Whats the coolest aircraft to jump out of?

[packing_jarrett 0]

Whats the coolest thing to jump out of. like a C-130, B-17? uuuh helicopter etc. What is it?

Na' Cho' Cheese

[AggieDave 6]

The coolest plane to jump out of is what ever plane is available and that fits my jump buddies and myself.

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[Zenister 0]

i miss the porter... fast with a big door

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[kai2k1 0]

For speed you can't beat Mike Mullins' King Air. 0-13.5k in about 6 minutes

For fun? A hot air balloon


I personally would love to jump a 727 and a C-130

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[packing_jarrett 0]

Dude the porter is sweet but we're running out of them. I'd like to jump out of Bill's P-51 at perris

Na' Cho' Cheese

[jumpinfarmer 0]

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i miss the porter... fast with a big door

In my limited experience I'd have to agree.

[dqpacker 7]

The dehavallin BEAVER or jump in one

[CygnusX-1 43]

The porter sucks....

I'll jump out of the Otter or Skyvan anyday over the porter. I won't argue that it is quick, but in my opinion it is too cramped. Call me crazy but I perfer to do at least some type of gear check before exit and you can't do that when you shoe-horn 10 people into a porter.

[Zenister 0]

dont ever get into a cessna then...

if you cant do a gear check in the porter you need to work on your flexibility.. I've done 50ish jumps from a porter and checked my own gear as well as checked others before every exit..

if you need more help talk to one of your instructors.. gear checks in a porter shouldnt be a problem.

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[FrogNog 1]

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The (DeHavilland) BEAVER or jump in one

I second that - riding in the beaver was like having a summer picnic with wings. Thanks, Ralph!

I think that would just be my "coolest aircraft to ride in."

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[diablopilot 2]

A V-Tail Bonanza.

Or maybe a powerd hang glider.

A Balloon.

Or maybe a 182, from on top of the left wing.

An AG Cat.

Eh....they are all cool.....

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[LouDiamond 1]

The top 3 for me in the following order are:

1. C-5
2. C-17
3. C-141

The view from the tailgates and the hill is monstorous. It is mucho fun

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[mjosparky 4]

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The top 3 for me in the following order are:

1. C-5
2. C-17
3. C-141

The view from the tailgates and the hill is monstorous. It is mucho fun

Ah shudup, ya show off.

Sparky

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[BillyVance 34]

Well I guess most anything that you normally don't get to do, and maybe only got to do once or twice in your lifetime. In my case - the Pitts biplane, Bell 412 helicopter, Super Connie, and bomb bay door drops from the pink Porter of Drop Zone movie fame. I'm still hoping to one day jump a C130 or anything of similar size with a huge tailgate ramp. The DC-9 at Perris would be cool, whenever they finally get clearance for it.

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[piisfish 140]

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For speed you can't beat Mike Mullins' King Air. 0-13.5k in about 6 minutes..I personally would love to jump a 727 and a C-130

The AN72 is faster...And jumping from a jet is fun... Jumped it last year.
the Mi28 too is much faster, and it must be fun to do a 50+ way from a helicopter and knowing there are many other groups exiting after yours. Would love to jump it, several friends did a couple of years ago.
For that kind of very exotic aircraft, the Espace Boogie in Vichy is THE ABSOLUTE BEST.

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The coolest plane to jump out of is what ever plane is available and that fits my jump buddies and myself.

what Aggiedave said is what goes for me.

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[gavinwolff 0]

Best ever, many years ago was a C-130.
Sitting on the ramp itself and experiencing the ramp opening for jump was the most amazing experience ever and the the freefall time from 14,500 AGL. The best for me!!

[Amazon 7]

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The dehavallin BEAVER or jump in one

There is still a DHC-2 Beaver flying skydivers at Skydive Beaver Oaks Airpark in Estacada Oregon...flown by Ralph Hatley D-394 off his grass strip

Its worth the trip just for the whole retro feel of stepping back into the 1960's
We did a jump out of it this summer.. door off cruising over the lush green Oregon hills...classic

C-130 was the very first thing I ever jumped out of.. followed by the door exit out of a C-141...on the next one.

I still love going out of the DC-3 whenever I get a chance.. and just did a jump from a Beech 18... ( OK so I am a sucker for old airplanes)

BUT.. the VERY first airplane I ever flew in when I was 4 years old was a Super Constellation and I would LOVE to jump from one..I still think it was one of the prettiest airplanes ever built. Nothing else has that flowing lines and classic triple tail..(sigh)

[bisqit999 0]

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For fun? A hot air balloon

I'm still the new guy and haven't had many options so I'm sorry if this is a dumb quesion but.....what altitude do you get from a hot air balloon or a helicopter?

[Amazon 7]

Usually about 4500 to 5000.. sometimes less...

At the Holiday Boogie the Balloon rides are $65.

[pywas 0]

I liked AN-26 most and motor glider is fun to, but it's not very easy to get your ass out of it in the air

[bivar 0]

The P3 orion was fun. about 4 minutes to 14000 ft.

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[gordy 0]

Quite fond of an otter myself, but pretty much anyone that gets to altitude quickly will do the trick!

[Travman 6]

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The P3 orion was fun. about 4 minutes to 14000 ft.

Wow that looks like a comfy plane, do you get an inflight moive and meals to?

[Remster 30]

My 1st 727 jump was very very cool... The jump itself is nothing THAT special (dont get me wrong, it was very coo), but the vibe in the plane was just awsome...

The AN72 jumps I did were just so cool... huge tailgate AND a jet... I know Scott brags about hi C-xxx jumps, but who cares!

Remster

[Zep 0]

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The porter sucks....

I'll jump out of the Otter or Skyvan anyday over the porter. I won't argue that it is quick, but in my opinion it is too cramped. Call me crazy but I perfer to do at least some type of gear check before exit and you can't do that when you shoe-horn 10 people into a porter.

As an every day jump ship the Porter is my favourite (more than 1800 jumps)
it's not normal to put 10 in a porter
most Porters have a bench an a single seat, plus the seat next to the pilot
so 5 on the bench, 1 next to the pilot, 2 on the floor an 1 on the single seat
I'm 200lb geared up an have no trouble with a check before exit.

Favourites:
Cassa
C130
Any specialty aircraft
Any helicopter
Any balloon

Dislike:
Islander (used to hit the wheel alot)
Carabou (smelly)

Hate: Skyliner (still got the scars on my hands from hanging off
the side of the tail)

Gone fishing