chuckakers 370 #1 November 29, 2003 A whuffo friend (ok, associate) told me he saw a skydiving Santa bang in pretty hard at Sharpstown Mall in Houston yesterday (Friday). Just wondering if anyone knows who it was. Winds were gusting well beyond 30 all afternoon. Maybe Santa should've tried jumping his sleigh instead! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpacelandJack 0 #2 November 30, 2003 A guy who goes by the name "Hoop" @ Spaceland http://skydivespaceland.com/staff/staff_bio/rob_bio.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #3 November 30, 2003 QuoteA guy who goes by the name "Hoop" @ Spaceland Did he have a PRO rating?www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #4 November 30, 2003 I asked that and Gemini said he did have a PRO rating. Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #5 November 30, 2003 QuoteI asked that and Gemini said he did have a PRO rating. I guess we'll have to hear exactly how bad it was if he jumped in 30 plus winds......www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caseadilla 0 #6 November 30, 2003 Thats funny, I was in New Mexico on Vacation and saw it on the news there. It wasn't that bad of a landing. Just a little butt sliding. I wonder where else they aired that besides Texas and New Mexico Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpjumps 0 #7 November 30, 2003 Made it in the Today show My mom called me and asked if I knew who it was and I think she said the Today show. A major morning show anyway...Your character will ultimately determine your destiny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #8 November 30, 2003 Sounds to me like its a demo where nobody got hurt, and no damage done. Sounds like a succesful demo to me... _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoShitThereIWas 0 #9 November 30, 2003 I hope he is okay, he sounds like a pretty cool dude. Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dayle 0 #10 November 30, 2003 I saw that footage on a local station up here in Toronto Canada. It wasn't a "bad" landing, just a heavy but slide. Looks bad to wuffo's and I'm sure the jumpers ass hurt from banging into the concrete. I'm not sure but it kinda looked like a downwind landing. Dayle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trent 0 #11 November 30, 2003 Yeah, it was a downwinder. Not too many options when you're long, and you're landing on top of a parking garage and the only outs are a freeway and a mall parking lot on the busiest shopping day of the year. No one was hurt, and the kids were loving it anyway.Oh, hello again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conquest150 0 #12 December 1, 2003 one of the guys i jump with told me about it yesterday. he said he saw it on cnn in myrtle beach. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikkey 0 #13 December 1, 2003 It made the news world wide. They showed it here in OZ. The type of footage TV stations love with a corny comment... on the local news it was "why Santa really needs those reindeer..." --------------------------------------------------------- When people look like ants - pull. When ants look like people - pray. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee03 0 #14 December 1, 2003 wonder it that's the same one I saw night before last on the Weather Channel?-------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sducoach 0 #15 December 1, 2003 Hook, Not unless it's brand new. This does sound like a "Pro rated demo" if it was on top of a parking garage. Blues, J.E.James 4:8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #16 December 1, 2003 A PRO rating is not an FAA requirement. You can demonstrate profiency to an FAA inspector to get a letter authorizing you to do demos w/o a PRO rating. The down side is another FSDO may not recognize the letter and you may have to demonstrate it again for a different FSDO. Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sducoach 0 #17 December 1, 2003 Hook, FAR 105.21.a states that a certificate of authorization must be issued. i.e. 7711. AC # 91-45C.2 states the clearance from spectators and the requirement for the "exhibition rating". AC # 105-2C.15.A.1 and .2 Our FISDO requires Pro along with TSA's approval. Pretty simple. Take that chip off you shoulder you old buzzard before I come out there and give you a big wet kiss!!! Ski season is coming!!!! Blues, J.E.James 4:8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #18 December 1, 2003 Either way, it wasn't that bad of an ass-plant, even for a downwinder. I saw it on some show this morning here in NC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #19 December 1, 2003 QuoteQuoteI asked that and Gemini said he did have a PRO rating. I guess we'll have to hear exactly how bad it was if he jumped in 30 plus winds...... If he jumped in 30 mph winds, he violated the special conditions of his waiver, 7711-2, and BSR's if he was Pro rated. This is the type of thinking that will make our insurance go away. If he did not jump in 30 mph winds, all he did was make a skydiving Santa look like a buffoon. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #20 December 1, 2003 Looking at that video I can assure you that the guy in question did not land downwind in 30+ mph winds. He might have had a 5-8 mph tailwind, if that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #21 December 1, 2003 Quote He might have had a 5-8 mph tailwind, if that. Ditto. It didn't look too fun thoughwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #22 December 1, 2003 QuoteLooking at that video I can assure you that the guy in question did not land downwind in 30+ mph winds. He might have had a 5-8 mph tailwind, if that. I didn't say he downwinded in 30 mph winds. Someone else said the winds were 30 mph.QuoteWinds were gusting well beyond 30 all afternoon. Maybe Santa should've tried jumping his sleigh instead! If the winds were only 5-8 then refer to second portion of my post. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #23 December 1, 2003 AC91-45C CHP 6 also states: QuoteParachutists who are not members of a recognized parachute organization or the participating branch of a national aero club and who wish to participate in a demonstration or exhibition jump over or into a congested area must present satisfactory evidence of the necessary experience, knowledge, and skill equivalent to that required by the United States Parachute Association (USPA). a. If the parachutist is unable to provide this information, the FAA inspector-in-charge may require a demonstration jump (not over a congested area) as a prerequisite before approving the request QuoteTake that chip off you shoulder you old buzzard before I come out there and give you a big wet kiss!!! I might hold you to that QuoteSki season is coming!!!! Hell, it is already here, We've been boarding now 5 or 6 times. Come on down, you got a place to stay. Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dayle 0 #24 December 2, 2003 I can't believe I called that right. So it was downwind. As I saw him coming in on the tape it just didn't look right, I saw how small the landing area was and when he flared, it just didn't take enough of the speed off. He did do a hell of a job though landing it like that. And for the others, there is no way the winds were 30mph, he would have been going like a bat out of hell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sducoach 0 #25 December 2, 2003 Chuckie, You lie you lie, You NEVER get up in the morning!!!!! Hey PM on the way. Blues, J.E.James 4:8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
