Jethers203 0 #2 December 7, 2003 We exited at 6700 ft. and had a blast!!!! Clint D-24352 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifics 0 #3 December 7, 2003 When that one broke down they brought out a much bigger one. I think they called it an "aero star" or a "twin star" they said its the copter the cost guard uses, oil companies also use them for flying from rig to rig transporting ppl. They said its a brand new 8 million dollar aircraft and it holds 12ppl. It looked like a freggin limo! I didn't get to jump it because of my license but man it was HUGE!!!!!! They said it was the first time that model copter had ever been jumped in the U.S!! BEER!!!! EDIT: I cant seem to find a pic of it... The rotor was closed in though I remember that. Its huge, damnit I cant remember the name of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newshooter12 0 #4 December 7, 2003 Are you talking about the Dolphin?? They are sweet for sure. Really fast too. I had to shoot one for a Coast Gaurd story a while back from a fixed wing plane (sorry don't know the type... it was pre-wanting to jump out of planes stage). matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrhoop 0 #5 December 7, 2003 me and 15 lucky skydivers made the jump from the dolphin. It was the bomb. I dont to many other skydivers have ever jumped an aircraft as sweet as that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdgregory 0 #6 December 7, 2003 Heya Blake, Is this the Bird you are talking about? It is called the HH65 Dolphin. Manufacturer: Aerospatiale Rotor Diameter: 39’ 2" Height: 13’ Length: 44’ 5" Max Gross Weight: 9,200 pounds Empty Weight: 6,092 pounds Number Engines: 2 Propulsion Type: Lycoming LTS-101-750B-2 Gas Turbines Number of Operational Aircraft: 80 Number of Storage or Support Aircraft: 14 Total Number of Aircraft: 94 My baby brother was a Coastie. We Marines affectionately call them Puddle Pirates. Edited to add ----- I would love to jump from one of these. And man are they fast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jethers203 0 #7 December 7, 2003 Was it a coast guard helicopter? Clint D-24352 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #8 December 7, 2003 QuoteAre you talking about the Dolphin?? I think that's the one, or maybe the "Dauphin", which sounds similar phonetically, but I think is a little larger? The word was it only had 35 hours of flight time on it. It had three rows of seats, holding four passengers each. And it had an amazingly sexy black paint job with gold trim. Awesome! This was a privately owned aircraft, but the same type as used by the Coast Guard. Thanks go to Brian Moffet for arranging these helicopter jumps! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
INSANEDADDY 0 #9 December 8, 2003 I just posted in Talk back about this amazing bird.......I did not see the post in Discussion. Was that thing sweet or what? For those of you that I jumped with that day on that Dauphin..ROCK ON. We ar the lucky few........Blue Skies You dont't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when.......You can only decide how you're going to live........NOW. -BASE 1605 Night BASE 227 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aviatrr 0 #10 December 8, 2003 QuoteI think that's the one, or maybe the "Dauphin", which sounds similar phonetically, but I think is a little larger? Dauphin is the original name of the helicopter, and there were many variants of it....but the CG version is actually called a Dolphin. They knew that the Coasties wouldn't be able to spell Dauphin if somebody said it to 'em, or be able to pronounce it if they saw it in writing....so they made it easy for 'em. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifics 0 #11 December 8, 2003 The pilot of that aircraft said it was the first time ANYONE had ever jumped from that type copter, ever! Thats a BUNCH of beer! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #12 December 8, 2003 Unfortunatly, the only heli we saw at Spaceland Saturday was the femur transport! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
INSANEDADDY 0 #13 December 8, 2003 Just looked in the incident forum. Nothing there. What happened? You dont't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when.......You can only decide how you're going to live........NOW. -BASE 1605 Night BASE 227 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #14 December 8, 2003 QuoteJust looked in the incident forum. Nothing there. What happened? Don't know enough to post it there. Name, age, jump #s,W/L Did a H/P on a load I was on, straight in approach about 500' when he crossed midway across the run way and apparently got fixated on the hay bales at the northeast side of the landing area, barely flared in front of the bale then hammered the ground then the bale and bounced backwards. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aviatrr 0 #15 December 9, 2003 QuoteThe pilot of that aircraft said it was the first time ANYONE had ever jumped from that type copter, ever! Thats a BUNCH of beer! Sorry dude, but he's wrong in that case....unless he was referring specifically to the CIVILIAN version of it, in which case he might be correct....but the Coasties have put jumpers out of their HH65's over Jacksonville before(that's the only place I have personally witnessed it).. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chute 0 #16 December 9, 2003 I can not wait for the day I can jump from a helo. A hotair baloon sounds kewl tooBottomless Beers and Blue Skies! * Brother_Brian * D.S.W.F.S.B. #2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
