Skydiving Dogs

[scottbre 0]

So the joke goes something like this:
Q: Can blind people skydive?
A: Yes, it's the seeing eye dog you're going to have a problem with.
Now that joke by itself is moderately funny, but what really got me laughing was my visualizing actually trying to push a dog out of say a C-182. The phrase "next to impossible" comes to mind. Imagine the impending struggle between 2 or 3 skydivers and a full size dog that does not want to get anywhere close to the door and all that wind. All that action in the tiny area that we all know as the inside of a C-182.
Use your imaginations folks.

"Can't keep my mind from the circling sky. Tongue-tied & twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I."

[FallingILweenie 0]

I saw a thing on one of those believe it or not type shows that had a guy who goes everywhere with his dog (a little poodle piece of crap...i dont like the small whiny dogs, i have a german shepherd)...scuba diving...and even skydiving. he has a tandem harness for his dog that he uses. the funny part is the dog running on the wind.
blue skies
Tomas

[nacmacfeegle 0]

"Q: Can blind people skydive?
A: Yes, it's the seeing eye dog you're going to have a problem with."
Its not a problem, just pull when the leash goes slack.....
Yeah its an oldie,
Sawree

[Jessica 0]

Quote

So the joke goes something like this:

I heard 'em worded slightly differently....
Why don't blind people skydive?
It scares the dogs.
How do blind people know when to flare?
When the leash goes slack.
Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

[scottbre 0]

I can't believe that I am being this techical about something so inanely stupid, but it seems to me that with all that fur, the dog would fall slower. So the slack in the leash wouldn't work very well.
I think my brain tray is jammed...
"Can't keep my mind from the circling sky. Tongue-tied & twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I."

[mountainman 0]

I dont think you would have a problem pushing the dog into the wind. Just imagine the dogs and sticking their head out the window! You would have to try to keep the dog IN on jumprun!!
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[homer 0]

Think what would happen if you tried to put a cat out of the plane. Thats one pussy I don't want anything to do with.Beware of the toes you step on today, for they may belong to the ASS you kiss tomorrow.

[FallingILweenie 0]

test the theory of whether cats could land on their feet.....

[Merrick 0]

I know that Airann's trying to cook up a scheme to get her rat-terrier (FleaFlyer) into the air... other than that, Ron Sirull has a dachshund (Brutus) that he skydives with regularly, and I know that I've seen a few other pictures somewhere, but couldn't find them. One was of a guy in a sit with a German Shepard (he didn't really look like he was in control of the dive, I think that dog was freakin' pretty bad), and the other was of a tandem that had a TM, some guy, and a dog (looked like a yellow lab) in front. I think they were a rescue team of some sort jumping into a mountain.
Anyway, here's a few pics of Ron & his owner "Brutus" and another funnier pic.
I know of a few people on this site that probably won't think the throwing dog's out of airplanes if very funny, but speaking of the blind skydivers joke. LOL
"Pammi's Hemp/Skydiving Jewelry"

[airann 1]

The above mentioned K-9 has made Ron thousands. They were in People mag in 1995 and have been to many places. As you can see in the middle pic, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands and countless other places. Once I accidently had a copy of his contract. It listed tons of details. Thousands of dollars for the jump, hotels, rental cars, and on.. and on. Clearly a very detailed agent or lawyer was used. Anyway, as far as I can tell, Ron wouldnt have to work. So far, I know of only one charitable thing Ron has done with Brutus. If in 1995 Brutus was a puppy - he is now 6. (Let it go, Ron!) -then I will too.
Before this commercial product it was Robin and Pud
Many of my friends knew Robin and PUD - the Original Skydiving Duo. I have film of the two of them having incredible fun, while not skydiving. Robin is missed incredibly by those in Texas who knew him.
Flea may or may not Skydive. Its up to him. He has been introduced to the sport all the way up to Level 5-Prop Blast.
I can talk forever about Flea Flyer.
I would like to take this oppurtunity to let you read this. Robin and PUD were something that can never be duplicated. Nor would I ever want to try. It was more than skydiving
09/21/1997
Eric,
The most unique guy I know in skydiving was Robin Wilcox. Robin was
recently killed in a landing accident. His skydiving antics are only one of
the many reasons this incredible man will be remembered.
Robin had a dog named Pud (the slang for a type of main parachute
deployment devise). Pud is small and extremely people oriented. Robin and
Pud had made over 60 jumps together in tandem prior to Robin's accident.
They had been featured on several skydiving related publications and were
known by jumpers everywhere they went.
Robin and Pud had several habits they thought were normal - we thought
were cool. Pud would often ride on the hood of master's truck while
cruising down the driveway of whatever drop zone they were at. A pretty
neat site to see a guy's dog as a hood orniment! They also did duo on
Robin's moter scooter with Pud riding hind legs on Robin's lap and front
paws on the handlebars.
Robin also experimented with landing rollar blades (not with Pud) and was
the only guy I know to ride a uni-cycle in freefall, land with it, relaease
the parachute, and ride away on the uni-cycle!!
To say they were an awesome team is an understatement. And Robin must
come from good blood. A few weeks after his death, his father came to our
drop zone and made a tandem skydive with Rabbitt, one of Robin's good
friends while his mother came to watch. We were honored.
If there is a skydiver I know worthy of print, it is Robin. Just jump on
the newsgroup and ask for stories of Robin and Pud. You'll have more great
stuff than you can handle.
Ask about who Robin was and what people thought of him and you will never
get through all the loving mail.
Chuck Akers
SKYDIVE USA
"for the sport"
blatently stolen from rec.skydiving and saved
AirAnn
http://www.AirAnn.com
Sports don't build character.... they reveal it. -unknown

[riggerrob 643]

Historical note, army tracking dogs were doing tandem skydives decades before humans.
Rumor is that these large, muscular, aggressive dogs enjoyed the first jump so much ...... that before the third load, they wrote a new rule stipulating that all dogs had to be strapped on before they opened the door.

[flyingferret 0]

This thread acually brings out a bit of the reason why I chose my name. Now I have not done it yet, I don't even have a ferret yet. But as I get out of school, get a good job, and my own house, I want two ferrets. And after having seen the various dogs skydiving. I want to build a little harness to take my ferret flying, hence my nick. I think it would be pretty neat. As long as I raised the ferret around wind and planes and stuff. It would have to be pretty snug, since the are pretty wiggly, but as long as he wanted to be there, I dont think there would be a problem. And they are small animals, so you would not really have a weight or control problem. Heck maybe I could take two and do a double tandem. Anyway, I think it would be pretty cute.
malachi

[freeflir29 0]

"they wrote a new rule stipulating that all dogs had to be strapped on before they opened the door."
UUUUgggghhhh.....that doesn't sound good......Yeah I remember seeing SF guys in pics from Vietnam with huge German Sheppards strapped to them. The dogs always looked happy in the pics...."and I'm not easily impressed...Ooohh look...a blue car!" -Homer Simpson