Waldschrat 0 #1 June 12, 2012 Do the exist? yesterday, today, tomorrow? (civil) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #2 June 12, 2012 Generally pretty rare I bet. But see halojumper.com, West Tennessee Skydiving. Think that is that Mullins guy's place. 30k ft night jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #3 June 12, 2012 Quote But see halojumper.com, West Tennessee Skydiving. Think that is that Mullins guy's place. 30k ft night jumps. heh - based on my history with off landings on night jumps (3 of 4) or 24k jumps (1 of 1), I probably would self select out, or open high, or pick an LZ with a big margin for error. In the right place, such a night jump would be neat, but others, missing the gain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuteless 1 #4 June 13, 2012 I made many night jumps from 12,500, but I also made one from 30,571 ft over Canada's largest airport. I took a member of my team at the time, but it was his 102nd jump, and he had never ben up at night before. It was kind of a reward for being so faithful and always ready to do a demo with the team. I could always count on him. We both landed alongside one of the 2 mile long runways on Pearson Intnl Airport. I don't have my log books anymore, so can't tell you how long a freefall it was, but a day jump from 36,916 took 2 1/2 minutes of freefall before opening. Chuteless D-41 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #5 June 13, 2012 Made one this morning at O dark thirty. "It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
erdnarob 1 #6 June 13, 2012 Just a reminder, if you are interested in high altitude night jump, I highly recommend you to have a high altitude course or preparation given by specialists. Those specialists are generally giving such courses for the army and airlines pilots. They use a pressure chamber for people. You have to know that at 18 000 ft, the atmospheric pressure is half of the one on the ground. That changes everything concerning your biological conditions : like oxygen availability, night vision... and the human body can be subject to hypoxy, droziness, becoming unconscious, loss of references, visual confusion, poor dexterity and even death. In a pressure chamber at pressure equivalent to high altitude, at a certain point you are not anymore able to write your name on a piece of paper. Do a high altitude jump with knowledge and preparation.Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #7 June 13, 2012 >That changes everything concerning your biological conditions : like oxygen availbility, night vision... A very important point. Night vision is one of the first things to go. (Obviously problematic on a night jump.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waldschrat 0 #8 June 14, 2012 military or civil? Thanks to all! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #9 June 15, 2012 Quote military or civil? Thanks to all! You can't get a civilian DZ pilot to get up a 0 dark thirty. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
excaza 1 #10 June 16, 2012 Hard getting a military one to do it too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
