shorehambeach 9 #1 August 2, 2017 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4753386/Tom-Cruise-parachutes-space-Mission-Impossible-shooting.html?offset=87&max=100&jumpTo=comment-228542120&reply=228542120 With Sian Stokes and Milko Hodges. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TriGirl 298 #2 August 2, 2017 All those pics of the freefall and canopy flight, and the one closest to landing still has him several meters off the ground. Then the "high-5s" at the landing area. Must not have stood up the landing. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jono 0 #3 August 2, 2017 Must real nice having the plane load to yourself and instructors, then when you land stepping out of your rig and leaving it to someone else to pick it up and return with it to the packing area to repack it for you whilst you get a comfy ride back in a 4WD. Remember you don't stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop laughing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Divalent 106 #4 August 3, 2017 The video show a very nice stand-up walk-out landing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mr2mk1g 10 #5 August 3, 2017 jono Must real nice having the plane load to yourself and instructors, then when you land stepping out of your rig and leaving it to someone else to pick it up and return with it to the packing area to repack it for you whilst you get a comfy ride back in a 4WD. Meh - we'd all do that if we could get away with it. "Rippling: One member of the crew flashed her athletic physique as she walked through the field with her jumpsuit unzipped" Lols - that's one for Sian to cut out and keep! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GreggB 0 #6 August 3, 2017 He jumped at Deland for fun when filming Days of Thunder. Missed seeing him there but heard everyone loved it as he had catering delivered to the DZ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kimemerson 7 #7 August 3, 2017 For the record, Cruise didn't have the DZ catered. That was the work of Four Stars catering whose owner, Frank, was/is a skydiver. He simply billed Paramount more and fed us quite nicely for about two/three months, Daily. Cruise had nothing to do with it. Cruise kept to himself and most of us never met him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GreggB 0 #8 August 3, 2017 Scratch that positive note then, thanks for correcting the rumor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kimemerson 7 #9 August 4, 2017 ...and he was there for AFF. Not a "fun" jump to be had. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skypocalypse 0 #10 August 4, 2017 kimemerson ...and he was there for AFF. Not a "fun" jump to be had. Think about that. Tom Cruise is considered to be one of the coolest guys in Hollywood, admired by everyone. And he wants to be like us... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites masterrigger1 2 #11 August 4, 2017 Quote ...and he was there for AFF. Not a "fun" jump to be had. He made a couple of fun jumps in Darlington,SC while filming Days of thunder though. He got his A license in 1991 or 1992 IIRC. MELSkyworks Parachute Service, LLC www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpwally 0 #12 August 4, 2017 Speaking of Celebs,,i remember seeing a pic of Kevin Bacon standing there after landing with his rig on and a beer in his hand,,has jumped on his own before or was it some type of And campaign ?...smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MikeJD 0 #13 July 19, 2018 I'm guessing everyone involved in the HALO jump filming in Abu Dhabi is sworn to secrecy - but does anyone who isn't sworn to secrecy have the lowdown? In particular, I'm curious to know: - Whether Henry Cavill also jumped (I think it's unlikely). - For the final filming, whether Cruise, Cavill and Cruise's cameraman were really alone in the back of the C-17 for that long shot leading up to the exit (also seems unlikely). - Whether the oxygen bottle and hose worn by Cruise were just dummy props, given that Cavill appears to temporarily disconnect Cruise's hose so that he has to reconnect it before exiting. Whatever, even based on the trailer and the behind-the-scenes footage, that looks like spectacular work from all involved. Here's the BTS footage I watched - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4OYdWtyClg - it's all fascinating, but the skydiving stuff starts at 22:16. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites frontfloater 0 #14 July 19, 2018 Mucho kudos to Mr Cruise for doing the jumps himself - it would have been easy, and understandable, just to use Milko for the actual jumps. Can you imagine what the insurance premium hike must have been ... ? Yikes ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiverek 60 #15 July 21, 2018 Watch THIS: https://www.facebook.com/cinemart.cz/videos/2128877120473052/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pnuwin 0 #16 July 31, 2018 Tom Cruise skydiving video. Very funny and well done. What fantastic advertising for skydiving! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1wsCworwWk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SethInMI 156 #17 July 31, 2018 pnuwinTom Cruise skydiving video. Very funny and well done. What fantastic advertising for skydiving! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1wsCworwWk This is the Late Late Show with James Corden / Perris Valley tandem jump video. Very well done. The bit with the creepers was great, and the "big box little box cardboard box" no contact flying plan was hilarious.It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sundevil777 98 #18 July 31, 2018 pnuwin Tom Cruise skydiving video. Very funny and well done. What fantastic advertising for skydiving! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1wsCworwWk Except for the face-plant landing People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiverek 60 #19 July 31, 2018 Making of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afb2z3SCKnI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Baksteen 84 #20 August 1, 2018 Gotta love the helmet setup of the TI. Also, did Cruise do any kind of tracking after the tandem opened? I don't think the video doesn't show it, but I'm willing to give him te benefit of the doubt."That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites johnmatrix 21 #21 August 3, 2018 Awesome. Like it or not skydiving is risky business. It looks like he was with a few good men up there, I guess he went home for a cocktail and celebrated like he was born on the 4th of july. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jrodrod 0 #22 August 6, 2018 Good time filler movie. I guess the Bonehead Aero is Halo certified now. Or was it modified for the O2. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 2,689 #23 August 6, 2018 >I guess the Bonehead Aero is Halo certified now. I don't know of any skydiving helmet that is "HALO certified." I have an older military system that uses an overpressure mask with receivers on a pretty standard open face helmet, and it is almost identical to the system that Mullins uses for his 30K jumps. But it is in no way a skydiving helmet that you would use for normal skydiving. On record attempts that go above 20K there's usually a hodgepodge of systems used, usually a central O2 tank with a manifold that gives each jumper a hose connection point. Some use cannulas, a few use masks. I've gotten used to using a hose in my mouth for bailout O2 and that works pretty well. Up to about 25K bailout O2 isn't really needed, but for something like this (where hypoxia would mean repeating a $50K shoot, and there's a lot of messing about in the airplane before the jump) I have no doubt they used it. >Or was it modified for the O2. It was certainly heavily modified to get the lights inside it (so Cruise's face would be visible on camera.) Given that the "oxygen line" was removed on-camera, it is likely a fake, with the "real" line running under the jumpsuit. You can easily get 4 liters per minute down 1/4" OD nylon tube so hiding it isn't hard. 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
TriGirl 298 #2 August 2, 2017 All those pics of the freefall and canopy flight, and the one closest to landing still has him several meters off the ground. Then the "high-5s" at the landing area. Must not have stood up the landing. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jono 0 #3 August 2, 2017 Must real nice having the plane load to yourself and instructors, then when you land stepping out of your rig and leaving it to someone else to pick it up and return with it to the packing area to repack it for you whilst you get a comfy ride back in a 4WD. Remember you don't stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop laughing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Divalent 106 #4 August 3, 2017 The video show a very nice stand-up walk-out landing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #5 August 3, 2017 jono Must real nice having the plane load to yourself and instructors, then when you land stepping out of your rig and leaving it to someone else to pick it up and return with it to the packing area to repack it for you whilst you get a comfy ride back in a 4WD. Meh - we'd all do that if we could get away with it. "Rippling: One member of the crew flashed her athletic physique as she walked through the field with her jumpsuit unzipped" Lols - that's one for Sian to cut out and keep! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreggB 0 #6 August 3, 2017 He jumped at Deland for fun when filming Days of Thunder. Missed seeing him there but heard everyone loved it as he had catering delivered to the DZ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimemerson 7 #7 August 3, 2017 For the record, Cruise didn't have the DZ catered. That was the work of Four Stars catering whose owner, Frank, was/is a skydiver. He simply billed Paramount more and fed us quite nicely for about two/three months, Daily. Cruise had nothing to do with it. Cruise kept to himself and most of us never met him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreggB 0 #8 August 3, 2017 Scratch that positive note then, thanks for correcting the rumor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimemerson 7 #9 August 4, 2017 ...and he was there for AFF. Not a "fun" jump to be had. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skypocalypse 0 #10 August 4, 2017 kimemerson ...and he was there for AFF. Not a "fun" jump to be had. Think about that. Tom Cruise is considered to be one of the coolest guys in Hollywood, admired by everyone. And he wants to be like us... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrigger1 2 #11 August 4, 2017 Quote ...and he was there for AFF. Not a "fun" jump to be had. He made a couple of fun jumps in Darlington,SC while filming Days of thunder though. He got his A license in 1991 or 1992 IIRC. MELSkyworks Parachute Service, LLC www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #12 August 4, 2017 Speaking of Celebs,,i remember seeing a pic of Kevin Bacon standing there after landing with his rig on and a beer in his hand,,has jumped on his own before or was it some type of And campaign ?...smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #13 July 19, 2018 I'm guessing everyone involved in the HALO jump filming in Abu Dhabi is sworn to secrecy - but does anyone who isn't sworn to secrecy have the lowdown? In particular, I'm curious to know: - Whether Henry Cavill also jumped (I think it's unlikely). - For the final filming, whether Cruise, Cavill and Cruise's cameraman were really alone in the back of the C-17 for that long shot leading up to the exit (also seems unlikely). - Whether the oxygen bottle and hose worn by Cruise were just dummy props, given that Cavill appears to temporarily disconnect Cruise's hose so that he has to reconnect it before exiting. Whatever, even based on the trailer and the behind-the-scenes footage, that looks like spectacular work from all involved. Here's the BTS footage I watched - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4OYdWtyClg - it's all fascinating, but the skydiving stuff starts at 22:16. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frontfloater 0 #14 July 19, 2018 Mucho kudos to Mr Cruise for doing the jumps himself - it would have been easy, and understandable, just to use Milko for the actual jumps. Can you imagine what the insurance premium hike must have been ... ? Yikes ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 60 #15 July 21, 2018 Watch THIS: https://www.facebook.com/cinemart.cz/videos/2128877120473052/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pnuwin 0 #16 July 31, 2018 Tom Cruise skydiving video. Very funny and well done. What fantastic advertising for skydiving! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1wsCworwWk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SethInMI 156 #17 July 31, 2018 pnuwinTom Cruise skydiving video. Very funny and well done. What fantastic advertising for skydiving! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1wsCworwWk This is the Late Late Show with James Corden / Perris Valley tandem jump video. Very well done. The bit with the creepers was great, and the "big box little box cardboard box" no contact flying plan was hilarious.It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 98 #18 July 31, 2018 pnuwin Tom Cruise skydiving video. Very funny and well done. What fantastic advertising for skydiving! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1wsCworwWk Except for the face-plant landing People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 60 #19 July 31, 2018 Making of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afb2z3SCKnI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #20 August 1, 2018 Gotta love the helmet setup of the TI. Also, did Cruise do any kind of tracking after the tandem opened? I don't think the video doesn't show it, but I'm willing to give him te benefit of the doubt."That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnmatrix 21 #21 August 3, 2018 Awesome. Like it or not skydiving is risky business. It looks like he was with a few good men up there, I guess he went home for a cocktail and celebrated like he was born on the 4th of july. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrodrod 0 #22 August 6, 2018 Good time filler movie. I guess the Bonehead Aero is Halo certified now. Or was it modified for the O2. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,689 #23 August 6, 2018 >I guess the Bonehead Aero is Halo certified now. I don't know of any skydiving helmet that is "HALO certified." I have an older military system that uses an overpressure mask with receivers on a pretty standard open face helmet, and it is almost identical to the system that Mullins uses for his 30K jumps. But it is in no way a skydiving helmet that you would use for normal skydiving. On record attempts that go above 20K there's usually a hodgepodge of systems used, usually a central O2 tank with a manifold that gives each jumper a hose connection point. Some use cannulas, a few use masks. I've gotten used to using a hose in my mouth for bailout O2 and that works pretty well. Up to about 25K bailout O2 isn't really needed, but for something like this (where hypoxia would mean repeating a $50K shoot, and there's a lot of messing about in the airplane before the jump) I have no doubt they used it. >Or was it modified for the O2. It was certainly heavily modified to get the lights inside it (so Cruise's face would be visible on camera.) Given that the "oxygen line" was removed on-camera, it is likely a fake, with the "real" line running under the jumpsuit. You can easily get 4 liters per minute down 1/4" OD nylon tube so hiding it isn't hard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
