377 21 #26 January 30, 2013 Jumpship of the future: Three point tethered hydrogen balloon with a pulley. Winch on the ground. Rube Goldberg would love it. FAA wouldnt like those tethers. Impatient jumpers (who dont remember Twin Beech or DC 3 rides) wouldnt like the long climb time. 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
DJL 232 #27 January 30, 2013 That's not a bad idea at all. Just plant an airship at 15k and hoist gondolas full of passengers to altitude."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #28 January 31, 2013 QuoteJumpship of the future: Three point tethered hydrogen balloon with a pulley. Winch on the ground. Rube Goldberg would love it. FAA wouldnt like those tethers. Impatient jumpers (who dont remember Twin Beech or DC 3 rides) wouldnt like the long climb time. 377 Just shinny up the giraffe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
