hottamaly 1 #26 November 12, 2003 It was just anounced on KLOS radio that he now holds the record for most jumps. 534 in 24 WoooHoooo Skydiving gave me a reason to live I'm not afraid of what I'll miss when I die...I'm afraid of what I'll miss as I live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #27 November 12, 2003 QuoteThe man is awesome!!! 534 jumps in 24 hrs!!!!! He completed 534 but he did it through a night of light to heavy rain and one plane break down. Right now he is sitting in the snack shop at Elsinore like it was just another day. One hell of a man. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflygoddess 0 #28 November 12, 2003 Hey now don't forget about Doug! He is flying Skydive AZ's Porter for half of these loads. GO DOUG AND JAY AND OTHER PILOT!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #29 November 12, 2003 Congrats to Jay, to the pilots, the JMs, the packers, and everyone else who helped make the record possible!!! YAY!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #30 November 12, 2003 just curious... out of 532 jumps, did he have any cutaways? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laurie 0 #31 November 12, 2003 He did 534 jumps with no cutaways! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,476 #32 November 12, 2003 >GO DOUG AND JAY AND OTHER PILOT!!!! Go other pilot! Go other pilot! I think I saw him in the credits of a movie once. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #33 November 12, 2003 QuoteHe did 534 jumps with no cutaways! Actually 535! 534 in time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laurie 0 #34 November 12, 2003 Shark, it was great meeting you!!! It was also awesome to be part of and witness such an incredible event...you did a great job too! Were you saying "Take off...out...down" in your sleep? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #35 November 12, 2003 QuoteShark, it was great meeting you!!! It was also awesome to be part of and witness such an incredible event...you did a great job too! Were you saying "Take off...out...down" in your sleep? Nice to meet you, too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #36 November 12, 2003 Quote[QUOTE]He was cinching his leg straps up as he trotted to the plane... [/QUOTE] he should use B-12s... He was using quickejector on legs and chest.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raefordite 0 #37 November 12, 2003 Congrats Jay! I remember the record break in Raeford. I bet it was awesome for all there to be part of it. Hope you folks raised loads of cash for the special Olympics! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #38 November 12, 2003 QuoteGo other pilot! Go other pilot! I think I saw him in the credits of a movie once. It was Sean, and he rocked! Including the Flyby at the end! I was on the radio with Sean between about 3:30 am and 7:30 am, and I wouldn't wish that kind of flying on anyone. Door open, pouring rain, 50 second climbs with a rollover and pullout to a dark dirt runway, iluminated by smoke pots, which you can't see through your rain spattered winshield, wheel brakes becoming more and more inefective as the 1 inch of standing water on the runway sprays up over your wings, watching for the crazy guy landing a parachute 10 feet off the runway, and the suport team that surounds him. Repeat. Yeah sounds like a fun way to spend the last 4 hours of a 24 hour marathon! Kudos to all involved!---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #39 November 13, 2003 I for the life of me sould not imagine wanting to do somthing like this, but I understand how hard it would have been for him. Congratulation Jay, that's a huge effort.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bdazel 0 #40 November 13, 2003 Congratulations! You rock Jay! I knew you would do it. Braden Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ypelchat 0 #41 November 13, 2003 Congrats Jay! 534 jumps........in only one day....... Yves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #42 November 13, 2003 that's an amazing 24 hr marathon. kudos to jay and all the volunteers and sponsors who made it happen. So this was my extra credit on my 7th grade test today (kinda easy, but eh...): QuoteAs of 8:05 am this morning, a new world record was set in skydiving for the most jumps in 1 day (exactly 24 hours). Jay Stokes made a total of 534 jumps. How many jumps did he average per hour? How many per minute (round to the nearest tenth)? And what was the average time taken to make 1 jump? peace lewhttp://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #43 November 13, 2003 Quotethat's an amazing 24 hr marathon. kudos to jay and all the volunteers and sponsors who made it happen. So this was my extra credit on my 7th grade test today (kinda easy, but eh...): QuoteAs of 8:05 am this morning, a new world record was set in skydiving for the most jumps in 1 day (exactly 24 hours). Jay Stokes made a total of 534 jumps. How many jumps did he average per hour? How many per minute (round to the nearest tenth)? And what was the average time taken to make 1 jump? peace lew Don't leave us hanging, what is the answer?My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobiggalo 0 #44 November 13, 2003 Congrats jay! Now go to bed! Watch out where the huskies go,and don't you eat that yellow snow!~ZAPPA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #45 November 13, 2003 Jay made AV Web! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FeMike 0 #46 November 13, 2003 When hearing about this, I was thinking...hmm...what a clever way to get 500 free jumps. I went to dinner with a few people that jumpmastered and packed for him. You have no idea, unless you were there, how difficult logistically this was.The pilots and volunteers deserve a big part of the credit. It was friggin raining HARD all night last night. I forgot that he was doing it and when I heard tonight, I couldnt believe it. Think of the people that packed 535 WET parachutes, the pilots split-sing every 2 minutes pulling G's all night. Wow. Folks, this is a tremendous achievement that involved a huge team. Im PayPal'ing $100 right now. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #47 November 13, 2003 I just saw him on "Good Morning, America" too. Way to go, Jay! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #48 November 13, 2003 Even better, he made the ESPN Top Ten! Well done! My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WILDBILLAQR 0 #49 November 13, 2003 way cool great job to everyone envolved!!!---------------------------------------------- "Thats not smoke, thats BUCKEYE!!" AQR#3,CWR#49 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #50 November 13, 2003 http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/7252349.htm http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2003/11/13/news/californian/11_12_0323_24_21.txt http://www.avweb.com/newswire/9_46b/onthefly/186073-1.html He's definitely getting some press, too bad we can't say the same thing for the organizations he was actually doing the jumps for. On that front, AVWEb did mention them, but nothing I've seen so far on GMA or in the other two articles even vaguely mentions it. I'm not so sure that even Skydive Lake Elsinore got that much coverage out of it. An interesting story, but a missed publicity opportunity for the others.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
