PC-6 drops faster then jumpers!

THEICEMAN · Post by **THEICEMAN** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:00 pm

Anybody ever drive a Porter before?

This is just....

http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_ ... -4677.html

xsbank · Post by **xsbank** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:50 pm

What was that gauge on the glare shield? AOA?

fougapilot · Post by **fougapilot** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:45 am

XS,

Its a SkyDiver's altimeter. They usually wear it on their wrist. Don't really know why he has it installed there...

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fougapilot · Post by **fougapilot** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:58 am

THEICEMAN,

You and I have a different definition of.......

In my book, your video was

at best.

Here is how you really drop divers from a PC6....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7fJWlrxIAk

Before I get my head chewed, I am not saying this is a safe method of doing this, simply saying this is

Cheers,

F

ahramin · Post by **ahramin** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:20 am

I wouldn't know if that is safe or not ... but he seems to know exactly what he is doing. Great vid.

xsbank · Post by **xsbank** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:02 pm

Thanks for that info on the gauge, Fouga.

I can't see that there's anything wrong with the descent in the Porter, just to close to the droppers for my liking.

Don't know why they're smiling with those tiddly little parachutes!

(I know, I know...)

THEICEMAN · Post by **THEICEMAN** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:33 pm

fougapilot wrote:THEICEMAN,

You and I have a different definition of.......

In my book, your video was at best.

Here is how you really drop divers from a PC6....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7fJWlrxIAk

Before I get my head chewed, I am not saying this is a safe method of doing this, simply saying this is

Cheers,

F

First time i've ever seen a PC-6 drop that fast actually....your video was crazy too.
I gotta get one those one day!

5400AirportRdSouth · Post by **5400AirportRdSouth** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:58 pm

So, do they routinely spin the jumper-dumper in order to get down faster?

Or is that some kind of beta descent?

5400

fougapilot · Post by **fougapilot** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:13 am

To the best of my knowledge, the PC6 is capable of Beta in flight. This "method" of descent is fairly common in the SkyDiving world. The first time I saw this "method" was in the late 80s. Actually saw this once from up close - not as close at in the vid... - but still very impressive to see the airplane fly underneath you when in free fall.

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co-joe · Post by **co-joe** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:27 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9PxJU3eIcA

Fouga! Check this one out from the same you tube page... now that's some serious

factor in my books.