scs317 0 #1 March 1, 2010 I made 487 jumps, decades ago, have a C-7183, and an SCS-317. Is there anybody who recognizes these anymore? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbow 1 #2 March 1, 2010 Oh, come on. Mine got me to the ground every time. It was the first canopy I owned. I loved it, I could jump out of an airplane and live. Plus I always had an arrow to show me which direction I was going. Although I did cut the lines on it a few years back to make sure I didn't have any stupid ideas about jumping it again. Lots and lots of pull up cords in that pile of multi-colored lines.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lord, let me be the person my dog thinks I am. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #3 March 1, 2010 Quote Oh, come on. Mine got me to the ground every time. It was the first canopy I owned. I loved it, I could jump out of an airplane and live. Plus I always had an arrow to show me which direction I was going. Although I did cut the lines on it a few years back to make sure I didn't have any stupid ideas about jumping it again. Lots and lots of pull up cords in that pile of multi-colored lines. Mine was Black & Red. ...for the longest time I thought the guys were making fun of my ethnic roots callin' it a Polish Parachute. Turns out they WERE making fun of me, though not because I'm a Pollack ~ ...but because I jumped a THUNDERBOW! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #4 March 1, 2010 For those who never saw one..... HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #5 March 1, 2010 Yeah! And we could even get patches so other TB jumpers on the DZ would know us . . . NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guru312 0 #6 March 1, 2010 QuoteOh, come on.... Lots and lots of pull up cords in that pile of multi-colored lines. I have about 20 jumps on a TBow. I never learned how to pack it without considerable help. Since it wasn't mine, I never considered it worth the effort to learn. Weird packing and very weird openings. People did talk about them.Guru312 I am not DB Cooper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beatnik 2 #7 March 1, 2010 Mine is yellow and black. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3331 137 #8 March 1, 2010 If we bring back the Thunderbow someone has to find Bill T-Bow Smith. Last seen in North Carolina. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #9 March 1, 2010 Seems like I saw Hooper do a ton of standups on his. Couple of cutaways too though... ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #10 March 1, 2010 QuoteMine is yellow and black. ... and that's me in the picture flying it. Not the best performing canopy is it? Sluggish and strange feeling on the toggles if one is used to a nice ParaCommander. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #11 March 1, 2010 Quote If we bring back the Thunderbow someone has to find Bill T-Bow Smith. Last seen in North Carolina. Don't forget Tom T-Bow in Kalispell. And then there is Karna T-bow Sunby. I think she is in Seattle....I wonder if they are all related??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 1 #12 March 2, 2010 QuoteSeems like I saw Hooper do a ton of standups on his. Couple of cutaways too though... A buddy of mine got one just to be different from all the rest of us with PCx. He figured out that it wasn't for him and sold it to Billy Rivas. I think Billy bought it just because he didn't have one and it was mostly black (with a yellow arrow).Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mbranch202 1 #13 March 2, 2010 I had about 300 jumps on mine. Bought it from one of Carl D's friend from S. FL. It was red with gold arrow. I shortened the lines about 3 feet (advice from Billy Revis) then the cutaways started. Should not take advice from a guy that liked to cutway!!Mike Branch NSCSA #7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_Hooper 4 #14 March 2, 2010 QuoteSeems like I saw Hooper do a ton of standups on his. Couple of cutaways too though... Good memory, Rog-- I'd guess 95% of my T-bow landings were standups, and a fair few demos into tight DZs. And yeah, a couple of malfunctions I decided to leave behind. If I'm not mistaken, they were your reserve pack jobs I rode down. Hoop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #15 March 2, 2010 QuoteQuoteSeems like I saw Hooper do a ton of standups on his. Couple of cutaways too though... Good memory, Rog-- I'd guess 95% of my T-bow landings were standups, and a fair few demos into tight DZs. And yeah, a couple of malfunctions I decided to leave behind. If I'm not mistaken, they were your reserve pack jobs I rode down. Hoop Hoop, Yeah, I know for sure one of them was my save. I remember you saying the mal was low speed and the pilot chute went to the end of the bridle and didn't extract the reserve until you fell another hundred feet or so. Those pop-top containers were pretty tight with a 26 Navy in them... You and I looked everything over and decided the 36" bridle was long enough (didn't want too long) and left it as is. ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #16 March 2, 2010 You could come do thunderbow CRW at our DZ ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mbranch202 1 #17 March 2, 2010 Quote You could come do thunderbow CRW at our DZ No thanks!! Never was into CRWMike Branch NSCSA #7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #18 March 3, 2010 Just got my hands on one a few weeks ago, plan on jumping it this summer. Just need to remember how to pack it, last time I packed one was when I was a kid in the 70's I believe. Will probably chop it with a cutaway harness, not sue if my ankle can handle the landing, either that or put it in the pond at the DZ. good times! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackwallace 3 #19 March 3, 2010 If my memory is right the packing instructions for the T-Bow. said "Pack in the usual manner". I started to flake it and it had steering lines or whatever pulling panels in and gores that were short and long. Gave up and just shoved it in the bag. {Russian guy taught me that method. He never flaked or checked anything "I not own it." was his motto). Thing worked fine.U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mbranch202 1 #20 April 21, 2010 QuoteI had about 300 jumps on mine. Bought it from one of Carl D's friend from S. FL. It was red with gold arrow. I shortened the lines about 3 feet (advice from Billy Revis) then the cutaways started. Should not take advice from a guy that liked to cutway!! Finally found a photo of my T-Bow, thanks to Cheryl Brown and her Kodak 110Mike Branch NSCSA #7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 22 #21 April 21, 2010 I remember seeing my first TBow at Livermore CA, jumped by Roy Starbird who was on the factory Thunderbow team. It just looked cool as hell, with that distinctive delta shape that brought to mind the B 58 bomber and F 106 fighter. It didn't take very long to figure out that what was supposed to be the PC killer was actually an inferior canopy. When squares started getting popular, PC prices just plummeted, even for low time canopies. At the time I was buying my used PC (Mk 1 shortlined) with a Top Secret rig and a round reserve for $125, I was offered a like new TBow for canopy $50. I was tempted but wisely declined. If the Tbows only flew as good as they looked... 3772018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #22 April 21, 2010 Quote (a stone age round PC). Hey.. I have a Papillion and I jumped it a couple years ago...The TBOW... nah... let the poor things rest in peace. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #23 April 21, 2010 QuoteMine is yellow and black. Hey at least you know which way its flying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beatnik 2 #24 April 21, 2010 QuoteQuoteMine is yellow and black. Hey at least you know which way its flying You have no idea how funny this comment is. Let's just say a recent test jump didn't go exactly as planned lol. But it was very interesting anyways. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #25 April 22, 2010 QuoteI had about 300 jumps on mine. Bought it from one of Carl D's friend from S. FL. It was red with gold arrow. I shortened the lines about 3 feet (advice from Billy Revis) then the cutaways started. Should not take advice from a guy that liked to cutway!! Billy used to pull the center lines down on his until it streamered and then let go at a pretty low altitude. I think he got Hoop's attention once or twice that way (among others). ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
