Anyone one else jump this bird?

Platforms I've jumped over the years:

UH-1H Iriquois
UH-60 Blackhawk
CH-47 Chinook
MH-53 Pave Low
CH-54 Tarhe aka Sky Crane (people pod)
C-7 Caribou (Forgot all about this one)
C-47 Skytrain (Goonie Bird)
C-123 Provider (loudest SOB of them all)
C-160 Transall (French Jump school)
C-130 Hercules
MC-130H Combat Talon
C-141 Starlifter, both A and B models
C-17 (Longest flight and jump in history-18 1/2 hrs non stop w/3 IFR)
OV-10 Bronco (wildest one of them all!)

Jump master'd all of them except the C-119, C-160 and OV-10.

C-17 is the "mac daddy cadillac" of them all.

As far as the best blast, water jumps have them all beat, hands down. 8-)

And out of all if them, the C-123 absolutely sucks donkey balls. I hated that damn thing.....
 
Centermass said:
Platforms I've jumped over the years:

UH-1H Iriquois
UH-60 Blackhawk
CH-47 Chinook
MH-53 Pave Low
CH-54 Tarhe aka Sky Crane (people pod)
C-7 Caribou (Forgot all about this one)
C-47 Skytrain (Goonie Bird)
C-123 Provider (loudest SOB of them all)
C-160 Transall (French Jump school)
C-130 Hercules
MC-130H Combat Talon
C-141 Starlifter, both A and B models
C-17 (Longest flight and jump in history-18 1/2 hrs non stop w/3 IFR)
OV-10 Bronco (wildest one of them all!)

Jump master'd all of them except the C-119, C-160 and OV-10.

C-17 is the "mac daddy cadillac" of them all.

As far as the best blast, water jumps have them all beat, hands down. 8-)

And out of all if them, the C-123 absolutely sucks donkey balls. I hated that damn thing.....
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I remember my first C-123 jump and thinking...damn, this thing sounds like a garbage can....
 
I jumped off the garage roof with an umbrella, broke a toe and got an ass-chewing from Ma. :p8-)

We just called these 53's. There weren't many 34's left when I got there. Most had been shot to pieces.

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Centermass said:
Platforms I've jumped over the years:

UH-1H Iriquois
UH-60 Blackhawk
CH-47 Chinook
MH-53 Pave Low
CH-54 Tarhe aka Sky Crane (people pod)
C-7 Caribou (Forgot all about this one)
C-47 Skytrain (Goonie Bird)
C-123 Provider (loudest SOB of them all)
C-160 Transall (French Jump school)
C-130 Hercules
MC-130H Combat Talon
C-141 Starlifter, both A and B models
C-17 (Longest flight and jump in history-18 1/2 hrs non stop w/3 IFR)
OV-10 Bronco (wildest one of them all!)

Jump master'd all of them except the C-119, C-160 and OV-10.

C-17 is the "mac daddy cadillac" of them all.

As far as the best blast, water jumps have them all beat, hands down. 8-)

And out of all if them, the C-123 absolutely sucks donkey balls. I hated that damn thing.....
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Dang...forgot I a couple of Sky Crane
jumps meself...
 
Now you are making me remember shit.
Jump school was all 130's.
C-130E/H's
C-141B
CASA 212
C-47A
C-47T
MC-130E/P/H
KC-130F
OV-10
UH-1H/N
UH-60
MH-60
C/MH-47
CH-3
HH-53
U-17
C-208 (U-26)
UV-18
Turbo Kodiak (?)
WC-130 (which was cool for me because I flew on that particular aircraft as a crew member earlier in my career).
 
DA SWO said:
Now you are making me remember shit.
Jump school was all 130's.
C-130E/H's
C-141B
CASA 212
C-47A
C-47T
MC-130E/P/H
KC-130F
OV-10
UH-1H/N
UH-60
MH-60
C/MH-47
CH-3
HH-53
U-17
C-208 (U-26)
UV-18
Turbo Kodiak (?)
WC-130 (which was cool for me because I flew on that particular aircraft as a crew member earlier in my career).
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Jump school...1st two jumps were 141's, 3+4 were 130's and the last was a 141..I recently found a copy of my jump school manifest...my memory isn't that damn good
 
Hm, I had a few scant chances to jump the C-123 when I was a private but got bumped each time and then they disappeared. Never had a chance to jump a 119. I also missed a few chances at jumping a C5; now I don't think ANYBODY is jumping them. Made quite a few jumps from the Caribou and nowadays they are facing a resurgence. A few folks with military contracts are buying up old C7’s and refurbing them with new motors so that they can lease them back to us for MFF training.
I Missed a few chances at static line and MFF jumps from the C-46/C-47 but made I’ve made a few skydives from the civilian version. An old team buddy made a few jumps from OV-10. I missed out on that as and then they disappeared. I’ve been lucky with getting to jump out of some pretty random flying machines in my day…

C-130: (multiple variants): Static Line and MFF (did a demo jump from a USMC C-130 into Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix. We landed in the grass near the pond right next to the bridge. Very high pucker factor on that one.)

C-27: Static Line and MFF

C-17: Static Line and MFF (Most memorable was when I worked at the MFFS; we got a ride to altitude with just four instructors and a cameraman on board, the launched a four way on the fly away pass)

C-31/Fokker F27: a few MFF Instructor jumps and few tandems back when the Golden Knights still did winter training at YPG.

C-141: Static Line and MFF (best one was a 'boogie load' - about 10 jumpers - off the ramp)

C-7: Static Line and MFF

V-22 Osprey: Static Line and MFF

C-160: Static Line and MFF (Did a boogie load - mass exit, one pass - over Sicily DZ during a wing exchange. Scariest MFF jump I've ever been on)

UH-1H: One MFF and a few static lines into Mott Lake, Wood Lake, Mediterranean. Never done a static line from a Huey that didn’t end up in water.

UH-60: Static Line and MFF

CH-47: Static Line and MFF (did a ‘hover pass’ on an MFF jump, got the pilots to fly as slow as they could on jump run, none of the rookies – and even a few of the more experienced jumpers – rolled their exits on that one)

CH-46: MFF as well as an MFF demo jump onto a golf course in San Diego

MH-53 Pave Low: MFF

CH-54 Sky Crane from the box: Static Line (strangest static line ever) and MFF. My wife even did a tandem jump from a Sky-Crane through the Green Beret Sport Parachute Club back in the late 80’s

C-7 Caribou: Static Line and MFF

D-3/C-47 Skytrain: Never did a military jump but made a few civilian skydives

Y-12 Harbin: MFF in Mauritania

DHC6/Twin Otter: MFF, Numerous skydives, and even a ‘Hollywood’ MC-1C static line jump into the main landing area at Raeford. (another high pucker factor)

PAC-750: MFF and Civilian Skydives (never jumped equipment – cabin is too cramped and the door is too small)

Pilatus PC-6 Porter: MFF and Civilian Skydives (never jumped equipment)

Twin Bonanza: MFF and Civilian Skydives (never jumped equipment)

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan: MFF and Civilian Skydives (never jumped equipment)

SC-7 Sky Van: Static Line, MFF, and Civilian Skydives

C-23 Sherpa: Static Line and MFF

CASA-212: Static Line, MFF, and Civilian Skydives.

CASA-235: Static Line and MFF

HH-3: MFF with the Tunisians

King Air: MFF and Civilian Skydives - (never jumped equipment)



I’ve done quite a few skydives from little Cessna’s like the 182, 182 Widebody, and the 206 but I’ve never done any military exits from them.
 
Box said:
Twin Bonanza: MFF and Civilian Skydives (never jumped equipment)
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That would be a sporty exit with equipment. I vaguely recall it being smaller than a king air's door and on the right side. Wasn't it practically up against the flaps and you had to take care to avoid stepping on them? No front floating exit?
 

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