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  1. howardwhite
    OK, since everyone is having such fun dusting off cobwebs, here is the first of a set of little quizzes. Just assign a name to each number. If this becomes too hard, maybe I'll provide the answers and you just have to match name to number. There will be a prize, probably a free skydive at a DZ of my choice. HW
  2. howardwhite
    Correct I wouldn't know about any such thing. HW
  3. howardwhite
    What would make you guess that? Actually, according to the label, over Z-Hills. HW
  4. howardwhite
    From the same video, a cockpit shot. HW
  5. howardwhite
    Exit shot HW
  6. howardwhite
    Fuzzy screengrab from an old video I'm re-editing. Not much to go on here except the distinctive wing shape. Used a little as a jump plane in the US, but probably more in Europe. HW
  7. howardwhite
    I made one there (CPI, Ellington, CT) too. Pilotdave even took my picture. HW
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    One from 4k at CPI in Ellington, CT. Even got pictures of me by Dave. HW
  9. howardwhite
    Tell Mr. Cranky my first jump course cost $35, too. I notice that the comments on this subject come from people who haven't paid for a jump lately. HW
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    And the altitude... HW
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    CPI, Ellington, CT. Four grand for $12.50. Pretty good deal. (I think that's the club member price.) Fun place to jump. A good view of Bradley International Airport on the way to altitude (and sometimes a good view of jets flying into Bradley.) And on a clear day (like yesterday) you can see both Hartford,CT and Springfield, MA. I sprayed a fair amount of fluffy snow on landing. Yes, Dave, I'm honored. HW
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    masterrigger1 chutingstar slotperfect billvon loudiamond j_ung howardwhite I will be running the Press Room and running errands etc. HW
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    Never get in an airplane with Dave when, as almost always, he has a camera on his head. You'll end up on the web. (My inaugural 2009 skydive.) HW
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    I dunno who it is, but he sure looks cold and terrified. HW
  15. howardwhite
    This one, maybe? HW
  16. howardwhite
    Please just shut up, already... HW
  17. howardwhite
    If you're planning to go to the PIA Symposium 2009 (and/or the USPA BOD meeting), remember that Sunday, Jan.4 is the deadline for reduced-rate reservations at the Silver Legacy, the headquarters hotel. See the PIA website for details. The Silver Legacy is a pretty nice hotel, and it loves the PIA Symposium, in no small part because of the spike in bar income that the Symposium always produces. The PIA site also has a complete list of exhibitors and of seminar topics and speakers; click on the links on the respective pages to download the PDF files. HW
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    Meaning in the next 3-4 days? HW
  19. howardwhite
    Yup. This picture is in the USPA's Parachutist files, labelled only "rabbit ears." I think this canopy has three ears. Earlier ones had only two, but the canopy rotated, making it harder for the pickup aircraft to snag the catch lines strung between them. They were intended for recovery of drones and other flying objects. They were developed by the Air Force Parachute Branch at Wright-Patterson starting in 1953 and tested at El Centro. I have no information on the size of this canopy. There is more on these in a recently-published book, "The Art of Drag: A History of U.S.Air Force Parachute Technology Development," by Andrew S. Kididis, an civilian employee at Wright-Patterson. It covers the Air Force role in development of all kinds of parachutes, including personnel, cargo, recovery, and aircraft deceleration. It's good reading, and has lots of neat old pictures. The book was published by PIA. (Full disclosure: I had a part in its publication.) HW
  20. howardwhite
    It isn't. HW
  21. howardwhite
    Closest to Boston: Pepperell; Otter and Cessnas; seven days a week, but not usually really busy weekdays. Sightly farther: Jumptown/Orange. Super Otter and Cessna, Thu-Sun. If you're looking for history, this was the site of the first commercial DZ in the US and the first World Meet held in the US. If you're looking to do CRW, you're more likely (though not guaranteed) to find CRW people here. Ask again when you're about to be on the road. Things change. HW
  22. howardwhite
    And what's it for? HW
  23. howardwhite
    I second that. I've known the DZO for at least 30 years. He runs a good and tight ship without losing sight of the fact that you're supposed to be having fun. His DZ is a member of the Parachute Industry Assn. (PIA) -- a rarity among small DZs -- and he attends the USPA/PIA DZO conference regularly to keep up with the latest info. (and yes, it would be nice if you told us who you are) HW
  24. howardwhite
    Here's the illustrated version... HW
  25. howardwhite
    Oh. yes, that one; I got both of them in emails several times and forgot which one was which. Dan Poynter sent me the one of the crane; he collects things like this for his speeches, and was looking for more information about where and when. HW