bob.dino 1 #26 September 20, 2005 Are you exiting over or under the wing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #27 September 20, 2005 Quote Are you exiting over or under the wing? I crawled/walked out about 6 feet, stood up leaning into the wind, then front-looped over the leading edge. Very fun. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #28 September 20, 2005 Quote I crawled/walked out about 6 feet, stood up leaning into the wind, then front-looped over the leading edge. Very fun. [Wink] I'm pretty sure I now hate you. That sounds like far too much fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #29 September 20, 2005 Quote Quote I crawled/walked out about 6 feet, stood up leaning into the wind, then front-looped over the leading edge. Very fun. [Wink] I'm pretty sure I now hate you. That sounds like far too much fun! Don't hate the player, hate the game! The climb was a trip once we turned off/stowed the motor, and standing out there on the wing was very, very cool. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eiley 0 #30 September 22, 2005 Quote I think one of my favorite jumps was from an AgCat, a single seat cropdusting bi-plane. There weren't any conventional seats for jumpers, and the chemical hopper had stuff in it, so two of us took off sitting on the big yellow benches that stick out from the airframe. There were even these cool wire handles to hang onto as the airplane climbed. What a blast, but probably not legal. . My DZ has an AgCat permanently available to jump from, but it does have seats for two jumpers. Both jumpers can climb out at the same time and walk to the wing tips. We also have semi-regular jumps from aerochutes. They have to be done at some godawful hour on a winter's morning though... nothing to see here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #31 September 27, 2005 I've seen video of a skydive from a tandem paraglider, now that was cool. Ever since seeing this I've entertained thoughts of trying it but it raises a few questions. Paragliding isn't regulated by the FAA, and my understanding is that regulation of general and commercial aviation is the pretext for regulation of a skydive. So hopping off a paraglider at a gliderport might be a demo jump from one perspective, or just the routine conclusion of an unregulated free-flight from another perspective if you were also a paraglider pilot. Something I'm still puzzling over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
