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  1. jimjumper
    For a long time you didn't need a license at all. I had 5 years and 400 jumps before we had a weather day and I took all 4 license exams at once. Just happened to walk in and see people studying. I asked the ASO what it took to get a "D" and I already had everything. Took of the tests cold and passed all 4. Sent USPA $80 and done!
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    They were still using military aircraft for jumping then. The West Point sport club was given a Huey once a month for fun jumps at least until 1984. Sometimes, if a sport club is MWR sponsored, the military will allow their aircraft to be used if there isn't any civilian aircraft around. Okinawa and Korea sport clubs both used military aircraft as recently as 1998. Nothing like free jumps from a CH-53 or a CH-46.
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    This is one way to do 4-way out (or is it off?) an AgCat. This photo is from "Skies Call 3" by Andy Keech. Probably not recommended but it sure looks like fun!
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    Thats the same boogie that I jumped the Arava at! If I recall correctly, they actually had 2 of them but banged them into each other parking them and only one ended up flying jumpers at that boogie. Also made my first DC-3 jump (The Bird Machine) at that boogie. I only had a 100 jumps or so at the time.
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    I've found that it's not the age of the student that makes the difference. It's when the circumference measurement of the student is greater than the vertical measurement that there may be problems!
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    That sounds pretty interesting. I got to jump them a couple of times at the '84 Herd Boogie but we only used the rear door which had a very odd angle and was a bit narrow, that took some getting used to for diving out.
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    These guys are all leaving tomorrow to start their journey to become service dogs. We breed the Mom, help the delivery, and after 8 weeks deliver the puppies to our service dog organization, Canine Companions for Independence (CCI). They will then be sent to their assigned Puppyraisers who will do their initial socialization and training for 14 months. Then they will be turned back in to CCI for 6 months advanced training. If they make it all the way thru they will be matched to a handicapped individual (at no charge!) during a 2 week training program. These guys are 8 weeks old and we will turn them in tomorrow. Taking out some of the sting is the fact that we are getting assigned one of them for their puppy raising, so after shots and a vet check we will bring one back home in 3 days!
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    The Arava had a ramp? Did you guys take the tail cone off? I like the different door idea though, maybe a list if the different hazards on each type too!
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    I'll be dropping me and my wife's ballots off in about an hour!
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    These guys weren't interested in candy!
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    You might contact the Aerostore for recommendations. The owner is Brazilian (Marco Castanon, sp?) and has organized groups to and from Brazil.
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    I had forgotten about the Aermacchi that the Herd had. If I recall correctly it wasn't the best jump plane.
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    Probably forgotten a couple by now but here's what I can remember: C-172 C-180 C-182 C-206 C-210RG Cessna 208 (Caravan) Lodestar Beech-18 Cherokee Six Pitts Special Twin Otter Arava DC-3 Caribou King Air Queen Air Porter PAC-750 CASA 212 Skyvan DC-9 727 CH-46 Ch-53 R-44 Alouette Bell 412 Glider Hot Air Balloon
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    High/Low

    jimjumper replied to FreeFlyHol's topic in The Bonfire

    High: Doing an awesome demo at an airshow on Saturday.
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    Jim and Scott Smith did his AFF.
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    So that's how that balloon caught fire!
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    A local LA talk radio station (KFI-640) had a security analyst and the local host analyze the clip on-air and heaped praise on the Canadian police for both their tactics and results. Good Job, Canadian LE!
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    Unfortunately, T I/E's and the manufacturer's are the very people that have the largest conflict of interest in those investigations. A number of tandem equipment and procedural changes have occurred over the years. Some of those were the result of field reports and incidents that couldn't be ignored by the manufacturer's.
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    The owner decided to raise the rent and it got unprofitable to operate. I was overseas when it closed. I think that was in '86 or '87. I stopped by there in '97 and the place hadn't changed much. Some of the original buildings (loft, manifest, and office) were still there and the target, called The Bowl, was overgrown with scrub. There was even a 55 gallon trash drum in the parking lot with a Lakewood Skydiving bumper sticker.
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    You can enlist at 17 in the US with parental permission. I enlisted at 17 and retired at 37. But that's a little off topic.
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    Actually, I think that riggers are the worst about it with their own gear. Whenever you see an ad that says "rigger owned and maintained" you know it only has half the pack jobs shown on the card. It was even worse when the repack cycle was 120 days. Every rigger out there knew that their own gear didn't need to be repacked every 4 months.
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    I used to jump an SOS system and it makes the cutaway and reserve pull a quick operation for this type of malfunction. I went back to using a 2 handle system when I started teaching AFF since I didn't want to demonstrate and teach a system I wasn't using. Since I am no longer instructing I am considering returning but it would be tough to get my rig converted by someone that knows what they are doing.
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    That looks like fun! I wonder what that kind of setup costs though..
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    Or you can just use a handicapped harness which pulls their legs up at the knees. The pull up strap is routed through the chest strap and you just pull up their legs with the strap just before landing. A regular friction adapter holds the strap from slipping. Most of the big DZ's have some variation of this kind of harness. It's well worth it in the long run.
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    First step, decide on the number of cells!