adrenalinejunki 0 #26 April 13, 2006 Reaford's PAC is coming to Pikeville, Ky next weekend for my wedding.... Atleast that is the plan. __________________________________________________What's the worst that can happen? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 4 #27 April 13, 2006 QuoteQuoteThere could be eight guys sitting there all day refusing to jump the Cessna, so this is the fix. Snobby bitches..... For me it was just an issue of I'm too old, fat, and tired to cram myself into a Cessna. I have a thousand jumps out of them, and I down't owe it to anyone to do any more. Perhaps I should think of it as a courtesy to others, not inflicting my old, fat, tired self on them in the Cessna. Perhaps "whiney bitches" would be a better descriptor. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #28 April 13, 2006 It sucks because I totally won't be able to take a nap on the ride up during this years training... Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #29 April 13, 2006 Quote...Perhaps I should think of it as a courtesy to others, not inflicting my old, fat, tired self on them in the Cessna... My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #30 April 13, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteThere could be eight guys sitting there all day refusing to jump the Cessna, so this is the fix. Snobby bitches..... For me it was just an issue of I'm too old, fat, and tired to cram myself into a Cessna. I have a thousand jumps out of them, and I down't owe it to anyone to do any more. Perhaps I should think of it as a courtesy to others, not inflicting my old, fat, tired self on them in the Cessna. Perhaps "whiney bitches" would be a better descriptor. I'm sorry, no offence inteneded. Was just poking a bit of fun at the turbine brats.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #31 April 14, 2006 Quote6 jumpers . . . I thought Tim said he would fly it with four.Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3331 117 #32 April 14, 2006 West Point Virginia has a PAC 750 most weekends. http://www.skydivethepoint.com/I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDonMan 0 #33 April 14, 2006 not any more. the lease ran out... Suffolk is the only one that owns a Pac The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3331 117 #34 April 14, 2006 Quotenot any more. the lease ran out... Suffolk is the only one that owns a Pac ------------------------------- West Point Virginia gets the PAC 750 from Carolina Sky Sports in Franklinton, North Carolina. I just talked to Paul Fayard, my phone is still hot. The most polite way to say it is, you don't have the facts. West Point will continue to have a PAC 750 and a Twin Otter.I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkymonkeyONE 3 #35 April 14, 2006 QuoteQuoteThere could be eight guys sitting there all day refusing to jump the Cessna, so this is the fix. Please tell me your exaggerating I am totally fucking serious. We have guys that will sit on their ass and bitch half the day instead of just hopping in the Cessna and getting in the air. Like John said, we fly our PAC with six people. I have been jumping it everyday since I got back from Z-hills on Monday evening. I have done two tandems out of it: one poised from the inside and one rear-diving-flipping exit. Both were very easy. All the taller guys are pretty much sitting in the door and rolling out though. I have done six AFF's out of it in the past two days and don't have any problem using the same techniques I always use in an Otter or Caravan. The outside, lower step is really nice for the reserve-side guy. Taller guys might be more comfortable doing a three-outside floating exit. I have done three wingsuit jumps out of it as well. The straddle benches are short enough that you can straddle them with your legs already zipped in if you like. It's just as easy, though, to just put your back to the sides of the plane and keep your feet in the center aisle. You DO, however, have to be cognizant of the low tail on wingsuit exits.Paraclete 8-way has been training all day out of it. Their video guy, Amish (MattM on here), is whining about it a bit, but he'll be aight. Ray Ferrell (sic?) stopped by here in Deland's new PAC for gas two nights ago. It was his last gas stop on the way from Canada down there. Those guys' yellow, blue, white paintjob looks really sexy. It's my guess that the Deland PAC will replace the Porter that got balled up not too long ago. Anyway, ours is a really nice plane and I like it. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #36 April 15, 2006 It is a bitchin ride, isn't it. What's the pain job on yours look like?---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites slotperfect 7 #37 April 15, 2006 Made my first three jumps (all tandems) out of it today. And yes, I bought my . My take on it: -Harder for me to board with a tandem rig on. I have to crawl in on my hands and knees. +Straddle benches! +Seatbelt arrangement is excellent. +Easy easy (easy) student hookup. +Hand rails on the inside are great! -Door is not big enough for my behemothness, so I was doing seated exits. The first one was perfect, and the last two I got cut in from the top and drove over head down for a bit. No big deal - those will take some time to perfect. +Roll up door, exit lights +Rate of climb Overall for tandem exits, some things are easier than the Otter, and some are harder. I reckon they come out about even in my book.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
SkymonkeyONE 3 #35 April 14, 2006 QuoteQuoteThere could be eight guys sitting there all day refusing to jump the Cessna, so this is the fix. Please tell me your exaggerating I am totally fucking serious. We have guys that will sit on their ass and bitch half the day instead of just hopping in the Cessna and getting in the air. Like John said, we fly our PAC with six people. I have been jumping it everyday since I got back from Z-hills on Monday evening. I have done two tandems out of it: one poised from the inside and one rear-diving-flipping exit. Both were very easy. All the taller guys are pretty much sitting in the door and rolling out though. I have done six AFF's out of it in the past two days and don't have any problem using the same techniques I always use in an Otter or Caravan. The outside, lower step is really nice for the reserve-side guy. Taller guys might be more comfortable doing a three-outside floating exit. I have done three wingsuit jumps out of it as well. The straddle benches are short enough that you can straddle them with your legs already zipped in if you like. It's just as easy, though, to just put your back to the sides of the plane and keep your feet in the center aisle. You DO, however, have to be cognizant of the low tail on wingsuit exits.Paraclete 8-way has been training all day out of it. Their video guy, Amish (MattM on here), is whining about it a bit, but he'll be aight. Ray Ferrell (sic?) stopped by here in Deland's new PAC for gas two nights ago. It was his last gas stop on the way from Canada down there. Those guys' yellow, blue, white paintjob looks really sexy. It's my guess that the Deland PAC will replace the Porter that got balled up not too long ago. Anyway, ours is a really nice plane and I like it. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #36 April 15, 2006 It is a bitchin ride, isn't it. What's the pain job on yours look like?---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #37 April 15, 2006 Made my first three jumps (all tandems) out of it today. And yes, I bought my . My take on it: -Harder for me to board with a tandem rig on. I have to crawl in on my hands and knees. +Straddle benches! +Seatbelt arrangement is excellent. +Easy easy (easy) student hookup. +Hand rails on the inside are great! -Door is not big enough for my behemothness, so I was doing seated exits. The first one was perfect, and the last two I got cut in from the top and drove over head down for a bit. No big deal - those will take some time to perfect. +Roll up door, exit lights +Rate of climb Overall for tandem exits, some things are easier than the Otter, and some are harder. I reckon they come out about even in my book.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
