mjosparky 3 #76 September 19, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuote[I wouldn't take that guys post seriously... I think it might be a troll... reply] I agree... The moderators should throw it out....Steve1 No...just make him jump a Tri-Con at terminal in a belly wart How about a Piglet I?My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andy9o8 0 #77 September 19, 2006 QuoteOne does hear the jokes about the 'boots and helmet meeting behind one's back' on terminal belly mount openings! That's no joke, it's what it's like, for real! Jump #57, total mal, terminal belly reserve opening. Hard pull on main, both hands in - pulling, was head down when went for reserve; it deployed up thru my feet. Not unlike getting bent in half, backward. Yeah. It stung, just a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites fastphil 0 #78 September 20, 2006 Wish I waa 25 and had 50 bucks, sounds like fun... Dude, you fail to realize a time when, between the time you ordered new custom gear and the time you recieved it, the sport is redefined and your new custom gear outdated. What have you done for skydiving lately??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pchapman 262 #79 October 13, 2006 Skydivingmovies.com didn't seem to have any videos of Para Commanders... so I added one. On the weekend a friend and I did a CRW 2-stack with a square and my Para Commander. He had done such stacks many years ago. The docking speed was of course a source of nervous anticipation! The attached pic shows the hit, when I'm hidden in/under the square, and the square's tips have swung forward. The square then went back to flying normally, although slightly bent, and flown in maybe 2/3 brakes. We didn't try to land the stack. Round-square dock 2006: http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=4976 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites murrays 0 #80 October 13, 2006 Very cool Pete! Nice standup.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 3 #81 October 13, 2006 How about a little Dactyl and square CRW? Nice video.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiveJack 1 #82 October 13, 2006 QuoteHow about a little Dactyl and square CRW? Nice video. Years ago in Florida we did a tri-plane with three 28' cheapos and a 4 stack with two cheapos on top and two squares below. Sport Death! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skypuppy 1 #83 October 16, 2006 Years ago in Florida we did a tri-plane with three 28' cheapos __________________________________________________ I recall your tri-plane made the cover of Skydiving magazine, didn't it? Maybe someone could post a scan of that, seem to recall you were really hanging out flat on that. The other Skydiving cover I remembered was Shoobi and someone else cutting away from a stack before hooking up in freefall and then doing crew under their reserves, if I remember it right. Recall that one of them was still holding onto his toggles after he cutaway.If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Revillusion 0 #84 October 24, 2006 Anyone have one they are willing to "put on loan" for a boogie demo? You jump it or allow another jumper with experience under a round to jump. PM me for details. VIRTUS JUNXIT MORS NON SEPARABIT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 135 #85 November 23, 2006 before the jump (3 years ago) Photo credit : Blaise Chappuisscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites OldMan 0 #86 August 9, 2009 Dumb enough? Hell, the PC was a Cadillac.We thought we had died and gone to heaven when it came out in 1964. Prior to that we used Cheapo's( 26ft surplus rounds with either a 5 or 7 TU cut into them.) Thats when wdi's,spoting and plf,s were a must. No, we were not dumb,we loved to jump and that's what we had. It is my firm belief that the vast majority of current day jumpers would,nt be jumpers if they had to use the gear we had available back then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites poppenhager 1 #87 August 9, 2009 Hi OldMAN,I concur 100% on that one.I jump a PC about once a year but I'll be damn if I would jump another cheapo 7TU unless it was a matter of life or death.......another OLD MAN..........POP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites OldMan 0 #88 August 10, 2009 Amen Brother. I still have several PC's that I jump on occasion.I can't quite tear myself away from the way it was back then. It's just not the same anymore. I guess I'm just a dinasour,extinct and don't know it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybill 19 #89 August 10, 2009 QuoteDumb enough? Hell, the PC was a Cadillac.We thought we had died and gone to heaven when it came out in 1964. Prior to that we used Cheapo's( 26ft surplus rounds with either a 5 or 7 TU cut into them.) Thats when wdi's,spoting and plf,s were a must. No, we were not dumb,we loved to jump and that's what we had. It is my firm belief that the vast majority of current day jumpers would,nt be jumpers if they had to use the gear we had available back then. Hi Larry, Yer' right!! "We loved to jump and that's what we had!!" Daze gone by it was a hardy sport!! One thing else for sure, what with all the whistles, bells, ground proximity warning and over ride devices, lanyards, Jesus cords and what all, the number of jumpers who think they're "bounceproof" has risen considerably. Trouble is they can still bounce...just as high!SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Krip 2 #90 August 11, 2009 Quote Quote Dumb enough? Hell, the PC was a Cadillac.We thought we had died and gone to heaven when it came out in 1964. Prior to that we used Cheapo's( 26ft surplus rounds with either a 5 or 7 TU cut into them.) Thats when wdi's,spoting and plf,s were a must. No, we were not dumb,we loved to jump and that's what we had. It is my firm belief that the vast majority of current day jumpers would,nt be jumpers if they had to use the gear we had available back then. Hi Larry, Yer' right!! "We loved to jump and that's what we had!!" Daze gone by it was a hardy sport!! One thing else for sure, what with all the whistles, bells, ground proximity warning and over ride devices, lanyards, Jesus cords and what all, the number of jumpers who think they're "bounceproof" has risen considerably. Trouble is they can still bounce...just as high! The difference is the bounce is under a good canopyOld joke: Who says skydivers are stupid we invented a whole to way to kill ourselvesOne Jump Wonder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ripcord4 0 #91 August 11, 2009 I jumped my MK I PC of 1970 vintage last December. It's getting old and porous but still performs. I can remember my first jump on a PC - probably 1966 or so - I thought I was in heaven. A quantum leap over my 28' cheapos! "It is my firm belief that the vast majority of current day jumpers would,nt be jumpers if they had to use the gear we had available back then." I could not agree more...real men jump rounds!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lucky508 0 #92 August 11, 2009 Quote " I could not agree more...real men jump rounds!! Pics from a jump on 7-21-09. ATW, Cael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dks13827 3 #93 August 12, 2009 wow, great paracommander pics... those lines were LONG !!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 377 21 #94 August 12, 2009 Quote: Amen Brother. I still have several PC's that I jump on occasion.I can't quite tear myself away from the way it was back then. It's just not the same anymore. I guess I'm just a dinasour,extinct and don't know it. I still have my old C9 cheapo and PC, kinda hard to let go of em. The memories are good enough for me. No need to crunch any bones reliving them with a current round jump. I truly admire the old timers who still jump their rounds now and then. I'll cheer from the sidelines after making a tip toe landing under my Triathlon. 3772018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bravoniner 0 #95 October 5, 2009 You are so right! I'll never forget my first PC jump ... light toggle pressures, turned on a dime and actually penetrated a little bit. I never looked back (as though cheapos were anything to look back on!). Not a half-bad canopy, actually, if the winds weren't honking and you had a decent spot. The only real downsides I remember were the pack volume (kinda bulky) and a vulnerability to burn pinholes. Blue with cu, Bravoniner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JnL 0 #96 October 5, 2009 I still jump my PC on a regular basis. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DSE 3 #97 October 6, 2009 Note the October issue of Parachutist: Patrick Wiggins, USAF (ret) did his 500th jump to celebrate 40 years in the sport (he deliberately timed them to coincide) on a Para Commander. He jumps it very regularly at Skydive Utah, and sets it down in the same place, every time. I admire the hell out of him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites stratostar 5 #98 October 6, 2009 you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Marios 0 #99 October 15, 2009 I jumped a PC last May. It was in a piggybag rig with a square reserved. No AAD. Owned and packed by a Dutch rigger named Roland. Jump was on 3rd of May 2009 from a Cessna Caravan. Exit alitude 3500 ft. Skydive Ramblers in Toogoolawah, QLD, AUSTRALIA. Good times Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dks13827 3 #100 October 15, 2009 Marios,, what did you think of the silent, peaceful ride? the slow trip across the sky, etc ?? I tell you, PC's just beat the heck out of cheapos way back !!! and that's a fact !!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next Page 4 of 5 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
Andy9o8 0 #77 September 19, 2006 QuoteOne does hear the jokes about the 'boots and helmet meeting behind one's back' on terminal belly mount openings! That's no joke, it's what it's like, for real! Jump #57, total mal, terminal belly reserve opening. Hard pull on main, both hands in - pulling, was head down when went for reserve; it deployed up thru my feet. Not unlike getting bent in half, backward. Yeah. It stung, just a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastphil 0 #78 September 20, 2006 Wish I waa 25 and had 50 bucks, sounds like fun... Dude, you fail to realize a time when, between the time you ordered new custom gear and the time you recieved it, the sport is redefined and your new custom gear outdated. What have you done for skydiving lately??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 262 #79 October 13, 2006 Skydivingmovies.com didn't seem to have any videos of Para Commanders... so I added one. On the weekend a friend and I did a CRW 2-stack with a square and my Para Commander. He had done such stacks many years ago. The docking speed was of course a source of nervous anticipation! The attached pic shows the hit, when I'm hidden in/under the square, and the square's tips have swung forward. The square then went back to flying normally, although slightly bent, and flown in maybe 2/3 brakes. We didn't try to land the stack. Round-square dock 2006: http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=4976 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #80 October 13, 2006 Very cool Pete! Nice standup.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #81 October 13, 2006 How about a little Dactyl and square CRW? Nice video.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveJack 1 #82 October 13, 2006 QuoteHow about a little Dactyl and square CRW? Nice video. Years ago in Florida we did a tri-plane with three 28' cheapos and a 4 stack with two cheapos on top and two squares below. Sport Death! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #83 October 16, 2006 Years ago in Florida we did a tri-plane with three 28' cheapos __________________________________________________ I recall your tri-plane made the cover of Skydiving magazine, didn't it? Maybe someone could post a scan of that, seem to recall you were really hanging out flat on that. The other Skydiving cover I remembered was Shoobi and someone else cutting away from a stack before hooking up in freefall and then doing crew under their reserves, if I remember it right. Recall that one of them was still holding onto his toggles after he cutaway.If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Revillusion 0 #84 October 24, 2006 Anyone have one they are willing to "put on loan" for a boogie demo? You jump it or allow another jumper with experience under a round to jump. PM me for details. VIRTUS JUNXIT MORS NON SEPARABIT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #85 November 23, 2006 before the jump (3 years ago) Photo credit : Blaise Chappuisscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldMan 0 #86 August 9, 2009 Dumb enough? Hell, the PC was a Cadillac.We thought we had died and gone to heaven when it came out in 1964. Prior to that we used Cheapo's( 26ft surplus rounds with either a 5 or 7 TU cut into them.) Thats when wdi's,spoting and plf,s were a must. No, we were not dumb,we loved to jump and that's what we had. It is my firm belief that the vast majority of current day jumpers would,nt be jumpers if they had to use the gear we had available back then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poppenhager 1 #87 August 9, 2009 Hi OldMAN,I concur 100% on that one.I jump a PC about once a year but I'll be damn if I would jump another cheapo 7TU unless it was a matter of life or death.......another OLD MAN..........POP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldMan 0 #88 August 10, 2009 Amen Brother. I still have several PC's that I jump on occasion.I can't quite tear myself away from the way it was back then. It's just not the same anymore. I guess I'm just a dinasour,extinct and don't know it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybill 19 #89 August 10, 2009 QuoteDumb enough? Hell, the PC was a Cadillac.We thought we had died and gone to heaven when it came out in 1964. Prior to that we used Cheapo's( 26ft surplus rounds with either a 5 or 7 TU cut into them.) Thats when wdi's,spoting and plf,s were a must. No, we were not dumb,we loved to jump and that's what we had. It is my firm belief that the vast majority of current day jumpers would,nt be jumpers if they had to use the gear we had available back then. Hi Larry, Yer' right!! "We loved to jump and that's what we had!!" Daze gone by it was a hardy sport!! One thing else for sure, what with all the whistles, bells, ground proximity warning and over ride devices, lanyards, Jesus cords and what all, the number of jumpers who think they're "bounceproof" has risen considerably. Trouble is they can still bounce...just as high!SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #90 August 11, 2009 Quote Quote Dumb enough? Hell, the PC was a Cadillac.We thought we had died and gone to heaven when it came out in 1964. Prior to that we used Cheapo's( 26ft surplus rounds with either a 5 or 7 TU cut into them.) Thats when wdi's,spoting and plf,s were a must. No, we were not dumb,we loved to jump and that's what we had. It is my firm belief that the vast majority of current day jumpers would,nt be jumpers if they had to use the gear we had available back then. Hi Larry, Yer' right!! "We loved to jump and that's what we had!!" Daze gone by it was a hardy sport!! One thing else for sure, what with all the whistles, bells, ground proximity warning and over ride devices, lanyards, Jesus cords and what all, the number of jumpers who think they're "bounceproof" has risen considerably. Trouble is they can still bounce...just as high! The difference is the bounce is under a good canopyOld joke: Who says skydivers are stupid we invented a whole to way to kill ourselvesOne Jump Wonder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #91 August 11, 2009 I jumped my MK I PC of 1970 vintage last December. It's getting old and porous but still performs. I can remember my first jump on a PC - probably 1966 or so - I thought I was in heaven. A quantum leap over my 28' cheapos! "It is my firm belief that the vast majority of current day jumpers would,nt be jumpers if they had to use the gear we had available back then." I could not agree more...real men jump rounds!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky508 0 #92 August 11, 2009 Quote " I could not agree more...real men jump rounds!! Pics from a jump on 7-21-09. ATW, Cael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dks13827 3 #93 August 12, 2009 wow, great paracommander pics... those lines were LONG !!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 21 #94 August 12, 2009 Quote: Amen Brother. I still have several PC's that I jump on occasion.I can't quite tear myself away from the way it was back then. It's just not the same anymore. I guess I'm just a dinasour,extinct and don't know it. I still have my old C9 cheapo and PC, kinda hard to let go of em. The memories are good enough for me. No need to crunch any bones reliving them with a current round jump. I truly admire the old timers who still jump their rounds now and then. I'll cheer from the sidelines after making a tip toe landing under my Triathlon. 3772018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravoniner 0 #95 October 5, 2009 You are so right! I'll never forget my first PC jump ... light toggle pressures, turned on a dime and actually penetrated a little bit. I never looked back (as though cheapos were anything to look back on!). Not a half-bad canopy, actually, if the winds weren't honking and you had a decent spot. The only real downsides I remember were the pack volume (kinda bulky) and a vulnerability to burn pinholes. Blue with cu, Bravoniner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JnL 0 #96 October 5, 2009 I still jump my PC on a regular basis. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #97 October 6, 2009 Note the October issue of Parachutist: Patrick Wiggins, USAF (ret) did his 500th jump to celebrate 40 years in the sport (he deliberately timed them to coincide) on a Para Commander. He jumps it very regularly at Skydive Utah, and sets it down in the same place, every time. I admire the hell out of him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #98 October 6, 2009 you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marios 0 #99 October 15, 2009 I jumped a PC last May. It was in a piggybag rig with a square reserved. No AAD. Owned and packed by a Dutch rigger named Roland. Jump was on 3rd of May 2009 from a Cessna Caravan. Exit alitude 3500 ft. Skydive Ramblers in Toogoolawah, QLD, AUSTRALIA. Good times Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dks13827 3 #100 October 15, 2009 Marios,, what did you think of the silent, peaceful ride? the slow trip across the sky, etc ?? I tell you, PC's just beat the heck out of cheapos way back !!! and that's a fact !!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
