What is the highest you guys have jumped from?

[Viking 0]

I was there when people that shall remain unnamed went up to 17,200
Remember when Sex was safe and skydiving was Dangerous?

[SkymonkeyONE 3]

Do you mean sport jumping without o2? 20 of us did 18k from a Coast Guard C-130 into a demo at Elizabeth City, NC for the 50th anniversary of the Coast Guard. We just passed around a walk-around bottle. This was using sport gear.
Work? 32,000, night, combat equipment, o2, from a C-141. Froze my goddamn ass off.
Chuck

[Inanna 0]

We went to 21,000 a couple of years ago in a Queen Air. It was weird to watch my altimeter go around twice.

[Shark 0]

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Work? 32,000, night, combat equipment, o2, from a C-141. Froze my goddamn ass off.

Hoo Yah!
BTW, ever take your ProTrack to *work* with you? Just wondering if it works that high and records the TAS, etc.

[174fps 1]

Went to 21600' in the Twin Otter at Eloy during the Christmas Boogie
we had O2 from 12500' up.
Went to17800' in the Fokker F27 in kamloops this spring. aircraft was pressurized
then gradually depressurized to let door open.
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[DZBone 0]

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aircraft was pressurized then gradually depressurized to let door open.

That's wierd. Did you have enough time to make sure your altimeter(s) worked?

[GeekStreak 0]

OK, OK. Start laughing now .
4,200'
1111,
GeekStreak

[ADRNALN 0]

Just got 15,000 this weekend because a commercial jet came cruising by.

[freaksister 0]

I've never done high-alti jumps with oxygen, but the highest I've ever been without O2 was 16,300 AGL and another time 18,000 MSL (which was at a DZ at about 6K elev. so we went up to 12K AGL)
Sis
It isn't brave if you aren't scared...

[wildblue 4]

Around 21-22k agl (not sure, altimeter stopped working somewhere around 18)

[n2skdvn 0]

i did 23,000 out of mike mullins king air in quincu twice
and did 21 out of a caravan .
have chute. will fall.

[DiverDown 0]

My highest jump was actually done during my lvl 6 AFF. The otter pilot snuck us to 16.5 after someone passed around a petition demanding more altitude on the ride up. Hehe!
Jonathan
~Go big or go home!

[174fps 1]

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Did you have enough time to makr sure your altimeter(s) worked

when they pressurized the plane my wrist mount went from O backwards about 1000'
sat there till they started to depressurize.
Then it climed in the usual manner.
My protrak did not beep as it passed 1000' which worried me a bit.
It beeped on time for break off, my wrist mount worked normally below 13000'
the protrak showed 17800' as exit alt.
It had showed 11600' on the 21000' dive with 106sec of freefall. I got 80sec on the Fokker jump.
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[skymama 35]

I just had my first jumps to 15,000 on Sunday-twice! Woohoo!
Andrea
"Up high, I feel like I'm alive for the very first time"

[Pammi 0]

You all suck, just so ya know LOL! I got excited when I got 12,500 once!
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[GeekStreak 0]

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You all suck, just so ya know LOL! I got excited when I got 12,500 once!

You got me beat by 8,300 feet! Do I still suck??? 1111,
GeekStreak

[Pammi 0]

ROFL! No, evidently *I* do as far as you're concerned eh Geek? LOL
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[GeekStreak 0]

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ROFL! No, evidently *I* do as far as you're concerned eh Geek? LOL

Nah!! I'm glad to have everybody here to learn from. I'll get to 9,500' in 12 more jumps !! Then I get to ride the BIG plane 1111,
GeekStreak

[Pammi 0]

Big plane?! They have those?! I've only been in a C-182!! No fair! :)
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[jalkek 0]

In March 01 we went to 21.6 with O2 in a Super Otter at Eloy. Did a 3-way with disposable camera. Great photos! Avg speed belly was 148. Must have been zooming on top end!!!

[wceviper 0]

My first jump was a tandem from 14.7k. My TM and I rode in the front of the plane, Besides my camera man, we were the last people out of the plane. The second tandem I (for the first jump i booked 25 people to jump and paid 25 deposits at Montereybay. 1 person flaked so I used there deposit for the my second jump later that week) did was from a little over 14.3k. The plane was empty on the ride up, me, my buddie who was hooked after jump 1. 2 TMs and 2 solo jumpers. once again I was the last person out.
Now I am just waiting for Ground school to jump solo.
-Viper

[mouth 0]

We have a male pilot and the joke is the girls need to flash him for extra altitude. Personally I think we need a female pilot so the guys can do the flashing!

[Grogs 0]

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Personally I think we need a female pilot so the guys can do the flashing!

LOL. You probably wouldn't get 3500' if you did that. She'd get mad and make everyone get the hell out.

[mouth 0]

Well, it would be quite funny to watch if she did.

[pyke 0]

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but the highest I've ever been without O2 was 16,300 AGL

I was on said load (can we say FRUITLOOP?), it was good fun. Nothing like a CASA pilot taking all the dz staff on a 'staff appreciation' jump and it just so happens you're on the plane too!!
Highest with O2 was to 15,200 AGL, but that was in a C-185 in NZ. Nothing like having your brain deprived for over 25 minutes!!! "My willy tickles!"
That was when the O2 got circulated...too bad I zooed the dive...such a waste of good altitude!!!
Kahurangi e Mahearangi,
Pyke
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