smiles 0 #1 November 23, 2005 extremely excited and proud!! http://www.vancouver-skydiving.bc.ca/aircraft.html Our Pilatus was proudly purchased from the Australian Airforce in 1994. Pilatus PC-6T C-GROO is equipped with a Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) PT6A-20 turbo-prop engine capable of developing 550 horsepower…… Last weekend C-GROO was being equipped with new engine PT6A-34 by Mike Fitzgerald / Icarius AeroTechnics(owner of F-GODZ being flown in GAP-Tallard) http://www.icarius-aerotechnics.com/pages/main.php Check out the gallery!! Mike is scheduled to leave this Sunday after taking a test flight in C-GROO. I am such a geek for not asking all the pertinent questions about the new engine like: horsepower, speeds/vertical rates/min up or down/range or difference in flight characteristics. All I know as a skydiver you couldn't ask for a better jumpship, faster ride to altitude, better fuel consumption, more power...more sex appeal.. I think C-GROO is the only Porter jumpship flown in Canada?? Anyone here get to experience ride up in A34?? SMileseustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #2 November 23, 2005 WX permitting, are you guys jumping during the winter months? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #3 November 23, 2005 winter months?? Ahh, had all kinds of old memories zap my brain jumping the C-182 to 6,000 ft. on the weekend.... Unreal scenery with the low lying fog all the way to Bellingham!! Weather permitting we fly and this weekend Sat. is looking good....(also chance Porter will be flying) http://www.vancouver-skydiving.bc.ca/index.html for contact info. SMileseustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #4 November 23, 2005 Quotehttp://www.vancouver-skydiving.bc.ca/aircraft.html 1. Buy your DZO beer for upgrading the plane. 2. Shoot your Web designer. (Or at least take his or her copy of Flash away.) QuotePilatus PC-6T C-GROO It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a GROO. :) QuoteI am such a geek for not asking all the pertinent questions about the new engine like: horsepower, speeds/vertical rates/min up or down/range or difference in flight characteristics. Pratt Whitney Canada doesn't even give the horsepower spec on their Web site. Looking around the Web, the PT6A-34 in other aircraft seems to be rated 700-750 horsepower. That sounds like a reasonable upgrade from 550 horsepower. QuoteAnyone here get to experience ride up in A34?? No, but it's probably faster than in 182B. :) Eule.PLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #5 November 23, 2005 QuoteI think C-GROO is the only Porter jumpship flown in Canada?? apparently yes. According to www.pc-6.com there are 2 other porters on floats in Canada, but not used for jumping.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #6 November 23, 2005 QuoteQuotePilatus PC-6T C-GROO It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a GROO. :) You are such a geek . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #7 November 23, 2005 Quote1. Buy your DZO beer for upgrading the plane. 2. Shoot your Web designer. (Or at least take his or her copy of Flash away.) 1. I was thinking champagne 2. I would have to shoot myself (can take away my flash myself though) QuoteIt is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a GROO. :) ahhh, the shark teeth do bite! Quote700-750 horsepower. That sounds like a reasonable upgrade from 550 horsepower. will find out this weekend. SMileseustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #8 November 23, 2005 thanx for the link, great site! http://www.pc-6.com/history/340.htm Mike Fitzgerald's (Icarius) F-Godz also read F-GODZ "Godzilla" is the world's most powerful Turbine Porter at: http://www.bkpc.co.uk/news.htm and: Quote"I just spent the weekend up at BKPC and had a really great time. Phil the CCI and Jeff the dz manager were friendly and helpful and looked after us at manifest. All the regulars were friendly and the whole place just had a nice vibe to it. On top of that they have possibly the best jumpship in the country, a bad-ass porter that was taking us up to 14k in about 10 minutes. Even the pilot was happy and smiling and his spotting was great. I really don't have anything bad to say about the place, I just wish I lived a bit closer. They could do with a bar but even that's not much of a problem - half way through packing from my last jump I had a cold beer put in my hand! I would be very happy to call BKPC my home dz" Gus Brown, DZ review on Dropzone.com SMileseustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RMURRAY 1 #9 November 23, 2005 Quotethanx for the link, great site! http://www.pc-6.com/history/340.htm Mike Fitzgerald's (Icarius) F-Godz also read F-GODZ "Godzilla" is the world's most powerful Turbine Porter at: http://www.bkpc.co.uk/news.htm and: Quote"I just spent the weekend up at BKPC and had a really great time. Phil the CCI and Jeff the dz manager were friendly and helpful and looked after us at manifest. All the regulars were friendly and the whole place just had a nice vibe to it. On top of that they have possibly the best jumpship in the country, a bad-ass porter that was taking us up to 14k in about 10 minutes. Even the pilot was happy and smiling and his spotting was great. I really don't have anything bad to say about the place, I just wish I lived a bit closer. They could do with a bar but even that's not much of a problem - half way through packing from my last jump I had a cold beer put in my hand! I would be very happy to call BKPC my home dz" Gus Brown, DZ review on Dropzone.com I'd say even a slow twin otter is better than a porter. much more comforatble. however, nice size of plane for a smallish Canadian DZ. And I would say the coolest looking plane going. It would be perfect for my local DZ. Congrats! SMiles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdctlc 0 #10 November 23, 2005 I need to Trek North for the weekend, at least a day! Looks like the Platus will be nice! Hope the WX for Sat is good...... the rest looks foggy as per the last few weeks Scott"He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricTheRed 0 #11 November 23, 2005 Cool I've only visited your DZ once, but my wife and I had a great time. I love porters, and everyone there was just like family.illegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigSky 2 #12 November 23, 2005 Damn that plane looks cool. Do the bomb doors work? Your web site looks fine to me, but what do I know.“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, th Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #13 November 23, 2005 The huge step on the camo plane is, in my opinion, a must for a Porter to be good for RW exits. With that step, it is very easy to launch 8 way, much easier than an Otter. It really should be called a porch instead of a step, it is so big. I also like the diver slot where you climb out forward of the strut, standing on the wheel.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #14 November 23, 2005 Quote1. I was thinking champagne Hey, whatever he or she likes best. Quote2. I would have to shoot myself (can take away my flash myself though) I sort of wondered if I was talking to the guilty party. :) See the attached for what the site looks like for me at home and at work. EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #15 November 23, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuotePilatus PC-6T C-GROO It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a GROO. :) You are such a geek . Lbh fnl gung yvxr vg'f n onq guvat. RhyrPLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #16 November 23, 2005 QuoteThe huge step on the camo plane is, in my opinion, a must for a Porter to be good for RW exits. With that step, it is very easy to launch 8 way, much easier than an Otter. It really should be called a porch instead of a step, it is so big. I also like the diver slot where you climb out forward of the strut, standing on the wheel.. You got it! C-GROO's (porch/step) is a beauty....8 & 10-ways are a dream-one out on wheel- 5 on the porch a breeze - (can even hang on the porch) 2 inside front are really 3/4's outside on porch.... Ride up is real comfy in Porter as our bench is designed so we straddle it---as Otter you are tilted sideways on bench. The width of the door is perfect on Porter compared to Otter. We have boogies every season with Ponce & bring up the Otter from Kapowsin, or Otter from Monteray Bay- but cannot beat the Porter for launching. SMileseustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #17 November 24, 2005 Hey, Nice pic, actually think I remember meeting you 2. SMileseustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrianM 1 #18 November 24, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuotePilatus PC-6T C-GROO It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a GROO. :) You are such a geek . Lbh fnl gung yvxr vg'f n onq guvat. Rhyr Bs pbhefr vg'f abg n onq guvat! And I do believe it's spelled "grue"..."It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #19 November 25, 2005 QuoteAnd I do believe it's spelled "grue"... Yes. However C-GRUE is a Piper Cherokee that probably doesn't even have shark teeth. In somewhat related news, N-3733T is also a Piper Cherokee. (N-3133T is a Cessna 177.) EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joellercoaster 6 #20 November 25, 2005 Mbex nfvqr, creuncf gur cynar va dhrfgvba vf n oneonevna nneqinnex jvgu n ovt fjbeq?-- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dharma1976 0 #21 November 25, 2005 Quote 2. Shoot your Web designer. (Or at least take his or her copy of Flash away.) Whatsa matter you not happy with the future of the web being fun and interesting? or can you not install flash cause you are too lazy.... Cheers Dave Edited to say that although I like flash I feel as though there can be a more pressing need for flash that 3 images and a bit of text...get some video man!!!http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #22 November 28, 2005 QuoteMbex nfvqr, creuncf gur cynar va dhrfgvba vf n oneonevna nneqinnex jvgu n ovt fjbeq? Znlor V nz snvyvat gb fyhec gur ebobg, ohg vfa'g gung Prerohf? Abg fher ubj lbh trg sebz P-TEBB gb gung... RhyrPLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #23 November 28, 2005 I wrote to Markus Herzig and he updated his website with the mods on the Porter scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #24 November 28, 2005 QuoteQuote2. Shoot your Web designer. (Or at least take his or her copy of Flash away.) Whatsa matter you not happy with the future of the web being fun and interesting? I am not happy with the future of the web being useful information wrapped up inside the proprietary plugin of the week. Gratuitous use of Flash is perhaps not as common as it once was, but it is still annoying. The web is not television. Quoteor can you not install flash cause you are too lazy.... Yeah. That's it. Blame the user, that's always a good strategy. about:plugins Shockwave Flash File name: libflashplayer.so Shockwave Flash 7.0 r25 MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled application/x-shockwave-flash Shockwave Flash swf Yes application/futuresplash FutureSplash Player spl Yes EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #25 November 29, 2005 ahh, I was fortunate to be on the first load flying at the d.z. Saturday-----what a difference in climb!! 12,500 in just under 9 min.....and or launch was so incredible!! After 4-5 loads porter was flown back to have a new lighter step designed I believe they are using a dinged strut from a cessna. After huge sushi dinner we were all drinking champagne to the wee hrs. Turn around was only 4 days thanks to Mike Fitzgerald and our pilot Grant Toews who also does all maintanance on the aircraft--sign off was done by Transport Canada on the 4th day also. Mike headed back to France on Sun. He signed my logbook with his Icarius Aerotechnics decal, He did actually bring a week of sunshine with him as after he took off, it started snowing............... Deb & Gerald Harper (dz operators/owners) will be updating with Markus Herzig and sending new pics of our super porter A-34 (chances it will be also getting a paint job!) yee ha! SMileseustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
