poppenhager 1 #26 November 9, 2005 John,I remember it well.Smitty is still banging them out and must have 13,000 or more jumps by now.The Beaver is in canada flying on floats. POP D47 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #27 November 9, 2005 QuoteJohn,I remember it well.Smitty is still banging them out and must have 13,000 or more jumps by now.The Beaver is in canada flying on floats. I ran across both Smitty and Jack Lalonde at the Nationals held at Z-hills a few years ago. Neither of them seemed to have aged a bit, and it was just like the good old times at Indiantown. And they can both still whup me at accuracy, darn it. It's nice to know that the Beaver is still out there flying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 5 #28 November 10, 2005 Here is my USPA Area Safety Officer patch. The ASO was the precursor to the S&TA we have now. My patch is roughly from 1977. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #29 November 10, 2005 QuoteHere is my USPA Area Safety Officer patch. The ASO was the precursor to the S&TA we have now. My patch is roughly from 1977. The last time I saw one of those was on Jim Hooper when Z-Hills was still a commercial center.... ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #30 November 10, 2005 QuoteHere is my USPA Area Safety Officer patch. What was the idea behind the symbolism of the cross with the arrowhead on the top? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #31 November 10, 2005 QuoteQuoteHere is my USPA Area Safety Officer patch. What was the idea behind the symbolism of the cross with the arrowhead on the top? *** "This 'bar tack' should be moved to here"! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poppenhager 1 #32 November 10, 2005 The crossed arrow symbol was for the cross series in the style event! POP D47 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Usetawuz 1 #33 November 11, 2005 Don't know if these were already posted. Hope not. Some oldies from back-in-the-day. These things were great for covering holes in your jumpsuit. _________________________________________ The older I get, the better I was! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #34 November 11, 2005 I'm familiar with the term "Wartha Fugawee", but what's the story behind how that got on a patch? Too many bad spots? Too many "out" landings? *** To make a long story short..... (Yeah I know...a first for me!) Jumping with a demo team on the West Coast that gave a free demo to some 'company picnic' because we landed in a park a good 10 miles away from the ACTUAL demo site. I was trying to organize a 'rescue ride' out of there and got caught on camera asking 8-10 times... "Wartha Fugawee" ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 5 #35 November 11, 2005 QuoteQuoteHere is my USPA Area Safety Officer patch. What was the idea behind the symbolism of the cross with the arrowhead on the top? Although it looks religious now, I think it was a take off on red cross type safety symbols, with the arrow pointing up because we are up in the air. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #36 November 11, 2005 I think it was a take off on red cross type safety symbols *** White & green with a cross are still 'universal' symbols for safely... But it does look more like a religious cross than a 'red cross' of a different color....things were less P.C. back then I guess! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #37 November 11, 2005 QuoteThe crossed arrow symbol was for the cross series in the style event! Did they have seperate symbols for each of the series: left, right, left cross, and right cross? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #38 November 11, 2005 QuoteAlthough it looks religious now, I think it was a take off on red cross type safety symbols, with the arrow pointing up because we are up in the air. That makes sense. Like the "Diver Up" bumper stickers, with a blue background representing the sky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #39 November 11, 2005 The SFSPC patch has an elephant on it - how in the heck did that come to represent skydiving? (Thinking of that movie "Dumbo Drop", or my fall rate after eating Thanksgiving turkey...) The Blue Stars patch has a circle on the ground like a target, with what looks like a "K" inside it. What's the "K" represent? Maybe the runway layout at the airport? Neat patches. Thanks for sharing those. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,121 #40 November 11, 2005 Quote I like the Freak Bothers patch too. Does Linda Gies know you've got that ?? Freak Brother patches are still available (to the original design): freak-brother.com/patches.html... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Usetawuz 1 #41 November 12, 2005 The SFSPC patch definitely has nothing to do with dropping Dumbo or Dumbo droppings---fall rate? ---ehhh could be. Actually that three-headed elephant is symbolic of Thailand (like there's elephants all over the place??) and appears on lots of things. The "K" in the circle is really just part of someone's ego trip. The patch was designed by an long-time American resident of Thailand, named Richard "Kit" Carson. His momument to himself I've a bunch more patches but have no idea where. _________________________________________ The older I get, the better I was! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #42 November 12, 2005 Here are a few more patches. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #43 November 12, 2005 Man...you sure do drag 'em around through the dirt! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poppenhager 1 #44 November 12, 2005 Arrow with arm to left (left series)arrow with arm to right (right series) Arrow points to jumper heading. POP D47 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #45 November 29, 2005 QuoteHere are some more patches that haven't been around for a while: 1) SCR - participant in an 8-way or larger formation. 2) SCS - docked last on an 8-way or larger formation. 3) NSCR - participant in an 8-way or larger night-jump formation. These are my own well-worn versions, which have been sewn to one end of my gear bag for over 20 years now. Recently found both my old SCR (8018) and SCS (4497) patches and got them sewn onto my jumpsuit. The SCS has changed, nowadays it's got a picture of a skydiver in the middle. Mine is the old kind, looks like the SCR only it's red, with the Bob Buquaor Memorial thing written around the edge. Checked out their website and noticed the WSCR (Women's Starcrest) is altogether missing WTF happened to that & how come ??? Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #46 November 30, 2005 QuoteChecked out their website and noticed the WSCR (Women's Starcrest) is altogether missing WTF happened to that & how come ??? Tom, The WSCR was not part of Newell's thing. It was started by Bill Stage. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wartload 0 #47 November 30, 2005 Any idea what number they are up to with the SCR? Mine's 4820, and I always thought that was a high number. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #48 November 30, 2005 QuoteAny idea what number they are up to with the SCR? Mine's 4820, and I always thought that was a high number. This site lists all the awards and the numbers. Star Crest SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #49 November 30, 2005 Anyone out there have an all-collegiant eight way (ACE) patch? This was started by B.J. Worth back in the 70's and looked a lot like the SCR, but different colors. I e-mailed Bill Newell about it. He said he remembers it, but it never really caught on and has since been forgotten. I remember seeing a jumper or two from Lost Prairie (recently) that had this patch on the gear bag. I think they were Idahoians....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brokenwing 2 #50 December 13, 2005 Frank: you got a Flying Dutchman patch????? i started back there in May 1970 -- well actually over in Palmyra as 222D was grounded at the time. i do have one of the club jackets packed away somewhere Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
