Parachutist Magazines

[John4455 0]

A guy that I work with that used to jump years ago (Bob Norris) gave me his old parahutist mags to take to the DZ to share with some of the newer jumpers. I've really enjoyed reading through them.
Many of the DZ's listed are still around today, but many I've never heard of...

Tar Heel Sport Parachute Center Trinity NC

Wilson Rocky Mount Sport Parachute Club Wilson NC

Grandview Sport Parachute Center Elberta Al
(I would assume that this would now be Emerald Coast maybe? If so did they do beach jumps?)

Anybody ever jump at any of these places?

How do ya like it Johnny?

[dqpacker 7]

We have a big box full of old Parachutist at our dz. One's from the 60's to the 90's.

[cosmobuddy 0]

From the 60s?. I need just a few issues from the very early 60s to complete my collection of PARACHUTIST. I need a couple SKYDIVER from that ear too.
I'd be willing to trade or buy if you have any issues to help me fill my empty slots.

Any help out there from anyone?

www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com

[wartload 0]

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Tar Heel Sport Parachute Center Trinity NC

Wilson Rocky Mount Sport Parachute Club Wilson NC

I dropped in on the Trinity club (sort of near High Point, if I recall--I would go by there between Raleigh and Charlotte area) once and made a jump there. At the time, it struck me as being less of a club than an operation built around one guy. There wasn't enough attraction to go back.

The Wilson club was at the old Wilson airport, just north of town (between town and I-95). I never jumped with them, but some folks involved in a glider club there later told me that there'd been some friction between the groups, and suggested that the airport management had asked them to leave.

Some other early NC Clubs:

The club at Roanoke Rapids was my favorite -- when it was still a club that was run by members. Great bunch of people there!

"Red Oak," on the property of Bud McLamb-- to the west of Rocky Mount, was another good club DZ. It was another fun/family club atmosphere.

Mount Olive had a club made up of basically the same people who had formerly jumped at Big Daddy's seafood restaurant, sort of near Goldsboro. Earl Imes headed up those two. They were also places where you felt welcome and among people who were going to have a great time without doing stuff that was likely to get you killed.

Some ECU students, and others, had a club that flew out of the Greenville airport and jumped into a dairy farm a bit to the east. When it broke up, one of the guys started his own DZ near Farmville, using some of the former club gear.

There was a good club to the West of Jacksonville ... near Maysville?...for a time. Mostly Marines there. Pretty insane group, but fun place to be.

Midland, NE of Charlotte, grew out of a club at the Mint Hill airport, if I recall correctly. It was another of the fun places with a club atmosphere.

Some "bandit jumps" were made in Mooresville and Lake Norman in the early 70s.

[wayne8577 0]

Check e-bay! There is some back issues to be had now! Wayne

Here's to Old Farts in the Wind!

[docjohn 0]

This link has PARACHUTIST magazine covers as far back as 1963

http://manifestmaster.com/parachutist/years.html

If you can fill any gaps, scan the cover and email to me at musgrave@manifestmaster.com



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Doc
http://www.manifestmaster.com/video

[scottmyers 0]

WOW! What a time warp to go back into when you check out those covers of what it was like to skydive in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Gig em, Garland Owls!

[kd5xb 1]

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Tar Heel Sport Parachute Center Trinity NC

Wilson Rocky Mount Sport Parachute Club Wilson NC

Mount Olive had a club made up of basically the same people who had formerly jumped at Big Daddy's seafood restaurant, sort of near Goldsboro. Earl Imes headed up those two. They were also places where you felt welcome and among people who were going to have a great time without doing stuff that was likely to get you killed.

Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I used to know Earl Imes -- is he still around? I'd sure like to contact him if he's still on this earth.

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There was a good club to the West of Jacksonville ... near Maysville?...for a time. Mostly Marines there. Pretty insane group, but fun place to be.

Used to jump on base at TLZ Penguin -- but that's ancient history now. Oh well --

Thanks for reading,
Earl

I'm a jumper. Even though I don't always have money for jumps, and may not ever own a rig again, I'll always be a jumper.