Tuna-Salad 0 #1 May 21, 2008 Just thinking how cool it might be to jump out of the bomb bay of an old B-17 or B29 or something. Any one else ever considered or thought about this or am I delusional?Millions of my potential children died on your daughters' face last night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #2 May 21, 2008 QuoteJust thinking how cool it might be to jump out of the bomb bay of an old B-17 or B29 or something. Any one else ever considered or thought about this or am I delusional? Been done at the WFFC. Expensice ticket tho.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #3 May 21, 2008 QuoteQuoteJust thinking how cool it might be to jump out of the bomb bay of an old B-17 or B29 or something. Any one else ever considered or thought about this or am I delusional? Been done at the WFFC. Expensice ticket tho. Yep. Expensive. I won't pay the money to do that, but there are others who would. I do have two bomb bay door exits from the pink flamingo porter of Drop Zone fame over Gold Coast Skydivers when it was in Moss Point. Those were priceless (although a very reasonable cost)."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuna-Salad 0 #4 May 21, 2008 Any bomb bay type exit would be nice, Those are the only 2 aircraft that came to mind. Except a B-52Millions of my potential children died on your daughters' face last night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #5 May 21, 2008 The B-17 has and can be done... I believe the going rate is somewhere around $400/person to 5000 feet...The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aresye 0 #6 May 21, 2008 Screw a bomb bay, I'd love to be attached to a weapon pylon by some kind of harness. Pilot: "Okay, and firing jumper #1..."Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuna-Salad 0 #7 May 21, 2008 Screw a bomb bay, I'd love to be attached to a weapon pylon by some kind of harness. Pilot: "Okay, and firing jumper #1..." I laughed so hard when i read this... What the hell why not attach you to the pylon of a hornet and cat shot you off the deck of the nimitz..Millions of my potential children died on your daughters' face last night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aresye 0 #8 May 21, 2008 That would definitely be a rush, but that's a nasty bellyflop coming!Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #9 May 21, 2008 The B-17 came by regularly to zhills when johnny gates was around, he was a sponsor of the plane. They were in Fl in February this year. "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #10 May 21, 2008 Schedule The Collings Foundation has a B17 that you can jump from. It tours Florida during the winter months. There is a bomb bay exit, but it's narrow. When I did it with a couple of friends, it was $350 per person. Now it is $400. It's one of those things to say, "been there, done that" and you don't need to do again, so I tried it once. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuna-Salad 0 #11 May 21, 2008 No belly flop, i was talkin about being attached to a pylon on the aircraft as it was being shot off the deck.. then dropped..Millions of my potential children died on your daughters' face last night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #12 May 21, 2008 With the Collings Foundation you have to have a full load of jumpers. They can't fly it with less and can't open the doors with non jumpers on the ride. If you want to do a bomber jump, sometimes it helps to know somebody You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #13 May 21, 2008 oh, and it's this cool http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=b+17+beach+jump&search_type=You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #14 May 21, 2008 It's da bomb. Had a blast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #15 May 22, 2008 I used to dream about the bomb bay thing, 'til I got to jump from a fighter-trainer....fighters is funner!"T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #16 June 10, 2008 B17 and B24 both at the WFFC a few times. Then the B17 aloneskydiveTaylorville.org [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #17 June 10, 2008 The 24 isn't allowed any more. The FAA considered it an experimental aircraft-never mind the fact that it still holds the record of the most produced military aircraft of all time You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #18 June 11, 2008 Yea, I kinda knew that, but cool while they allowed it.skydiveTaylorville.org [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #19 June 11, 2008 Quote It's da bomb. Had a blast. How much did it cost to get Slim Pickens for the Rodeo exit?“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
