rhino 0 #1 April 9, 2002 A hook turn simulator would be cool.. Actually suspended from lines with toggles in your hand. In a multidirectional wind tunnell that could keep the wind going in whatever direction necessary for the hook.. High tec virtual reality goggles on for the visualization.. It would be interesting if someone could get it to work. We have every other type of simulator? It would be interesting to see someone come up with a state of the art canopy flight simulator.. Blue Skies ..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 April 9, 2002 There is one, I can't remember the name of it right off the top of my head, they advertise in Parachutist. If I remember correctly G. Bush (sr.) used it to practice for his 2 AFF jumps."Are they short-shorts?" T.B. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #3 April 9, 2002 I think accurate portrayal of wing loading might be tough......"I'm a danger to myself and everyone around me!"-Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #4 April 9, 2002 PIA sells one - actually, it's a canopy flight simulator. The expensive models to actually have a fan that blows wind in your face, but the wind isn't speed sensitive. I first saw one at Sega City in Toronto, I did pretty well.I saw it a few years later at Winter Fest at SDC. I strapped into the gear and instantly went for the hard level - a demo jump into a downtown. With Roger Nelson yelling "HOOK IT" in my ear, I plummeled myself into the street at 48 MPH under an F-111 canopy. Great fun!My landing generated great applause._AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #5 April 9, 2002 The company I work for distributes a skydiving VR game where you hang from a harness using goggles to look around and a set of toggles to steer. I had never skydived when I last played it, but I don't remember it as being particularly realistic. It might be better than having students stand in the classroom and pantomiming the motions of turning, but I doubt it would help with learning to fly a pattern or flare. It certainly wasn't equiped to react to pulling on the risers.--Brian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #6 April 9, 2002 SSK sells one designed for use by students using technology developed by Systems Technology; originally designed for use by smoke jumpers, it is in place in at least one or two dz's in the US. They had it set up at the PIA symposium last year in San Diego; my kid tried it. Pretty cool; he had to do it all - ripcord pull, a streamer mal (he chopped it and pulled the reserve just fine), approach and landing.More info here and herepull & flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,425 #7 April 9, 2002 >A hook turn simulator would be cool.. Closest "simulation" to the feel of a hookturn I've found is the batman ride at magic mountain. It's a 'standing' roller coaster that lets your feet dangle, and at one point it rolls almost 180, drops you, and levels out a few feet above the ground.-bill von Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #8 April 9, 2002 Wouldn't it be nice if they could get the wing loading accurate.. I'd like to simulate flying the VX46.. See if I could land it without killing myself.. lol Of course a simulated hook into the city street at 46mph would be cool standing up in front of the simulated crowd saying BEER!! LOL Blue Skies ..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShortBus 0 #9 April 9, 2002 one of those canopy simulators, im not sure if its ssk is at Skydive Wayne County used to be Aerodrome they use it to train students and a few months back they got the program to simulate a 130 something canopy all you need to do is input the weight and fly its pretty cool just thought i would throw that out dan"get on the bus" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #10 April 9, 2002 I think I would pay for Microsoft HookTurn Simulator 2002.. --~Captain CutawayI can disassemble a rig in less than 5 seconds... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #11 April 9, 2002 Quotepay for Microsoft HookTurn Simulator 2002..I'd just P2P it instead pull & flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #12 April 10, 2002 I saw someone say pay and microsoft in the same sentence...HAHAHAHAHA..oh, oh, god, oh man that's funny...heh, wait, they were serious? Damn..."Are they short-shorts?" T.B. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #13 April 10, 2002 Quote I'd just P2P it instead Thats what I meant.. to this date I haven't paid for a MicroShit program, but HookTurn 2002 might be the exception... BTW, how is the JFTC countdown doing?--~Captain CutawayI can disassemble a rig in less than 5 seconds... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #14 April 10, 2002 Quotehow is the JFTC countdown doing?Stalled.... have a couple people who've promised but I haven't received yet. Soon as they come through it's only $600 more to go. pull & flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #15 April 10, 2002 QuoteI saw someone say pay and microsoft in the same sentence...HAHAHAHAHA..oh, oh, god, oh man that's funny...heh, wait, they were serious?Heh. M$ oughta pay me for all the pain their software has caused me over the years. OOOOooooo!!!!! LAWSUIT!!!!!! "Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #16 April 10, 2002 Quote Soon as they come through it's only $600 more to go. What a suck, it's been 6 hundi for weeks now... Garsh, don't skydivers realize the more they try to save the moce chance they'll get to boost their 1st numbers?--~Captain CutawayI can disassemble a rig in less than 5 seconds... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmcguffee 0 #17 April 10, 2002 QuoteA hook turn simulator would be cool.. Yeah! And if you screwed up while landing it would throw dirt in your face, rip the butt out of your suit, and kick the crap out of you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #18 April 10, 2002 Not to mention the simulated safety nazzis would come out of the simulated hangar and give you an simulated ass chewing.. LOL Blue Skies ..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neural9 0 #19 April 10, 2002 Alton Towers UK have a new ride which looks kinda tracking/ish/kinda. It tips to put you head first at least. Allright, it aint tracking - but it looks fun. Rob/n9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #20 April 10, 2002 is that game still at sega city? i get sent to TO for training a couple of times a year and wouldn't mind checking that out!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~bunkyget crazy, before it gets you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #21 April 10, 2002 Quotes that game still at sega city? i get sent to TO for training a couple of times a year and wouldn't mind checking that out!Actually, when I showed up at Sega City last over Christmas, they'd closed their downtown location and put the building up for lease.bummer.I don't know if the one out in Missisauga still has it._AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #22 April 10, 2002 i actually didn't know about the one downtown, a colleague of mine told me about the one in mississauga (where we do most of our training). i'll have to sneak over the next time i'm n town. thanks!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~bunkyget crazy, before it gets you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
