Looks like she packed it to take along.
Posted on 06/21/2005 8:04:46 AM PDT by Dashing Dasher
Real... plus a little paralax.
He takes off and hovers right about the runway....
It scares me - and I'm fearless.
Is Patty Wagstaff no longer competing?
No, Patty has threatened to come back to competition for years. I would be awesome to have her back.
Airshow flying and competition flying are two VERY different animals. She is probably the most successful pilot at bridging that gap.
From Patty's website...
Patty's skill is based on experience. She is a six-time member of the U.S. Aerobatic Team that competes in Olympic-level international competition, and the highest-placing American with gold, silver and bronze medals, a three-time U.S. National Aerobatic Champion, an IAC Champion, and a six-time recipient of the "First Lady of Aerobatics" Betty Skelton Award. The first woman to win the title of U.S. National Aerobatic Champion, Patty has won the gold, silver and bronze medals in National as well as International Competition.
The US G'vt provide transport??
Inquiring minds and all...
VERY good question...
The USAF used to supply transport in a C5 (at a price - if I recall). Unfortunately, there is a war on and we don't have that priviledge anymore.
This year - a few competitors are borrowing planes and the rest shipped their's. One container didn't get there until Friday - when it was actually due a week or ten days before.
It's always a problem - then, you have to put it back together in a foreign country - bring your tools, and hope for the best.
It's a huge expense and a huge headache - plus - the time that is spent in transit - you aren't flying - which impacts your G-tolerances.
Thanks ...
Shame, for that cause, Boeing won't 'showcase' one of their 747 Frieghters...
...write it off as a Marketing Development 'expense'.
Many of the teammates had to put on fundraisers to afford to go to the contest. There is no $$ in this sport - actually - there is plenty of $$ in it - all flowing outward.
;-)
She had better luck than I did. I landed in a tall tree, was wondering how to get down when the branch (and subsequently some of my more important bones) broke.
Thanks for Tiny's story, very interesting.
Looks like she packed it to take along.
Two things that I have been told to have on me if/when I jump.
One is my cellphone - to call for help.
The other is a knife, to cut myself down from a tree.
It happens more than we'd like to think.
I hope you are okay.
Dasher
You have to admit - she was gutsy!
Golly, there was a movie with her or about her...
Can't remember, but yeah, gutsy and a bit crazy too!
I recovered completely, thanks, but it did end my skydiving hobby. Like Tiny, I miss it! It was even more fun than I thought it would be.
Roger that. Price of addiction ... literally!!
Cheaper than Coke? .... naw... probably not.
I've seen that done, and it is truely amazing !!!!! Can you do that ? (with a plane, I mean...)
Is she single ????
LOL... She's a single seater... does that count!?
Mine probably doesn't have the power to weight ratio needed to hover. He's got over 300 hp and probably weights less than 1000 pounds.
Mine is only 180 at 800 pounds.
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