Guest #1 December 10, 2002 Found this link while searching for some parachuting-related stuff. Anybody know him? mh"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 December 10, 2002 Well, I know that Roy Fox would be amused as hell by this guy's web site. Roy helped design and test the X-38 parafoils. Roy occasionally jumps at Perris when he's taking a day off from testing at China Lake. Additionally, this entire parachute recovery of aircraft thing isn't exactly a new concept. People were testing simple systems for this as far back as maybe 50 years ago using rounds. I'd have to look it up in one of my history books at home. The current system of ballistic recovery parachutes installed on a lot of ultra-lights and a few small production aircraft are all rounds. ********** Ok, I've looked at his web site a bit more. It is funny as hell. I think the guy is totally serious, yet amazingly uninformed about how the world works. Check out http://www.dropzonepress.com/pilothlp.htm . Yes, he wants a pilot with a 747 to contact him for some testing of his ideas. Wow, that's pretty cool. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyskunk88 0 #3 December 10, 2002 I am sorry to say this guy is completely serious. This guy came to our DZ many years ago with some informational video. It was sad. It starts with a real video he got from one of those companies that sells ACTUAL parachute recovery systems, the kind small enough to recover a Cessna or small homebuilt, complete with professional graphics and voiceover. Then it cuts to his attempt at expanding the video to include "Skyhook5" technology, complete with halting voiceover (by him) and airport-purchased models of 747s with square canopies made out of styrofoam attached at nose, tail, and wingtips. I am sorry as hell to say that I didn't take this video for myself because it is funny as shit. I actually feel guilty writing this because he is obviously sincere, but is also clueless, so I kinda feel like I am being a dick.... but damn, we used to play that video and laugh our asses off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #4 December 10, 2002 WHAT A CLOWN!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
