mountainman 0 #1 October 18, 2001 Hopefully this weekend will prove to be a better weekend than two weeks ago. Laura and I haven't jumped in about 6-7 weeks. The Boogie was the last time we've jumped and our rigs should be in anytime. The forcast says 64 and partly cloudy. I have to get some air!!! --------------Brandon Wren Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #2 October 18, 2001 6 or 7 weeks... geez what a wussy. You think you're going bananas, I haven't jumped in 16 or 17 weeks!!!pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #3 October 18, 2001 at least you get to work with it, talk about it, and all that stuff. and now you're moderator.....what more could you ask for in life?--------------Brandon Wren Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #4 October 18, 2001 Quotewhat more could you ask for in life?well a new rig would be nice and then jump tix...and if ya really want to know a (forgive me on the spelling) sicorski mh-53....4 minutes to 14,000ft."up my noooossseee"- wingnut, at first euro dz.com boogie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #5 October 18, 2001 Quotewhat more could you ask for in life?Unlimited free skydives (and beer), a Ferrari, maid and cook service, win the lottery, daily sexual activity, and a back that doesn't hurt. Not neccessarily in that order. But the moderator thing does make me feel better about not winning the lottery.Hey, you asked! pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #6 October 18, 2001 "sicorski mh-53"Sikorsky.....Do they really climb that fast? I knew they could haul some ass....but Geez....."There once was a man named Enis....."-Krusty the ClownClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aviatrr 0 #7 October 18, 2001 Quote sicorski mh-53.... If you can't spell it.....YOU CAN'T HAVE IT! The Sikorsky CH/MH-53 is an impressive beast, isn't it? I wouldn't quite say 4 minutes to 14k - at least not with max payload.. Maybe very light.. Where have you dealt with MH-53's? The CH is the USMC version, the MH is the Navy version(heavy lift/minesweeper).. In any case, not bad for a 70,000+lb helo..Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpervali 2 #8 October 18, 2001 Ground poisoning is a terrible thing!jumpervali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #9 October 18, 2001 "Where have you dealt with MH-53's"I believe the ones I used to ride on now and again were the HH-53J Pavelow. Air Force Special Ops type. Neat helicopters when they aren't broken. Last mission I did with those guys I had two for the mission and one as a spare. I ended up with a single operating helicopter. Those things are some serious pigs! Plus my gunship had computer problems and went home. It was OK though. We ended up back in Destin before AJ's got too terribly crowded!"There once was a man named Enis....."-Krusty the ClownClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #10 October 18, 2001 the MH-53J Pave Low IIIE is a special ops helicopter for the air force... my dealing are by looking at one on the back cover of "Airman" magazine. i friend in the german army is a "falschirm jager" ("parachute hunter" if ya translate it directly or an airborne guy) and he was telling me a few weeks back at the dz how he got to jump one and it was 4 minutes to 4,000 meters with 16 jumpers... he said you couldn't stand up it was pressing you in your seat so much.....now i would like to jump one of those MI-8's the ussr had... i think they can carry something like 60 jumpers or more..... and a huge tailgate......"up my noooossseee"- wingnut, at first euro dz.com boogie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingMarc 0 #11 October 18, 2001 QuoteUnlimited free skydives (and beer), a Ferrari, maid and cook service, win the lottery, daily sexual activity...Wow, that's pretty much all I want too... we can be buds! Marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #12 October 18, 2001 "Unlimited free skydives (and beer), a Ferrari, maid and cook service, win the lottery, daily sexual activity, and a back that doesn't hurt"Hmmm...I can provide 3 out of eight of those requirements. The rest are severly out of my control."There once was a man named Enis....."-Krusty the ClownClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #13 October 18, 2001 uhhh Clay? Which three? pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #14 October 19, 2001 I too am suffering from LAS (low altitude sickness)I had that cutaway three weeks ago, jumped once right after on rented gear and have been confined to Earth since. I had a meltdown at work today that I at least partially attribute to my case of LASBlue skies, moderate winds, and tip-toe landings to us all and soon!!!Anne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #15 October 19, 2001 I'm so happy!! I reached a major goal in my recovery today... I can ARCH and it doesn't hurt!!!! During or after!!! Maybe I oughta sneak out to the dz on Saturday.... shhh, don't tell my mom, dad, kid, b/f, whuffo friends...pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #16 October 19, 2001 QuoteThe Sikorsky CH/MH-53 is an impressive beast, isn't it? I wouldn't quite say 4 minutes to 14k No, but the Sikorski CH-54 SkyCrane will beat an F-14 to 10,000 feet. "Back in the day" I was lucky enough to get a shitload of free skydives out of the SkyCranes that the Alabama Air National Guard kept in Birmingham. They regularly flew jump missions for the 20th SFG and it's parachute team (of which I was a member). We would jump it with "the box" attached. You could put 30 skydivers in it no problem. At altitude, my cousin and I would go out the front door of the box and crawl around the fuselage, wave at the pilots, then bail off. Very fun and those guys loved every minute of it. One time, at the Vidalia Onion Festival in Georgia (around 1990), we were on the bird when it replicated it's climb performance feat. Ten of us were on board and let me tell you that when that PIC pulled pitch, it blew at least 100 people that were standing near the bird right on their asses. We were pinned to the floor like someone had smashed us with hammers until he let up at 12,000 feet. Unbelievable. I have video of it (VHS-C) laying around somewhere. Here's to the good old days! It broke everyone's heart when they de-activated those helos. They were terribly cool in that they had a third set of flight controls that faced rearwards at the back of the fuselage "pod". When they were used as heavy-lift cranes for building construction, etc, the PIC operated everything including all the hoists from right there, facing down and back. Now, what the hell does that have to do with Brandon's original post? Who knows, but it's a good memory for me. Chuck"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
