tonybrogdon 0 #1 December 18, 2004 How many remember jumping the TV program "Riptide"'s helicopter nicknamed the Screaming Mimi at Perris for several weekends at Perris when the Otter was down for maintenance in 1985? It was like riding an elevator. On one load though, one of the turbine belts broke and we bailed out over Sun City at 10 grand.Tony Brogdon D-12855 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #2 December 18, 2004 Don't remember it, but: http://www.tvacres.com/helicopters_screaming.htm. And I dunno what a turbine belt is, but thank goodness we don't use them anymore! Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #3 December 18, 2004 Hey Tony, I remember it well. The pilot would not let float on the outside because he was worried if a pilot chute got loose it would go up into the main rotor. Da SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbrasher 0 #4 December 20, 2004 Decmeber 1, 1985 Jim Wallace and I did a level 3 out of it. Red, White and Blue Skies, John T. Brasher D-5166 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #5 December 20, 2004 I remember Riptide, and I wish I was able to jump that helicopter... Any pictures available ??scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #6 December 20, 2004 The WFFC has had a similar chopper the last 2 years.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #7 December 20, 2004 QuoteThe WFFC has had a similar chopper the last 2 years.Yes I know that, would already be great... But the pink Screaming Mimi is a legend...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #8 December 20, 2004 QuoteDecmeber 1, 1985 Jim Wallace and I did a level 3 out of it. Who was the other AFF instructor? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crewdog2 0 #9 March 1, 2005 I remember jumping from the "Riptide" helicopter. Damn, was that thing a sight! Around the same time ('85?), diecast models of the pink beast were selling in stores. I bought a couple of them and gave them to my wife's little brothers. Recently, I was wishing I would have held on to one of them - they're pretty hard to find now. After wheeling and dealing on e-bay for awhile, I managed to purchase one of the original models. Didn't pay the same price as I did 20 years ago, but still a lot of fun to have. Russ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #10 March 1, 2005 We used to static line out of a similiar chopper in the military during the 70's. The one we jumped was called an H-34 Choctaw (If I remember right). It had one small door on the right side. It even saw service in Vietnam, before hueys became the main helicopter over there. I think the Marines were about the last units to have it...Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #11 March 15, 2005 I remember jumping from that thing; it came back to visit around 1992. It crashed (well, autorotated into the field and broke the tailwheel off after a transmission failure.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
