Slowfaller 0 #26 May 15, 2002 I totally agree w/ you Sunshine. Those benches need to be taken out of there and sit tobagon style. A lot more comfortable then being squished on those benches. Good thing the Frankenotter is fast to altitudeIts only in drugs or death we'll see anything new, and death is just too controlling - Chuck Palahniuk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattb 0 #27 May 15, 2002 Balloon jumps around Chicago?Find out the details and post them here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #28 May 15, 2002 I'm not saying that Matt....All I'm saying is there is a balloon port that gives balloon rides. I asked the guy, Bob, if someone w/ a skydivers license can jump out of one. Bob didn't know and told me to call back tomorrow. If I can't jump out of it I still think it would be fun to go for a balloon ride.Its only in drugs or death we'll see anything new, and death is just too controlling - Chuck Palahniuk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #29 May 15, 2002 QuoteFind out the details and post them hereFunny how I ignore the last line of every post thinking its a sig. I'll post what I'm told tomorrowIts only in drugs or death we'll see anything new, and death is just too controlling - Chuck Palahniuk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #30 May 15, 2002 There's baloon guys out at hinckley pretty frequently... not the real big balloons like WFFC, but big enough for 2 jumpers._AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #31 May 15, 2002 How frequently is pretty frequently? Its only in drugs or death we'll see anything new, and death is just too controlling - Chuck Palahniuk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #32 May 15, 2002 Every couple weeks in the summer, they'll be there in the morning. Email manifest and ask... ya gotta be proactive because it's not like the balloons hang around all day. They take off, and you might be one of the guys that has to chase them if you're on the second or third load. They don't keep comming back..._AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #33 May 15, 2002 QuoteThey don't keep comming back...Yep....wind is funny like that...."Here I come to save the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #34 May 15, 2002 It would be hellacool to jump out of a balloonCartman, if you don't stop saying "hella" I'm going to kick your ass!heh I'll just kick you in the nuts.Its only in drugs or death we'll see anything new, and death is just too controlling - Chuck Palahniuk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #35 May 15, 2002 <<benches, they're so uncomfortable. I so much like sitting on the floor.....ok, i'm done bitching now. >>>So go to Morris or Ottawa then, and sit on the floor.Did a 10.1 mile x-country today, exited over Lasalle, landed at Ottawa. Not bad for a $7.50 jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #36 May 16, 2002 Ohhh, I am so tempted to make a comment about a certain pilot and his spotting ability...but I am biting my tongue Of course then it would be, exited over Ottawa, ended up at LaSalle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #37 May 16, 2002 We're hoping to see it soon too- (Arava-) We're supposed to be using it one Tuesday a month to do some big-ways training- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingILweenie 0 #38 May 16, 2002 The old otter they had at hinckleyhad benches in the middel so you sat straddling them...i think that's the best way to go, personally."Marge, it takes 2 people to lie. One to lie and one to listen."-Homer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #39 May 16, 2002 QuoteThe old otter they had at hinckleyhad benches in the middel so you sat straddling them...i think that's the best way to go, personally.Yup, those are the most popular way. The one thing I do like about benches is that you don't need to slide up for tandems...Aparently the Arava is setup like a Casa, with side benches and ground space in the middle._AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
