udder 0 #1 October 13, 2002 Everyone seems stuck on this and that new canopy..but me being a poor underage alcoholic have thought up some real nifty ideas. What about landing on a huge pile of lawn clippings or marshmellows or something soft.... Or perhaps making something like those big air cusions they use for stuntmen..but with tunnels of air gong upward maybe 100m to slow you down.. I figure in this day and age there must be a better way to get down onto the ground. Or bungee chords that you attach yourself onto..like on aircraft carriers to slow the jets down. Or using something like water, but preferably alot less dense, and then have increasing desity levels as you fall through thus slowing you down without killing you. or just falling back into the plane on the way down..but making it simpler so that anyone can do it, maybe using a net.. Pete and dont give me bullsh1t replies....any other ideas appreciated.."In one way or the other, I'm a bad brother. Word to the motherf**ker." Eazy-E Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #2 October 13, 2002 dont you know the secret? the pea/gravel pit is actuallly 300 ft deep. you can freefall right into it and just climb out later...hahah (disclaimer:dont not try this at home; this is a joke.)My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #3 October 13, 2002 All they gotta do now is make the peas about 200ft in diameter ....and i might stand a chance of hittin em -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #4 October 13, 2002 and dont give me bullsh1t replies....any other ideas appreciated.. Uh,marshmallows,no wait,you already said that . dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #5 October 13, 2002 well I believe it was PLFKING who said (a few years ago) that little kids were good for softening youlanding. he specified little fat kids. I also believe he said roller skate landings helped! hahaha where is he, he's gonna L(his)AO at this!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #6 October 13, 2002 QuoteI also believe he said roller skate landings helped! As I was landing a plane last wednesday a couple thoughts came to my head. The plane I was flying has a wing loading of something around 13 or so. There's no way to touch down at walking speed, obviously. I think parachutes are reaching the point pretty soon when they'll need to land on runways, using roller skates. I think this would have lots of advantages. There are some issues of course, such as crosswind landings. Thats where my other thought came in... parachutes need tails. I was coming in a little high, so I did a forward slip. Thats when you bank in one direction and use the rudder to push the nose in the other direction. The plane can come in at a REALLY steep angle when you do that. It's impossible for a parachute cause they don't have a tail. Add a tail and some wheels, and you've got yourself a hell of a parachute. Now someone go figure it out! Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #7 October 13, 2002 Quote Quote I also believe he said roller skate landings helped! I think parachutes are reaching the point pretty soon when they'll need to land on runways, using roller skates. I think this would have lots of advantages. Add a tail and some wheels, and you've got yourself a hell of a parachute. Now someone go figure it out! Writing this down in my things to do notebook. I don't think a runway would be a very good choice for landing with roller skates because of the slope/crown of the runway, and they are generally a bit rough to rollerblade on. But the local DZ has a little private "taxiway" for Ag Sprayers that is smooth, flat, and generally unused. Now I just have to think of how to exit a 182 on rollerblades, and get someone to video it... -- Hook high, flare on time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chickenhawk420 0 #8 October 13, 2002 Um where did you get those ideas from, thought them up hey, ummm sounds familiar, its as if someone read my mind... only playing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #9 October 13, 2002 As a (now deceased) friend used to say: Put a ball bearing in your navel and track for the DZ. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #10 October 13, 2002 The Ground School Instructor at Atlanta Skydive Center lands on the runway with roller skates sometimes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #11 October 13, 2002 QuotePut a ball bearing in your navel and track for the DZ. What if you have an outy? Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
