airtwardo 7 #51 March 13, 2006 QuoteQuoteI may never have to use a leaf blower again!! Yeah, but Momma isn't gonna "buy" the story of a multi-thousand dollar leaf blower!! *** Actually...that's the beauty! Momma has 20,000 hours of Jet Time... Gonna be an arm wrestling match to see who sits where! Edit to add: She absolutely NEVER would let me jump from the Bi-Plane we had in Ca. "Nope, No Way..Not Now..Not EVER..STOP ASKING!" "....When YOU buy a plane, then you can jump from IT!" Sooooooo...Might have better luck with this! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #52 March 13, 2006 ohh, looks like fun! Did she notice yet? Did you try to pass it off as a pile of leaves? Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdthomas 0 #53 March 13, 2006 "I may never have to use a leaf blower again!! (neighbors yard is sure trashed though!) " When i worked in the industry of PPC's I heard of one rual fireman that actually would use his single seater for fir fighting.. he would back it to the front door of homes, barns or what ever structure and vent the home... that sounded pretty far out there and I wonder if thier is any truth to the story.. but knowing firemen I bet that he had at least tried it once! So who has jumped from a PPC????? Leaglly speaking I never did! but I have ALOT of take off's and few landings in a PPC. Joewww.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #54 March 13, 2006 Quote So who has jumped from a PPC????? Leaglly speaking I never did! but I have ALOT of take off's and few landings in a PPC. One of our locals rode around in a single-seater one hot July evening with every intention of jumping. 45 minutes later they still hadn't gotten more than maybe 300 feet off the ground, not nearly high enough for his skydiving rig. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #55 March 13, 2006 HAHAHA! Jim she will probably say "how fun, you bought a go-cart, have fun dear"(in her best Cartmans mom voice)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Somehow just does not compare to her jumbo jets!!!!!!! And I hope you fly it better than the guy at Skyfest last summer!!!!!!!! "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #56 March 13, 2006 Quote"I may never have to use a leaf blower again!! (neighbors yard is sure trashed though!) " When i worked in the industry of PPC's I heard of one rual fireman that actually would use his single seater for fir fighting.. he would back it to the front door of homes, barns or what ever structure and vent the home... that sounded pretty far out there and I wonder if thier is any truth to the story.. but knowing firemen I bet that he had at least tried it once! So who has jumped from a PPC????? Leaglly speaking I never did! but I have ALOT of take off's and few landings in a PPC. Joe I have two "instructional" flights in a PP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #57 March 14, 2006 Quoteohh, looks like fun! Did she notice yet? Did you try to pass it off as a pile of leaves? *** No...she and 2/3's of our brood are on the left coast kickin' it for spring break...(elementary school) They won't be back until Saturday... Sunday she and I are off to Rome so she can run in the Rome Marathon... I think I'll wait until we get back from there to spring this one one her! Ahhh...by the way Honey...did I happen to mention... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdthomas 0 #58 March 14, 2006 "I have two "instructional" flights in a PP" Yeah those instructional flights, Love them.. I will mention the one legal jump I had from a PPC. it was a the Powrachute annual flyin held in Columbus kansas (former home of Powrachute PPC's). the FED's where thier and approved a jump from the PPC. the PPC had a tail number and comeerical pilot Reggie Claudil took me to 4,000 in 30 min's time! All the jumps I have ever had from PPC's where awesome because of all the diffrent exits you can do with them.. hanging under it was great, climbing into the risers and flipping out over the front of the cart was awesome.. my favorite was to just stand out in front of the pilot and fall off backwards! Joewww.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #59 March 14, 2006 QuoteAll the jumps I have ever had from PPC's where awesome because of all the diffrent exits you can do with them.. *** That's easy for YOU to say...! I'm 6'4" and around 255 lbs. geared up... I have 3 'instructional' flights that I opted to forgo the landing portion of the lesson on. Now granted all 3 were 'different' exits~ But seemed alike to me. Does the term: "Monkey Fuckin' A Football" ...mean anything to ya! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdthomas 0 #60 March 14, 2006 yes it does help to be 5'6 and 135 pounds, the rock climbing skills where a plus as well.... I had video of all my jumps from the PPc's but that tape and camera where stolen.. that was a bummer. I will never forget the pilot that took me up the first time. Ronnie freaked out the first time I got out. one thing is he had never been that high (3,000ft) and the next is he thought i was falling to far, as if I waited to long to open my parachute. When Ronnie got down he was so pumped up that he was ready to do that again, and hey since I was getting paid by the hour to jump then why not? I miss jumps from PPC's! Joewww.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
