skydiver51 0 #1 November 3, 2002 Just wondering what type of jumpships DZ.comers jump from. Post a reply if you want to specify and gloat about what type you jump. We have one c-182 at Skydive Tulsa. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #2 November 3, 2002 We have 2 turbo C-206s and through the winter we will have a caravan probably everyother weekend. (or I hope that is how it works out anyway) Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #3 November 3, 2002 King Air and a C-182. Ya know Im a lowtimer, and I love the quick ride to altitude in the King Air but,the 182 gots personallity man.Am I the only one that gets a kick out of a slow ride in an empty beer can ? dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #4 November 3, 2002 I happen to love jumping the 182.....probably because that is the plane I learned in..... We had a King Air and 2 182s...then the king air left and we got a caravan....now the caravan is gone and we have another king air.....but apparently we have one of SDCs super otters this weekend.... Anne ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot90 0 #5 November 3, 2002 I'm spoiled I like a nice fast jumpship with seats. we have a s. Otter and the skyvan will be here soon :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #6 November 3, 2002 Quote I'm spoiled I like a nice fast jumpship with seats. You can get seats in jumpships?!?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #7 November 3, 2002 well betwen the two dz's i've been going to here and the on that lookl like it'l be my home untill i leave.... see skycats post............ ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #8 November 3, 2002 c-182+1 twin otter(soon to be super otter!!!!) i like my home dz!!!!!if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sillyolethang 0 #9 November 3, 2002 I smiled when I read this cuz I feel like not only am I learning to fly but I'm also learning a LOT of different exits! Jump 1- not sure Jumps 2,3,4- Otter Jump 5- Casa...wheeeeeee, out the back! Jumps 6, 7- Cessna 182 Jump 8- King Air Jumps 9, 10- Super Otter Whew~ Talk about keeping up with it all but I've loved every one! Think the Casa is my favourite! I love the DZ, I love the sport, I love the people...life is all smiles! Wish my cheeks would stop hurting! Amy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luna 0 #10 November 3, 2002 I'm having the same experience as you are. So far, out of 8 jumps, I've gone out of an Otter, a Super Otter, 2 different King Air's (one was MUCH faster than the other), and the Casa has been here twice. I also like the Casa best. Nice and roomy with an easy and fun exit. But normally we have an Otter. I think they try to get the King Air over the winter, but it's just what is available, and most times we get the Otter. I'm walking a marathon to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Click Here for more information! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canopywhore 0 #11 November 3, 2002 I am one of those lucky people from AZ, we jump about 50 weeks a year. When I'm at Eloy it's turbine madness you pick the aircraft. During the winter Mike Mullins and his awesome king air is down the road for a change of pace. If you like the boogie til ya puke thing MSC has one about every 3 months in a king air. I don't mind driving so once and awhile I head to PVS or Elsinore, and they have great otters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #12 November 3, 2002 Three Super Otters and a Super Skyvan, with other interesting aircraft dropping by on occasion (DC3, turbine DC3, balloons, A-Star, etc...). I've jumped Cessna 182s, 206s, a 210, 411s, Otters, Skyvans, a Casa, three different radial engine DC3's, a turbine DC3, a Porter, a helicopter (forget what kind), King Airs, Queen Airs and a Caribou. I prefer planes with benches. Getting up off the floor in a 206 is mucho painful on my back! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #13 November 3, 2002 SkyVan "RocketVan" and Twin Otter "Supersonic" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 0 #14 November 3, 2002 C-182 and an Islander sometimes.----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #15 November 3, 2002 Quote the 182 gots personallity man.Am I the only one that gets a kick out of a slow ride in an empty beer can ? At Gimli, Manitoba (home of the infamous Gimli glider ...Boeing 767 that ran out of fuel in 1983 and was dead sticked for 600 miles) we jump the one, the only, C-GXKU. The "U type" (Jaguar lovers will understand) is a 1956 Cessna C-182 Skylane with the O-490 powerplant. '56 was the FIRST year for a 182 and as such it has a main cabin 4 inches narrower than models prodeced after 1958. ...Beer can? Try Sardine tin. Don't know what I'm gonna do with all that extra room and altitude when I visit elsewhere. I kinda like the 20 minute ride to altitude. Lots and lots of time to admire the lake and the patchwork mosaic of the farm fields... or ... enough time to invent a jump and then dirt dive it in the plane (wihthout any movement whatsoever), then sit quietly and mind dive, then whine at the pilot for the beverage cart and inflight entertainment being late Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gemini 0 #16 November 3, 2002 Spaceland has a 182, an Otter and a Super Otter. If you want to lease the Otter for a boogie let us know! Blue skies, Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoby 0 #17 November 3, 2002 Man, you actually gotten a ride up in the C-182? I've requested it several times, but every time it nearly happens, enough people show up to do a load in the King Air. Yesterday, we actually had a six-person load in the King Air. I don't think they'd normally do that, but George was training a new pilot. You better believe we got to altitude in a hurry! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #18 November 3, 2002 All summer we have a Casa with an Otter or Super Otter stoping in to replace it if its out. Then the Westwind Beech, the Beech 18 is still around and we finally got a C-206 for the smaller loads. The Casa rocks...Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #19 November 3, 2002 same here, one lonely little 182, but we keep it busy from late april - early november!"Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #20 November 3, 2002 Quote '56 was the FIRST year for a 182 and as such it has a main cabin 4 inches narrower than models prodeced after 1958. Yes, BUT it also sits a foot higher, with longer landing struts. That extra room from the step to the wing makes a noticable difference when getting everyone out there.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #21 November 3, 2002 Man, you actually gotten a ride up in the C-182? I've requested it several times, but every time it nearly happens, enough people show up to do a load in the King Air. Yesterday, we actually had a six-person load in the King Air. I don't think they'd normally do that, but George was training a new pilot. You better believe we got to altitude in a hurry! ________________________________________________ Yep,a couple of my aff dives were out of the Cessna.Those slow days(not to often) is when Will sends it up.I rode with George piloting on a 182 ride.What a blast."what are you doin George?"."Im lookin for the dz"Well,I guess you had to be there. dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #22 November 3, 2002 grav zone uses a C-206 on NOV 5th they are getting a king air las vegas skydive uses caravan and a turbo 206 skydive las vegas? who fukn cares the asshole wont let US jump anyway!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #23 November 3, 2002 Quote That extra room from the step to the wing makes a noticable difference when getting everyone out there ...tell THAT to my helmet ... I read that onthe specs page of http://www.airliners.net/ as well. GREAT page for trivia - didn;t realize it made that much of a difference but I might trade some hip room for a few seconds under the strut other Dave PS: y'know what just KILLS me? We have a C-46 Curtiss C-46commando (dig into the page) just SITTING on the apron, minus one engine doing nothing on a very permanent basis. ...Cool 1:1 'kid's toy' as a lame duch, though. Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #24 November 3, 2002 1 Super Otter 1 Super Skyvan 1 Cessna Caravan 1 Cessna Grand Caravan 1 Steerman Bi-plane 1 Cessna 182 2 Very cool specialty aircraft on the way. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #25 November 4, 2002 We got a C-206 (i think thats it) And a Nomad. The Nomad rocks...lotsa room and real fast to altitude Used to have an Islander as well but it died of a corroded wing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
