NlghtJumper 0 #26 April 23, 2006 Quotehopefully hes got enough rigs there that theyre not rushed pack jobs If you look at his picture gallery, you will see he had 12 or so rigs lined up ready to go on one of his previous record attempts. I have no doubt that he would have the same thing set up this time A man will do anything for the right woman, and when that woman destroys him, that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yossarian 0 #27 April 23, 2006 i hope the pilots are getting some sleep too... how much would something like this cost? keeping a plane running 24hrs must be hard work aswell, how do they manage refuels without losing time? does he keep bananas in his jumpsuit for snacks under canopy? this guy is obviously a legend, if not for the attempt but having to write up 600 log book entries the next day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RMURRAY 1 #28 April 23, 2006 QuoteHow is this possible? I may not know enough but to me it just doesnt add up. To complete 600 jumps in 24 hours, he would have to do 25 skydives every hour [assuming that he will be going non-stop for all 24 hours]. But to get the 25 jumps in one hour, he has 2.4 minutes to complete each skydive. That is barely enough time to just load the plane and maybe get off the ground, let alone have completed the entire skydive. And at what altitude does he plan on jumping from? I mean, is he allowed to have mulitiple people jumping with him, completeing the numbers for him or something? Because then he wouldn't be the sole record holder. I might be reading too much into it, but it just doesnt add up to me. Can anyone help me better understand this? I remember a comment from someone in Finland where the turnaround time (up to 2000 ft or so and down) for a turbine 206 was something like 2 minutes. I assume this was winter and this cannot be done continuously (fuel) - they will need several planes. rm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpingjimmy 0 #29 April 23, 2006 top man for attempting it but its only skydiving by name... each jump by the sounds of it is JUST enough to qualify as a jump... not proper skydiving from 14,000 feet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #30 April 23, 2006 Quotetop man for attempting it but its only skydiving by name... each jump by the sounds of it is JUST enough to qualify as a jump... not proper skydiving from 14,000 feet I'd like to see you tell Jay Stokes he's not a "proper" skydiver. Let me know when you plan to do that... I'll be sure to sell tickets."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpingjimmy 0 #31 April 23, 2006 QuoteQuotetop man for attempting it but its only skydiving by name... each jump by the sounds of it is JUST enough to qualify as a jump... not proper skydiving from 14,000 feet I'd like to see you tell Jay Stokes he's not a "proper" skydiver. Let me know when you plan to do that... I'll be sure to sell tickets. i didn't say he wasn't a proper skydiver he might as well call it 600 static line jumps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #32 April 23, 2006 Quotei said his attempt is made to sound like he's doing 600 skydives, when he's not He's exiting an aircraft in flight, deploying and landing a parachute. Last time I checked, that was a skydive. If it's not, remind me to go back and update my log book to remove all of those "improper" skydives. Which definition of "skydive" are you using? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpingjimmy 0 #33 April 23, 2006 to me, a parachute jump is a low level jump where your chute opens straight away (like his attempts) a skydive invloves some freefall, and mainly done from a lot higher than 2000 feet his website says 600 skydives, i'd expect to see him do 600 skydives, not 600 parachute jumps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #34 April 23, 2006 I think that you're splitting hairs... he will be in freefall (no static lines) so is scarcely mere parachute jump (what ever that means) Whatever he's doing.... it'll be cool (god I hate that expression even worse than awesome). Good luck to him and the causes that he's jumping for. (.)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
diablopilot 2 #35 April 23, 2006 QuoteI believe the last time he started in the evening and did the night jumps first. 8am to 8am.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #36 April 24, 2006 Quoteto me, a parachute jump is a low level jump where your chute opens straight away (like his attempts) a skydive invloves some freefall, and mainly done from a lot higher than 2000 feet So I guess all of the demos I have made from 2000 FT AND all of the training jumps from 2000 FT I made to train for those demos AND all of the 5 second delay HAHOs I have made have to get put in some other category. I don't think so. Splitting hairs like that belittles the record attempt and the charities that benefit from it. Jay Stokes is a quality individual and an incredibly experienced skydiver. If anyone can reach 600 in 24 hours, he can.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate_1979 9 #37 April 24, 2006 Some of us enjoy low altitude skydives, it's got a greater pucker factor when you leave the plane at 2000 ft, scariest jump I probably ever did for door fear. I think that takes more balls than 14k feet FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #38 April 24, 2006 Quoteto me, a parachute jump is a low level jump where your chute opens straight away (like his attempts) a skydive invloves some freefall, and mainly done from a lot higher than 2000 feet his website says 600 skydives, i'd expect to see him do 600 skydives, not 600 parachute jumps Coming from someone who is afraid to post his name and claims to have 85,000 jumps I would guess that your definition of what a skydive is doesn’t really matter.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #39 April 24, 2006 QuoteSome of us enjoy low altitude skydives, it's got a greater pucker factor when you leave the plane at 2000 ft, scariest jump I probably ever did for door fear. I think that takes more balls than 14k feet That's 'cuz you're an AFF baby cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caspar 0 #40 April 24, 2006 one quick question. with all that sponsered go fast he'll be drinking will there be a toilet on the plane?"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reginald 0 #41 April 24, 2006 Quote I'd like to see you tell Jay Stokes he's not a "proper" skydiver. Let me know when you plan to do that... I'll be sure to sell tickets. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reginald 0 #42 April 24, 2006 Quoteto me, a parachute jump is a low level jump where your chute opens straight away (like his attempts) a skydive invloves some freefall, and mainly done from a lot higher than 2000 feet his website says 600 skydives, i'd expect to see him do 600 skydives, not 600 parachute jumps Exiting an airplane from any altitude and living to tell about it is a skydive. I’ve met a lot of skydivers that think they are good but Jay is both one of the best people I’ve had the honor to meet AND one of the most competent skydivers. If I were in a world of s**t on a skydive and had to pick one person to put my fate in his hands (other than my own) it would probably be Jay. Jay Stokes is absolutely THE MAN! Personally I think 600 two thousand foot exits is nuts, but that’s because I don’t have the you know what’s to do it myself."We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #43 April 24, 2006 Quoteone quick question. with all that sponsered go fast he'll be drinking will there be a toilet on the plane? I wondered that myself. I guess he'll either whizz on the plane or under canopy. I've always wanted to whizz under canopy. Never had the guts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #44 April 24, 2006 QuoteSome of us enjoy low altitude skydives, it's got a greater pucker factor when you leave the plane at 2000 ft, scariest jump I probably ever did for door fear. That goes double for all my <1200 foot jumps. Jay Stokes is a hell of a competent guy. If he says he's going to do something, I would never bet against him. He's been in some really tight situations and made it all work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpingjimmy 0 #45 April 24, 2006 QuoteQuoteto me, a parachute jump is a low level jump where your chute opens straight away (like his attempts) a skydive invloves some freefall, and mainly done from a lot higher than 2000 feet his website says 600 skydives, i'd expect to see him do 600 skydives, not 600 parachute jumps Coming from someone who is afraid to post his name and claims to have 85,000 jumps I would guess that your definition of what a skydive is doesn’t really matter. i've got 85,000 jumps because i can easily do 700 a day if i want 600 is easy peasy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #46 April 25, 2006 QuoteQuoteimagine having a total at night on jump 599 Jay does indeed start his jumping near sunset. He also has a complete gear checking crew... medical staff that accompanies him on he plane (checking vitals and much more). Like a previous post said, it is difficult to imagine what goes into this. If it can be done, Jay will "Get 'R Done!" (Sorry, I just couldn't resist that one) You are right; if anyone can do it it will be Jay. But when he did 534 jumps he started at 8:00 AM. He had a rigger on the plane with to do gear check before exit and all rigs were checked by 3 riggers before he put them on. There were no medical personal on board but he did have O2 to puff on, especially at night. He drank a special drink to help with electrolyte balance and when he was done would piss in the bottle during climb.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #47 April 25, 2006 Quotehe ... would piss in the bottle during climb. So not under canopy, huh? Pity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #48 April 25, 2006 didn't sound like he was under canopy long enough to even take a wiz. Not a very satisfying one, at least. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #49 April 25, 2006 QuoteQuotehe ... would piss in the bottle during climb. So not under canopy, huh? Pity. Not sure how you would stay 'upwind' of it anyway...Ever see a tandem instructor try and stay clean under canopy when a student barfs? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #50 April 25, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuotehe ... would piss in the bottle during climb. So not under canopy, huh? Pity. Not sure how you would stay 'upwind' of it anyway...Ever see a tandem instructor try and stay clean under canopy when a student barfs? ltdiver Can you say "chink, chink"?My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
