Greg Hewgill ([info]ghewgill) wrote,
@ 2004-10-29 22:31:00
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pumpkin drop!
Tomorrow is the annual Pumpkin Drop at the glider field! A pilot and a bombadier go up in a two-seat glider. The bombadier sits in the back with a pumpkin, and tosses it out the window at the right moment to hit the target on the runway. (Yes, this is legal.) Then the pilot circles back around for a spot landing contest.

I managed to miss this event last year. Apparently it's a ton of fun. I picked up a couple of pumpkins at the store today. Who's in? I'll fly, you drop.


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[info]decibel45
2004-10-30 03:46 am UTC (link)
Can I drop myself with the pumpkin? }:8>

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[info]ghewgill
2004-10-30 04:04 am UTC (link)
I'm not sure you would feel comfortable jumping from 800 feet. :)

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[info]decibel45
2004-10-30 04:12 am UTC (link)
Only if I had a base rig. I'd rather jump from 3k and drop the pumpkin before deploying.

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[info]ghewgill
2004-10-30 04:24 am UTC (link)
We can do that someday you're not dropping a pumpkin too. I don't think dropping a pumpkin from half a mile in the air counts as reasonable precautions. :)

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[info]decibel45
2004-10-30 04:28 am UTC (link)
Actually, what would be cool as hell would be to make a harness that would keep the pumpkin safely attached to me during deployment. It would be the same as dropping it from the glider. :)

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[info]ghewgill
2004-10-30 04:32 am UTC (link)
Now that would be cool. Kind of like a vegetable tandem.

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[info]txdave
2004-10-30 04:21 am UTC (link)
I went last year and dropped two pumpkins, it was great fun.

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