Direct Bag Parachute Jumps (approximetly 80') were made from a wing of a cruise liner
Direct Bag Parachute Jumps (approximetly 80') were made from a wing of a cruise liner
Anon,
While jumping ship channel bridges of 150-feet we gravitated over to the Queen Mary for a look-see. This great ship also has these "wings" on the bridge deck. (Most ships this size have these. The wings serve as alternate places to steer the ship during docking and undocking).
It was about 80-90 feet to the water. We tried it but were are run off by (of all things) a Clark Gable impersonator (try telling him you don't give a damn) and later figured if we had made the jumps they'd have either run us out of Long Beach or given us jobs (Three shows daily)!
:-)
Nick_BR
Jimmy Tyler actually did jump from the wings of the Queen Mary back in 1980 or therabouts.
He static-lined his stratoFlyer right in front of one of the tour group leaders, who said to her charges as he left: "They never tell me when these special events are going on."
"They never tell me when these special events are going on."
That's a Nugget . . .
And this is also around the time (1981) Brad Smith, BASE 8, showed us how to jump the 160' G.D. Bridge deployed via paper bag.
(I guess the connection is the proximity to the Queen Mary and direct bagging) :-)
http://www.basicresearch.com/brad_sm.gif
Bradley Smith, BASE 8, Long Beach, CA,
note supermarket paper bag in upper left
corner.
Jimmy Tyler and Brad Smith, wow, what a pair to draw to, I love the fact this sport is so full of characters. I just wish they'd quit dying, or in the case of Brad, killing themselves.
Oh, and anyone who wants to repeat these jumps, here's a bit of advice. Don't swallow Long Beach Harbor water . . .
Nick_BR
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