yarpos 4 #1 February 17, 2005 whats the most unusual aircraft you jumped out of? to kick things off here is one: Transavia Aitruk Cropduster with great climb but pathetic internal space for humans. If you could all do yoga you could get 4 people in there. Tiny door about half the size of a 182. Did a 4 way demo out of one at an airshow once....veeeeery slow exit , untangle, head out doe , flop x 4. take care, Steveregards, Steve the older I get...the better I was Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #2 February 17, 2005 I' will be jumping from a gyro-copter in late April But never knew anyone to jump a cropduster before. We have skyTractors here & none letting jumper go though._______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccurley 1 #3 February 17, 2005 Quite a few Crescos and fletchers have been used over here in NZ. They are both Crop Dusters and the new XL750 from PAC is based on those. Inearley got to jump a drifter in Australia but the pilot chickened out so out of guilty feelings (which I of course encouraged) he gave me couple of hours of free flying in it insteadWatch my video Fat Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRWkEky8GoI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyAnderson 0 #4 February 17, 2005 It would be against a whole bunch of FAR's but it is possible. First it should be Garret powered not P&W (exhaust is only on the right side not both sides.) Second the hopper has to be washed out very well, especially if it is used for pesticide. Remove the baffels and the lid. Ride up in the hopper and at altitude climb out on the left side and hook your left toe over the leading edge so you can get your hand to the leading edge and then your right hand and you will be kneeling facing the prop with your hands on the leading edge. then shimmy out left all the way to the end of the wing and jump off the end of the wing so you can not hit the tail or ailerons. It is very obvious where the structure in the wing is so you do not damage anything. Also don't do it as it is against a whole bunch of rules Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StearmanR985 0 #5 February 17, 2005 Hey Bobsled, What kind of Gyro? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #6 February 17, 2005 QuoteBut never knew anyone to jump a cropduster before. 1 jump from a piston AGCat.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #7 February 18, 2005 i've got one jump from a "RANS-S7" a plane that is clasified as a homebuilt but is a kt plane, it is just on the heavy side of the line for ultralights.... this thing was way small..... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #8 February 18, 2005 A Polish Wilga and a Blanik sailplane. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #9 February 18, 2005 That cropduster looks like it would be great for ash dives. I've jumped from a two seat ultralite, an MX-2. Took forever to get to 3500, and was kinda tricky to exit without breaking or bending anything. Pretty cool, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #10 February 18, 2005 I jumped out of an Aneronca (sp?) Champ a while back. That was a badass ride to 3k, it took quite a while but it was such a fun ride slow and scenic. Although it was a total SOB to climb out of that back seat.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinwhelan 0 #11 February 18, 2005 ***A Polish Wilga and a Blanik sailplane Was that in Slovakia? "be honest with yourself. Why do I want to go smaller? It is not going to make my penis longer." ~Brian Germain, on downsizing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyblu3 0 #12 February 18, 2005 mjosparky - where did you jump those planes? I have also jumped the same planes in Slovakia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #13 February 18, 2005 I jumped from a Cesna 172 That is a strange and different plane in my country... Otherwise the most unusual I jumped from is a JU52scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 28 #14 February 18, 2005 ahhhh - i love the wilga! great view from inside, really slow in climbing, no hassle to launch a 3way from 6000 ft - except for the cameraman going low here is another picThe universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #15 February 18, 2005 A lot of power, but a little unstable during the taxi; the Boeing 736.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #16 February 18, 2005 presumably during flight also given that the one in your pic. doesn't actually have any wings.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #17 February 18, 2005 What power? I don't see any engines. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #18 February 18, 2005 Quote***A Polish Wilga and a Blanik sailplane Was that in Slovakia? No it was at Cable airport in Upland, CA. When I jumped the Blanik sailplane it was towed to altitude by the Wilga. When the Blanik cut loose the Wilga came back around and we did a formation load, 3 in the Wilga and me in the Blanik. The Air Show crowd loved it. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markd_nscr986 0 #19 February 18, 2005 Not strange..........but different maybeMarc SCR 6046 SCS 3004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydived19006 4 #20 February 18, 2005 Quote***A Polish Wilga and a Blanik sailplane Was that in Slovakia? I've done a Wilga, most fun would have been doing a tandem form 10,000 out of a 105,000 sf balloon. Felt bad about leaving the pilot in that big thing all by himself and it was a little on the breezy side as well.Experience is what you get when you thought you were going to get something else. AC DZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #21 February 19, 2005 Quotewhats the most unusual aircraft you jumped out of? My list includes Cessna 152, Super Connie, 727, B25 Bomber, Bi Plane, Champ/ Cub. Here's a complete LIST of almost 27 years worth of planes!Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakyrat 1 #22 February 20, 2005 a small Ford Tri-Motor at Deland several years ago. A Piper Saratoga at Couch Freaks many years back. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #23 February 20, 2005 Alouette II helicopter Breezy DeHavilland Buffalo DeHavilland Cariboo Dornier 27 Dornier 228 Ford Tri-Motor Gippsland Airvan Maule Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #24 February 20, 2005 Jumped a T-28 Trojan, a 2 seat Airforce/Navy trainer, only this one was modified with a one person photographers bay in the belly with a hole just large enough for someone with a rig to exit through.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_Hooper 4 #25 November 7, 2006 In order: Stinson V-77 SNB (Navy Twin Beech) Howard DGA-15 DeHavilland Otter DeHavilland Beaver Cessna 172 Cessna 180 Dornier Do-27 Sikorsky H-34 Nord Noratlas Bell UH1B Fairchild 24W Piper J3 Taylorcraft Broussard Cessna 170 Piper Tripacer Cessna 196 Douglas DC-3/C-47 Cessna 206 Cessna 182 Aeronca Champ American Yankee Lockheed L10E Stearman N3N Lockheed L-18 Curtis C-46 Beechcraft T-34 Piper Cherokee 6 Bell JetRanger Cessna 207 DeHavilland Tiger Moth Britten-Norman Islander Aèrospatiale Puma Casa C-235 Lockheed C-130 C-160 Transall Mil Mi-8/17 Augusta 109 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
