DALAILAMA 0 #26 December 9, 2003 Good luck w/ #4 & #5"Dropzone.com, where uneducated people measuring penises, has become an art form" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #27 December 10, 2003 I really hope there is another door on that aircraft...exiting the one shown in the pic would be very bad for business Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdgregory 0 #28 December 10, 2003 Yeah I was thinking the same thing!!! That clearly cannot be the exit door. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazy 0 #29 December 10, 2003 QuoteI really hope there is another door on that aircraft...exiting the one shown in the pic would be very bad for business try this side Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #30 December 10, 2003 What I might be tempted to do would be to search these forums for "favourite jumpship" etc, there have been a few threads on the subject. Then cut and paste the unusual ones into a list, then google for images....-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whatever 0 #31 December 10, 2003 I really do like the Let - huge door, bigger than an Otter's door, me thinks... One of the best things about them has to be the 'standard' Eastern European Airliner paintjobs on them... soon to be gone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #32 December 10, 2003 QuoteI really do like the Let - huge door, bigger than an Otter's door, me thinks... One of the best things about them has to be the 'standard' Eastern European Airliner paintjobs on them... I don't know if this is one of those paintjobs, but you can see how big the doors are in the let410 picture. Other two are the Pilatus Porter and our very own 'Fat Angie' An2- sometimes jumping out of that one is probably the closest you can get to a dead air exit from a powered aircraft. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whatever 0 #33 December 10, 2003 yeah, that's the kind of paintjob I'm talking about..who exactly makes the Let anyway? anyone know? soon to be gone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #34 December 10, 2003 Recently, a boogie organiser in this part of Europe sent everyone on his mail list an offer for one of those planes along with the dates of the boogies. Unfortunately 460k Euro (about .5 million $) is a tad too much for my pocket The manufacturer was stated as "LET a.s., Kunovice, Czech Republic". It also said that altogether around 1200 were made, which, I assume, means production was discontinued some time ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McG 0 #35 December 10, 2003 Looking forward to www.herculesboogie.com ... ***>If God meant for man to fly, He´d have given him much more money. McG, DZ EFVA dictator Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Markj 0 #36 December 10, 2003 I jumped out of one of these this weekend, It was pretty cool, It looks like a porter but it isn't. Its called a SMG-92. It was really quick to altitude.. . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #37 December 11, 2003 QuoteI jumped out of one of these this weekend, It was pretty cool, It looks like a porter but it isn't. Its called a SMG-92. It was really quick to altitude.. . >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Turbo Finist, the Russian answer to the Pilatus Porter and DeHavilland's Turbo Beaver. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tspillers 0 #38 December 11, 2003 I beleive the Turbolet compay was purchase by US Ayers Corp., but then they went bankrupt if I remember correctly. Todd I am not totally useless, I can be used as a bad example. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Markj 0 #39 December 12, 2003 Ye, exactly, its very similar to a porter, Its quite a cool plane actually.. cheers M.J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voodew1 0 #40 December 12, 2003 The beech 99 is an awesome plane, jumped it 2 weeks ago in Aggieland. This plane is by far the most comfortable skydiving plane I have ever been in. We were able to lay down, stretch out and really enjoy. Could have been the fact it was Thanksgiving weekend and the most jumpers on the plane at one time was eight which was double the other 2 loads. Thanks for flying with only for jumpers on a twin turbine Todd---next time I will bring the beer Voodew The pimp hand is powdered up ... say something stupid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tspillers 0 #41 December 12, 2003 Well, Mike is checked out now. We will fly it with only 6 though, so come back out and enjoy. Oh, I have have said you fly like a buzzard for some time now I am not totally useless, I can be used as a bad example. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
