somethinelse 0 #1 September 5, 2003 Hey, I saw something totally cool that I would love to try out myself...I really would like some sort of input, please. I'm a newbie stalled in my training due to $ troubles...I've missed jumping so bad-and really look forward to air time again. There's a lot stuff that I just that I don't understand or know about yet...Like this: a while back this tv show(CSI)showed where these guys were on the edge of these high bluffs and catching the strong winds from their bcaks off of the bluffs and into strong up drafts for really long canopy rides. Can you tell me what this kind of parachuting is called? I appreciate any info you can give me at all. - LILA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 September 5, 2003 Do google seach for "ridge soaring and paragliding".quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
somethinelse 0 #3 September 5, 2003 VERY good! I WILL check it out...Thanx Quade! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #4 September 5, 2003 On a recent base trip to a 900' (to impact. 2000' to landing) cliff known to the community as Sputnik, I jumped once in the morning but didn't participate in the afternoon jump. By then some serious updrafts had formed and I got to watch jumpers spend what seemed like 5 minutes or more floating down. They seemed literally motionless, 500' above the landing area. It was like magic! First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #5 September 5, 2003 At Rantoul on one of the days I was over the huge paved area and was doing spirals for close to 5 minutes. I'd do a 360, check alti...no loss, repeatedly. It was pretty cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessefs 0 #6 September 5, 2003 I save all gas that would normally be expelled on the plane for under canopy and get long canopy rides from updrafts every jump <* Spread the Love! *> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #7 September 5, 2003 If you just fly in full glide, or even brakes, over the runway, would you get lifted up? I've never been to a DZ with a paved runway. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samurai136 0 #8 September 5, 2003 On long spots I switch over to my IFR flight plan. I Follow Roads (sometimes rivers, too). Ken"Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #9 September 5, 2003 Yup, I've gotten back from some long spots that way before, riding thermals over roads/taxi-ways. NOTE: Don't do that below 1000' over a runway! Actually, it would be best not to do that over a runway, anyways!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #10 September 5, 2003 QuoteIf you just fly in full glide, or even brakes, over the runway, would you get lifted up? I've never been to a DZ with a paved runway. You might get lifted up by an aircraft, when it smacked you. Playing over the runway probably isn't the best idea.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #11 September 5, 2003 I only took the runway as an example. But anyway, my question has been answered. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harksaw 0 #12 September 5, 2003 QuoteI save all gas that would normally be expelled on the plane for under canopy and get long canopy rides from updrafts every jump But if you do that, the gas will re-compress to a smaller volume.__________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base311 0 #13 September 6, 2003 I'm gonna hijack this thread because it relates to winds/updrafts/turbulence... I got a copy of a promotional cd from a magazine called "hooked on the outdoors". It's a salomon gear promotional, i guess. Anyway, the cd title is _Adrenaline Hunters_. Has anyone seen this? I won't mention the names of the folks in it, but there's one sequence where they're jumping a really nice piece of african sandstone - the freefall and deployment is uneventful, but one of the guys' canopy, during the long descent, collapses when the whole right front side of the canopy rolls under and the canopy bowties. The thing is the video fades out at that point without showing the rest. Now, I'm not necessarily interested in seeing the outcome of that event, but damn my heart skipped a beat when I saw it. Hope he was OK! From the video it appears that there is a very strong x-wind left to right at the exit pt and opening alti.. and it also appears that there are probably very strong thermals in the area as the canopies are holding alti (and perhaps gaining some) during the flight portion. It appears that the canopy that bowties first rises impressively (no way of knowing for sure..), then appears to suddenly begin sinking out and that is when the right 3.5 cells roll under. This collapse was nearly violent enough to throw the pilot into the center of the bottomskin from above. I don't think that quite happened but shit it was scary-close. It is known that there can be strong sink on the edges of thermals... guess that's what he flew into. BUT DAMN this was a strong sink with a sharply defined edge! Wish I could post it, but I guess I had better not for copyright reasons. it says on the cd jacket visit them at http://www.salomonsports.com/ (dunno if you can d/l the vid there as I haven't been and likely won't). Anyway, food for thought. Gardner If anyone knows the outcome of this I'm now curious to know after having seen it. p.s. edit to add: damn, I thought this was in the BASE forum... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
somethinelse 0 #14 September 8, 2003 thanx for your good input! yeah for some reason my post on the BASE forum got bumped over into TALK BACK...?! I don't get that really...But you all did a interesting round of comments any ways, I suppose! So far I only gotten half way through AFF- and am thinking about other ways to get air time besides jumping out os a plane to do it... I actually enjoy the canopy riding more than the freefall...at least at this point in my (in)experience anyways... So this paragliding-ridging soaring thing LOOKS EXCITING - and long canopy ride would be really AWESOME! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #15 September 8, 2003 Look into powered paragliding too. No need for a ridge. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
somethinelse 0 #16 September 9, 2003 Powered parachutes... There DOES seem to be a lot of those around here. But I think that the drone of the engine would take away the peaceful serenity and zen-like experience of being under canopy for me. I know MY MOM wants to try out a ride in a powered parachute. But Personally, I don't know if that would be for me. But it is a valid option, I guess... Thanx for your .02 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Maximus1 0 #17 September 16, 2003 I've always been partial to rocket-powered parachutes. - Maximus It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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
Maximus1 0 #17 September 16, 2003 I've always been partial to rocket-powered parachutes. - Maximus It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
