Tandem Freefall time Poll

[ChrisL 2]

How many seconds of freefall do tandems get at your dropzone?

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My mighty steed

[ChrisL 2]

OK, you that voted 70 second, that seems bit unrealistic isnt it? Unless you are jumping fro 14,500 and opening at
around 2500 feet? I dont know any dropzones that open that low for tandems.

Please explain.

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[NightJumper 0]

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Please explain.

I believe that Space Coast offers tandems from 18,000' and there is another DZ that offers tandems from 30,000'.

[Hazarrd 1]

doing a tandem soon chris?

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[ChrisL 2]

Not me bro
I was looking at a website for a dropzone that was
claiming that their tandems got 70 seconds of freefall.
Seemed like a silly claim to me since they are a Cessna dropzone and dont currently fly any higher than 12,000 ft. or so

If their tandem exited at 12,000 ft and did a good 70 seconds of freefall where would that put them?

6 feet under I'd say

I figure it had to be a typo just because the claim is so silly.

Thought I'd put the question out there though just out of curiosity.

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[PhreeZone 20]

~10 seconds for the first 1000 feet
~6 seconds for each 1000 feet after that.

12000 feet with a 70 second delay is about 1000 feet at opening.

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[ChrisL 2]

Wouldnt pulling at 1000 ft put you at or below ground level when the caopy has fully inflated?
Dem tandems dont stop on a dime.
I was figuring that 6 feet under thing was fairly literal

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[Andrewwhyte 1]

I log 35 seconds for a Cessna (10 000) jump and 50 seconds for a King Air jump (12 500). Can't say I've ever timed the video. I do know that riggerrob falls a lot faster with the fat guy than I do with his cute wife.

[tspillers 0]

I have used a Pro track and now Neptune to get times and I get anywhere from the 30's (182 below 10) to low 60's (13 or 14+ from twin turbine).

Todd

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