jumper03 0 #1 February 24, 2005 Was it hard to get out? Any impressions? I saw one on PBS the other night and they look like kick ass little aircraft.Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #2 February 24, 2005 yep, I've jumped out of one. It takes a bit of finness to get out of it, but it's really not that bad, just don't expect to get more than 3K.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #3 February 24, 2005 Kelli and I have jumped out of a Piper Cub. Remove the stick from the front and have the jumper sit backwards. Just leave the doors open and make sure the jumper knows what they can and can't step on/hold onto for exit. Because jump run is so slow (as is the climb to altitude), it is almost like a balloon jump. Lots of fun. I was going to do CReW with her, until she saw me coming and hauled ass. Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #4 February 24, 2005 Yep - the only plane I've been able to hold a conversation with the pilot as (and after) I left it.....Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skr 1 #5 February 24, 2005 Yes, my first few jumps were from a Piper Cub, and it *was* quite a journey climbing from the back seat, over the pilot and out the door. Wearing modern gear and sitting in front like Derek said should be pretty easy. Skr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #6 February 24, 2005 outstanding! I'm actually thinking about getting a pilots license now just so I can tool around in one of these. I saw it on a show about the grandson of Bleriot that wanted to recreate the first flight across the english channel. He did his training in cub and it just looked so cool - just hanging out with the doors open, cruising along...Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #7 February 24, 2005 QuoteWas it hard to get out? Any impressions? I saw one on PBS the other night and they look like kick ass little aircraft. I jumped a Super Cub from the backseat with the stick still in it. It was quite a wrestling match between me, (trying to get my left leg free), and the pilot, (trying to keep me from putting the plane into a right roll)."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 10 #8 February 24, 2005 Quoteoutstanding! I'm actually thinking about getting a pilots license now just so I can tool around in one of these. The J-3 is a great plane and tons of fun to fly. I used to chase deer in one in TN years ago."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #9 February 24, 2005 I know that the Cub I was flying required the pilot to be in the back seat for solo flying. Make sure you know which seat the pilot should be in for solo flight before you take off. Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EDYDO 0 #10 February 24, 2005 On some of my first few jumps, with a belly wart reserve, I was able to make poised exits while the pilot worked the static line. It should be pretty easy with a sleek new rig. We would rent the plane and take turns ALL DAY. 1500 foot exits were common. Only had one car in those days, so I would often jump over my house on the last jump of the day. Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 5 #11 February 25, 2005 Yup, twice. Not bad, just be careful moving around, climbing out, etc. I wouldn't recommend it for a big person. It is a novelty, which quickly wears off. I wouldn't be anxious to do it again, even if I was skinny enough. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #12 February 25, 2005 I remember when I was jumping out of one the pilot just undid his seat belt and climbed into the other seat - all this without a door! He did this because he wanted to, not because he was in the wrong seat. Of course he also used to land on and then take off from the back of a pickup truck driving down the runway....If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 425 #13 February 25, 2005 When we first opened Houston Skydiving Center (now Skydive Houston) there was a guy that lived on the field that had a Cub and offered me a ride/jump. I needed a slow flying plane to shoot DZ layout photos from, and he offered to take me up and let me jump after we finished the shoot. After getting the shots we needed, we went "weed pulling" over some area fields, then climbed to 2500' for the jump. The little "flip down" door was a pain, as was being careful not to damage anything during climb out (it's a cloth covered plane and easily scarred). The jump was pretty cool - slow airspeed for gut sliding, and watching a "first time seeing a body fall away from my plane" pilot shrink away in amazament as I waved bye to him (or flipped him off, which ever it was, heh, heh) was neat. Nice to have in a logbook (if you keep up with that sort of thing), but other than that it wasn't the most exciting platform I've jumped from. It was a free jump though, and THAT says it all. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
