Newbie 0 #1 July 14, 2003 now THAT was a lot of fun - best rollercoaster ride i've ever been on and then some! Pre second skyvan jumps this weekend - tailgates are fuc*ing great! The last jump was done with the tailgate open on the ride up due to an issue with one of the door cables - sat near the door watching the ground shrink on the cruise up to altitude was pretty special too! Hope everyone had a productive and fun weekend jumping as i did - just wish i was still at the dz today - its beautiful outside again "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #2 July 14, 2003 How do you know it wasn't a compressed accordion?Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newbie 0 #3 July 14, 2003 isn't that when you stand side by side? We had 2 hand grips on each others legs - thats a donut right? "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #4 July 14, 2003 That would be a tube Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newbie 0 #5 July 14, 2003 that's what i thought it was known as too, but the other guy who is more experienced than me said it was a donut. I thought a donut was an RW configuration? "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #6 July 14, 2003 It's a tube . So the skyvan is at sibson now? Pity I'm off to spain soon. ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #7 July 14, 2003 We pulled a sweet 4-way tube out of the Let a few weekends ago, anyone gone bigger than that? From a Skyvan I reckon you could lay 2 tubes next to each other and link them side-by-side to make an enormous one! GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #8 July 14, 2003 16 way tube out of a herc is the biggest I've heard of. 4 side by side 4s.... When it gets to that stage, a magic carpet is probably a safer bet. You can break single 'wheel' tubes to either a donut (everyone lets go their left or right hand), the spin it. Or one person breaks both grips and you have a cat, which you can track. Then once you have decent speed up, the person on the front front loops, whip lashing the tail into the wide blue yonder.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deaffreeflyer 0 #9 July 14, 2003 Yeah it was great fun with you. Wish I had a video on you! The look on your face was so awesome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newbie 0 #10 July 14, 2003 haha i reckon the look on my face must have been something like ! I totally wasn't expecting that stomach churning feeling at all! That's why i loved it so much - by the way, i forgot to ask you, did you see me shaking my head to indicate i was gonna let go? Man we just seemed to loop forever, it was great! I'd LOVE to do a bigger tube for your 300th, if i have enough experience to be able to go up with you guys! "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deaffreeflyer 0 #11 July 14, 2003 Glad u enjoyed it! It made me wonder if 9 way tube exit out of a skyvan can be done? I would like to try it for my 300th and I'll make sure it'll be video! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pubwoof 0 #12 July 15, 2003 Donuts? Tubes? Oh, you guys must be talking about a wagon wheel, right? The glass isn't always half-full OR half-empty. Sometimes, the glass is just too damn big. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betzilla 56 #13 July 15, 2003 Quote16 way tube out of a herc is the biggest I've heard of. 4 side by side 4s.... My sweetie says he did a 20-way tube out of a CASA once. He hasn't produced the video to prove it though... aparently once it got out the door, it tipped up on end and left the vdieo guy in the dust He said it was completely silent in there -- they could've held a book-club discussion Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clownburner 0 #14 July 15, 2003 We tried an 8-way tube, 4 two-man tubes linked together, out of a skyvan once. The tailgate isn't wide enough for it, so it broke apart immediately into 2 smaller tubes, and then blew apart completely. Fun though. 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #15 July 15, 2003 QuoteWe pulled a sweet 4-way tube out of the Let a few weekends ago, anyone gone bigger than that? From a Skyvan I reckon you could lay 2 tubes next to each other and link them side-by-side to make an enormous one! Gus I have video of a 9-way tube that we pulled out of an Otter. I did a 12-way tube and a 12-way magic carpet ride at Rantoul last year out of the back of the Skyvan._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #16 July 15, 2003 QuoteMy sweetie says he did a 20-way tube out of a CASA once. He hasn't produced the video to prove it though A guy,lying about size? Never!Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
