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I don't Skydive, nor do I toss meat missles; but can any of the folks on here explain whether this is a good, or a bad idea?

Off the top of my head, climbing out onto the wing of an Arrow seems like a horrible idea.
 
It looked like a series of opportunities for things to go wrong. The handling of the door looked like a good time to catch something and leave a body part behind. The need to slide out on the wing may be tied to the potential to hit the elevator if one were to lose their grip on the wing. Sliding across a control surface, in this case the aileron, seems like another opportunity for the unexpected problem. Then of course there is the fact there is no guarantee the door is going to stay attached to the airplane when opened in flight (it probably will, but there have been cases of doors breaking from hinges under stress). Finally, there is the fact it leaves the pilot to complete the flight with an unlatched door.
 
jtrain609 said:
I don't Skydive, nor do I toss meat missles; but can any of the folks on here explain whether this is a good, or a bad idea?

Off the top of my head, climbing out onto the wing of an Arrow seems like a horrible idea.
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Im with it being a bad idea. When he falls off the wing, he nearly takes the flap with him.
 
I really wonder how an arrow handles with a popped cabin door. I've had a door open in-flight on an Aztec and it induced a horrible buffet. You cannot close the door even if you want to and it makes for a fun landing.
 
I've had doors pop open in Arrow's and Seminole's before, and on all but one occasion had no problem getting them latched again.
 
jtrain609 said:
I don't Skydive, nor do I toss meat missles; but can any of the folks on here explain whether this is a good, or a bad idea?

Off the top of my head, climbing out onto the wing of an Arrow seems like a horrible idea.
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I used to fly jumpers in a Porter and I've had several guys hanging from the strut and standing on the step. Just takes some extra aileron in that plane and the tail is back far enough and up high enough that it isn't a factor unless someone's chute pops while they're hanging out there. I've also had guys who would climb out on the strut and then hook their feet over the leading edge and hang upside down from the leading edge for a while before slipping off. Again, in that plane it was no factor.

But in an Arrow? I wouldn't do it. Even if you're wearing a rig (and you should) if the jumper slips and ends up taking the tail off, the plane is going to nose over like a lawn dart. And once that happens you're going to have a real tough time getting yourself unbuckled, across the other seat, out the door and away from the plane and stable with enough altitude left to pull your chute.

I wouldn't do it. But as the comments here show, if a jumper wanted to try it, he'd have no trouble finding someone willing to fly the plane.
 
maybe it was a T-tail arrow. jeez people, think!

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Guy said:
That would explain why he worked his way towards the wing tip before releasing. He wanted to get a better view of the T tail.
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im impressed that you can use mind-reading powers through youtube clips!

call the CIA! theyve been working on that technology for DECADES!!

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fholbert said:
Maybe? It does have a tapered wing. I've flown the I, II, III but I don't remember the overhead rocker switches. When did the rocker switches move up here?

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That IS interesting. The switch locations are also on the panel in the Arrow IV.
 
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