kevinsa 0 #1 March 23, 2008 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQBnT2jHPo How do they get up there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skytash 0 #2 March 23, 2008 Quote http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQBnT2jHPo How do they get up there? clicky: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQBnT2jHPoDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinsa 0 #3 March 23, 2008 I always forgot to make them clickys because firefox with this addon does it automaticly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSecret 0 #4 March 23, 2008 I second that question... How did they do that and where do I sign up?Life is good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weichkeks 0 #5 March 23, 2008 that way: http://sport.unisport.etc.tu-bs.de/~fallschirm/Dachsprung.avi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #6 March 23, 2008 Quote I second that question... How did they do that and where do I sign up? check this one (somme footage is the same, more fun exits) they go out from the hatch on the copilot side sign up at www.pinkskyvan.at www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=3699&string=pinkscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #7 March 23, 2008 Please do me a favor. Please wait utnil after I have exited before you try to repeat that stunt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #8 March 23, 2008 I think it's usually done at the end of the load (when it's done). But I never did it and never jumped the PINK, so ....scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #9 March 24, 2008 They remove the roof hatch above the co-pilot's seat.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSecret 0 #10 March 24, 2008 Quote sign up at www.pinkskyvan.at www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=3699&string=pink Are you happy now!! I watched that clip and now my mind is blown! Life is good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyblu3 0 #11 March 24, 2008 crazy pilots...or should I say stupid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #12 March 24, 2008 Quote crazy pilots...or should I say stupid why stupid, it has 2 engines, they only stopped one of them.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,380 #13 March 24, 2008 >they only stopped one of them. ?? Didn't see any shutting down of engines. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #14 March 24, 2008 of the videos I saw, the right engine is off when people climb on top (as the hatch is on the right side)scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
northcave 0 #15 March 24, 2008 Screw sliding off the side into the props!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #16 March 25, 2008 Quote>they only stopped one of them. ?? Didn't see any shutting down of engines. Didnt look either I'll wagerYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #17 March 25, 2008 QuoteQuote>they only stopped one of them. ?? Didn't see any shutting down of engines. Didnt look either I'll wager 1) It's difficult / impossible to tell how fast the props are actually turning from watching video due to temporal aliasing. 2) If the power is cut to the engine but the prop is still spinning and you hit it, it's still going to ruin your weekend. 3) I'm not a twin-rated pilot, but my understanding is that cutting the power to one engine forces you to fly in a slightly wonky orientation to maintain level flight and probably puts people trying to climb around on the roof (and the whole aircraft as a result) at more of a risk than if you just left the thing running. /edited to add: 4) Given the stability issues the skyvan airframe experiences with both engines running and CGs moving about inside the fuselage, I'd consider experimenting with even more bizarre CG configurations with only one engine running to be, pardon my French, fucking stupid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,380 #18 March 25, 2008 > Didnt look either I'll wager I did indeed. You aren't referring to the props that seem to be slowly turning, do you? That's a result of the camera shutter speed; the engines aren't really shut down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #19 March 25, 2008 Bill, look at the pitch of the #2 prop. Looks feathered to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #20 March 25, 2008 Quote> Didnt look either I'll wager I did indeed. You aren't referring to the props that seem to be slowly turning, do you? That's a result of the camera shutter speed; the engines aren't really shut down. Well Bill Given that the OTHER prop is rotating just a smidge faster in the same take i would hazzard a guess and say YES it is not powered on the right side try looking at times from 1:00 to 1:15 both props are visuble one IS working one is NOT working. it's not rocket science just out of curiosity have you even looked at the video or are you just talking out of your hat?You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 22 #21 March 25, 2008 the pilot shuts down the right engine after the last group exits from inside and of course the prop is still turning. edit: one of the organisers posts on dz.com pinkskyvanThe universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #22 March 25, 2008 At 2:13 of the YouTube vid, the prop is clearly shut down, and at 1:10 of the other vid, it's not as clear that it's shut down, but it's also not a shutter stutter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,380 #23 March 25, 2008 > At 2:13 of the YouTube vid, the prop is clearly shut down . . . If you say so. From the video, both props are turning; the left prop appears to be turning more slowly than the right. I assumed both were shutter effects. Does that Skyvan have Garretts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #24 March 25, 2008 I don't pretend to know much about propellers and engines. I do know a lot about shutter stutter on high speed objects regardless of framerate. Therefore, I'll retract my statement of "clearly shut down" and say that one propeller clearly has very little movement compared to the other propeller. Were it shutter stutter (effects) then you'd see both propellers appearing to be in perfect sync, although potentially at different positions, as the camera only has one shutterspeed, exposing both propellers at the same time, for the same length of time, at the same framerate (almost assuredly 60i). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #25 March 25, 2008 What if one prop were turning just a bit slower than the other?---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
