mjosparky

Wow all the way to his shin I think it was changed by one of the Greenies. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The following quote is an excerpt from the book Distant Shore: A Memoir. It was written by a guy I served with in Viet Nam and speaks to the lessons from that war. When I read them it struck me that they could be applied to just about any human endeavor. Particularly Skydiving. It seems we are hard wired ignore the lessons of the past. Sparky “History is a consummate teacher. When we look at them straight on, her lessons are pure and without bias, but mankind is a most perverse and inept student. Consequently the lessons of history fall on deft, perverted ears and are lost.” Alvin L. Simpson. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

In his own words. Sparky "An hour and thirty-one minutes after launch, my pressure altimeter halts at 103,300 feet. At ground control the radar altimeters also have stopped-on readings of 102,800 feet, the figure that we later agree upon as the more reliable. It is 7 o'clock in the morning, and I have reached float altitude …. Though my stabilization chute opens at 96,000 feet, I accelerate for 6,000 feet more before hitting a peak of 614 miles an hour, nine-tenths the speed of sound at my altitude." My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

16, still in High School. My Father and I didn't see eye to eye on just about everything. He was way bigger than I was so living somewhere else seemed like the best idea. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Pop, look at this picture closely, you can see the curved pin. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=135750; His O2 mask doesn’t fit. It is riding up over his shin. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You do know that most of the first video was computer generated spliced in with staged shots? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I could have been a Military Cypres2. Sparky http://www.ssk.us/cypres-2_military_20031231.pdf But then on checking it wasn't. http://www.cypres.cc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=298%3Ared-bull-stratos-und-cypres&catid=27%3Aaktuell&Itemid=75&lang=en My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You are still the master of works. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Have you got one of these? Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/Patches42.jpg Nope I'd already gone to Japan and Hawaii by that time. I have seen it before, but never understood the horse. Can you clue me in?

What does "On takeoff you could hear the assholes slam shut for the packing area." mean? Confused how a plane without a door could be slammed shut in the packing area on takeoff???? I was referring to the pucker factor for the jumpers. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Have you got one of these? Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/Patches42.jpg My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

the only info that the person lists is 150 jumps and military experience Would you not agree that if it's a 120lbs person, a OP143 would not be a terrible choice ? carriage------- horse

This is very much the 'Dropzone' solution to all problems. Your right, I try to give him some advice that might save him some pain and you and the other over night wonders jump is with so much bull shit. You keep thinking Butch.... Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You are right TI’s are really bad about it. I call it the lemming light. What I would do when they start yelling was turn around take my helmet off and ask them what they said I couldn’t hear. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

We use to wire the door open on a Van in Nebraska in the early 80s only we put 30 jumpers on board. Yeah stupid - I know. We came to believe that our assholes slamming shut actually created some suction to the floor and helped keep us from sliding out during rotation. . Yea, you've been there. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You guys are right, fuck him he's not worth the trouble. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

He didn't say it was for him. Oh! He must be buying it for his mother. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Those 3 guys must be Larry, Mo and Curley Joe. A van door opens up and all 3 of them were stomping on it. As soon as it hit the slip stream it was gone. What amazes me is that the whole plane load stood there and watched them do it. You can take a 4 hundred pound steel ball and skydivers will figure out a way to break it. Sparky I was not on the load that it happened on but I was on the first load the next day without the door. I have to say that was probably the most memorable take off for me to date. What a rush it was on take off let me tell you, especially when the pilot banked to the left about 80ft off the ground. Here is a pic of myself and two friends sitting on the floor on take off during that first load the next day. :) In the early 80’s Perris had one of the first Sky Vans. They always flew it without a door. Jumpers sat on the floor without seatbelts and no carpet on the floor. On takeoff you could hear the assholes slam shut for the packing area. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

A sort of Stockholm syndrome! No, because in the Stockholm Syndrome the victim is held securely. Obviously not the case here. Nice John, nice but cold. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Squeak, you are painting a lot of people with a broad brush. I for one resent it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

What did you have in it before? Just because you can make it fit doesn't make it the smart thing to do. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Those 3 guys must be Larry, Mo and Curley Joe. A van door opens up and all 3 of them were stomping on it. As soon as it hit the slip stream it was gone. What amazes me is that the whole plane load stood there and watched them do it. You can take a 4 hundred pound steel ball and skydivers will figure out a way to break it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

you realize that response was totally tongue in cheek right? Sure do. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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And you are just full of great ideas. Get a life clown. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals