weekendwonder 0 #51 October 30, 2003 Just one; it was a reserve ride. Actually, the AAD on some student gear I was jumping fired for some unknown reason (no, I wasn't low) at about the same time I hit the ripcord on Jump #8 (about 10 years ago) Pull, look up... yep, good solid square overhead... Wait a freakin' minute... What is THAT slowly inflating out to the side? Crap... cut awaaaaaaaayyyyyy! One other thing I learned. Don't flare on landing. Bob Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyDave 0 #52 October 30, 2003 why jump a round? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #53 October 30, 2003 QuoteQuote You don't approve? I'm disapointed. *** See attached: _Am --------------------------------------------- well after seeing those pics... I May have to change my mind....When it comes to other people's skydiving,,, I neither approve nor disapprove... I only urge caution,,,, and point out the need for a proper safety briefing.... you may "have at it" if you like... i'll be happy to watch.!!!!.........Might even skydive with you,,, to video the awkward freefall and pull,,,( please do not throw the ripcord handle!!!!!! ) ...Just be sure that you can resist the natural tendancy to pull both of your toggles down to arms' length,,, as you land....... hahahaha... ....steve 1 a " kicker plate".... something you generally lost.... whenever you deployed a chest mounted reserve, with pilot chute..... ( some chest mounted reserves Didn't even HAVE pilot chutes,,,, but that's just MORE ancient history....) hahaha 5 dollar repacks, and 2 dollar Six Packs.!!!!!!!! those were the days!!!!.... plus 3 bucks to 3 grand ....5 bucks to 7,500.... Man, a guy could really stretch a twenty,,, back then !!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #54 October 31, 2003 QuoteExcellent accuracy canopy,, for those who like accuracy.. ( downwind of course).... Hell yeah... crater the Peas QuoteOnly ONE !!! on a stratostar ( 5 Cell) ( that was enough) I found out my old Star is sitting in someones attic.. still with the original long lines...I am trying to get him to ship it to me..I may even pack it up sometime this winter and jump it. QuoteIf you do not completely understand AND remember,,, the concept of "Standing Tension" or of "Holding Tension",,,, then '''Ya' can't play with a P. C. or a Papillon"!!!!! hahahahah Oh I know... but there are ways to get around it.. if you are creative A tree, a bit of rope... and a trailer hitch on the car work really good... oh and I was the flake.. fold a little and sleeve it.. hmm could that be the reason of my first two uses of my C-9 Belly wart reserve??? Or was it all those damn steering lines and crown lines... that had to be stowed Oh and Steve1..... I got my kicker plate back from that first cutaway on the Pap...I was in a big assed hurry to activate my J-1's to rid myself of the aforementioned PAP... that looked like a major wad of shit.... The kicker plate was in the main.... no shit.. The Green meet at Snohomish.. held by Seattle Skydivers will probably be in mid March of 2004... I need to land closer than the 25' from dead center I did this spring under the T-10... I DO remember how to spot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tbrown 26 #55 October 31, 2003 Oh lordy, that picture of a chest mounted pop-top reserve did it for me. I used to own one of those things, loved it. It slimmed down the chest mounted reserve, made it comfy and made me more aerodynamic. Those were the days when we didn't trust piggybacks, because the reserves were still closed woth hard metal cones that could hang up (and thus that wonderful/deadly innovation known as the "last hope rope, or "Jesus chord", a lanyard for jerking your reserve flap open if you pulled and were still in freefall). I really loved my PC too, but I love the new gear a lot better. If you young hipsters want to try some old gear, be my guest. Maybe I can borrow yours while you're up there making fools of yourselves.... Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dougjumper 0 #56 October 31, 2003 Got that right...Man I wish I could still get paid to Jump...Sure was ok getting paid to Jump..A few extra ends always helped. I usually tell other so called Skygod Skydivers if they never jumped a Round than its called *** CHEAP THRILLS It goes like this.....I dont care how many Skydives U got until U have stepped into complete darkness at 800ft WEARING 50LBS OF PARACHUTE AND 60 LBS OF EQUIPMENT ON A HOT DZ WITH AAA EVERYWHERE YOU JUST HAVENT LIVED MAN.. AIRBORNE!!! The glass is half full or half empty doesn't matter. Let go and have the Lord guide your path. He will take care of it all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pa2themd 0 #57 October 31, 2003 Hey FISH, What about a slot that says no but whud like to try?? "Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else!" Ivern Ball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dreamsville 0 #58 October 31, 2003 The veterans from the 70's and 80's that I know tell me about the injuries from jumping rounds, as a higher standard of care in landing and spotting is required. I wish I'd started jumping years before I did, but on the other hand I am happy to have missed jumping what was available then. |I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sdgregory 0 #59 October 31, 2003 QuoteOver 40 times -- at night, with combat gear, at less altitude than most would even dream about! I was with ANGLICO when I was in the Marines and we jumped every chance we could get. I actually lost count. Sometimes we did it just to do it. And man some of them truly were low! I think the plane was scraping treetops once. I know I would not open my main that low now. Of course I was not hit 149 mph either! NO MORE ROUNDS FOR ME! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 643 #60 November 1, 2003 About 70 jumps on various round mains and 3 jumps with round reserves. Started jumping C-9s and C-8s as a student back in the 1970s. On my 45th jump, the stabilizers on my CrossBow knotted up, so I pulled and punched a chest-mounted 24 flat. My second round reserve ride was on a 26' F-111 Defender. Enjoyed that, My third and final jump on a round reserve saw me landing in a French swamp! I jumped round chutes owned by both the Canadian Army and the West German Armies. My last jump on a round, CMFF rig included a painfully hard opening, a total inversion and far more small holes than you can count. I still landed it beside the bowl! My last jump - in 1986 - on a round canopy was courtesy of the West German Army. I suffered an inversion - that cleared itself before I looked up - and so many small holes that I told them to take it directly to the trash can! I agree with the earlier poster that round jumps are best left to guys who have done them before. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lazyfrog 0 #61 January 12, 2004 ask at JSC maybe they still have rigs with rounds... Otherwise if you come over to Switz this summer, I can organise that for you---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites slug 1 #62 January 12, 2004 Interesting subject Lot's of urban myth's about rounds and opinions expressed by people who have little real world knowledge of the subject This topic is discussed in detail in the Skydiving History & Trivia forum in a couple of different threads. Suggest start there for folks that never jumped them or have limited knowledge. The referenced forum IMO is the real deal and discuss's the good & bad and limit's of jumping rounds and why some people like them and some didn't. BTW why jump rounds? Easy at the time that was all there was. How may jumps on rounds? 500, how many mals? Zero Injuries: owee on ankle due to backing up on landing in excessive winds. Pilot error, Broken ankle on other leg the next week jumping in high winds ended up in the corner and doing a downwinder. Favored the ankle with the owee on landing. Pilot error! Squares are nice but the injuries related to pilot error are much more severe. Not a excuse not to jump squares just don't screw up! Who says skydivers are stupid we invented a whole new way to kill ourselves. R.I.P. Old fart R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #63 January 12, 2004 QuoteQuote I voted " why jump a round? ". I don't have to.There is much better gear available these days. So... if you were given the chance to drive a 1962 Stingray Corvette, you'd turn it down because it doesn't have airbags and ABS? Something to think about. _Am I would turn it down because the Stingray did not come out until 1963. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #64 January 12, 2004 No Rounds at JSC.... Those days are gone! And there's not enough nostalgia to bring them back! tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lazyfrog 0 #65 January 12, 2004 so she'll have to come to Switzerland... ---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites EDYDO 0 #66 January 12, 2004 Yep, but everything I jump now is square. I have a bunch of round main jumps and two reserve landings (ouch). I know rounds have been given a bad rap, but I never had a mal under a para commander and I know lots of friends with the same record. Sometimes I wonder why we jump square reserves. Sure, a round reserve hurts when you land, but a 143 square could kill a jumper who was unconscious during landing. Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tbrown 26 #67 January 13, 2004 But I have my eye on a Starlite that a local rigger has; I might just have to haul it out to the DZ Ow, I jumped a Starlite just once. It was a fun canopy to fly, but oy, that opening. And that was one of the later models, with the spider slider. I used to own a tie dyed 28' cheapo, one of the original R/W/B 1964 Paracommanders (I LOVED that canopy), and a very lightweight 21' miniature PC type canopy called a Sparrow. Have also jumped a couple Piglets, a Competition PC and the occasional Papillion (sp ?). Not to mention the Navy conical reserve and a Security LoPo, both a few more times than I care to admit (all with square mains, I might add, I've NEVER had to chop a round). They were GOOD canopies and they were SAFE. But as with many other excesses of our youth, I find that the ravages of time and age lean towards sticking with my Spectre these days. That and I'm about 60 lbs more "substantial" than the scarecrow hippie I used to been. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pa2themd 0 #68 January 13, 2004 Quoteso she'll have to come to Switzerland... kewl, no problem.... i have free accomodation now from RCI, just need a flight...anyone?? "Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else!" Ivern Ball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites taz9420 0 #69 January 13, 2004 Yes, 1989-1995: 187 Static Line jumps while with the 82nd Airborne Division and the 297th Infantry Group (Airborne) since diactivated. T10 Charlie, -1 Bravos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChileRelleno 0 #70 January 13, 2004 I've just one ride on a round, it was a reserve ride. ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites newsstand 0 #71 January 14, 2004 Four times, static line training in '78/'79. 24' T-10. Moncks Corners South Carolina. "Truth is tough. 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Amazon 7 #54 October 31, 2003 QuoteExcellent accuracy canopy,, for those who like accuracy.. ( downwind of course).... Hell yeah... crater the Peas QuoteOnly ONE !!! on a stratostar ( 5 Cell) ( that was enough) I found out my old Star is sitting in someones attic.. still with the original long lines...I am trying to get him to ship it to me..I may even pack it up sometime this winter and jump it. QuoteIf you do not completely understand AND remember,,, the concept of "Standing Tension" or of "Holding Tension",,,, then '''Ya' can't play with a P. C. or a Papillon"!!!!! hahahahah Oh I know... but there are ways to get around it.. if you are creative A tree, a bit of rope... and a trailer hitch on the car work really good... oh and I was the flake.. fold a little and sleeve it.. hmm could that be the reason of my first two uses of my C-9 Belly wart reserve??? Or was it all those damn steering lines and crown lines... that had to be stowed Oh and Steve1..... I got my kicker plate back from that first cutaway on the Pap...I was in a big assed hurry to activate my J-1's to rid myself of the aforementioned PAP... that looked like a major wad of shit.... The kicker plate was in the main.... no shit.. The Green meet at Snohomish.. held by Seattle Skydivers will probably be in mid March of 2004... I need to land closer than the 25' from dead center I did this spring under the T-10... I DO remember how to spot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #55 October 31, 2003 Oh lordy, that picture of a chest mounted pop-top reserve did it for me. I used to own one of those things, loved it. It slimmed down the chest mounted reserve, made it comfy and made me more aerodynamic. Those were the days when we didn't trust piggybacks, because the reserves were still closed woth hard metal cones that could hang up (and thus that wonderful/deadly innovation known as the "last hope rope, or "Jesus chord", a lanyard for jerking your reserve flap open if you pulled and were still in freefall). I really loved my PC too, but I love the new gear a lot better. If you young hipsters want to try some old gear, be my guest. Maybe I can borrow yours while you're up there making fools of yourselves.... Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougjumper 0 #56 October 31, 2003 Got that right...Man I wish I could still get paid to Jump...Sure was ok getting paid to Jump..A few extra ends always helped. I usually tell other so called Skygod Skydivers if they never jumped a Round than its called *** CHEAP THRILLS It goes like this.....I dont care how many Skydives U got until U have stepped into complete darkness at 800ft WEARING 50LBS OF PARACHUTE AND 60 LBS OF EQUIPMENT ON A HOT DZ WITH AAA EVERYWHERE YOU JUST HAVENT LIVED MAN.. AIRBORNE!!! The glass is half full or half empty doesn't matter. Let go and have the Lord guide your path. He will take care of it all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pa2themd 0 #57 October 31, 2003 Hey FISH, What about a slot that says no but whud like to try?? "Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else!" Ivern Ball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamsville 0 #58 October 31, 2003 The veterans from the 70's and 80's that I know tell me about the injuries from jumping rounds, as a higher standard of care in landing and spotting is required. I wish I'd started jumping years before I did, but on the other hand I am happy to have missed jumping what was available then. |I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdgregory 0 #59 October 31, 2003 QuoteOver 40 times -- at night, with combat gear, at less altitude than most would even dream about! I was with ANGLICO when I was in the Marines and we jumped every chance we could get. I actually lost count. Sometimes we did it just to do it. And man some of them truly were low! I think the plane was scraping treetops once. I know I would not open my main that low now. Of course I was not hit 149 mph either! NO MORE ROUNDS FOR ME! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 643 #60 November 1, 2003 About 70 jumps on various round mains and 3 jumps with round reserves. Started jumping C-9s and C-8s as a student back in the 1970s. On my 45th jump, the stabilizers on my CrossBow knotted up, so I pulled and punched a chest-mounted 24 flat. My second round reserve ride was on a 26' F-111 Defender. Enjoyed that, My third and final jump on a round reserve saw me landing in a French swamp! I jumped round chutes owned by both the Canadian Army and the West German Armies. My last jump on a round, CMFF rig included a painfully hard opening, a total inversion and far more small holes than you can count. I still landed it beside the bowl! My last jump - in 1986 - on a round canopy was courtesy of the West German Army. I suffered an inversion - that cleared itself before I looked up - and so many small holes that I told them to take it directly to the trash can! I agree with the earlier poster that round jumps are best left to guys who have done them before. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lazyfrog 0 #61 January 12, 2004 ask at JSC maybe they still have rigs with rounds... Otherwise if you come over to Switz this summer, I can organise that for you---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites slug 1 #62 January 12, 2004 Interesting subject Lot's of urban myth's about rounds and opinions expressed by people who have little real world knowledge of the subject This topic is discussed in detail in the Skydiving History & Trivia forum in a couple of different threads. Suggest start there for folks that never jumped them or have limited knowledge. The referenced forum IMO is the real deal and discuss's the good & bad and limit's of jumping rounds and why some people like them and some didn't. BTW why jump rounds? Easy at the time that was all there was. How may jumps on rounds? 500, how many mals? Zero Injuries: owee on ankle due to backing up on landing in excessive winds. Pilot error, Broken ankle on other leg the next week jumping in high winds ended up in the corner and doing a downwinder. Favored the ankle with the owee on landing. Pilot error! Squares are nice but the injuries related to pilot error are much more severe. Not a excuse not to jump squares just don't screw up! Who says skydivers are stupid we invented a whole new way to kill ourselves. R.I.P. Old fart R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #63 January 12, 2004 QuoteQuote I voted " why jump a round? ". I don't have to.There is much better gear available these days. So... if you were given the chance to drive a 1962 Stingray Corvette, you'd turn it down because it doesn't have airbags and ABS? Something to think about. _Am I would turn it down because the Stingray did not come out until 1963. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #64 January 12, 2004 No Rounds at JSC.... Those days are gone! And there's not enough nostalgia to bring them back! tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lazyfrog 0 #65 January 12, 2004 so she'll have to come to Switzerland... ---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites EDYDO 0 #66 January 12, 2004 Yep, but everything I jump now is square. I have a bunch of round main jumps and two reserve landings (ouch). I know rounds have been given a bad rap, but I never had a mal under a para commander and I know lots of friends with the same record. Sometimes I wonder why we jump square reserves. Sure, a round reserve hurts when you land, but a 143 square could kill a jumper who was unconscious during landing. Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tbrown 26 #67 January 13, 2004 But I have my eye on a Starlite that a local rigger has; I might just have to haul it out to the DZ Ow, I jumped a Starlite just once. It was a fun canopy to fly, but oy, that opening. And that was one of the later models, with the spider slider. I used to own a tie dyed 28' cheapo, one of the original R/W/B 1964 Paracommanders (I LOVED that canopy), and a very lightweight 21' miniature PC type canopy called a Sparrow. Have also jumped a couple Piglets, a Competition PC and the occasional Papillion (sp ?). Not to mention the Navy conical reserve and a Security LoPo, both a few more times than I care to admit (all with square mains, I might add, I've NEVER had to chop a round). They were GOOD canopies and they were SAFE. But as with many other excesses of our youth, I find that the ravages of time and age lean towards sticking with my Spectre these days. That and I'm about 60 lbs more "substantial" than the scarecrow hippie I used to been. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #60 November 1, 2003 About 70 jumps on various round mains and 3 jumps with round reserves. Started jumping C-9s and C-8s as a student back in the 1970s. On my 45th jump, the stabilizers on my CrossBow knotted up, so I pulled and punched a chest-mounted 24 flat. My second round reserve ride was on a 26' F-111 Defender. Enjoyed that, My third and final jump on a round reserve saw me landing in a French swamp! I jumped round chutes owned by both the Canadian Army and the West German Armies. My last jump on a round, CMFF rig included a painfully hard opening, a total inversion and far more small holes than you can count. I still landed it beside the bowl! My last jump - in 1986 - on a round canopy was courtesy of the West German Army. I suffered an inversion - that cleared itself before I looked up - and so many small holes that I told them to take it directly to the trash can! I agree with the earlier poster that round jumps are best left to guys who have done them before. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #61 January 12, 2004 ask at JSC maybe they still have rigs with rounds... Otherwise if you come over to Switz this summer, I can organise that for you---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #62 January 12, 2004 Interesting subject Lot's of urban myth's about rounds and opinions expressed by people who have little real world knowledge of the subject This topic is discussed in detail in the Skydiving History & Trivia forum in a couple of different threads. Suggest start there for folks that never jumped them or have limited knowledge. The referenced forum IMO is the real deal and discuss's the good & bad and limit's of jumping rounds and why some people like them and some didn't. BTW why jump rounds? Easy at the time that was all there was. How may jumps on rounds? 500, how many mals? Zero Injuries: owee on ankle due to backing up on landing in excessive winds. Pilot error, Broken ankle on other leg the next week jumping in high winds ended up in the corner and doing a downwinder. Favored the ankle with the owee on landing. Pilot error! Squares are nice but the injuries related to pilot error are much more severe. Not a excuse not to jump squares just don't screw up! Who says skydivers are stupid we invented a whole new way to kill ourselves. R.I.P. Old fart R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #63 January 12, 2004 QuoteQuote I voted " why jump a round? ". I don't have to.There is much better gear available these days. So... if you were given the chance to drive a 1962 Stingray Corvette, you'd turn it down because it doesn't have airbags and ABS? Something to think about. _Am I would turn it down because the Stingray did not come out until 1963. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #64 January 12, 2004 No Rounds at JSC.... Those days are gone! And there's not enough nostalgia to bring them back! tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #65 January 12, 2004 so she'll have to come to Switzerland... ---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EDYDO 0 #66 January 12, 2004 Yep, but everything I jump now is square. I have a bunch of round main jumps and two reserve landings (ouch). I know rounds have been given a bad rap, but I never had a mal under a para commander and I know lots of friends with the same record. Sometimes I wonder why we jump square reserves. Sure, a round reserve hurts when you land, but a 143 square could kill a jumper who was unconscious during landing. Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #67 January 13, 2004 But I have my eye on a Starlite that a local rigger has; I might just have to haul it out to the DZ Ow, I jumped a Starlite just once. It was a fun canopy to fly, but oy, that opening. And that was one of the later models, with the spider slider. I used to own a tie dyed 28' cheapo, one of the original R/W/B 1964 Paracommanders (I LOVED that canopy), and a very lightweight 21' miniature PC type canopy called a Sparrow. Have also jumped a couple Piglets, a Competition PC and the occasional Papillion (sp ?). Not to mention the Navy conical reserve and a Security LoPo, both a few more times than I care to admit (all with square mains, I might add, I've NEVER had to chop a round). They were GOOD canopies and they were SAFE. But as with many other excesses of our youth, I find that the ravages of time and age lean towards sticking with my Spectre these days. That and I'm about 60 lbs more "substantial" than the scarecrow hippie I used to been. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pa2themd 0 #68 January 13, 2004 Quoteso she'll have to come to Switzerland... kewl, no problem.... i have free accomodation now from RCI, just need a flight...anyone?? "Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else!" Ivern Ball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taz9420 0 #69 January 13, 2004 Yes, 1989-1995: 187 Static Line jumps while with the 82nd Airborne Division and the 297th Infantry Group (Airborne) since diactivated. T10 Charlie, -1 Bravos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #70 January 13, 2004 I've just one ride on a round, it was a reserve ride. ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newsstand 0 #71 January 14, 2004 Four times, static line training in '78/'79. 24' T-10. Moncks Corners South Carolina. "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smit705 0 #72 January 14, 2004 Yes, Over 100 times 82d ABN Div, Master Parachutist Badge, Mostly good Jumps, Some asking myself why am I doing this? Still couldn't wait to do it again, though. In Christ Dave Smith Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
