BIGUN 1,406 #51 January 2, 2009 Quote Is that because that's all a 182 can get up to with a load of anvils? Oklahoma, August, 182... might even be three anvils and a skinny lil fokker. 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
gearless_chris 1 #52 January 2, 2009 QuoteHow long ago was that, and was it in the days of rounds? I'm pretty sure they were squares, but just barely. Sabre's might have been out then."If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,406 #53 January 2, 2009 Quote My DZO says they used to only go to 7,500 and turn just as many points as we do from 9,000, then I asked when they opened... hehe, Yup, 7500' was considered the top unless you went to a boogie. Skydive Tulsa DZO did 104 HnP's from 2100-2500' in 12 hours out of a C182 for a fund-raiser. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=542777;search_string=dale%20settle;#542777 WTF, that was five years ago already!?!?!?! I "think" Jay Stoke's jumps were from around 2,100 for 24 hours - 641 times. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2605286;search_string=jay%20stokes;#2605177Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #54 January 2, 2009 QuoteQuoteHow long ago was that, and was it in the days of rounds? I'm pretty sure they were squares, but just barely. Sabre's might have been out then. Oy, We had squares before ZP!! (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearless_chris 1 #55 January 2, 2009 QuoteQuoteQuoteHow long ago was that, and was it in the days of rounds? I'm pretty sure they were squares, but just barely. Sabre's might have been out then. Oy, We had squares before ZP!! Yep they would have been Fury's, Stratoclouds, and I don't know what else, 7 cell F-111's."If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #56 January 2, 2009 Wildfire (mine), Pegasus (my personal favourite), GQ Units, 252 (used by accuracy folks) (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearless_chris 1 #57 January 2, 2009 Oh yeah, I forgot about the Pegasus. I haven't jumped many of the old canopies. 4 on a Fury, about a 100 on a 300 Falcon, 5 on Ravens (all reserves)."If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,436 #58 January 2, 2009 Hi BIGUN, Quite a 'loonngg' time ago, Rocky Kenoyer of Issaquah/Snohomish fame set a world record for number of jumps within 24 hours ( something like ~300 ), all from 1500 ft or so. To this day USPA will not recognize them because of the altitude. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,406 #59 January 3, 2009 Hey Jerry, That is a shame. Course, I'm not sure the USPA recognizes those types of records in any formal manner. we submitted Dale's 104 as the Oklahoma and world record out of a C-182 (Having beat out a South African record of 100 from a C182). They told us they didn't recognize or delineate those types of events for the record books. Which I can "kinda" understand... 50 states, types of A/C, number of jumps, etc. Suppose the best one can do is like Jay and submit it to Guinness. Course if nothing else; Rocky's accomplishment "could" make it into parachutehistory.com in some sort of "extraordinary jumps" category that everyone could submit for review. BigNobody 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
aresye 0 #60 January 3, 2009 QuoteWhat's cool is when you have a good otter load of people doing hop and pops. It is cool to open up and then watch everyone else just jump and dump one right after another Agreed. That H&P from 2800 I mentioned earlier was part of a small demo jump we did in Florida, because the cloud layer was low. What was funny is that half of the jumpers said they weren't going to go, because of the low altitude. I was already used to San Diego's 3000ft H&P's, so I went 3rd out. Next thing I know, all the jumpers got a little bolder, and there were 14 canopies in the air. Great jump for those that did it, although it was unfortunate the 2nd load couldn't jump. The cloud layer went down to 1500ft, and I don't think anyone's up for a H&P from that altitude.Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pwln 0 #61 January 3, 2009 H&P's are great fun. At my DZ everyone is surprised when I go all the way up. I get poked fun at because I like them, Low, High, whatever. Just get me above the power lines and I'll be fine. The only "scare" I had was when I was jumping a Classic 304 that someone else packed for me. I got out at about 2k and had about a 1k snivel. I was pumping the risers like crazy, started to reach for the cutaway and it finished opening. I landed on the tuffet, and went to change my pants. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimemerson 7 #62 January 3, 2009 Quote The cloud layer went down to 1500ft, and I don't think anyone's up for a H&P from that altitude. Me, me, I did it! Once. The next lowest was from 1,800' with the same bungee pilot chute I mentioned earlier (will any of the younger folk even know what that is? Or why it's scary at 1,500' - 1,800'?) into a Herd boogie and after three of the Knights who did CRW. It was raining and we got the only jumps of the boogie because it rained the whole week. We were in the Otter being loaned to United for the boogie and we weren't technically allowed to land with the plane because it's not a passenger plane or some such thing, and we sort of couldn't get in the plane knowing we could neither land with it nor legally jump from it with that cloud base. So we got in anyway along with the cargo and jumped anyway at 1,800' in the rain. I swear I could touch both earth and sky from the door. Everything seemed that close. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shepp 0 #63 January 3, 2009 60 or more of my 110 jumps are H&Ps from 3.5 - Love 'em! Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward. Accidents don't just happen. They must be carelessly planned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #64 January 3, 2009 I like getting out at 3,500 feet in my wingsuit, flying for approximately twenty seconds, then popping. Edit: Yes, I know that's not a Hop&Pop but I don't like to waste altitude ... "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loumeinhart 0 #65 January 3, 2009 Hop n pops are the good nut! Cool exit visuals for the freefallers and no traffic on landing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TerminatorSRT4 0 #66 January 3, 2009 Quote no traffic on landing That was another thing I liked, coming in by myself....until I was the only person landing so everyone was watching when I had to PLF I'm still walking though, so no shame there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spindlee 0 #67 January 3, 2009 i love the way you hear your canopy opening and you see your legs get flung up in front of you, looking up and seeing the canopy slightly wrinkled as it's not yet fully pressurised. It goes from being in a noisy plane to a quite canopy ride within seconds. It' an awsome feeling. If in doubt, whip it out... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
