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    Fly high George. He sounds like a man that needs some stories of his exploits to be shared. Anyone that knew him, please share! ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    Congrats you old geezer! ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    Skydive Houston in '98 on the unpacked main of student rig #9 in the middle of the night. I always giggled everytime I saw someone wearing it!! ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    Extra Bonus on Stupid things for you. In '84, Davce Varella (SSG 82nd Team), took me under his wing one weekend. It happened to be about 2 weeks after I was allowed to jump 82nd Team rigs (RTS with Titans). We went over to the SF DZ (Normandy?) and manifested for a load. Exited and smoked it low over the packing area. Opened about 1200'. Dave had said, "Follow me into the landing area." Like a dumb shit, I did. He landed in the middle of the packing mats and I followed him in. A Gruff looking SGM type accosted us and demanded a case of beer for each of us!! Fucking Dave had no money and I (PFC) paid the $20!! ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    Oh Yea, Chuckles. You set yourself up for this one!! SF MFFJM - Special Forces Muther Fuckin Freefallin Jump Monkey
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    My thoughts were like this: 2. At a lower alt, like 15-20k MSL, I would be left with plenty of time to contemplate my fate, and skydiving would give me a huge advantage compared to the rest of the passengers now hurtling toward the ground. I could try to do some RW with one of them, or just enjoy the last moments of my life. I might be screaming in, but not kicking. Spews beer into monitor because of gut wrenching laugh of understanding I can just imagine you swooping the hottest passenger you can find that isn't spinning too radically. Give her a kiss pass and yell in her ear, "It's OK!! I'm the Captain and I have everything under control!" ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    1987 was somewhere between 1.5 and 2 million jumps in the US alone with 27 fatalities. I did a paper on human error in sport parachuting for a graduate class back then. The fatality number is correct but I can't remember the exact number of jumps. ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    Irish and Hungarian. ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    Yep, it does make us a little nervous over here. I've lived here for 7 years and have various in-laws in the Korean military. We'll see.... ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    I'm skeptical. To a true Southerner, I thought "pop" and "soda" were technically "Coke." Pop is what I heard up north central. Down south we ask, "Do you want a Coke?" "Sure, I'll have a Sprite." ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    You, fellow dreamer, I believe!
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    Judging from your responses so far, very subjective, you might just have what it takes to be a Skydiver. Go take the FJC, get involved and get used to having a Whuffo girlfriend that you can't throw on your back for a jump! ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    Sounds like Tommy. ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    There is much I won't do out of circumstance rather than desire so I won't list them. An example of that would be ==> This person (potentially not safe for work) ---------------------------------------------------------- I can think of a dozen 'meat' jokes for the sexy vegan! ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    That's the same setup I had on my Fury-220 for years. It was intalled by Skip Summers (of Prism) and Moon Mullins after I wrapped docking 10th with no arm strength left. Just pull down on the tabs to set. You could even set it into a slow turn if you wanted. Just pull the red loops and it released. It lasted over 10 years and 800 jumps before one side snapped! Not bad. It's reliable and I loved it when flying into a strong head wind. It made for a great landing when I forgot to release it. ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    Never been to Toronto, but that tower in the background looks familiar. ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    Definitely Chris' work. Thanks for uploading them. ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    When you get them onto your hard drive, post them for us. You know Chris wouldn't mind. ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    In the past, I've brought in my packed rig and gone over its simple functionality. Ask folks to hold their questions until you finish your presentation. They'll then hit you with a million questions. Definitely know the basic fatality stats and primary causes of injury/death (mainly operator error!) good luck ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    Do you recall what the process was to get your airborne wings awarded? ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    During my time at Ft. Bragg (83-85), there was a day student school to earn your wings. It was for guys that were legs but assigned to corp or the 82nd. Train during the day and go home. I think it was 3 weeks long. Knights that made the team earned their wings this way. The 82nd team also had a set of freefall wings with the 82nd "AA" symbol in the middle. There was some dispute as to whether or not we could wear them on our class A's. ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    Damn! Talk about come serious cross venting! How did it handle? Landings? Accuracy? ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    I think we have a winner with this caption!! Drive to the DZ - $20 First Jump Course - $125 First Jump Landing - No Charge! Another priceless Master Card moment! ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!
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    I jump the same way. Feet and knees together. Every landing is approached as a PLF until my flare shows me I can relax and stand it up or run it out. This approach has saved my butt more times than I can remember! ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!!