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Typically a solo jump is required during TI training. You don't want to leave a student in a plane, with no rig, with an open door, by themselves...see where this could go? Panic does crazy things to seemingly sane people.
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QuoteThere was this one time at band camp...
Bet your flute siezed up alittle too!
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QuoteAug 2000, DC3 lost an engine at 19,000ft. All exited.
Did the pilot have to wake everyone up from their nap? 19K in the DC3 would have taken FOREVER!
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QuoteCaravan at 11,000 ft the engine seized up. The pilot ordered us to wait while he glided closer to the dropzone and then had us exit one at a time, no poised exits or hanging outside the plane. He landed the plane with out incident.
I was on this same load! Single file exit, and no one paniced! Not bad at all.
Nothing opens like a Deere!
You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers!
You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers!
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Just once, on a C182 at Pell City back in 1995 or 1996. Buddy of mine was jumpmastering two static line students and I was in the back, and we were to go to 10K for a 2 way after dropping the students out at 4K. First student, no problem. Second student, BIG problem. He was so tall and lanky, maybe long legs. Jumpmaster kept yelling at him to crouch down as he was climbing out on the strut, but didn't or never heard him. Popped the pin on the door handle. All of a sudden I watched the main rip out and the student got whiplashed off the strut and passed barely inches under the horizontal stabilizer which the parachute hung up on for a split second before sliding off into a ball of shit, which he then cut away from to a round reserve, and THEN failed to PLF on the taxiway and broke his foot. The pilot was a back-up because our regular was sick, and boy he was scared. The plane seemed to fly okay, but there was some kind of vibration. My buddy and I planned to jump and let him land a lighter load, but he was just scared, so we rode it down with him. After climbing out to look at the plane, we saw a large crack in the fuselage at the horizontal stabilizer, and the tip of the stabilizer was about 6 inches further back than it should be. I'd say I cheated death that day. What a day!
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QuoteQuoteLate '80s. Parkman's Twin Beech ate a jug at around 4000 feet. We all got out and landed in downtown Garrettsville.
Pilot ground looped on landing but everything worked out.
This is the plane http://www.dropzone.com/photos/Detailed/Jumpships/checkerboard_100327.html
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HEY !! we jumped outta that plane, when it visited our DZ years and years ago,,,
and when it DIDN'T blow up...
did a guy named john?? used to fly it???
jmy
John Mollek(sp) Man the things we used to do to that plane.
Please don't dent the planet.
Destinations by Roxanne
Destinations by Roxanne
Years ago a poorly running spinny thing on an otter about 1,000ft. We did a slow 180 and landed.
The cockpit escape hatch flew open on take off of a skyvan at Lost Prairie a few years back. It made one hell of a noise and everyone about crapped in their jumpsuits! We couldn't get it closed and did a go around to a nice landing.
I still get looks from jumpers when I ask them politely to buckle up, and wear their helmets. I see many jumpers that should know better wear a nice helmet on their chest strap for take off. Silliness, really...
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