gus 1 #26 December 9, 2002 I love climbing around on our Grand Caravan, we had a Skyvan for a week over the summer which was great but my favourite's definately the Porter - nice big door and step, slow run-in speed and real characterGus OutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fudd 0 #27 December 9, 2002 Only jumped from one plane so far... But it's an antanov 28 10 minutes to altitude with tailgate I love it There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #28 December 9, 2002 Mike's King Air... Nothing compares.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #29 December 9, 2002 Skyvan....fast climb to altitude, easier to do big-ways, more fun to dive from, I never have to open the door Plus every girl loves the Skyvan. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #30 December 9, 2002 "Mike's King Air... Nothing compares.. " The Mullins King Air was the first 'real' plane I ever jumped out of.....Yeppers, it climbs like a banshee, probably even faster now than my first meeting with it (93/94), but the door is just too damn small for anything useful... Gimme a tailgate anyday.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kizzie92 0 #31 December 9, 2002 Yeah Babby! The old C182 workhorse Lots of stuff to hang off. Lots of fun! TonyThe big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 0 #32 December 9, 2002 I think the Let410 is nice, but I also like the 182 at our dz - things to hang off and you've got more options for funky exits ----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 4 #33 December 9, 2002 My heart is with the DC-3, but my head is with the Super Otter. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #34 December 9, 2002 Quote I jumped the venerable old DC-3, 'Mr. Douglas', once, at a nationals boogie in Oklahoma in 1980 or so... Mr. Douglas had a pimpin' stereo, and they played 'Free Bird' on the climb to altitude... it was pretty cool! For a while, they had an Eagles tape stuck in the cassette player and couldn't get it out. I heard that tape until I got sick of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #35 December 9, 2002 The Pitts 2C was really cool. Only good for solos, though.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #36 December 9, 2002 QuoteThe Pitts 2C was really cool. Only good for solos, though. Or one hell of an expensive 2 way. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 4 #37 December 9, 2002 DeHavilland Tiger Moth, with the same reservations. Stand on the front seat holding onto the upper wing at 2,500. Pilot goes into loop. At the top of the loop, 3,500, pilot pops stick and you extract like a champagne cork. The rest of the time, Otters. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GroundZero 0 #38 December 9, 2002 #1... DC-3 (hoping to have Mr. Douglas flying again real soon in Tullahoma!) #2... Everything else... But remember, they're all just elevators... I like my ride back to Earth the best! Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #39 December 9, 2002 Well hell.. I guess the bi-plane at the convention was the best of all... Man that was cool... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #40 December 9, 2002 Mullins. specialty jumps - i love Balloons... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 18 #41 December 9, 2002 I like the Porter. Big door, ( one or two) great for a small DZ because it keeps the tandems going so the DZO can afford it, and lots of room for the rest of us. I hear someone is putting a -34 turbine in one! That one will climb fast!!!"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #42 December 9, 2002 CASA or Bell 412?...... Hmmm, flip a coin. ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craichead 0 #43 December 10, 2002 Not that I've jumped out of that many different planes being a beginner, but I really dig the Super Porter at my DZ. It's a fairly comfortable (when there are only 6 or 7 jumpers on board) and quick ride to altitude, and the wing strut is a comforting thing to hang on to for a student like me! Plus the polka paint job is disgustingly cute...see it here. Next faves are Super Otter and CASA, the only other planes I've jumped from. My instructors tell me I'm really spoiled -- I believe them! -P__ "Scared of love, love and aeroplanes...falling out, I said takes no brains." -- Andy Partridge (XTC) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbob 0 #44 December 10, 2002 I've always been really partial to ramp jumps out of C-130's. Nothing like stepping out into the black of night at 20,000 feet from the ramp.Who Dares Wins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasterfaller 0 #45 December 10, 2002 I love skyvans . Otters are a very close second . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbob 0 #46 December 10, 2002 You've jumped a C-5A? Are you sure about that??Who Dares Wins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Levin 0 #47 December 10, 2002 for fun jumps my favorite is the sky van. for serious jumps i prefer a super otter and for hop n pops a 2 seat powered parachute is a real hoot. levin vSCR#17 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamsville 0 #48 December 10, 2002 For big ways, the Casa or Skyvan. Else, the copter, otter, or 182 are all I've jumped. HarryI don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masher 1 #49 December 10, 2002 I've only jumped out of two aircraft. C-182 and an Islander.-- Arching is overrated - Marlies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwnuk 0 #50 December 10, 2002 M-28 Narrow tail exit but climbs in 8-10 minutes to 4000m! and a bit slower AN-28 but still faster than 15 minutes to 4000m Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
