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Jay Stokes - most jumps in 24 hours going on NOW

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kcjen24

I calculated 2:05 per jump to get to 700.

24 hrs x 60 mins = 1,440 minutes
1,440 / 700 = 2.05714286 min per jump

I'm getting the M3U8 error too now. :(



2:03

Each minute also equals 60 seconds, so 2.057 is not 2:05, it is 60 seconds X 2.057 as max time limit per jump cycle, to make 700 in 24 hours.

Must complete each single jump cycle within 2:0342 to be more precise - but who's counting?

Oh yeah, that's right... EVERYBODY IS!!!

Wonder where he is going to make up his time?
At 2:18-19 per jump, he will clear his old record of 640, but he won't make 700.
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Wonder where he is going to make up his time?
At 2:18-19 per jump, he will clear his old record of 640, but he won't make 700.



A recent blog post indicates that they're hoping for better speed in the cooler hours overnight. But they may also have weather to contend with so who knows...
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Doug_Davis

******I wish the video would show what jump # he is on.

Jay just did #147.

Since you're part of the team is there a checkpoint or cut off time that if he doesnt have X jumps by X hour they quit?

Or is he going through with the whole 24 hours whether he beats his old record or not?

Sorry about the delay. I'm also doing rig inspection and press escort.

Jay makes the call, in cooperation with the pilots. If it's unsafe, we stop. Rain won't stop the jumps, but lightning will.

If it's a short time, we'll take a break and resume. If Jay wants to stop for any reason, we stop.

As to his cycle time, now that the sun is down and the temperature is dropping, climb time will steadily shorten. Fingers crossed.

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councilman24

Take your rain coat. Going to be a front come through tonight. Just caused severe thunderstorms and 60-70 mph winds in lower Michigan. Might bust up enough to have a gap.



I do have my rain coat! Hope I don't have to use it, but it's better to be prepared. The weather is threatening, but it's weird... the clouds are forming a crescent around Frankfort, looming to the north and to the east and west curving around us, keeping our skies clear for jumping. The weather gods are on our side. For now.

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Yep, announcement just came over that they are asking everyone to pick up all the gear and move it to the hangers to keep it safe since the storms are approaching.

Looks like the event is going to be over for several hours at least.

Last jump I saw was around 291
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Yup, it's over. Jay's ok, but we're done for this attempt. Here's what I wrote for his blog:

Jay Stokes record attempt for 700 jumps is over.

Skydive Indianapolis owner Bob Dougherty spoke with one of the pilots who described turbulence he encountered on the descent after dropping Jay 2100 feet above the airfield. That roiling air meant that after growing and dodging around Frankfort for the past hour, the storm was now too close. Bob made the decision to temporarily halt jumping until the storm passed.

Jay was on the way down from jump number 292 when he ran into the same turbulence close to the ground. The unstable air caused Jay to have a rough landing, another reason to pause the jumping.

After reviewing the radar with Jay and the pilots, and watching the lightning gradually move closer, Bob terminated the attempt. “We looked at the situation,” said Bob. “After the storm would pass, the ceiling,” or the height of the clouds above the ground, “would be too low to jump. It wouldn’t clear in time for us to break Jay’s old record, much less reach the 700 jump target.”

As the rain fell, Jay addressed the volunteers in the main hangar, a scrape on the bridge of his nose the only outward sign of his rough landing. “I apologize for the short duration of this event,” he said to the gathered jumpers and support staff. “This is not my idea of a good time, but we do appreciate the fact you all gave it your all.” One person called out to Jay, asking, “What time do we start in the morning?” The gathered volunteers laughed, and Jay told them, “If my wife gets wind of that, I‘m done.”

Jay said he plans to get a good night’s rest, then return to the drop zone in the morning. He didn’t guess how many jumps he plans to make.

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docjohn

also something about Jay having a hard landing. Reports say's he'll be ok but the event is over.

Sorry Jay[:/][:/][:/][:/]

Awesome effort! You and your team rock!!



As one guy who attempted the most jumps in 24 hours way back in 1969... I second the awesome effort comment!! Jay, you rock!!!

When I first heard about the 640 jump record all I could think was "impossible"...but he did it. And I think he can get to 700...with a little luck.

When he reaches his 700 goal maybe he will want to break my current endurance jump record: Most parachuting night pukes.

In 45 years no one has attempted to break my record.

http://aicommand.com/regurgitation_record.htm
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Guru312

***also something about Jay having a hard landing. Reports say's he'll be ok but the event is over.

Sorry Jay[:/][:/][:/][:/]

Awesome effort! You and your team rock!!



As one guy who attempted the most jumps in 24 hours way back in 1969... I second the awesome effort comment!! Jay, you rock!!!

When I first heard about the 640 jump record all I could think was "impossible"...but he did it. And I think he can get to 700...with a little luck.

When he reaches his 700 goal maybe he will want to break my current endurance jump record: Most parachuting night pukes.

In 45 years no one has attempted to break my record.

http://aicommand.com/regurgitation_record.htm

I'm sure if there was somebody willing to try it, all they'd need was a bunch of bananas and cokes. Eat banana and chug a coke right before exit, once deployed, spin down.... you'll be spewing. :D
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Anyone know what kind of seatbelt he was using? Looked like a big carabiner. Never seen one like that.
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docjohn

Jay Stokes is attempting 700 jumps in 24 hours to break his own record.



I want to congratulate Jay on a valiant attempt. I hope there is a next time.

I also want to apologize to him and others reading about his attempt for interjecting my strange sense of humor into the thread. I should not have hijacked this thread for the possibility of a few chuckles. [But...my record is there for anyone who wants to break it.]

Jay...I sincerely hope you give it another try.
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