bshl 0 #1 December 12, 2003 Just curious as to who likes what. If you go for the last one, what's your favorite and why? Blue skies and happy landings! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #2 December 12, 2003 Casa. Nice and roomy, large tailgate, plenty of room to strech out plus it holds 30 of my best friends each load. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brisco 0 #3 December 12, 2003 I'm with PhreeZone - the CASA!! Those tailgate exits are just plain FUN! Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #4 December 12, 2003 Well since i only jumped once I will have to say Otter since it broke my "skydiving cherry" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 December 12, 2003 Dude, you left off a LOT of jump aircraft. I'm really really enjoying the Beech 99 that's at my DZ. Its comfy, big, bigger door then a S. Otter.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FunBobby 0 #6 December 12, 2003 Skyvans, Casas, or even a C130. Anything with a large tailgate ..... fuuuuunnnnn! FunBobby Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bshl 0 #7 December 12, 2003 QuoteDude, you left off a LOT of jump aircraft. I'm really really enjoying the Beech 99 that's at my DZ. Its comfy, big, bigger door then a S. Otter. Yeah. There were only five boxes for the poll so I tried to pick the four I normally see/hear about with a wildcard for the fifth. Cheers! Blue skies and happy landings! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #8 December 12, 2003 You can put in over 100 selections for a poll. Just hit poll selections. Casa here."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #9 December 12, 2003 I'll take skyvans over casas. Climb a lot faster. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #10 December 12, 2003 >Climb a lot faster. It was taking us 16 minutes to get to 13.5 all summer in the CASA at home and it took 14 minutes to get to altitude in the SDA Skyvan at WFFC. 2 minute difference is worth it to me. Plus there is no Door drama in a Casa that you can get in a Skyvan with people that don't know how to operate the door. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bshl 0 #11 December 12, 2003 QuoteYou can put in over 100 selections for a poll. Just hit poll selections. D'oh! Thanks, Doug. I'll remember it for next time. Blue skies and happy landings! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #12 December 12, 2003 I think as far as an all-around nice jump plane goes- You can't beat an Otter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #13 December 12, 2003 I love the sky van... I like doing one of those "just run out the back of the plane" exits. I also like a floating exit on the otter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #14 December 12, 2003 Skyvan is great fun, and I just love hanging off the tail. But I still have to go with the Turbolet 410 as my favorite. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #15 December 12, 2003 QuoteI'm really really enjoying the Beech 99 that's at my DZ. Its comfy, big, bigger door then a S. Otter. Might be a tad wider, but not taller, and besides the A/C is a heck of a lot less stable! Hope you've got a good pilot, and are not hanging a big chunk out the door.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caseadilla 0 #16 December 12, 2003 Cessna 182. The smaller cabin makes your farts smell ten times worse than any other aircraft. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #17 December 12, 2003 QuoteMight be a tad wider, but not taller, and besides the A/C is a heck of a lot less stable! Hope you've got a good pilot, and are not hanging a big chunk out the door. Its actually an inch taller and 3in wider. 6 people can fit in the door. Head room in the plane isn't as good as an Otter, its MUCH better then a King Air, though. The door is hella better then a King Air. Have you ever jumped a Beech 99?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #18 December 13, 2003 QuoteHave you ever jumped a Beech 99? Yep. Lodi's Still like me a Caravan, or Otter better. Especialy in the hands of a new(er) pilot. Can't say I'd want to put 7 or 8 outside on a 99. Done it on a Caravan, and Otter. I guess it's all about what you like, and what you've gotten used to. I like the Door of an Otter better than Caravan, but when it comes to tandems, I like the benches in a Caravan FAR better than the benches in an Otter, or the (shudder) floor. The 99 out here has the same sort of benches as the Caravans at my old DZ.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wzettler 0 #19 December 13, 2003 You forgot CASA in your poll... I think when Jesus said "love your enemy" he probably meant don't kill them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #20 December 13, 2003 CASA definitely. big tailgates hold all sorts of possiblities. not only big groups, but stuff like raft jumps. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KenKnight 0 #21 December 13, 2003 Which ever one is taking me to altitude that particular day._______________ D28695 PoPs #9237 "Mix ignorance with arrogance at low altitude and the results are almost guaranteed to be spectacular" — Bruce Landsberg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #22 December 13, 2003 QuoteCessna 182. The smaller cabin makes your farts smell ten times worse than any other aircraft. that's why I love the porter... never jumped anything smaller ---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #23 December 13, 2003 Dude ---- Two Words: CA-SUH!!!! Nice & roomy, Giant Tailgate, and I don't have to look like an ass trying to open the damn door. BTW, you forgot to put 182 on the poll....... Edited to add: I might Vote Skyvan, but there was a nasty little incident on my first skyvan jump over in Rantoul where I discovered that sitting in the very back meant that you had to help with the door. Well, this WAS my first box jump.... Kinda made an ass out of myself wrestling with the door. I think it made it to the big screen that night at the party tent. =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jb092 0 #24 December 13, 2003 Anything with a tailgate!!!! What could possibly go wrong? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bclark 0 #25 December 13, 2003 I noticed all of the jump planes in the poll were turbines. My FAVORITE jump planes are DC-3's and Beech 18's. Yes I know they are slow and often scary to fly in, but they have more personality than most people I know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
