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    Thanks, Eric and Alex. I finally got it apart after a lot of tinkering. Steve1
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    The High Line of Eastern Montana is probably the coldest area in Montana. We get a lot of cold fronts that come down from Canada. Then the wind gets howling. The chill factor sometimes get down to -80 degrees F. I'll be glad to retire and get the hell out, in about six years. Steve1
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    I've been wrestling around with my Z-1, trying to take the visor off. It's all scratched up so I'm in the process of putting a new one on. I'm just wondering how the bolts on the sides come off. There's a hex head on the inside, but outside bolt seems to swivel inside of this. I figured I better get some advice before I break something. Thanks for your help. Steve1
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    Clay, None of my hunting pardners look like that. I must be missing out! Steve1
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    I made about 50 military jumps back in the 70's. Back when they had steel pots for helmets. I think one of my worst jumps was a jump in Jump-master school. We had to jump a PAE bag. (I think that was the correct name.) It had a red ball with a pin you pulled out to drop the damn thing. Anyway they took this big wooden ammo box, filled with gravel, and crammed this inside the PAE bag. I could barely walk with it to the door of the C-130. Things went pretty well once I was out the door though...... I also had a couple of night jumps when I never saw the ground. I just crashed into it with full equipment.........Someone mentioned Cisilly drop zone. It rings a bell. Is it at Ft. Bragg? We also used to jump at St. Meregelise and Normandy DZ. My memory is about shot. Steve1
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    Clay, There's lot's of bigger ones out there. Actually it was about a 225 pound boar. He looked plenty big when he ran right by me. Steve1
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    Trying again. I'm almost computer illiterate.
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    Oh,oh, the picture didn't go through. I'll go back and fiddle with my scanner. Steve1
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    Here's a picture of the bear, I mentioned earlier. This was back in the para-commander days, when I had more hair than sense.
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    JFields, Nice photo. It brings back memories. I've never seen t-10's with the netting on the skirt before though. At least 25 years ago they didn't have it on military rigs. Is there a purpose for it? Special Forces used to have steerable t-10's. The early ones used to have a large round hole in back. When you pulled a couple of safety forks out, above your capewells, it would allow your risers to actually slip through the tops of your capewells for easier steering. Later we got chutes with a t-u modification and toggles. I'd love to go on a mass tactical jump again. Steve1
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    I used to have a solid red para-commander and loved it. When I recently ordered my hornet in custom colors I debated between solid red or black, and mostly Royal Blue. I chose the black and royal blue, (which I like) but wish I had gone with solid red. Steve1 lack
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    Happy Birthday, Paula and many more. Steve1
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    Speed Racer, Good point. I need to do more editing on what I write before posting. Steve1
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    Weegegirl, It doesn't always take much to provoke a bear with cubs. Sometimes all it takes is being too close to a cub. A lot of people in bear country make a lot of noise to let bears know they are coming. Some have small bells on their packs etc. This doesn't work well when hunting though, because you'll also scare everything else away. Steve1
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    Shroeder, I agree with you. Bears are really cool critters and deserve a lot of respect. I have shot a few, when I was a lot younger. I don't really want to shoot another one. And I agree hunters are fair game too. The last one I shot was with a recurve bow from about nine yards. It was on a steep sidehill and walking right toward me. It ran right by me on this same trail when the arrow hit it in the chest. The pucker factor was pretty great for a little while there. Steve1
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    The cubs may have been very large and able to survive on their own. I once shot a bear that had cubs almost as big as she was. A sow bear will often stay with their cubs for two years. If they were born this last spring they may not be able to survive on their own but maybe they will. In some areas of northern Idaho and Western Montana there are too many black bear. They end up killing most of the newborn elk calves and dear fawns in an area during the Spring. I guess I don't feel too sorry for these cubs. What was the guy supposed to do? Let the bear kill his son? Steve1
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    This has me wondering what size of canopy would work for a safe demo canopy. I have an old Falcon 235 that was used for a lot of stadium jumps by another jumper. I weigh about 175. I'm just wondering if this size and type of canopy would be a decent demo rig. Thanks for the advice. Steve1
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    I'm getting close to 500 jumps, and would like to start working toward getting a pro-rating. I'm just wondering if all 500 jumps need to be on a square canopy. I have a lot of round jumps from the olden days. Thanks for your input. Steve1
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    When I was a kid the thought of jumping out of a plane scared the hell out of me. When I got into high school I read a book about smoke-jumpers and wondered what it would be like. When I got out of High School I went to Alaska and met a lady who skydived in Anchorage. I planned to train there, but ended up fighting fire most of the summer instead. That winter I went into the Army and later went to jump school in Benning. What a Rush! I was hooked from that moment on. I still wondered what freefall was like and finally trained to skydive back in Missoula in about 73. Lucky me! I almost feel sorry for people who don't jump. Steve1
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    I've been going to Perris, during this time, for the past two years. What a wonderful place to jump! There's usually loads of people there from England, France, and Germany. It's a great climate change from Montana. I probably won't be there this year though. Steve1
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    Sebazz, Sounds like you have a great weekend planned. Have fun! Steve1
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    Aggie Dave, I have two rigs. One chute has the larger Dacron lines, and the other is on my Hornet. I think the Hornet's lines are the Micro type. I've been using the tandem bands on both for the first two stows. Both bags are kind of small so there is quite a bit of stretch on the first two locking stows. I'm sure the pull poundage on these stows may be greater than recommended, but all my openings so far have been fine in terms of not having bag lock or line dump. Again one of these rigs has been packed this way for over a 1,000 jumps without problem. I'm no expert, though so I appreciate others ideas on this. Thanks, Steve1
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    This may not be up to the maufacturer's specs., but I use the larger tandem rubber bands for the first two locking stows. The guy I bought my first rig from packed this way for well over a 1,000 jumps without any malfunctions or any signs of a bag lock. I'd appreciate any imput on this practice, but it seems to work well so far. Steve1
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    Jerry Bird

    steve1 replied to steve1's topic in Relative Work

    I was wondering what Jerry Bird is up to these days. He was the king of skydiving back in the 70's. I was just getting started in the sport when he brought his team, Jerry Bird's All Stars, to our jump meet in Montana. I heard he is still organizing big ways. I know he took part in the RW record in Thailand. I also heard that he tried starting a jump center in Florida, but things didn't work out. He used to be based in California back in the olden days. I'm just curious what he's doing now. You have to admire the guy. Steve1
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    Quade, Mike was our load organizer in Perris last Christmas. I've seen his picture a few times this year in Parachutist, and his recent article. I didn't know he was such a celebrity. We also jumped with a jovial guy named "Lucky" at Perris. He does a lot of crew jumping. I think Mike said he was part of a recent crew big way. Do you know him? Steve1