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    No, no kids. Check your log for 3/30/91 for a night jump. I got my NSCR on that jump and I think you were on it but the braincells aren't what they used to be!
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    The 2 cards I have are printed on white stock. The earliest is black ink and the second is green ink. I also have an early jump ticket ($16) that my wife saved that is pink? that says SKYDIVE CALIFORNIA, Lake Elsinore, Skydive Easy-Shower Hard. I also still have your card. Remember living on Brighton Ave? I also remember trying to land on a pizza tin for a free pizza at a crappy restaurant near the DZ.
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    Where's the answer "All of the above?"
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    www.jimwallaceskydiving.com I work there.
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    As signed by my umpteenth great-grandfather, Robert Morris (signed as Bob Morris). Happy Fourth of July! Jim Phillips (USN, MNC, RET.)
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    I just checked my membership cards and both the 1st issued in 1990 (#666-The Beast!) and the 1 issued in 1992 the dropzone was called Cy Perkins Parachute Club.
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    I cocked mine when I tied the knot in the end of the bungie! No work, No worries.
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    I'll check this weekend. The guy the girl collided with was Guy Fitzwater. They both continued jumping after the incident. The girl got some significant liscence number after the incident. Guy Fitzwater quit jumping a few years ago. I sold his gear after he quit. His ex-girlfriend still works at the Bombshelter at Perris.
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    I did an ashes dive about a year ago and the bag I used (borrowed) worked excellent. It looks like a small freefly tube with a ring and handle at one end. It was about 5 ft long and about 6 in. around. I folded the ring over a couple times to close one end then poured the ashes in and folded it to the top to make a tight package. Then I put a couple rubber bands around it with pull-up cords tied to them. In freefall you pull off the rubber bands and hold onto the handle. It opens just like a freefly tube and all the ashes go out the top. It looked spectacular from the ground and since everything goes out the top it keeps you from getting a faceful of ashes. Best ahses bag I've ever seen or used!
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    I wait till the end of the year and tip my packers and manifest based on the numbers for the year. A small tip every weekend doesn't have the impact of a large tip once a year. I also buy beer for the pilots and catchers (individually) at the same time. They take good care of me during the year!
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    I bought a new rig in 1986 and being old school bought a round reserve against the recommendation of Manley Butler/Butler Parachutes. I bought a 28' Phantom by National Parachutes. After 3 months it needed to have a different diaper installed. 6 months later it needed to have a kevlar band installed on the lower lateral band after at least 2 incidents of failure. 1 year later, it was listed as recalled for possible acid mesh in the drive vents! I called Manley and was able to get a stock square reserve replacement in 2 weeks. I still have the round and used it during my rigger training. The differences between round and square are beyond most jumpers and some riggers. (By the way, Ihave about a hundred round jumps so I'm not biased either way)
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    "You be careful out there, because I'll be fine" "If you don't get the altitude at the top, take it off the bottom" "If you know your going in, cross your legs and point your toes. It won't save you but it makes it easier to unscrew you out of the ground. A slotted helmet helps too cause we can use a screwdriver. Also raise your hand up. It'll save the watch." Disclaimer: Please don't take these seriously. It's crazy quotes I've heard over the years!
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    6 static lines including 3 DRCP's. 1983 Lakewood NJ.
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    I waited a while to see if someone was going to post but since they haven't i thought I would speak up. It's probably not your landings causing the shinsplints but the way your feet hang while your under canopy. With your shoes on and under canopy,, your feet hang from the front of your shins and strech those muscles and cause the shinsplints. If you look at most pictures of jumpers under canopy their feet are hanging down with pointed toes. Try a good ankle support and see if that fixes the problem.
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    That's not totally true. Mileage is deductible if you are on call and have to haul equipment. If it is scheduled then it isn't. My CPA deducts mileage for on-call trips but not when I do scheduled office work.
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    I certainly do! I have probably 10-15 video's of me crawling out front float. I was a solid 210 pounds and made it look easy, including camera geeks and 1 handed hangs! What a fun plane!
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    I just checked with Wallace and he gets $85 for his.
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    Me and my then fiance did it for 3 years. 2 with her in Cali and me in Okinawa and then me 1 year in New Jersey. We got married at the end of the 2 years but didn't live together till the end of 3. Make the most of any time you get together. (I flew home for 10 days every 6 months). Unlimited long distance helps a lot as does internet contact and sending each other little stuff by snail mail. We also tried to make some trips special by going to places besides home. We just celebrated our 14 anniversary! It can be done!
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    I only took 32 jumps to get through Static-line. I got the bowling speach once. Of course, that was 27 years and 3500 jumps ago so I would say that anyone is eventually trainable. Some just take longer than others!
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    In the 27 years since I started jumping I have taken my father on tandems twice and my stepmother once! Yeah, they knew pretty much from the moment I got to a phone.
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    We did a New Years night dive in '87-88 from an Otter at Cal City right after it arrived. It was probably 121PM. It didn't have a door yet, (a South African named Graham? installed one later), and I got stuck spotting. I tried to wrap up in a blanket but by 10.5 I told them to make a pass or take it down. We made a long turn-around pass and got out about 11 anyway. Damn! I was cold! My logbook says it built to 9 with 4 out. I pulled a little low. Ground rush from the runway numbers told me so!
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    My wife is night blind and never got her "D'. She has 12 hr and Gold Wing quals plus had over 30 years in USPA. She quit USPA a few years ago without any awards. I was told by a USPA National Director that the "D" requirement was a money maker for USPA and wouldn't be changed. Of course that was about 8 years ago.
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    I still have a photo of Bobby V. jumping one at Lakewood NJ in 83. I also sold one on this forum about 5-6 years ago but I don't remember to who or if they intended to jump it.
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    I did my first 1000 (all sport jumps) while active duty. The military has way more problems with injuries for sports they support than skydiving. (MNC/USN/RET)
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    The landing circle at Lakewood (NJ) was 1800' and all white sand! The one at the Lakehurst military base was even bigger. We once had a European group that spotted for a golf course sand trap by mistake thinking it was the target. You can still recognize it on Google Earth. The dropzone closed in '85 I believe.