Skydiving Trivia Question

[BIGUN 1,483]

What do the following female skydivers have in common?

Jean Simbro Muriel
Carlyn Olsen
Jeannie McComba
Alva English
Anne Batterson
Judy Simpson
Wendy Wilkinson

Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

[Tink1717 2]

What? They all got extra altitude?

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[howardwhite 6]

Aside from the fact that you got some of the names wrong, I give up. Some were national champs, some are dead, some have really low D numbers, some might have jumped with me

HW

[BIGUN 1,483]

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some have really low D numbers

They were within the first 100 women to receive a D number.

Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

[fastphil 0]

Congratulations, ladies...

[howardwhite 6]

I infer from the butchery of Muriel Simbro's name that you are working at least partly from the "first 400" list that was posted here a while ago. (It's Muriel Jean Simbro.)

In any event, you left out (probably among others) Kim Emmons Knor, D-221, who was a competitor in the VI World Meet in Orange, MA in 1962 and who has jumped as recently as a couple of years ago. Muriel Simbro and Carolyn Olsen were also competitors at the first world meet in the US.

HW

[BIGUN 1,483]

The butchery you refer to was a copy/paste of someone else's spelling of the name to which I stand corrected. And, yes, there are other "First 100 ladies to acheive a D license" that are not on the list. Feel free to fill in the blanks.

Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

[wmw999 2,587]

Probably not accurate.

Dr. Eco was extrapolating from the percentage of women who were in the first 400 D license holders, and saying that if the percentage stayed consistent (which I'm quite sure it didn't -- it was 1.5%), then I might be among the first 100 women to get a D license.

But I'd bet lots and lots of money that the percentage didn't stay consistent. Anyway, Amazon has a lower D number .

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[airtwardo 7]

Jeannie McCombs

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[NickDG 23]

Still wrong . . .

She always insisted her name be written with a small "J" as in jeannie McCombs, and she'd rip you a new one for not complying.

I'm not sure what you'd call a woman like jennie today, but back then we called her, ah hem, strong willed . . .

NickD BASE 194

[airtwardo 7]

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Still wrong . . .

She always insisted her name be written with a small "J" as in jeannie McCombs, and she'd rip you a new one for not complying.

I'm not sure what you'd call a woman like jennie today, but back then we called her, ah hem, strong willed . . .

NickD BASE 194

You're right...It was capitalized in the FAI records, I just pasted without thinking.

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[BIGUN 1,483]

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then I might be among the first 100 women to get a D license.

Exactly the point. Just trying to pay homage and praise to the first 100 ladies and pass on a little history and legacy.

Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

[JerryBaumchen 1,466]

Nick,

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ah hem, strong willed

Understatement.

Jerry