weekends ago- all three were running all day long Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin19 0 #97 October 28, 2010 The cub is a great jump plane! -SPACE- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanair 0 #98 October 30, 2010 CH-53 only thing I miss about the Marines is the fact that every other weekend at camp lejeune we had a chopper for our skydiving club. just chipped in for a couple of cases of beer for the pilots. they needed the time anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #99 October 30, 2010 Quote Twin Otter!!! Jumped one for the 1st time this weekend! The Cadillac of Jump Planes! We're lucky to have a Super Otter at our home DZ up in the Seattle area. My favorite jumpplane? The C-130 at the Thai Boogie. Next favorite? Jumping out of Russian MI-8 tailgate helicopters in Mexico. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sangi 0 #100 October 30, 2010 This is defo my favorite one so far.. Made my first jump from this baby and boy do I love doin hop'n'pops from this "Dream as you'll live forever, live as you'll die today." James Dean Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
