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  1. drjump
    What size and what is the asking price?
  2. drjump
    In the first photo-"Two Out" it looks like the paratrooprer needed the use of the belly reserve. Nice shot of a "Mae-West".
  3. drjump
    220 pounds and the ground tremor registered 2.9! Nice PLF.
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    24 Aug 1975-The original Spaceland DZ, Texas, Dave Boatman's D18 Twin Beech. en of us went up for a practice night 10 man round. It was only 'dusk' when we took off. After a long slow climb to ten grand and a couple of go-arounds, on jump run, we finally exited in complete darkness. No one was wearing lights or strobes, after all this was just a practice jump. We built a beautiful 10 man round and held it for about 10 seconds. Broke, tracked, pulled. All but one on the DZ. Because this was not an hour after dark we did not "qualify" for our NSCR awards. We added one more jumper and went back up and exited at 10:15 PM and built an eleven-man round. This time there was a full moon, no cloud cover and almost as bright as day. Wish we had had lights on the first jump, this time they were not needed. NSCR-677
  5. drjump
    I made three jumps there in July, 1973 at a Texas Parachute Council quarterly meet. Which, by the way got called off due to bad weather. Jerry Seal (sp) was also one of the owners/operators along with Van Horn. Was this the weekend that a plane landed gear up? All the jumpers were ready with fire extinguishers, and rescue gear but were not deeded.
  6. drjump
    Where and when?
  7. drjump
    Don gave me my first hook-up in free fall, and signed me off for Left Handed Cardinal Puff in the spring of '69--Party Time at the May Fair, in Taunton.
  8. drjump
    Howard--The cover picture was Jack--I've got an autographed caopy. Doc
  9. drjump
    I just got an e-mail from 'packerdana' that his father, Jack Joerns D-537, passed away on Friday June 12. Jack was featured on the cover of National Geographic jumping a Para-Commander into the mountians of South America in the early 60's. Blue Skies Jack.
  10. drjump
    I remember watching Ted test jump his 'mattress', once Dave Eisnor's DZ in Taunton, Mass. and the second time at Ripcord Para Center in N J. against Steve Snyder's early Para Plane in April of 1969. The mattress had very long 550 suspension lines and was "flat".
  11. drjump
    Is that one of Ted Strong's early test models of what he called a "Matress"?
  12. drjump
    Put slider bumpers on the connetor links to keep the slider from slamming into the risers. Check the grommets for nicks and burrs.
  13. drjump
    Have you asked USPA?
  14. drjump
    I made about 900 PC jumps with only one malfunction. Left stabilizer panel wrapped aroung the steering lines. The majority of the pack jobs were side pack, i.e. flake and sleeve. The one malfunction was a "By the book" pack job! Side packing was introduced at Taunton, Ma. in the late 60's fro POP'S in Indiantown Fl.
  15. drjump
    Also, another case of beer for the first power line landing.
  16. drjump
    PIONEER 3-PIN DELUX WITH 26' CURVED RESERVE CONTAINER.
  17. drjump
    And people say Skydiving is dangerous! Heal fast,Pat.
  18. drjump
    Which time?
  19. drjump
    Thanks Howard. Next time you are in the Mayfair, in Taunton I'll buy the beer.---Doc
  20. drjump
    How about hand propping a D-18 in mid-flight! I hope I attached the picture properly.
  21. drjump
    Poor packing, malfunction, line over? Or is it just a hung up slider?
  22. drjump
    T-10 or MK-1 Paracommander. 185 # plus 45 lbs. of gear is pushing the limits on a 28' T-U. Get at least a 26' Lo-Po reserve canopy. And lots of good PLF training and practice.
  23. drjump
    John--It looks like the 'developed' land of the old Spaceland airport. Remember the gun range on the south end of the field, across the street?
  24. drjump
    Tom--The "old daze" you refere to? Is that the opening shock or the landing impact? And, watching a few loads does not count with rectangular canopies. The wind line is VERY important for a round canopy. Distance is determined by wind speed and canopy modification. i.e.-Double 'L' = 100 yds upwind, 7TU= 2-300 yds., and with a PC maybe a whole 1/2 mile.
  25. drjump
    Spotting for a round canopy is easy. Start by throwing a WDI at the same altitude you will open the round parachute directly over your intended landing area. Draw an imaginary line from the point of impact of the WDI upwind throught the landing area, double that distance and you have the 'exit' spot. Forget about GPS and green lights. Stick your head out of the plane and look at the ground. If that doesn't work just exit and pull on the upwind side of the landing area. How far upwind? Make a good guess and correct on the next jump/ LOL