Gadget 0 #26 October 23, 2007 Let's see if i can make the list longer. Disregarding the obvious like caravan,Porter,cessna 206 etc. Mi-8 helicopter Let- 410 AN-72 Dornier Casa aviocar 212 Bell jetranger helicopterIf people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes??? My logbook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocik 0 #27 October 24, 2007 Not too many types so far, but I have a quite exotic line-up for my AFF... Level 1-4,7 - L-410 UVP Level 5, 6 - Mi-8 Level 8 - An-2 My wish list - anything Western hope to get my first Otter or Cessna this weekend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VincePetaccio 0 #28 November 19, 2010 Isn't the Mi-8 a chopper? You did AFF on a chopper? That's pretty sweet.Come, my friends! 'Tis not too late to seek out a newer world! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VincePetaccio 0 #29 November 19, 2010 Oh, and sorry for bringing this thread back from the dead.Come, my friends! 'Tis not too late to seek out a newer world! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #30 October 28, 2014 my exotic would be : An-2 An-72 Bücker Jungmann http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bücker_Bü_131 Junkers Ju-52 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_52 AS 322 Super Puma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_AS332_Super_Pumascissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimjumper 25 #31 October 28, 2014 Probably forgotten a couple by now but here's what I can remember: C-172 C-180 C-182 C-206 C-210RG Cessna 208 (Caravan) Lodestar Beech-18 Cherokee Six Pitts Special Twin Otter Arava DC-3 Caribou King Air Queen Air Porter PAC-750 CASA 212 Skyvan DC-9 727 CH-46 Ch-53 R-44 Alouette Bell 412 Glider Hot Air Balloon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cambalectri 0 #32 October 28, 2014 my short list.... C-152 C-170 C-172 C-180 C-182 C-185 C-205 C-206 Tri-Pacer Norseman Dornier Seneca Chieftain Queen Air Beech-18 Casa Bell Navajo Pilatus Porter Caravan Twin Otter Hot Air Balloon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #33 October 28, 2014 VincePetaccioOh, and sorry for bringing this thread back from the dead. ............................................................................... Relax. Some of us old farts prefer to have all comments on one subject on one thread. Having all the comments on one thread makes it easier to research a topic. We don't care if there is a year or three gap between postings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #34 October 28, 2014 actually I bright it back from 4 years ago scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #35 October 28, 2014 The ones I can remember off hand: Casa 182 206 Beech 18 Twin Bo Navajo Twin Otter DC-3/C-47 Rans S-12 King Air 90 King Air 200 Porter Skyvan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 261 #36 October 28, 2014 Leaving aside the more common stuff, the few unusual planes I've jumped from are: de Havilland Dash 8 Blanik glider (sitting out on the wing leading edge) Short Sherpa (Not mentioned yet but not that unusual as at least one has been on the jump circuit in recent years.) C-180 on floats (Climb rate sucked, but you could line your four-way up on a float and step off..) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHemer 0 #37 October 28, 2014 I have had a fair mix in my limited time in the sport We don't have big planes like an otter in regular operation for Skydiving in SA C182 C206 Atlas Angel (Bit like a porter - This thing with a turbine fitted >) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aermacchi_AL-60 Porter Pac 750 Casa 235 Bell Jet Ranger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimjumper 25 #38 October 28, 2014 I had forgotten about the Aermacchi that the Herd had. If I recall correctly it wasn't the best jump plane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 20 #39 October 29, 2014 My rarest by far is the ATL 98 Carvair, a double decker DC 4 mod made by Freddy Laker in the UK. It came to WFFC in 2005. Also jumped from a C 54G, the mil version of the DC 4, also at WFFC in about 2000. Check it out: http://aviationtraderscarvair.com/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
377 20 #40 October 29, 2014 My list: Aeronca Sedan C 180 C 182 C 195 C 206 C 208 AN 2 Beech 18 (C-45) Fairchild 71 Howard DGA DC 3 (C-47) DC 4 (C-54) DC 9 C 130A CASA 212 PAC 750 DHC 3 DHC 6 Skyvan Schweizer 2-24 wood glider Balloon (mfr unknown) Bell 212 Aérospatiale Alouette Sikorsky S 58T Lockheed 18 Lodestar ATL 98 Carvair (DC-4 mod) WISHLIST: Boeing C-97 (mil version of Boeing 377 Stratocruiser) Lockheed Connie Douglas DC-6 Douglas DC-7 Might have a shot at the C-97, the others on the wish list are now very unlikely. Showed up for 3 different Connie jumps, never got to jump. On one, at California City CA, the plane (a surplus C-121C Super Connie) showed but high winds kept everything grounded and no jumps were made. The other two were post 2000 WFFC events where the MATS Connie was a no show. Bummer. Check THIS plane out: https://sites.google.com/site/boeing377/c133 The C 133 would have made a great big way jumpship if you owned an oil refinery. Amazingly it was purchased for $6500 surplus. I saw it make its last landing at Travis AFB on August 30, 2008 where it is now a static display. 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
erdnarob 1 #41 November 1, 2014 My turn : Aircrafts Locations (first time) Aerospatiale A-Star (écureuil) (H)* Mont St Sauveur Qc Antonov AN2 biplane Gatineau Qc Arava* New Hanover PA Beechcraft 18 St André Avellin Qc Beechcraft 99* Lodi CA Beechcraft King air* St Frédéric de Beauce Qc Beechcraft Queen Air Malone NY Beechcraft Twin Bonanza St Jean Chrysostôme Qc Bell 206 (H)* St Jean sur le Richelieu Qc Bell 230 (H)* Skydive Chicago Ottawa Ill. Bell 412 (H)* Quincy Ill Boeing 727** Quincy Ill Caribou Winchester ON Carvair Rantoul Ill Casa* Batavia NY Cessna 170 Orléans ON Cessna 172 Winchester ON Cessna 180 St André Avellin Qc Cessna 182 Winschester ON Cessna 185 St Antoine sur le Richelieu Qc Cessna 205 Victoriaville Qc Cessna 206 St André Avellin Qc Cessna 206 à flotteurs Ottawa ON Cessna 207 St Jean Chrysostome Qc Cessna Caravan* Freeport Ill DC-3 Freeport Ill DC-9** Rantoul Ill Enstrom (H) Embrun ON Fairchild Porter* Gananoque ON Firefly (M) Anderson Rd Ottawa est ON Helio Stallion* Bromont Qc Hercules* Quincy Ill Hughes 500 (H)* Ottawa ON Loadstar Godrich ON Maule Rocket Winchester ON Norman Brittain Highlander Teuge Hollande Norseman Victoriaville Qc Pac 750 XL* Rantoul Ill Pilatus Porter* Laferté Gaucher France Piper Chieftain Embrun ON Piper Navajo Victoriaville Qc Piper Seneca Embrun ON Sherpa* Ottawa Illinois Skyvan* Rantoul Illinois Tripacer Victoriaville Qc Twin Otter* St André Avellin Qc * turbo propulseur H hélicoptère ** turbo réacteur M montgolfière (balloon)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
Spooky52 0 #42 November 1, 2014 DeHaviland Beaver Dehaviland Otter CH21 (Banana) Cessna 172 Cessna 180 Cessna 182 Cessna 206 Cessna 207 Piper Cherokee DC-3 Aero Commander Lark (similar to a 172) C130 (Damned Navy Lt stole my film, the bastard) Super Twin Otter Twin Beech UH-1 Huey Bellanca I think that's it, without going back and digging through my logs.If you know how many guns you have - you don't have enough! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #43 November 4, 2014 Maybe we could classify jump-planes by their type of door. May I suggest the following classification system? Once a jumper has made a few jumps from one airplane in that class (e.g. ramp) then we could coach them on the subtle differences between a Skyvan ramp and a Chinook ramp. Cessna side door - 170, 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 205, 206 and 207. Small side door - Beech 18, Cessna 206 Medium-sized side door - Beaver, Cherokee Six, Dornier 27, King Air, Porter, Queen Air Large side door - Airvan, Antonov 2, Cessna Caravan, C-47, Dornier 28, Huey helicopter, Kodiak, Single Otter, Twin Otter Ramp - Arava, Buffalo, Cariboo, Chinook, Hercules, Skyvan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimjumper 25 #44 November 4, 2014 The Arava had a ramp? Did you guys take the tail cone off? I like the different door idea though, maybe a list if the different hazards on each type too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #45 November 5, 2014 jimjumperThe Arava had a ramp? Did you guys take the tail cone off? I like the different door idea though, maybe a list if the different hazards on each type too! ............................................................................ Arava is like C-119 Flying Boxcar and Nordatlas in that you need to remove the tail cone before you jump off the "ramp." More modern military transports (Antonov, C-130 Hercules, C-17, Chinook, Skyvan, Transal, etc.) allow you to open AND CLOSE the ramp multiple times during the same flight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimjumper 25 #46 November 5, 2014 That sounds pretty interesting. I got to jump them a couple of times at the '84 Herd Boogie but we only used the rear door which had a very odd angle and was a bit narrow, that took some getting used to for diving out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #47 November 5, 2014 Wow, looking thru this thread and considering my own list sure brings back a lot of memories. Here's the ones I recall. MX-2 Quicksilver Ultralight Piper Cub C-170 C-172 C-180 C-182 C-185 C-206 (Turbo 206) T-207 (Soloy turbine conversion) C-208 C-210 C-411 Skyvan Beech-18 BE35 Bonanza Cherokee 6 QueenAir R-44 Hughes 500 UH-1 Huey Helicopter MI-8 (Russian helicopter) Turbine Porter PAC 750 KingAir DC-3 Turbine DC-3 Twin Otter G-222 C-130 My favorite so far? Gotta be the C-130. But not always practical on slow weekends. During the WFFC days my wife and I were raising a young family, so we never got to travel much and jump the exotics, like the jets and the Connie. Some of the local jumpers made jumps from the roving B-17 bomber when it was up here a few years ago. Maybe some day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #48 November 6, 2014 Speaking of jump-planes with hydraulic tail ramps ... Embraer just rolled out the KC-390 prototype. It is slightly bigger than a C-130 and its pair of turbofans will make it considerably faster. Embraer claims that their KC-390 will carry 80 para-troopers. Embraer is planning the first flight for early 2015. I wonder which lucky Brazilian Army paratroopers will be the first to jump the KC-390? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithbar 1 #49 November 6, 2014 JohnMitchell Wow, looking thru this thread and considering my own list sure brings back a lot of memories. Here's the ones I recall. Turbine DC-3 C-130 My favorite so far? Gotta be the C-130. But not always practical on slow weekends. DAMN ! i'm jealous if i had a bucket list. those two along with a b-17 would be iti have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #50 November 6, 2014 keithbar Turbine DC-3 C-130 DAMN ! i'm jealous if i had a bucket list. those two along with a b-17 would be it It's funny, but I had lusted after the Turbine DC-3 ever since seeing one the Forest Service owned. When I finally jumped out of one was during a 2 week boogie in Thailand, jumping from the C-130s everyday, so it was a little anti-climactic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
