What's your favorite plane?

[Hazarrd 1]

so you said favorite plane but im going to cheat and say.....chopper! i dont have any specific one since ive only jumped out of 1, but come on, what beats a kickass ride to altitude and that exit.

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[jumpjunkie2004 0]

You've got all those jumps and you've only jumped out of one plane? Wow...

Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat...

[Trae 1]

Not sure if choppers count but it'd have to be a tailgate chopper.... best of both worlds except for higher altitudes perhaps.

If not a chopper it'd have to be a CASA ...heaps classier than a Skyvan with no tailgate not there issues.

Once you've jumped a DC3 it's hard not to include them in a list of favourites ...

So best one?? a turbine DC3 yes please.

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[riggerrob 558]

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Not sure if choppers count but it'd have to be a tailgate chopper.... best of both worlds except for higher altitudes perhaps.

If not a chopper it'd have to be a CASA ...heaps classier than a Skyvan with no tailgate not there issues.

Once you've jumped a DC3 it's hard not to include them in a list of favourites ...

So best one?? a turbine DC3 yes please.

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We have a winner!
DC-3s have enough interior room that you can stand on your hind legs like a gentleman.

[BrianM 1]

Here's what I was jumping this weekend. Takes 12 jumpers.

"It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

[DeNReN 0]

Bah..all that camera and those are the best shots you post

[nate_1979 9]

What the hell is that thing? Looks awsome.

FGF #???
I miss the sky...
There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

[DeNReN 0]

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What the hell is that thing? Looks awsome.

http://www.seqair.com/Other/UnFalco/UnFalco.html

It is pretty awsome
more pic's.....my g/f Julie took 90% of the pic's on my camera today..I was either busy jumping

[bob.dino 0]

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...you're climbing at a comfortable rate that I'd guess is no more than 600 fpm...

So, did you get one or two jumps in during daylight hours?

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If your idea of heaven is being able to fly backward in a 30-knot headwind while carrying an entire baseball team plus the manager for the price of a mid-range BMW, have we got an airplane for you.

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[DeNReN 0]

so your saying it isnt awsome??

Its no otter(not that I've ever been on one)...but its still awsome

may not be a fast climber...but damn that thing dosent need much space to take off or land

[Frogger 0]

I love those things (AN-2)! They look so cool. Unfortunately, the last I read, they aren't approved for anything but airshow demo flights in the U.S. Anyone know if this is still correct?
Blues
Frogger

[phoenixlpr 0]

I don't think so. AFAK they are used for agricultural work too.

[mnealtx 0]

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Here's what I was jumping this weekend. Takes 12 jumpers.

Ah, the AN-2.... gotta love a plane that takes 20 minutes to climb to 3k...

If the weather ever clears up, I'll be checking out a new DZ in Macedonia that has an AN-2...

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[tso-d_chris 0]

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http://www.seqair.com/...UnFalco/UnFalco.html

All in all, a remarkable machine. If your idea of heaven is being able to fly backward in a 30-knot headwind while carrying an entire baseball team plus the manager for the price of a mid-range BMW, have we got an airplane for you.

There's Only One Problem: the FAA Doesn't Like An-2s.

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The FAA saw the prospect of 20,000 uncertificated six-ton, 1,000-horsepower airplanes that could be bought for the price of a used Skylane and flown by private pilots-soloed by students, even-since their gross weight was just 350 pounds under the 12,500-pound type-rating restriction. So they said, "If you simply want to own the world's biggest biplane and display it at air shows or rent it to ad agencies, you're welcome to it. And you can do all the proficiency flying you wish, but we're going to make it impossible for you to do anything but proficiency flying, by limiting you to landing only back at your departure airport. Have a nice day."

Sounds like a perfect jump plane to me. I've seen one take off before. Most taxiways have more than enough runway! If there is a decent headwind, a person could run along side it while it takes off.

Other favorites:

Skydive MO's widebody C182. 13 min to 10K fully loaded fairly easily.

Jet Bell helicopter at Quincy. The only time the ride to altitude was much more fun than a very enjoyable skydive.

Skydive Deland's Porter. Extremely fast climbing. Plus, you gotta love a plane that can carry more than it can hold. It's more comfortable if a slot remains unsold, though.

Any tailgate aircraft

Anything that's not a King Air

[mattjw916 2]

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Anything that's not a King Air

werd... I could go my whole life and never miss jumping from a King Air, or a Beech 18 for that matter, it's kinda like a King Air on ludes.

NSCR-2376, SCR-15080

[Eule 0]

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Here's what I was jumping this weekend. Takes 12 jumpers.

A guy I know in the Netherlands has jumped from one of these. I Googled up the DZ and found the
picture of the one he was talking about - on the airport's "historical aircraft display" page! As he said,
"It's huge, and slow, and ancient, and everybody loves her."

Eule

PLF does not stand for Please Land on Face.

[Eule 0]

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I've also been reading posts here, hearing people talk about the green light and not being able
to tell the pilot about the spot and thinking "WTF? Why can't you talk to the pilot? He's sitting right next
to you!"

On most twin-engined airplanes the door is 20 or more feet from the pilot, so you need a systems of lights and switches to communicate with the pilot.

I figured that part out. :) I'm just used to jumping from a 182.

Eule

PLF does not stand for Please Land on Face.

[phoenixlpr 0]

I have started jumping from AN-2. Cessnas were new for me for a while.

[britboynz 0]

PAC 750 or Jet Ranger Helicopter