councilman24 37 #1 January 31, 2017 What do you do when a regular pumpkin doesn't make a big enough crater? Get out the big'uns. For some reason some of the photo looks photoshopped but it isn't, that's me. 2x4 taped between door sill and step is to keep pumpkin from bouncing on step. Bret would brought out two or three of these a couple of Halloweens for our pumpkin bombing contest. He would throw them but then didn't get to see the splash. I volunteered to throw one for him. I'm guessing 160lbs. No comments on the harness. Bombing altitude was about 400' so I'm wearing an old student harness tied off to plane. No canopies. By the way that we are ready for take off. It and I didn't get in any farther. We did this for a lot of years. I usually was judge and would dodge pumpkins as they landed. A little like javelin catcher. I'd usually step about 4 or 5 feet away from impact. When they were close. Some were a 100 yds out into the woods. Pilot/plane owner/dz owner is deceased so no fall out. I have had this print bouncing around my shop 20 years. And then when I went to put it up last fall couldn't find it. Just did again.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 67 #2 February 2, 2017 that is 1 big ass pumpkinYou can't be drunk all day if you don't start early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zoobrothertom 5 #3 February 2, 2017 Holy mother of flying pumpkins!! I bet that one was still accelerating towards terminal at impact! ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #4 February 2, 2017 zoobrothertom Holy mother of flying pumpkins!! I bet that one was still accelerating towards terminal at impact! Considering it went out at 400ft or so, yep. Divots were there years later.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
