sounds like the 28' mil-surplus stuff I made 3 static line jumps under way back in 1971. Had 2 L-shaped steering vents in the back.
??
-Ben
>Not a free fall jump. Static line only. Figure 6 - 10 seconds in the air.
>Little round chutes.
>
>The idea here is to get down quickly.
>
>Tim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 5:21 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: jumps (was Re: Bush gives the finger to the world again)
>
>
> Yeah but you can console yourself knowing that cold air tends to be calm
> air. :-)
>
> That's damn low for a full chute especially with rotor downdraft. I assume
> you use special chutes similar to those for base jumping? What do they
> figure time from jump to fully down, clear and situated to be? Like 15-20
> sec?
>
> -Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Heald, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 3:56 PM
> Subject: RE: Bush gives the finger to the world again
>
> > 1250 - 1400.
> >
> > Kind of nervous about this one. I hate jumping in the winter. In the
> > summer you have up drafts and the air is really thick so you have a nice
> > descent. Winter jumps you just plummet to the ground.
> >
> > --
> > Timothy Heald
>
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