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  1. fastphil
    Yeah, a real man would pull low then go buy beer...
  2. fastphil
    Ask Mom...
  3. fastphil
    Grand opening day???
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    I was at a couple of mid-seventies turkey meets. The Herd is the rowdy ones that come to mind but I don’t remember the hand. I do remember 101 ten man teams, the ethanol milk jug cannon, hay bale bonfires, a semi-truck racing thru the DZ camping area, canopy collision with bounce off the packing shed, high wind reserve landing rescues (ground dragging and tree), round canopy CRW, bounces and then memory starts to fade at the big N2O bottles, so it could be just my memory…
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    I've been out to check the mailbox three times since I read this today. I don't understand how mixed couples (jumper/non-jumper) work anyway. I was lucky enough to meet and marry at the DZ.
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    For me, making a lot of jumps fast helped progression (but, go figure)...
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    N O T H I N G ... I couldn't stand anymore but wouldn't stand for any less.
  8. fastphil
    Don't forget to re-live your jumps with Sickie when you get home, that should help bring him around...
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    I think sixty something for me, but I was on a jump where we took a first time jumper and did an 8 way with him. He was a rock climber type on a fast track to BASE jumping...
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    Some of ya’ll have an axe to grind when it comes to night jumps; do you realize there is not much practical use for the entire sport of skydiving. Maybe Bill Newell should take stewardship of the “D”, that could be a cool patch…
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    The importance and relevancy of the “D” is all in the perception, needs and requirements of current members of USPA, not with some strict definition of the term “license”. Night jumps are an historical and traditional part of the sport, rewarding to accomplish and a good method to sharpen organizational and performance skills. Like them or not, they are part of your sport. The number one reason I ever had for making a night jump was the NWSCR, the women just seemed at their best after dark. I stole this pic from Wendy, that’s me lurking ninth.
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    At the risk of seeming insignificant; Two (Strato) Flyers and a Firefly. Now windsurfing sails, that's a different story...
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    They used to say "Master"... I'll see if I can scan mine when I get home. Sorry Ron, my bad; My D license says expert, I guess that dates me...
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    I think the "D" licensee is "Expert" (not Master)...
  15. fastphil
    Because it's not day all the time...
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    The way I see it, BASE jumps are no indicator that you can ride in an airplane.
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    I found an old friend in there; thanks
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    I had one; free packed it for many hundreds of quick, reliable openings. Even made BASE jumps with it (Look at some of Phil Smith's early BASE jumps; you'll see him on one). I would recommend not landing conservative, it needs speed for a good flare. I liked to hook a low turn with the front riser from a downwind run to pick up speed coming into landing. The canopy is very responsive to front riser corrections, but will lose altitude accordingly. I weighed about 165 in that lifetime...
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    We usta do a lot of night jumps at Spaceland back in the twentieth century; I think they make you a more aware( and careful planning) skydiver. The only injury I ever remember was maybe pulling a hula hoop outta round...
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    Only once that I remember; a DC-3 and we never got over about 500 feet when the pilot told us he was going around and back down. I looked out to the right hand engine and it was smoking a little, then I looked left and that one was feathered, glanced out at the tree tops then moved forward and sat down. This was at Z-Hills Turkey Meet about '76 or '77. I did occasionally ride right seat in the Otter my brother used to fly; we would almost stay with the freefallers on the drop and always land before the canopies. Those were cool landings...
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    Out the door for me, kiss pass, then pull...
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    I've often wondered why Skydiving persued me...
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    Corvair! That's funny, Wendy and I usta jump with a guy that jumped piglets and drove Corvairs...
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    I went windsurfing and haven't got back yet (I can only focus on one sport at a time)...
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    Bumfuk for location???