G5fh84 0 #1 November 6, 2005 I saw a kid playing with a mini parachutist at Star that had only one line from the “man” almost all the way to the chute. Looked like a pilot chute, have you seen any of these???…I was thinking to get some for our “flour bag” replacements for hitting dead center from a 100. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AudreyRowe 0 #2 November 6, 2005 Square one used to sell them - it is a toy parachute man or girl with a pilot chute type parachute - gave our 5 year old hours of fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 620 #3 November 7, 2005 I have just ordered a bunch of these for games at the dropzone!! Parachute guy rocks! http://www.costumecraze.com/AERO03.html My favorite: http://airshow.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=1&Category_Code=O7&ovchn=GGL&ovcpn=Parachute+Toys&ovcrn=toy+parachute&ovtac=PPC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #4 November 7, 2005 clickys.... http://www.costumecraze.com/AERO03.html http://airshow.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=1&Category_Code=O7&ovchn=GGL&ovcpn=Parachute+Toys&ovcrn=toy+parachute&ovtac=PPC"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 0 #5 November 7, 2005 QuoteI have just ordered a bunch of these for games at the dropzone!! Parachute guy rocks! http://www.costumecraze.com/AERO03.html Hey Mark, were you there when I was dropping my Aeromax 2000 guy at Flock-n-Dock 1.5? It took me a few times to dial in his spot, and I actually put myself into a bad spot a few times figuring it out. I eventually started dropping him at 1200ft around the same place I started my landing pattern, which made it non-interfering with my landing, and I got the bonus of landing 30 seconds before him, so I could look up and figure out where he landed. I got him into the main landing area a few times, once he was going towards a bunch of the flockers that had just landed and two of them were running to fight over who could catch him and bring him back to me. The winds eventually changed 90 degrees as I was dropping him and he disappeared. I only got about 5 jumps out of him and they are like $7 online... I wanted to order a bunch more but if I keep losing them it's going to get expensive. Definitely fun for the whole DZ and the spectators though...www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G5fh84 0 #6 November 8, 2005 Thanks for sending me this link.....I ordered 6 chutes for our next contest. from a hundred feet they should be hard to lose, and at least they won't make the mess that the flour makes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ashtanga 0 #7 November 8, 2005 Quotelooking for mini parachutists I think Luigi is out at Perris. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 3 #8 November 9, 2005 Go to a Military Surplus store and ask for flare parachutes. They will be around 10/12 inches up to about 20 inches. They are dirt cheap. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites The111 0 #9 November 10, 2005 Wow, I just ordered a couple guys for myself from: http://www.powscience.com/store/fascinations/aeromax2000.html This store kicks ass... within 3 hours after ordering I got an email telling me they had shipped my order AND upgraded shipping since the difference was so small. Once all these guys I ordered go in (get lost), I will be making future orders from this same store... I highly recommend them.www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites simplyputsi 0 #10 November 10, 2005 Well if you were at the Thrashers game last night, the Army sponsered a mini parachute drop that was to say the least friggen awesome. They attached t-shirts to the mini parachutes and had people tossing them from up in the rafters of phillips arena. It was the coolest damn thing I've seen in there yet. Too bad for me I was too far up to be in the "Drop zone". They must have tossed over a hundred of those things. I wish I had a picture.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites droquette 0 #11 November 10, 2005 I just ordered a couple of those aeromax figures.. looks like a good time... blue skies, danHISPA 72 ----- "Muff Brother" 3733 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites The111 0 #12 November 10, 2005 QuoteThanks for sending me this link.....I ordered 6 chutes for our next contest. from a hundred feet they should be hard to lose, and at least they won't make the mess that the flour makes. Hmm, I prefer dropping them from 1000 ft... it is true they are much easier to lose that way, but I have a few reasons why I don't like to drop them lower, specifically from 100 ft. 1) At 100 ft I want to be focusing on flying my canopy 100%. When I drop the guy at 1000 ft he goes straight back and up, and I never see him again until I am on the ground, and he is about halfway down (or I don't see him at all if the winds shift 90 degrees, which is how I lost my last one). 2) I like to make the guy's target the same as mine, i.e. the peas. That means you have to drop him upwind of the target. The only way to do that at 100 ft is to land downwind or make a ridiculously low 180 degree turn, and land in a deep hole (dug by you) next to your guy, waiting for the ambulance to come.www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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
Ashtanga 0 #7 November 8, 2005 Quotelooking for mini parachutists I think Luigi is out at Perris. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #8 November 9, 2005 Go to a Military Surplus store and ask for flare parachutes. They will be around 10/12 inches up to about 20 inches. They are dirt cheap. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 0 #9 November 10, 2005 Wow, I just ordered a couple guys for myself from: http://www.powscience.com/store/fascinations/aeromax2000.html This store kicks ass... within 3 hours after ordering I got an email telling me they had shipped my order AND upgraded shipping since the difference was so small. Once all these guys I ordered go in (get lost), I will be making future orders from this same store... I highly recommend them.www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #10 November 10, 2005 Well if you were at the Thrashers game last night, the Army sponsered a mini parachute drop that was to say the least friggen awesome. They attached t-shirts to the mini parachutes and had people tossing them from up in the rafters of phillips arena. It was the coolest damn thing I've seen in there yet. Too bad for me I was too far up to be in the "Drop zone". They must have tossed over a hundred of those things. I wish I had a picture.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
droquette 0 #11 November 10, 2005 I just ordered a couple of those aeromax figures.. looks like a good time... blue skies, danHISPA 72 ----- "Muff Brother" 3733 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 0 #12 November 10, 2005 QuoteThanks for sending me this link.....I ordered 6 chutes for our next contest. from a hundred feet they should be hard to lose, and at least they won't make the mess that the flour makes. Hmm, I prefer dropping them from 1000 ft... it is true they are much easier to lose that way, but I have a few reasons why I don't like to drop them lower, specifically from 100 ft. 1) At 100 ft I want to be focusing on flying my canopy 100%. When I drop the guy at 1000 ft he goes straight back and up, and I never see him again until I am on the ground, and he is about halfway down (or I don't see him at all if the winds shift 90 degrees, which is how I lost my last one). 2) I like to make the guy's target the same as mine, i.e. the peas. That means you have to drop him upwind of the target. The only way to do that at 100 ft is to land downwind or make a ridiculously low 180 degree turn, and land in a deep hole (dug by you) next to your guy, waiting for the ambulance to come.www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
