Droping Parachutes in the South East
Droping Parachutes in the South East
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Sounds interesting Gents.
Never could quite figure out why people jump out of aircraft !
What qualifications do you need for this type of flying ?
Also do you need any special training ?
( other than a quick rate 4 turn to dislodge the less willing students from the door ! )
Never could quite figure out why people jump out of aircraft !
What qualifications do you need for this type of flying ?
Also do you need any special training ?
( other than a quick rate 4 turn to dislodge the less willing students from the door ! )
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A chap called Chris who sadly is no longer with us used to work the radio at Headcorn.On a calm day with clear blue skies the first time jumpers would take their turn.Apparently this was always the kind of day someone may break an ankle, Chris would wait in anticipation to ring for the ambulance.Possibly the first time jumpers were distracted by a constant flow of aircraft landing at the field or the occaisional pilot ingnoring normal joining proceedures and joining overhead .Maybe he thought the same way as me why jump out if the aircraft is still flying.Never the less i still believe this activity is safer than jumping off a hill clutching hold of a kite.
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Thanks SuperFly
I await your comments with interest !
As regards people on the end of silk my dad used to do mad things like that. They used ex WW2 stuff and how they managed to stay alive God only knows !
He had two mains fail to open and had to use the reserve. The club rule was that if you did this you had to buy the club a beer unless you held onto the D-ring....
All I can say is the Old boy used to fly as a PPL as well...needless to say...all his money went on flying...two D-rings firmly held in white knuckles to the club room ! ! !
I await your comments with interest !
As regards people on the end of silk my dad used to do mad things like that. They used ex WW2 stuff and how they managed to stay alive God only knows !
He had two mains fail to open and had to use the reserve. The club rule was that if you did this you had to buy the club a beer unless you held onto the D-ring....
All I can say is the Old boy used to fly as a PPL as well...needless to say...all his money went on flying...two D-rings firmly held in white knuckles to the club room ! ! !
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Completely irrelevantly.........I would like to recommend to anybody who will listen that parachuting is a must for a life experience.
As we used to say to our baby Paras "You're not a man until you've had some more wind in your smock and slipstream up yer arse !!"
Join the airborne brotherhood....hurrah !
As we used to say to our baby Paras "You're not a man until you've had some more wind in your smock and slipstream up yer arse !!"
Join the airborne brotherhood....hurrah !
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I highly rate parachute drop flying. I still look back on it as some of the most enjoyable flying I've ever done.
It is a most eerie feeling to have an aircraft jam-packed with meatbombs, all grinning from ear to ear, and then suddenly you're all alone.
I was in the fortunate position to be meatbombing part-time alongside my full-time flying job. Rather than being paid, I had a happy arrangement at the DZ to get free jumps in lieu.
On this basis I only ever paid for a handful of jumps (AFF training course) and the rest were on the house - plus I got to do some crazy flying in a C185. Imagine 5 skydivers hanging off struts, undercarriage, door frames, the wing - anything they could hold onto, so they can all exit together. Great stuff.
Needless to say I love skydiving but have found that most pilots do have a natural aversion to it. I wouldn't say that it's better than sex, but you can have disappointing sex - you can never have a disappointing skydive.
If you are a low-hour wannabee, I reckon this is a great way to build hours. You get to know the aircraft intimately and watch cute tourists fizzing at the bunghole (an old nautical term I picked up somewhere).
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It is a most eerie feeling to have an aircraft jam-packed with meatbombs, all grinning from ear to ear, and then suddenly you're all alone.
I was in the fortunate position to be meatbombing part-time alongside my full-time flying job. Rather than being paid, I had a happy arrangement at the DZ to get free jumps in lieu.
On this basis I only ever paid for a handful of jumps (AFF training course) and the rest were on the house - plus I got to do some crazy flying in a C185. Imagine 5 skydivers hanging off struts, undercarriage, door frames, the wing - anything they could hold onto, so they can all exit together. Great stuff.
Needless to say I love skydiving but have found that most pilots do have a natural aversion to it. I wouldn't say that it's better than sex, but you can have disappointing sex - you can never have a disappointing skydive.
If you are a low-hour wannabee, I reckon this is a great way to build hours. You get to know the aircraft intimately and watch cute tourists fizzing at the bunghole (an old nautical term I picked up somewhere).
H&H
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Sorry Superfly, I was a cherry beret with Her Majesty's Finest and am now confined to having to pay to jump like everyone else and don't run my own club.
....and as for you skydivers .....try jumping at 800 feet with a 150lbs of kit attached to your leg ....at night !
"Permission for bottom lip to tremble sir ?"
....and as for you skydivers .....try jumping at 800 feet with a 150lbs of kit attached to your leg ....at night !
"Permission for bottom lip to tremble sir ?"
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Stremair,
Appreciate your point but I'm so desesperate to get the hours up that I don't care not being paid for what I do love to do (Flying !!) , exception made,off course, of taking responsability for 200 or so PAXES.
So here is my message in a bottle: Is there anyone here knowing an available seat in a parachute dropper thingy ? I'll fly it ! >>>>>> and I'm Bl@@dy serious !!!!!
Shall we ask Captain PPRUNE for the setup of a job ads page ????
Happy landings, Superfly
Appreciate your point but I'm so desesperate to get the hours up that I don't care not being paid for what I do love to do (Flying !!) , exception made,off course, of taking responsability for 200 or so PAXES.
So here is my message in a bottle: Is there anyone here knowing an available seat in a parachute dropper thingy ? I'll fly it ! >>>>>> and I'm Bl@@dy serious !!!!!
Shall we ask Captain PPRUNE for the setup of a job ads page ????
Happy landings, Superfly
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BN2A -
no I flew the C185 in NZ. I imagine that if I flew meatbombs here I'd be out of work half the year because of the WX!
Not sure about here, but in NZ you're allowed to drop skydivers through 8/8 cloud which increases the chances of jumping as well. Makes life interesting when you are dropping into a DZ that is right next to finals on a VOR approach.
H&H
no I flew the C185 in NZ. I imagine that if I flew meatbombs here I'd be out of work half the year because of the WX!
Not sure about here, but in NZ you're allowed to drop skydivers through 8/8 cloud which increases the chances of jumping as well. Makes life interesting when you are dropping into a DZ that is right next to finals on a VOR approach.
H&H