jtval 0 #1 October 19, 2005 ok so here's one rigged up to fight fires. sikorsky on sunday 23 october will will be jumping out of one. anyone going to the boogie? get this..Brad (DZO)just confirmed that it will be there taking us up to 7,000ft(AGL, duh) wanna know how much it'll cost? its cheap. wanna guess? Come on give it a shot? its only going to cost $30USD to jump from a sikorsky I'll see you thereMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #2 October 19, 2005 guess I should have told you it is going to be at skydive mesquite heres a pic of one that will be more fitted for jumping sikorskyMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #3 October 19, 2005 lucky man, lucky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #4 October 19, 2005 Quoteheres a pic of one that will be more fitted for jumping sikorsky I've been inside that one (on the ground). Don't count on jumping one of those any time soon... there are only about 6 or 7 of them or so actually delivered so far. And the worst part is the flight manual doesn't allow flight with the rear ramp open. A demonstrator for the military version is going through flight testing right now... I tried to volunteer to test jump it, but the guy in charge of the demonstrator laughed at me. Maybe some day... Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #5 October 19, 2005 ***its only going to cost $30USD Pretty good price.Not as good as the free ones we did last Friday at the Mountain Boogie but still a good price. Free chopper demo into a football game...priceless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #6 October 20, 2005 QuoteI've been inside that one (on the ground). Don't count on jumping one of those any time soon... there are only about 6 or 7 of them or so actually delivered so far. And the worst part is the flight manual doesn't allow flight with the rear ramp open. A demonstrator for the military version is going through flight testing right now... I tried to volunteer to test jump it, but the guy in charge of the demonstrator laughed at me. Maybe some day... Dave I dont know which model we are jumping out of but I know we are jumping out of it this weekend Chris, SWEET!!! free ones? NIIICE!!!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #7 October 20, 2005 QuoteI dont know which model we are jumping out of but I know we are jumping out of it this weekend The first one, a Skycrane, can have a cargo pod fitted, but not likely. I don't know if there are any flying around in the cargo configuration. Could be an S-76 http://www.sikorsky.com/details/0,3036,CLI1_DIV69_ETI266,00.html Could be an S-58 Choctaw/Seahorse/Seabat (H-34) http://www.helis.com/inc/dibu.php?m=1&s=../h/h34_3.jpg Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #8 October 20, 2005 the S-58 would be cool and ugly to jump from !LOL I knw the one we are jumping from holds 9 jumpersMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #9 October 20, 2005 hey Chris, are there any pictures? I would love to see some b/c my saliva glands are going crazy thinking about jumping frrm a sikorskyMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #10 October 20, 2005 S-58 would be my guess. A 76 is VERY expensive to operate and the only ones that can open their doors in flight are search and rescue models. Could probably hold 14-16 jumpers though I bet. There are a lot of other older models out there doing all kinds of different work. We were gonna get an S-58 (original radial engine model) out to jump this year (it was used once for a demo), but it never happened. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallguy 0 #11 October 20, 2005 This is the actual chopper we'll be jumping out of. Come on out everyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallguy 0 #12 October 20, 2005 Sorry forgot the picture Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #13 October 20, 2005 SWEET!!! Thats gonna a very ugly picture but it'll be a cool ride LOLMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #14 October 24, 2005 QuoteQuoteI dont know which model we are jumping out of but I know we are jumping out of it this weekend ...Could be an S-58 Choctaw/Seahorse/Seabat (H-34) http://www.helis.com/inc/dibu.php?m=1&s=../h/h34_3.jpg Derek Yep it was an S-58 i'll see fi I can get some still grabs later! 4 jumps!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
