I was expecting to see a cool video of making contacts while floating down under a canopy. But after scrubbing back and forth all I see are a few photos, and chatter. I’m not going to let it drone on for an hour to see 30 seconds of jump video (if it exists). I appreciate the effort that goes into these productions, but for heaven’s sake keep them reasonably short and to the point.
Nice! I started thinking about how we could create the doppler effect on one of his jumps... He'd be pretty dizzy.
I don't have Facebook or Twitter, so I hope that Carlos posts on QRZ when he is going to go jumping again. Sounds like some folks in the Milwaukee area were making contact or at least hearing him in that first jump. Couldn't believe he didn't have a strap on the FT3DR...that's an expensive radio! Later videos show a long strap to go around his neck I guess. Last year, I contacted a parachute mobile in California...via Echolink. That was interesting.
What's the time stamp of the parachute jumping radio video? It IS a YouTube and all that... right? I scrolled and saw nothing about anyone in the air making a QSO via parachute Thanks Dave W7UUU
Well, it would have been nice to have a link in the video or something, but I just went to Youtube and searched KD9OLN. I eventually got to the channel for Carlos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCni08WttcDMCqF-v-Y_l3xw
a tower 14,000 feet high... fantastic It would be worth trying with a QRP (818 or 705), the only problem is logging the contacts . 73 by Max
Was doing a jump course as I was heading to aerobatic school. Wasn't required but thought it best anyways. The day I arrived I said hello to my instructor who pointed out that jumpers were above and getting ready to go. I watched intently as they fell and watch the chutes open. Well all but one. it was a streamer. No idea why he didn't cut loose but he fell. About 800' away. Thud has stuck with me for 40+ years now. That was my experience with jumping. Still wore a chute but figured I would only use it when there was no other choice. Figured I would add this as the video contains nothing in resemblance to the title. Should have known considering the poster.
That’s awful. Where I used to work is next to the Longmont GA airport (KLMO) that has a very active skydiving operation. On two occasions while walking around the plant after lunch, I saw a jumper hit the ground near the plant property with only a partially opened chute. There have been a number of fatalities associated with that operation. One was an instructor who also videotaped jumping customers, including two relatives of mine who took an intro tandem jump. She was practicing for a “swooping” competition and hit the ground during the sharp turn toward the skimming pond. Unrelated, a guy I knew many years ago was a jumping fanatic with tens of thousands logged. Eventually he died when his chutes failed. I get the feeling that jumpers don’t die of old age in their sleep. Swooping -
Yes, I just cannot figure out the fascination. Rather tempt fate in an airplane. I was young when I witnessed it and my father was against it and he had bailed out a couple of times over his career. I started to figure out he was right to begin with. Emergency use only.
Agreed. There are a lot of redundant systems in aircraft and you almost always have options if things go wrong, assuming you are prudent. But once you step out of an airplane, you WILL die unless one or the other chute works. I’ve never liked that proposition.
