Dragon Rapide G-AGSH. Then and Now.

[davidlayne 5]

Jumped an 8 way from this Dragon Rapide June 16th 1974 at Weston On The Green. These pictures were taken that day.

Here is a site dedicated to the aircrafts present status.
http://www.aviation-museum.co.uk/rapide.htm

I don't care how many skydives you've got,
until you stepped into complete darkness at
800' wearing 95 lbs of equipment and 42 lbs
of parachute, son you are still a leg!

[davidlayne 5]

Maybe someone smarter than I can turn the address I gave into a clicky.

I don't care how many skydives you've got,
until you stepped into complete darkness at
800' wearing 95 lbs of equipment and 42 lbs
of parachute, son you are still a leg!

[freakflyer9999 1]

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Maybe someone smarter than I can turn the address I gave into a clicky.

http://www.aviation-museum.co.uk/rapide.htm

[JohnRich 4]

Wow. Very cool. I would bet that there's a good possibility that you guys are the only ones that have ever jumped this aircraft!

How long did it take to get to altitude? Did you put floaters outside and launch a chunk?

[davidlayne 5]

Wow. Very cool. I would bet that there's a good possibility that you guys are the only ones that have ever jumped this aircraft!


Not so, this aircraft was a D.Z. work horse at one time.

I don't care how many skydives you've got,
until you stepped into complete darkness at
800' wearing 95 lbs of equipment and 42 lbs
of parachute, son you are still a leg!

[davidlayne 5]

How long did it take to get to altitude? Did you put floaters outside and launch a chunk?

I remember it was slow getting to altitude. My log book tells me we went to 8000'. Back in those days 7500' was the norm for a 30 second delay so I guess we got extra altitude on this jump. No floaters, no chunks.

I don't care how many skydives you've got,
until you stepped into complete darkness at
800' wearing 95 lbs of equipment and 42 lbs
of parachute, son you are still a leg!

[darkwing 4]

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... Did you put floaters outside and launch a chunk?

That gets me thinking... When were floaters and chunks invented?

-- Jeff
My Skydiving History

[377 21]

Dragon Rapides were used regularly for skydiving in Scotland many years ago. There are two photos on propliners.com.

2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

[freekflyguy 0]

I believe that Netheravon also had a Rapide in the early years of the DZ.

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