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Look for a write up on Nancy LaRiviere's award and trip to Lodz Poland in a parachuting publication. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

Nancy LaRiviere talks at the 8th Explorers Festival in Lodz, Poland, Nov. 15th - 19th, 2006. Nancy also received the 2006 Business and Passion Award, presented to honor those that have taken their passions and turned them into a successful business venture. Lodz is pronounced woj. Click on all the Explorers Festival links even if you don't understand Polish. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

Yes Jump Shack will be there in full regalia. I'll be there too representing http://www.skydivethepoint.com/ again at the DZO meeting. I have no vested interest in Jump Shack or Parachute Laboratories, Inc. The owners are old friends and their dog loves me. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

Check out the Firebolt from Jump Shack in Deland. I just asked for you and their 182 was recommended. The shop phone number is 386-734-5867. Their web site is experiencing difficulty. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

West Point Virginia is a one hour drive from Virginia Beach. Lots of help for all levels. Check it out with Map Quest I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

West Point Virginia is a very dog friendly DZ, you can even dress them up for the costume party. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

No, say it isn't so My first Greene County Christmas party was 1971, made everyone I could after that no matter where I was on Planet Earth, except when I was on Johnston Atoll or in Beijing China. Sorry to see it go I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

Sorry for getting here late. I jump a Firebolt 164 it is the best all around canopy since the Cruislite by Paraflite and I used the Cruislite from 1981 to 1988 then a PD 190, Sabre 150, Sabre 135, Sabre 170, Spectre 135. Now I'm getting a second Firebolt and the Spectre 135 will be for sale. I have no vested interest in Jump Shack the owners are old friends and their dog loves me. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

Last year in Deland I was talking to a cute Asian girl with just over 100 jumps and she mentioned wanting new gear. I suggested the Racer and told her about the small women I know who like the Racer 2K3 for comfort and feel. She said "but Racer has two pin reserve". That's all she knew. I told her about my 12 reserve rides and each one was a two pin reserve pull. Two were on a Vector Knock off stitch for stitch. Since then I've had reserve ride #13, had to pull that dreaded two pin again. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

http://stripe.colorado.edu/~steinerd/C-119.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-119_Flying_Boxcar I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

Hargrave Military Academy, Chatham Virginia. We (the alumni) don't consider Hargrave a High School, more like early military basic training. The place to send your teenage rebel without a clue. http://www.hargrave.edu/ http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/242 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hargrave_Military_Academy I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

Not a correct statement about the Jump Shack Racer. Here are some facts. Teflon cutaway cables: maintenance-free (who really remembers to oil their yellow Lolon cables once a month?) Extendable, non-compressible cutaway housings to resist compression (and the loop being pulled up into the housing), during a difficult cutaway (caused by un-oiled cables or out-of-tolerance 3-rings or spinning malfunctions that result in excessive loop load as the rings themselves twist and side-load) Speed bag to prevent line dump and parachute failures Ergonomically shaped ripcord handle, which reduces the force necessary to pull The most protected ripcord pins in the world (they're against your back). The fastest reserve deployment WITH or WITHOUT rsl. The Skyhook is only as fast as the Racer has always been. The Racer produces 2 second reserve deployments even at low speed without an rsl. Remember, rsl's are not appropriate for everyone (i.e. camera jumpers, CRW jumpers, users of high performance canopies that will send you tumbling and spinning from a cutaway). The Racer pilot chute has the most drag of any reserve parachute in the industry (tested in NASA wind tunnel). Furthermore, the Racer's 3" wide free bag bridle is probably the only bridle with enough drag to actually extract a bag from it's container. Other’s use 2 " bridles. Still haven't figured out why they haven't made that improvement. The Racer's harness is stronger yet lighter because Jump Shack uses better material, (Type 13 for the MLW is 7000 lb tensile strength vs. Type 7 which is 6000 lb tensile strength; Type 13 is slightly thicker and makes all the difference in preventing slippage of webbing in the hardware. Fewer Reserve flaps open wider and more freely after the reserve ripcord is pulled, resulting in quicker bag extraction from container. And who brought line stows to the center of the bag! Jump Shack again. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

Sleep with your new gear. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

I have one of Jim's round reserves. Had to use it in 1985 and 1993, opened fine and stood up each time. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

West Point Virginia Halloween Weekend Oct. 26--29, CASA and all the party you can handle! Organizers will be available for all levels of RW and freeflying! Chris Wagner World Champion ARMY Golden Knight will be organizing RW. Registration includes all the Quality Beer you can drink each night along with Organized Skydives! Big Ways, raft jumps, Bird Man suit jumps! Food vendors on site all 4 days. Camping and RV's on Airport, Motel's close by. List of Activities: CASA Aircraft Big-Way RW Organizing Small-Way RW Organizing Freefly Organizing Outrageous Costume Party with prizes I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

Mike Schultz can be found on the Staff in Laurel Delaware doing Tandems and enjoying life. I saw Mike and Moraine at the Bill Ottley Wake. Haven't heard a word about Jim MacIntyre. I'm told members of the Pelican Skydivers that live on the eastern shore still get together. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

This may help I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

I'm looking for great equipment. Any suggestions? I would prefer to buy it all at once, preferably as a package. -------------------------------------------------------- Jump Shack has all you need. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

I first jumped at Pelican Land in 1970. In 1975-76 I was on the Pelicans Ten Man Speed Star Team "It's About Time". Mike Schultz successfully ran Pelican Land for almost a decade, the owners of the airport (some of whom were Skydivers) brought in Gordon Riner as manager. Later the owners closed the DZ and a great place to jump was lost. I saw many old friends from Pelican Land at Bill Ottleys wake last May in Fredericksburg Virginia. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

What were the four choices they gave you on that type? The Four types of Guardians are: Supervisors (ESTJ) | Protectors (ISFJ) | Inspectors (ISTJ) | Providers (ESFJ) I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

I'm a Guardian personality type. And now I've got email trying to sell me their stuff. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

No one is totality useless, they can always serve as a bad example. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

Do you have a commercial relationship with Jumpshack? I ask because you've got their homepage as your own in your profile and you've spruiked their products a couple of times in many of your posts. Call me an asshole, but I like to know if those providing advice have vested interests

Don't do anything untill you jump a "Firebolt" from Jump Shack in Deland Florida. I used to own a Spectre 170 and replaced it with a Firebolt 164. I'm selling my Spectre 135 for another smaller Firebolt. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

Jump Shack in Deland recommends Type 5 for a closing loop. It's thicker, stronger, you don't need to use a washer and will not need to be replaced as often. I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.