billvon 3,008 #26 July 17, 2007 > Does anyone besides me remember doing 727 jumps at Quincy in 99? Yep. That hurt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
727_Jumper 0 #27 September 22, 2010 any questions on the first pass, first time for the 727 which happened at the 1992 WFFC, ask away. I was on that load, 205mph exit. keep reminding me and I'll post my video..I finally had it put onto dvd last year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #28 September 22, 2010 QuoteDoes anyone besides me remember doing 727 jumps at Quincy in 99? I recall that the exit speed on the last pass for the jet was approaching 240, and they were doing 10-way speed-star competitions out of it...It was a kick-ass ride!!! Our video was one of the early digital cameras. It would try to adjust for the change in pixels and the picture was changing too fast for the camera to keep up. We had 9 of us together in 19 seconds, but one guy was low about 4 feet and we ended up with 23 seconds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jclalor 12 #29 September 25, 2010 Will the jey ever fly again at Perris? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #30 September 25, 2010 Quote> Does anyone besides me remember doing 727 jumps at Quincy in 99? We were there for the first year, (I think it was 92) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyrider 0 #31 September 25, 2010 QuoteThe jet flies much faster than your standard jump planes. There is a lot more horizontal separation than you might think. When I jumped it at the WFFC last year there was plenty of separation and we exited one right after another as you described. Plus during briefing tracking directions are discussed to avoid anyone track up or down jump run! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 727_Jumper 0 #32 September 26, 2010 QuoteQuote> ....We were there for the first year, (I think it was 92) Correct, it was 1992. I was on the very first load. Mix up in signals from the cockpit had us departing too early. 205 mph @ 15,000' and a couple miles from the airport. A litteral blast! People lost all kinds of gear on that pass. Still had an awesome time. I jumped it again on the second (maybe third) load the next morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ufk22 33 #33 September 27, 2010 Quote>For the half second northcave mentioned to be enough separation, the jet >would have to flying really fast. Well, it runs it at 140kts, which is about 185mph groundspeed on a no-wind day. Wouldn't 140 kts= about 155 mph rather than 185??? Might be wrong, but I thought the 727 at Quincy had an exit speed of about 160-165 kts, which would be about 185MPHThis is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LongWayToFall 0 #34 September 27, 2010 Google says 1kt=1.15mph Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
skyrider 0 #31 September 25, 2010 QuoteThe jet flies much faster than your standard jump planes. There is a lot more horizontal separation than you might think. When I jumped it at the WFFC last year there was plenty of separation and we exited one right after another as you described. Plus during briefing tracking directions are discussed to avoid anyone track up or down jump run! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
727_Jumper 0 #32 September 26, 2010 QuoteQuote> ....We were there for the first year, (I think it was 92) Correct, it was 1992. I was on the very first load. Mix up in signals from the cockpit had us departing too early. 205 mph @ 15,000' and a couple miles from the airport. A litteral blast! People lost all kinds of gear on that pass. Still had an awesome time. I jumped it again on the second (maybe third) load the next morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ufk22 33 #33 September 27, 2010 Quote>For the half second northcave mentioned to be enough separation, the jet >would have to flying really fast. Well, it runs it at 140kts, which is about 185mph groundspeed on a no-wind day. Wouldn't 140 kts= about 155 mph rather than 185??? Might be wrong, but I thought the 727 at Quincy had an exit speed of about 160-165 kts, which would be about 185MPHThis is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LongWayToFall 0 #34 September 27, 2010 Google says 1kt=1.15mph Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
ufk22 33 #33 September 27, 2010 Quote>For the half second northcave mentioned to be enough separation, the jet >would have to flying really fast. Well, it runs it at 140kts, which is about 185mph groundspeed on a no-wind day. Wouldn't 140 kts= about 155 mph rather than 185??? Might be wrong, but I thought the 727 at Quincy had an exit speed of about 160-165 kts, which would be about 185MPHThis is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LongWayToFall 0 #34 September 27, 2010 Google says 1kt=1.15mph Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
