Ultralights Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Very quick trip, a vertical trip. yep, i finally got the courage up to jump out of a perfectly servicable aircraft for the sake of one hell of an adrenalin rush! total take offs in a Twotter=2 total landing in a twotter=1 its not often the number of landings number less than your take offs in a certain type of aircraft. ill let the pics do the talking now. [ATTACH]652[/ATTACH] Pre flight checks [ATTACH]653[/ATTACH] our departure point! yep, out there! [ATTACH]654[/ATTACH] mind the step! actually the first 5 seconds of 0 g are the most intense, once you reach termianl velocity its all pretty much plain sailing, just a nice view, and lots of wind! untill you look down and realise just how fast the cloads are approaching! [ATTACH]655[/ATTACH] smile for the camera! [ATTACH]656[/ATTACH] in cruise at 100kts! VFR on top! [ATTACH]657[/ATTACH] about to descend through the clouds, will be IFR for approx 1 second. [ATTACH]658[/ATTACH] long finals. [ATTACH]659[/ATTACH] short finals, gear down. note traffic behind us in the pattern, it was a busy day today. [ATTACH]660[/ATTACH] Arrived safely at our destiantion total trip distance 14,000 ft, total time just over 1 minute. note, dont stick you head out of the window at 100kts. a bit of moisture, and its bad hair day for a while! If youtr thinking of jumping out of a plane, do it, its the greatest mix of fear and adrenalin i have ever experienced. Ultralights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Well done Rob. Now what you have to do is do it on your own for a real buzz. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David C Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Rob When did you do it ? . I thought that Twotter had been grounded ages ago . Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulN Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 I thought that Twotter had been grounded. If people keep falling out of it there's probably good reason to . Good onya Rob ... but still, better you than me . Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultralights Posted September 11, 2006 Author Share Posted September 11, 2006 it was a few yrs ago now i did the jump, its only recently i got around to scanning the pics in and getting them on a website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred Bear Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Nice pics Rob. I ended up doing tandem 3 times. Never wanted to solo with a chute lol;) Something you never forget that's for sure. Total peace and quiet when that chute opens though.I would also recommend it to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robbo Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Gday Love the pics. Brought back some memories for me. The guy you did the tandem with is the same guy that I did a tandem with in 1992. Ive still got the pics. I used to do some flying for them in a cessna 182 and throw those crazy bastards out. hehe Regards Robbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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