Bill_K

That was great, I loved the chick saying "this won't be on the internet will it"... that was GREAT!! Awesome video, thanks for sharing.

That walt guy is an ass in a lot of posts that I've read by him. I don't know him from adam, but his posts sure leave one to think that he's a dick most of the time.

Thx, kind of thought so. Likewise, hope he heals well and fast!!

Anybody know? http://nz.news.yahoo.com/071219/3/3d1j.html They are saying that it's Loic Jean-Albert. It almost sounds like a terrain flying incident, but there is not a lot of info about it... He's in the hospital with some sort of a pelvic injury. I'm guessing from re-reading that it was under a canopy and not a WS.

I remember the day that those pictures were shot and I remember that jump well. In fact, I remember it even more because Lee was kind enough to give me a copy of the video later. Seems that Lee touched so many lives. My memories of Lee are few, but all are awesome ones that make me smile to think back on. Brandy, I'm so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine what you must be going through right now. Take care of yourself. BK

Fun stuff ain't it!?!

Congrats Guys!!!! Is there a list published of who all was in it?

Hehehe... So was it you or PsychoBob that changed the dive plan to chase Krisanne and PsychoBob on Saturday? I totally missed that queue on the plane...

Ya Andy, where the f... were you dude?!?

I just picked it up and as usual Chris did freak'n awesome!!! This video is PERFECT!!!!

Hey Monkey, thanks for all the coaching and great memories!! I'm glad your a whore! Now I need to get out to the left coast and play in your play ground a little!! BK

Hey Marion, What a great boogie eh? Congrats on the 2 minute flight(s) there. I would just be happy to get it out over 90 seconds at this point... It will come though, I'm confident of that!! Take care, Bill

Yes, what 'the_don' said!! Thank you very much Trey, had a great time again this year!! Oh and Don, thank you and Jean for helping make Janel's tandem special, and Chris and Noah and Larry and... you get the point, lots of people!!

Or maybe they are just not getting enough?!? Just bust'n on ya Andy. I could not agree more. Those that have gone before and those currently exploring tomorrow have and do pave the way for what we get to enjoy today. This is true in many facets of life, not just skydiving.

Don, please do NOT flash!! Yes that includes keeping your arms covered 'above' the tan lines!!

Na, your safe Don

Dam, you guys give me hope. I'm a bigger guy, but next to you guys, I guess I would be considered small at ~230 out the door. What I'm more encouraged about is the performance you guys are getting out of your suits. I bought a used on here and it's way to small, so I'm hoping to get Tony to make me one real soon too. Dam, I'm glad that I found this thread. BK

Dude, get with the program. LOL, thx for adding me to the list! Does that mean that I can play too? It is my home DZ after all...

Chris thinks he can have my GTI re-sized for me by the boogie so I should be able to get it on too!!

Its fun. Oh, oh I gotta try that!!

I watch the other much more Sr. to myself jumpers and instructors. If they are sitting it out or being 'challenged' at landing time, I'm sitting watching and will wait for another day.

What he said!! Go do your training, even if it takes longer you can learn a TON sitting at the DZ, getting to know people and learning about the sport. You would also be surprised at how much of your training you can get done. I started mine in Oct two years ago and it took me 5 months to get through AFF... I spent many, many a day at the DZ watching and waiting. Good luck, have fun, blue skies!!

Seeing as this appears to be your 'first' boogie, you need to account for your beer costs!! Also not mentioned here... some boogies have some poker in the evenings. I tend to budget for that so that Lee can play his 6, 9 and suck out on my pocket KK's... Regardless of the cost though, it's a good time and it's great to hang out with great people.

Stratostar, First, thank you for creating this thread as I did not feel comfortable posting in the other two about what I'm going to say below. Second, as a flight instructor, pilot, fellow skydiver, and former Capt. in the Civil Air Patrol who used to fly search and rescue on things like this; my heart goes out to those that were lost and their families. I do not think that I knew anybody on board, but there is still a bond there that causes a pain in my heart for them, a bond that cross's boundaries in a strange way that I did not know could exist. ======================== What I wanted to post in the other thread. When I was in college we lost a very good CFII to a stall/spin accident in the Mt.'s west of Colorado Springs. He and two students got up a box canyon in VFR and when they tried to turn and leave they got up to MCA and then went over that and spun in. The student in the back seat was videoing the entire thing. He and the student in the left seat lived and were rescued. (So there is always hope!!) The CFI was killed. In that accident the tail was broken off the plane at impact and was laying a few yards away. I've done many stalls during my training and I can say without a doubt that even though I had a parachute on for many of them, I do not know that I could have gotten out of the plane if I had needed to. From the press conference they were found if memory serves at about 4,700 ft. That means they had less than one minute to register and react to what was happening. Even when I'm hurrying I can't gear up in less than a minute. Much less gear up, get a door open and then jump. Now add to the fact that many were probably sleeping... The tail being missing in this case to me says that the plane probably has a couple of impact sites. This is very common with high speed impact sites. If the news reports are to be believed that the plane was descending at 7000 fpm, then it's air speed would be cranking and the main tail being separated a long ways from the main body of the plane is not that unexpected. I don't think the tail being gone was the cause, but merely a result, possibly structural failure from trying to recover to quickly or as a direct result of the impact it's self. My first thoughts after I started reading through the local conditions, the first reports, and after watching the the press conference today, etc is that this was probably an icing induced stall/spin or death spiral due to spatial disorientation accident. ======================== I'm not claiming to be an expert or anything of that sort. I'm making some observations based on my own personal experiences and my personal feelings. They are just that, my own. I must Echo: Blue skies to all of our fallen brothers and sisters, we already miss you all!

Bloody Tears Hmmm....