Amazon 7 #1 July 20, 2006 Soooo Another thread got me to thinking.... what DZ's here in the US are still flying the old jumpships..here in the 21st Century. I am not talking about the myriad of Skyvans..... Twin Otters....C-208 Caravans.... Casa's and PAC750's out there... I am talking the really old wierd flying things that might be in your area. I know LOTS of DZ's have C-182 and lord knows I have have jumped a hell of a lot of Cessna's C-182...C-180... C-185....C-206...C-207....C-170...C-172 I have jumped the Beech 18 at Eloy I have jumped the DC-3's at Elsinore and Eloy. I have jumped the DH-2 Beaver that Ralph has at skydive Eagle Creek in Oregon. Heck we have a sweet Porter at our DZ in Washington.. which is somewhat of a rareity these days. BUT where are the really unique airplanes to fall out of....I need to add something new to the logbook. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #2 July 20, 2006 QuoteBUT where are the really unique airplanes to fall out of....I need to add something new to the logbook. Ahem....about that PRO Rating...! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highspeeddirt 0 #3 July 20, 2006 good question. back in the day... at steve snyders drop zone in new jersey we had an old howard dga 13.he replaced that with a stinson mule,which was a one of a kind prototype built by the late dave steves.it was a heavily modified stinson V77. it had all the fabric coverings replaced by metal, the anemic stock 450 pratt and whitney was replaced by a 650,both doors were permanently removed,and the right seat was turned around facing the rear for jumpmastering. this thing climbed at over 1000 ft per minute. noisy as hell.a favorite display was to get as much airspeed as posible ,hold it on the runway till the very end and just stand it on its tail. it would climb to about 300 feet (in just a few seconds)then be leveled off.what a rush!it was sold to perris where it operated till it crashed in 1970. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #4 July 20, 2006 Do I gotta go to Texas??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #5 July 20, 2006 QuoteDo I gotta go to Texas??? *** All I'm sayin' is...there ARE a lotta interesting and rare birds still out there to jump...just more often at AIRSHOWS than Dropzones! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 21 #6 July 20, 2006 WFFC www.freefall.com Look at the plane list from over the years, amazing variety. Connie, B 17, B 24, Ford Tri Motor, Martin 404 etc. Last year we had an ATL 98 Carvair, looked a lot like a 747 with four radials. In fact I heard a spectator telling his kid that it WAS a very early model of the 747.2018 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
IanHarrop 37 #7 July 20, 2006 here's something you don't see every day: AN-2 http://www.westriverskysports.com/aircraft.htm"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dqpacker 7 #8 July 20, 2006 We have a Beaver up here in Baldwin, WI at SkydiveTwinCities. And it's loud as hell. Our dzo likes to wake up the trailor park with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #9 July 20, 2006 Used to jump a Beaver (no smart-ass comments, please) when I was in the 173rd A/B club on Okinawa back in the day. I have also jumped the MI-6 and MI-8 helos in Russia as well as the IL-76 BIG transport and my all-time best the TU-95 Bear bomber. The only aircraft I was really afraid to fly in. A flying coffin, but a great entry in the logbook! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveJack 1 #10 July 21, 2006 QuoteI have also jumped ........ and my all-time best the TU-95 Bear bomber. The only aircraft I was really afraid to fly in. A flying coffin, but a great entry in the logbook! Sounds cool. I would like to hear more about jumping the Bear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wartload 0 #11 August 15, 2006 Quotehere's something you don't see every day: AN-2 http://www.westriverskysports.com/aircraft.htm Not long ago I spoke with an AN-2 pilot who was in the DC area. He said that he loved flying the plane, but that his (not used for jumpers) was a bit thirsty and it took forever to get to altitude with a load on it. He questioned whether they'd be practical for skydiving on a regular basis. Great cropduster in the Ukraine, though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #12 August 16, 2006 I'll bet you've never jumped one of these....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #13 August 16, 2006 Dayum... look at all the hippies.. Nope never jumped one of them.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 21 #14 August 16, 2006 we had one at WFFC 2006. It flew in from TX. See attached picture.2018 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
yamtx73 0 #15 August 17, 2006 Way back when I was young 'n dumb (ok, so I'm no longer young) I did a static line jump from 2500' from one of these..... although it's not exactly an airplane...The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #16 August 17, 2006 QuoteDayum... look at all the hippies.. Nope never jumped one of them.... Whats a hippie They look like a bunch of bikers with those funny looking motorcycle helmets. you know the helmets that are crash rated, but don't look to cool. R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #17 August 17, 2006 I got LOTS of jumps out of those.. although ours were N models assigned to the Rescue Unit at Homestead AFB. Most of those were demo water jumps under a C-9 into Biscayne Bay at the USAF Sea Survival School... I still love water jumps.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites howardwhite 5 #18 August 17, 2006 I jumped out of this Stinson many times at Norfolk, MA in the late '60s. It had a ball of putty on top of the instrument panel, which the pilot used as temporary storage for nuts and bolts that had fallen out onto the floor. I understand it is now in the Museum of Flight in Seattle. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #19 August 17, 2006 Kewl I will have to look it up.. next time I go down to Boeing Field... they have LOTS of planes in there I would love to jump...http://www.museumofflight.org/Collection/Aircraft.asp?RecordKey=80AD0F86-4228-4CF6-881A-C679DEACA3C6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 3 #20 August 17, 2006 Quotealthough it's not exactly an airplane But it is an aircraft.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 3 #21 August 17, 2006 QuoteI jumped out of this Stinson many times at Norfolk, MA in the late '60s. It had a ball of putty on top of the instrument panel, which the pilot used as temporary storage for nuts and bolts that had fallen out onto the floor. I understand it is now in the Museum of Flight in Seattle. HW The ball of putty or the plane?My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites howardwhite 5 #22 August 17, 2006 QuoteThe ball of putty or the plane? Both, maybe. We'll have to ask Amazon to check. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 135 #23 August 17, 2006 QuoteBUT where are the really unique airplanes to fall out of....I need to add something new to the logbook.AN2, JU52 in Switzerlandscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites yjumpinoz 0 #24 August 17, 2006 I came across a video of me and my girlfriend, at the time, jumping out of Mullin's Helio Stallion at Muskogee. That was a unique airplane. Not sure how many of them are left. And something else that was cool was that Tom Piras was on the load. Anyone have pics of that plane? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #25 August 17, 2006 Our Pilot at NW Skydivers has a really nice Helio Courier and its almost all put back together( replacing some of the parts on the exhaust system... the tunnel on the bottom of the fusalage needed some repairs).. they are also restoring one for another guy.. and IT has this sweet little TURBINE engine sitting there ready to go into it... I should be able to add this one to my list.. soonThere are at least 4 of them at the airport here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3 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
howardwhite 5 #18 August 17, 2006 I jumped out of this Stinson many times at Norfolk, MA in the late '60s. It had a ball of putty on top of the instrument panel, which the pilot used as temporary storage for nuts and bolts that had fallen out onto the floor. I understand it is now in the Museum of Flight in Seattle. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #19 August 17, 2006 Kewl I will have to look it up.. next time I go down to Boeing Field... they have LOTS of planes in there I would love to jump...http://www.museumofflight.org/Collection/Aircraft.asp?RecordKey=80AD0F86-4228-4CF6-881A-C679DEACA3C6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #20 August 17, 2006 Quotealthough it's not exactly an airplane But it is an aircraft.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #21 August 17, 2006 QuoteI jumped out of this Stinson many times at Norfolk, MA in the late '60s. It had a ball of putty on top of the instrument panel, which the pilot used as temporary storage for nuts and bolts that had fallen out onto the floor. I understand it is now in the Museum of Flight in Seattle. HW The ball of putty or the plane?My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 5 #22 August 17, 2006 QuoteThe ball of putty or the plane? Both, maybe. We'll have to ask Amazon to check. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #23 August 17, 2006 QuoteBUT where are the really unique airplanes to fall out of....I need to add something new to the logbook.AN2, JU52 in Switzerlandscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yjumpinoz 0 #24 August 17, 2006 I came across a video of me and my girlfriend, at the time, jumping out of Mullin's Helio Stallion at Muskogee. That was a unique airplane. Not sure how many of them are left. And something else that was cool was that Tom Piras was on the load. Anyone have pics of that plane? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #25 August 17, 2006 Our Pilot at NW Skydivers has a really nice Helio Courier and its almost all put back together( replacing some of the parts on the exhaust system... the tunnel on the bottom of the fusalage needed some repairs).. they are also restoring one for another guy.. and IT has this sweet little TURBINE engine sitting there ready to go into it... I should be able to add this one to my list.. soonThere are at least 4 of them at the airport here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
