377 20 #1 February 27, 2014 http://www.moodypacific.com/MPAS/pistons/dc-9-21/ Sure glad I got to jump it. WFFC 2006. Sweet jumpship. 3772018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrDom 0 #2 February 27, 2014 377 http://www.moodypacific.com/MPAS/pistons/dc-9-21/ Sure glad I got to jump it. WFFC 2006. Sweet jumpship. 377 I'm singing the song "If I had a Million Dollars" right now. What a beauty.You are not the contents of your wallet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #3 February 27, 2014 DrDom ***http://www.moodypacific.com/MPAS/pistons/dc-9-21/ Sure glad I got to jump it. WFFC 2006. Sweet jumpship. 377 I'm singing the song "If I had a Million Dollars" right now. What a beauty. It's not just the purchase price of the plane. You'll need a LOT MORE just for maintenance costs. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 261 #4 February 27, 2014 While we're talking about "the jet", how often was it actually used? There was a lot of excitement back when Perris was getting it ready and satisfying the FAA, but how long or often did it actually fly jumpers after that, before languishing? It wasn't used that much, but perhaps someone can clarify. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #5 February 27, 2014 Lucky to get 4 jumps out of her at that last WFFC too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #6 February 27, 2014 They've missed the tail exit door out of the sales brochure! Fun ride, but even the one time I jumped it it didn't make much sense as a dz investment. can't remember what I paid for a lift ticket - $70 maybe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 20 #7 February 27, 2014 It was $100 at WFFC and worth every penny. The Perris DC 9 was a -21, a special "hot rod" version designed for challenging (short, hot and high) airfields. It was an ex SAS passenger airliner. From WikiprediaQuoteThe Series 20 was designed to satisfy a Scandinavian Airlines request for improved short field performance by using the more powerful engines and improved wings of the -30 combined with the shorter fuselage used in the -10. Ten Series 20 aircraft were produced, all of them Model -21. The Perris jet was reportedly "grounded" due to an FAA rule that timed out one of their engines based on its age rather than operating hours. The engine had plenty of hours left in operating time, but passed the chrono age limit and an OH was mandated, VERY expensive, well into six figures. 3772018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,396 #8 February 27, 2014 Indeed. Flying it out of (and then back into) Perris during the 2005 WFFC was pretty sporty. Especially since we landed during one of the rare summer thunderstorms there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SansSuit 1 #9 February 28, 2014 pchapmanWhile we're talking about "the jet", how often was it actually used? There was a lot of excitement back when Perris was getting it ready and satisfying the FAA, but how long or often did it actually fly jumpers after that, before languishing? It wasn't used that much, but perhaps someone can clarify. I'd be interested in how many loads it actually dropped. I was the first person to jump it naked, WFFC 2006.Peace, -Dawson. http://www.SansSuit.com The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcsvader 1 #10 February 28, 2014 Never jumped it but I do have a good memory of that first class seat in the picture Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jbag 0 #11 February 28, 2014 "ill wait til i get my own gear before jumping it."-Me, when passing up the last flight it ever did.IHYD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #12 February 28, 2014 hcsvader Never jumped it but I do have a good memory of that first class seat in the picture The poor plane got Vadered, didn't it... Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #13 February 28, 2014 Remster ***Never jumped it but I do have a good memory of that first class seat in the picture The poor plane got Vadered, didn't it... Vadered? Is that a term for the FAA grounding it? Yes, it was $70 when jumped it just after Christmas in '07 I think it was. Jarrett Martin was on it jumping a wingsuit. Another bird told me when I landed that it took him 20 sec to just get down to the starting altitude due to the groundspeed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #14 March 1, 2014 I jumped it a few times at WFFC. Very cool ride and a fun jumpship. HOWEVER, without some kind of high profile, large scale event like the WFFC, isn't it really a plane with no place to fly? I mean I love the thing, but I would never pay that kind of $$$ to jump it on a regular basis. And I don't know if any of the regional scale boggies would be able to support it. I'm deeply sad to see it and the WFFC go, but reality is a bitch. Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcsvader 1 #15 March 1, 2014 Remster ***Never jumped it but I do have a good memory of that first class seat in the picture The poor plane got Vadered, didn't it... It was RobbedHave you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #16 March 1, 2014 Rumour had it that Perris was bidding on some military contracts that included training HALO jumpers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grimmie 173 #17 March 1, 2014 They already have those contracts and fly the Skyvan or Otters for them. The jet was Ben and Pat's little father/son project. They sure had a lot of fun rehabbing it and dealing with the FAA. It was pretty impressive to watch it take off at Perris. I'm sure the neighbors are happy it's going. It's about $150,000 to get it flying again, according to Pat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
erdnarob 1 #18 March 4, 2014 I had the chance to jump twice that jet, it was just fantastic. Since the seats, carpets, and all accessories inside were in A1 shape, it looked exactely as an real airliner and was at the take off the most quiet airplane I have ever jumped. Mary and Lou-Ann, two attractive California girls were the flight attendents. They "explained" us how to buckle our safety belt, showing us where were the emergency exits...etc just like in a real travel, a requirement from the FAA. The two ladies were in shorts and t-shirt and parachute equiped since they were jumping after us. For those who want to have a look at such a flight and jump, see You Tube : DC-9 jump Rantoul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4ax-Eg0vZo It is the video of the four way I managed to do with three other friends. Not that easy since the exit has to be made one by one and the separation was several hundred feet between us due to the high exit speed. At Rantoul in 2006 (last year the WFFC has been held) the DC-9 was there for 2 days. I estimate that maybe 5-6 loads a day of 80 jumpers/load were made. Next year the jet showed up at the Skydive Chicago Summerfest. They made about 5-6 loads per day for two days. That makes for those two places about 1600-1900 jumps. Note : after a first landing at the Summerfest location in Ottawa ILL., it was found that the DC-9 was too heavy for the runway tarmac and later the airplane had to operate from Peru ILL. runway though the jumps continued to be done at the Summerfest location. The jet has been used for jumping at Perris and certainly at other places too but I have no figures. I was at the WFFC in 2005 at Rantoul and I don't think the DC-9 showed up that year contrary to what Billvon mentions. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #19 March 4, 2014 yeah, 2005 was the year they had the Carvair and Southern Cross DC3 flying, no jetNSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
erdnarob 1 #20 March 5, 2014 Yes, the Carvair. I did it too. Have a look at the picture. The amazing thing was to realize that the Carvair and I had the same age.Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #21 March 5, 2014 Awesome! Jet jump Long spot! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 20 #23 March 6, 2014 erdnarobYes, the Carvair. I did it too. Have a look at the picture. The amazing thing was to realize that the Carvair and I had the same age. Carvair http://reocities.com/anjapaul/n89fa.htm 3772018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #24 March 6, 2014 flipwithitfpm? Around 2500+ fpm initial climb. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trafficdiver 8 #25 March 7, 2014 Totally jealous.How fast was that going on jump run? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
