feuergnom 29 #1 September 23, 2005 i heard a story that ted strong and bill booth once, way back in the old day, actually worked together is it true & are there any interesting stories about this cooperation to be told? i'm really curiousThe universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #2 September 25, 2005 Quote are there any interesting stories about this cooperation to be told? *** I heard they were working on some kind of a 'tandem' parachute thingie that's supposed to revolutionize the sport... yeah...like THAt could ever work! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
avenfoto 0 #3 September 27, 2005 booth and strong developed the tandem system together as far as i know...; there was a cool picture of them doing a tandem 2-way in the pre-drouge days, ted with no goggles at that, and bills passenger out to the side of him.. maybe someone could post it? ted strong also did a tandem off the new river gorge bridge at one of the brisge days before the faa allowed tamdems a tso...the pics are out there..somewhere... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #4 September 29, 2005 ted strong also did a tandem off the new river gorge bridge at one of the brisge days before the faa allowed tamdems a tso...the pics are out there..somewhere... 1984. Robin Heid was his passenger. They jumped right after me. Nice landing, too, right on the sand bar.If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #5 September 29, 2005 Quotethe pics are out there..somewhere http://members.citynet.net/skydiver/Bridge2/tedstrong.htmArrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #6 October 2, 2005 Bill Booth and Ted Strong jumped together during early test jumps of their respective tandem systems, then they drifted apart. Circa 2000, they collaborated again, comparing prototypes of their latest student harnesses. The result was Strong tandem student harnesses with hip rings. The Sigma student harness may lack hip rings, but it has geometry similar to the latest Strong student harnesses. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,466 #7 October 3, 2005 Rob, My memory is that the Strong system was developed & being sold prior to the Booth system being on the market. I think without a drogue at that time. As far as I can remember, Jamey Woodward at Issaquah was one of the very first to put tandems to use on a very regular basis. Now someone may have been before him, but I don't know about. I also have a tape somewhere of Jerry Rouilaird (sp?) doing tandems in the Dallas, TX area for a local tv show. Anyone have any other memories on this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wartload 0 #8 October 4, 2005 His name is Jerry Rouillard--known to some as "Ruler Head" (as they were running away). Among other things, he was a stunt double for Burt Lancaster in the filming of Gypsy Moths. For a time he ran a DZ in Roanoke Rapids, NC and drove a pretty neat "woody" wagon. I think that he later worked at the Academy of Model Aeronautics before going to work at a museum somewhere. Nice guy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 29 #9 October 4, 2005 so there's two genius guys working on the same thing and then splitting up - is that a case of two type a personalities clashing?The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
