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    Looks like a CRW rig for somebody with no friends.
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    And That's why I jumped! Thanks Pat Any suggestions for new students? Have you jumped into the arms of earth-pushed air and snuggled there, lazy, letting the fall just happen? Most “make” a skydive. Can you simply “take” one? Relaxed in mind and body, give yourself over to wind and gravity? Relax totally into the air. Let the wind cradle you. Letting the wind give you a position is to accept a gift. Allow the wind to configure you into your natural shape. Drift along on the arms of the wind so that intensity used to control flight is freed. Released from the chores of flight, your self-awareness has energy available to let you sense feelings that were before obscured by your fixation to do. Thus, by not-Doing and exclusively Be-ing, you earn a treasure. You receive a boon – enlightenment about an aspect of the air which, like a love, you can call on as you need.
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    Yeah, I wish Parkman was still open. We could both visit Dale and Bobby and have a few cold ones again.
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    Congratulations Bill! Glad to hear it.
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    Do it Bill, have a ball, enjoy the sky one last time. When you land, walk to the car and take a case of beer out for everyone on the DZ (too bad it can't be Carlings). I wish I could be there to share it with you.
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    Hé… la prise ma bière et observent CECI
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    You have the rest of your life to recover. Hit the tunnel!
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    I flew 15 minutes there last week. Good people, clean air, no problems. Yeah, It's not 16 feet, it's not a recirculating tunnel, and it's not all shiny and new. That said, I'll fly there anytime.
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    First canopy I ever jumped was an unmodified 32" T-10 in a full military rig. At 120 lbs, I stayed up damn near forever, but it gave me a LOT of time to learn how to "slip" the canopy. Must admit though, I've never had a softer landing. Had I known better, I could have stood up my first jump.
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    I first met Chuteless in Parkman Ohio in 1969. Whenever we heard that "The Canadians" were coming in for a weekend, we'd double the beer order, check the bail fund, and call in "sick" for monday and tuesday. Those are some of the best days I can't remember.
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    All those "firsts" and he never bought a case of beer?
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    Agreed. Before they can get anything in in the Meadowlands they're going to have to replace most of the exposed electrics, and stop the parking garage from sinking into the swamp. Don't look for a tunnel there anytime soon.
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    Oh Baby... Now THAT is an opening shock! Do that twice and then tell me a PC opens hard!
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    You mean a pair of these? http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/FrenchBoots.jpg Ah yes... Those were the "Style" boots. The standard french boots had a thicker sole. (BTW, the Style boots cost more) Sparky
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    Texas Tunnel

    jimartle replied to mattmais's topic in Wind Tunnels

    The mind boggles! Somebody will try to swoop (Don't flame, it's just a joke!) and bounce of the walls.
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    Jan 1970 #36. March 1970, broke my arm on the Parafoil, got a steel plate and a medical deferrment. 3 months later, I was jumping again, and they never called me up
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    That's the reason I replaced the MA-1's Jerry. One too many looong hesitations. I think the 40 inch referred to the diameter of the P/C when it was inflated. After awhile, I developed the habit of sitting up enough that as I looked up at the opening, the Pilot Chute would bounce off the back of my helmet. Lots of chips in that old Bell. Wish I knew where that rig was, crazy as it sounds, I'd like to make one more on it. After all, I'm still small enough to land it.
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    Good eyes Sir! I hated the hassle of trying to stuff 2 MA-1 pilot chutes in the thing so I replaced them with the 40 inch pilot chute. Truth be told, it made for more reliable openings.
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    1969, FJC $30, an extended flap B-4 container with a dark purple 28' 5 panel TU for $75. a C9 24' twill reserve with a "chin buster" dashboard for the aircraft altimiter for $50. At 120 lbs, I got a lot of standups under that canopy.
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    Looks like most of my round standups. But, then again, I'm 5'5" and still 130 lbs.
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    International Drive (I-Drive) is one of the busiest, touristy traffic locations around. By far. Not to mention that the tunnel can be seen from I-4 as you drive toward Universal and Orlando.
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    The Grape!

    jimartle posted a gallery image in Vintage

    The Grape!
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    Back in the day (late 60's early 70's) those were the patients that I would get at the DZ (being the DZ paramedic). Students and jumpers reaching for the disc. Same injury... different mechanisim. Lying out for the disc, hurt the lower back. Students... classic 3 point landing, Heels, Ass and Head!
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    We had a door Jerry, the biggest problem was always the Sunday morning loads after the guys had the free pickeled eggs and cheese with their beer the night before at the bar. Finally had to ban them from early morning loads! (always felt sorry for the pilot)
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    I don't know about his DZ, but in our old C-180, we'd pack lunch and bring sleeping bags and a change of clothes to get to 12,500