ECVZZ 0 #1 January 16, 2005 Yes, it was my jump, and I think I may be addicted...Helicopters are freaking awesome!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #2 January 16, 2005 QuoteHelicopters are freaking awesome!!!! to bad younever got to ride (as the jump is normallythe same from any) the bell 412 at wffc...... if you thought the aloutte was "freaking awsome" you would of came in your shorts on the 412...lol.... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #3 January 16, 2005 "It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECVZZ 0 #4 January 16, 2005 Quoteyou would of came in your shorts Ummm...Wingi...um, well... Thinking about WFFC this year, so, maybe! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECVZZ 0 #5 January 16, 2005 Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Pskychotic 0 #6 January 16, 2005 What kind of altitude do you get in a helo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dunesurfer 0 #7 January 16, 2005 The alouette gave us 4000ft agl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ECVZZ 0 #8 January 16, 2005 4600 according to my alti 3, and Scott's Pro Track. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bobsled92 0 #9 January 16, 2005 It's great to see your enthusiasm. I haven't jumped a heli since Rod Tinney's 412 @ Rantoul. Cross Keys (used to have the Alouette II) will be having a Jet Ranger for FREEZE FEST. ***You got me tinking about the heli tickets now!_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dunesurfer 0 #10 January 17, 2005 Quote4600 according to my alti 3, and Scott's Pro Track. You're lucky my fat a$$ wasm't on your load Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VanillaSkyGirl 6 #11 January 17, 2005 Was it there just for this weekend? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MikeJD 0 #12 January 17, 2005 No doubt not quite as exciting as the Bell at Rantoul, but I jumped the Alouette too (at Eloy) and it was more intense than the other two I've tried (Big Sikorsky at Eloy a few years back - can't remember the model - and a Twin Squirrel in the UK). If you're sitting at the outsides of the bench in the Alouette - and in this case I use the word 'in' loosely Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Reginald 0 #13 January 17, 2005 Yea, we get it in Dallas next weekend. i jumped it last year. I was scared on the ride up until we got to about 1,000. It was only then I knew I would survive the trip down."We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dorbie 0 #14 January 17, 2005 I got to jumped this at Elsinore on Sunday 16th, got 4500 ft, it was a lot of fun, last helo jump I got out falling backwards with 4 others then turned to track, I've decided that facing forwards is much more fun :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ECVZZ 0 #15 January 18, 2005 QuoteYou're lucky my fat a$$ wasm't on your load From what I was told (by ground crew), this helo has been modified for sustained flight at altitude...so feasibly, they could haul both of our fat asses well past 4600. Rosa: I think they were just visiting, but I'm not really sure. Mike: Yeah, the ride up was great! I was in the front seat, so the view was fantastic. No harness btw, just a seatbelt, which I took off at 1k. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
Pskychotic 0 #6 January 16, 2005 What kind of altitude do you get in a helo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dunesurfer 0 #7 January 16, 2005 The alouette gave us 4000ft agl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECVZZ 0 #8 January 16, 2005 4600 according to my alti 3, and Scott's Pro Track. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #9 January 16, 2005 It's great to see your enthusiasm. I haven't jumped a heli since Rod Tinney's 412 @ Rantoul. Cross Keys (used to have the Alouette II) will be having a Jet Ranger for FREEZE FEST. ***You got me tinking about the heli tickets now!_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dunesurfer 0 #10 January 17, 2005 Quote4600 according to my alti 3, and Scott's Pro Track. You're lucky my fat a$$ wasm't on your load Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #11 January 17, 2005 Was it there just for this weekend? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #12 January 17, 2005 No doubt not quite as exciting as the Bell at Rantoul, but I jumped the Alouette too (at Eloy) and it was more intense than the other two I've tried (Big Sikorsky at Eloy a few years back - can't remember the model - and a Twin Squirrel in the UK). If you're sitting at the outsides of the bench in the Alouette - and in this case I use the word 'in' loosely Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Reginald 0 #13 January 17, 2005 Yea, we get it in Dallas next weekend. i jumped it last year. I was scared on the ride up until we got to about 1,000. It was only then I knew I would survive the trip down."We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dorbie 0 #14 January 17, 2005 I got to jumped this at Elsinore on Sunday 16th, got 4500 ft, it was a lot of fun, last helo jump I got out falling backwards with 4 others then turned to track, I've decided that facing forwards is much more fun :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ECVZZ 0 #15 January 18, 2005 QuoteYou're lucky my fat a$$ wasm't on your load From what I was told (by ground crew), this helo has been modified for sustained flight at altitude...so feasibly, they could haul both of our fat asses well past 4600. Rosa: I think they were just visiting, but I'm not really sure. Mike: Yeah, the ride up was great! I was in the front seat, so the view was fantastic. No harness btw, just a seatbelt, which I took off at 1k. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Reginald 0 #13 January 17, 2005 Yea, we get it in Dallas next weekend. i jumped it last year. I was scared on the ride up until we got to about 1,000. It was only then I knew I would survive the trip down."We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #14 January 17, 2005 I got to jumped this at Elsinore on Sunday 16th, got 4500 ft, it was a lot of fun, last helo jump I got out falling backwards with 4 others then turned to track, I've decided that facing forwards is much more fun :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECVZZ 0 #15 January 18, 2005 QuoteYou're lucky my fat a$$ wasm't on your load From what I was told (by ground crew), this helo has been modified for sustained flight at altitude...so feasibly, they could haul both of our fat asses well past 4600. Rosa: I think they were just visiting, but I'm not really sure. Mike: Yeah, the ride up was great! I was in the front seat, so the view was fantastic. No harness btw, just a seatbelt, which I took off at 1k. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
