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...unless you pull too quickly, and then the risk is that the lines and canopy can get fouled on the tail. A truly nasty situation. >From: Larry Wilkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [COUPERS] skydiving >Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 11:22:21 -0600 > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > >I don't think there's any real possibility of hitting the tail or elevator >unless you do some dumb things. After all, both you and the aircraft are >traveling at the same speed through the air. In general, if you just step >off, at first you will go down. As friction with the air slows your >forward >progress, you'll be left behind by the aircraft, but at first you'll drop >like a rock. Just don't jump up. I would think that a human body, hitting >one side of the tail section could adversely effect the flight >characteristics of the aircraft. > >Larry >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Leslie Holbrook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 10:35 AM >Subject: Re: [COUPERS] skydiving > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following >any >advice in this forum.]---- > > > > Skydivers jumped out of my Alon before I bought it. I've made a few >jumps > > myself (not from my plane), and I'd be concerned about whacking the >aileron > > on the way out. I'm just a little antsy about having anything mess with > > control surfaces in flight. Getting out of a high wing, you don't have >that > > problem (I jumped from Cessnas with modified doors). > > > > I would think that climbing out into the relative wind would be tricky. >You > > could probably minimize the chance of hitting the tail by sitting on the > > wing and sliding off, but it's a darn small plane -- only about there's > > something like 15' between the wing and the tail, and that's just not a >lot > > of room for error. Things happen really, really fast once you get out >of >an > > airplane. > > > > I've put ashes out of my plane over water by putting them in brown paper > > bags, setting them on the wing root, and letting them slide off. I was > > really surprised by how much my l'il ol' arm and a small bag impacted >the > > lift; not sure I'd want to experience what a person would do. >Personally, >I > > wouldn't recommend it. > > > > Leslie Holbrook > > Alon A2 N161LH > > Chester, CT 3B9 > > > > >A friend of mine and I are interested in learning skydiving. If we > > >complete all the training, I was wondering about the possibility of > > >making some jumps from the 'Coupe. Aside from the fact that it would > > >take so long to get to altitude, are there any major concerns with > > >jumping from an Ercoupe? I'd be most worried about hitting the tail, > > >and possibly the c.g. shift when the jumper left the plane. Any other > > >thoughts? > > > > > >-Jeff > > >N3888H > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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