Eule 0 #51 September 10, 2006 QuoteDon't know how to do the clicky thing but the website is Indystar.com. It's on the Indianapolis Star web page, but that might scroll off later. The story is here and there is a video linked from this page. EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #52 September 10, 2006 QuoteAll of his rigs were Javelins with Spectres. The Spectres were mostly 170's with a couple 190's. The Javelins were all close enough to the same size that it didn't matter much. All were donated from vendors, teams, and other dropzones. Interesting...thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #53 September 10, 2006 I remember this when I first started the sport and here we are again...very cool! Awesome! _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #54 September 10, 2006 Hey Mike ... Jay said to tell you hello, wished you could been here. It was an amazing thing. I never doubted that Jay could do it.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #55 September 10, 2006 QuoteHey Mike ... Jay said to tell you hello, wished you could been here. It was an amazing thing. I never doubted that Jay could do it. Thanks Robert. Amazing just seems inadequate for what he did, you know. Did you fly the porter?My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #56 September 10, 2006 QuoteDo you know if the rigs had quick ejectors on the chest strap and leg straps.? From one of the landing sequences on video it looked like Mr Stokes would land going into full brakes so his hands were already moving in the direction of the quick ejectors on the leg straps. Also were the loose ends of the harness webbing tacked down so Jay didn't have to worry about making any harness adjustments? I know on his last record, 534, he add quick ejectors at 3 points on all the rigs. He did the temp. mod. on them himself. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bdazel 0 #57 September 10, 2006 Yes, he had quick ejectors on all three straps. None of the webbing was tacked down that I noticed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #58 September 10, 2006 I can't figure out how to make a donation to his charities. Can someone post a link to them?What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djmarvin 2 #59 September 10, 2006 Donations Page on www.mostjumps2006.com DJ Marvin AFF I/E, Coach/E, USPA/UPT Tandem I/E http://www.theratingscenter.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #60 September 10, 2006 Thanks! I had clicked on the "About Our Charities" link instead.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #61 September 10, 2006 You're right ... hard to find a single word to do the deed justice. Perhaps Superhuman, but even that pales. I flew the Porter ... the Wonderbread polka-dotted one that was at Elsinore for the last record. The PAC's cleaned my clock on turn time. New record is 1 minute 53 seconds by Brent from Deland. I don't even know how many loadfs I flew ... just many more than the last time. It was an honor to be included and I was happy to make my small contribution to the effort, but the bottom line is that it was ALL Jay. I am impressed, again.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryelf 0 #62 September 11, 2006 Congrats to Jay! But watch out-young Evan Stokes claims to be the next record holder-wait and see..."Sometimes you eat the bar, and well-sometimes the bar eats you..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #63 September 11, 2006 QuoteYes, he had quick ejectors on all three straps. None of the webbing was tacked down that I noticed. Actually, the rings were tacked to the webbing. I have a unique clip of Li Bang pushing the needle through his shorts while doing some rig repair. Several of the rigs required re-tacking during the event. Zing, it was a great pleasure to meet you, fly with you, and hang out at the fire with you for a bit. Thanks for the vid loads, and for realizing I was about to fly out on one of those steep dives during the video loads. Between Norman Kent, Brett, Gino, Amanda, Snoopy, timelapse/intervalometer and myself, we had 6 cameras rolling at one time on the last jumps, and at least one rolling during the entire event, so it's fairly deeply documented. We'll have a DVD of the event available once we've gotten through all 44 hours of tape and hard drive footage. The media was there in droves, along with the crowd of on-lookers. ESPN, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, FOX all covered the event. It was a huge story, and a positive story for skydiving. Everyone benefits from Jay's tireless effort, not to mention the two charities. If you'd like to show your support for Jay's hard work and well-won goal, you can donate here 641 pennies=$6.41 641 nickels=$32.05 641 dimes=$64.10 641 quarters=160.25 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2jumphi 0 #64 September 11, 2006 Zing, you did a big part in this event. As a matter of fact you were flying when he broke his 534 record. All the pilots did a great job. The guys from Deland and Mark Mark, now out of Texas.bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #65 September 12, 2006 How many (any) reserve rides?www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foggy 0 #66 September 12, 2006 QuoteHow many (any) reserve rides? One in training according to the blog. None during the event. Foggy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #67 September 12, 2006 This is an article from the local Fayetteville paper on the jumps."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #68 September 13, 2006 Hi Spot QuoteBetween Norman Kent, Brett, Gino, Amanda, Snoopy, timelapse/intervalometer and myself, we had 6 cameras rolling at one time on the last jumps, and at least one rolling during the entire event, so it's fairly deeply documented. We'll have a DVD of the event available once we've gotten through all 44 hours of tape and hard drive footage. QuoteSo am I reading this correctly that someone had a nightime lense.Was Mr Stokes wearing Chem lites at night? That would be to watch on video: chem lites in the air down, moving across the ground,chem lites in the air , Then ....... Doing the math I'm guessing a whopping 10.5 minutes of FFtime in 640 jumps/24 hr's QuoteThe media was there in droves, along with the crowd of on-lookers. ESPN, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, FOX all covered the event. It was a huge story, and a positive story for skydiving. Everyone benefits from Jay's tireless effort, not to mention the two charities. If you'd like to show your support for Jay's hard work and well-won goal, you can donate here 641 pennies=$6.41 641 nickels=$32.05 641 dimes=$64.10 641 quarters=160.25 R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #69 September 13, 2006 Slug, we had hyper lenses and light sensitivity that Sony thoughtfully provided for 2 camcorders in HD format. Very kind of Sony Broadcast. Jay wasn't wearing Chemlites, but rather had a battery powered light that blinked on his ankles. When the power failed, the catchers wore them on their biceps so they could direct his landing. I know a lot of people here do night jumps, but imagine a night jump with no light at all on the landing area. Jay had two jumps like that when the generator failed. Lights to the north and south of the field were on, but no lights directly on the field til a truck could be brought around. I'd guess you're pretty close on those freefall times; Jay had about a 1-1.5 second delay, so that would be about 10-15 mins of freefall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckerhead 0 #70 September 13, 2006 Way to go Mr Stokes! It would be real interesting to hear from Jay how he was able to beat his last record by over 100 jumps. Was it the aircraft, pilots, his own super-human ability? the support crew, What? Incredible! I do have a suggestion for your next attempt; Do it in Alaska so you don't have to jump in the dark! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #71 September 13, 2006 At the press conference, Jay said that the PAC 750 made the biggest difference of all, plus the organization of the ground crew. The PAC was simply fast. Hopefully Jay will chime in here as well, but believe it or not, he was doing tandems the next day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #72 September 13, 2006 QuoteAt the press conference, Jay said that the PAC 750 made the biggest difference of all, plus the organization of the ground crew. The PAC was simply fast. Hopefully Jay will chime in here as well, but believe it or not, he was doing tandems the next day. Hi Spot We also heard that Mr Stokes was going to do a Demo on 9/11 I'm guessing Mr stokes is to busy jumping to be sitting behind a keyboard and lurk in cyber space. Those who can do cyberspace R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #73 September 13, 2006 QuoteAt the press conference, Jay said that the PAC 750 made the biggest difference of all, plus the organization of the ground crew. The PAC was simply fast. Hopefully Jay will chime in here as well, but believe it or not, he was doing tandems the next day. A quote from the Porter pilot. QuoteI flew the Porter ... the Wonderbread polka-dotted one that was at Elsinore for the last record. The PAC's cleaned my clock on turn time. New record is 1 minute 53 seconds by Brent from Deland. He flew the fastest turn around at the last one at 2 minutes 5 seconds. If you can save 12 seconds every jump you have saved 2 hours. That’s extra 60 jumps. Or something like that.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckerhead 0 #74 September 13, 2006 I didn't mean to sound stupid sparky....No doubt the faster planes had a hand in it I would also think the well oiled jumping machine had worked out a few seconds as well. This is obviously also a testament that the Pac 750 is clearly the most effecient jump plane available today. The Porter could not keep up with it. PS I wonder how many jumps Jay has made after he had a little nap? Probably more than most active skydivers make in a month... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #75 September 13, 2006 QuoteI didn't mean to sound stupid sparky....No doubt the faster planes had a hand in it You didn't sound stupid, I just happened to hang my reply on your post. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
