howardwhite

This one should be easy and Zing is ineligible for the big prize. HW

At the moment, I would guess New Hampshire is closest to you: http://www.skyventurenh.com/ Probably a four or four and a half hour drive from northern NJ, mostly on interstates. HW

Did you get to jump with your dog? HW

I have now found a story in Sky Diver about the Chuck Alexander aerial recovery jump. I have momentarily misplaced my notes on when and where it took place -- in New Jersey in 1966, I think. Most of the attached are scans; the last two are photographs of pictures. The aircraft is a C-122, according to the story. One picture shows a pickup from a line strung between poles on the ground. Notice the "fences" apparently intended to keep the gear from snagging the pickup line. HW

There was (according to Poynter) a Crossbow "snap on" model which was similarly convertible. And I think my first pig, which I bought in 1967 as I was about to start putting out static line students, was a Strong container on a Pioneer harness which had D-rings. It was not convertible. I'll look for pictures. HW

O.K. Zing, since you're so sharp on these things, try this one. HW

Google "Nick Piantanida." Or find this book: http://www.magnificentfailure.com/ HW

Same picture as attached to original post, but this time in color, from Sky Diver. HW

Well, there's one in the museum in Willow Run. If you can persuade them to fly it, or find another we can both jump out of, I'll buy your jump. HW

A C-119 Flying Boxcar has two engines and does not, I'm told, have a tailgate that can be opened in flight. HW

What is it? Where? Who's jumping out of it? HW

The picture was published in September, 1962. There are no other details; perhaps someone who was there will remember HW

I have a PC1000 in a similar situation (an inVertigo, not RAWA). I did violence to the helmet, drilling/routing a hole big enough to accommodate the LANC plug. It works, but it's not pretty. HW

This was in Sky Diver; the caption pretty much tells the story. According to Boeing and other web sites, only 10 "Stratoliners" were built. HW

Well, that's not the full article, just a summary. HW

The Aug. 13 issue of The New Yorker, (a magazine probably not on the coffee tables of many dz.commers) has a long and interesting article on Michel Fournier and his ongoing plans to make a high-altitude jump. It includes a lot of description of the physiology, etc., and a lot of the history (Kittinger, etc.) It concludes with the author's description of his own tandem at Fournier's home DZ in France. Worth looking up if you're interested in the subject. HW

Here's the same picture, bigger, a little cleaner, facing the other direction as in the original. It was taken at Orange (MA) SPC in 1966 or 1967. This was then the standard canopy for all but the heaviest S/L students, who were put out, if memory serves, on T-10s. HW

Like the attached. (If you need it bigger, pm me). HW

For those who are trained from jump #1 not to get your jumpsuit dirty on landing.... (From the Jim Bates collection, dated July, 1971. No idea who or where) HW

More from the '68 Nationals: 68 Nats: General view of the manifest area from the spectator bleachers; Airplane: B-17 etc. on the Marana flightline (not for jumping); DocFitch: The president of USPA looks at the scoreboard. HW

The credit in the magazine is: "Photos courtesy of Jerry Irwin, U.S. Parachute Assn." I'm guessing that would cover the permissions issue as far as Parachutist is concerned. Talk to Larry Bagley at USPA; he might have the originals of this and the several other pictures in the article. Two general notes for you and anyone else interested in pictures posted on dz.com. 1. Because of the size constraints for uploads, pictures here are almost certainly too small (too little resolution) for publication on anything better that toilet paper. My original scan of this image is 2+ mb at 300 dpi. When you're ready for it, pm me and I'll figure out how to get you what you need. 2. Pictures printed in magazines, newspapers, etc are screened. Every such picture I post here has been descreened, but that is not always the case with pictures posted here. If you try to print a screened image again, it will look terrible (Google "moiré" for an explanation.) HW

I do. pm sent HW

Here are a couple of scans from the vast collection of the late Jim Bates, these from the '68 Nationals at Marana, AZ. JMB1 is labeled "Manifest Area." Perhaps one of the individuals in the picture would be able to provide identifications. JMB2 is labeled "Zebra Confab." The short judge in the middle is the late Cesar Aguilar; other IDs welcome. Lots more where these came from. HW

This picture is from the Oct. 1977 "FAA World," a magazine for FAA employees. The article is all about how the friendly and helpful FAA people enjoyed themselves at the '77 Nationals and Boogie in Tahlequah. Lots of mentions of Larry Bagley, the boogiemaster and then an FAA controller. Anyone know who these people are? HW

From the pages of Parachutist, early 60s (I don't have the date at the moment.) "The day may not be far off when you'll learn how to free fall, suspended from the ceiling of a Sky Diving Machine." The drawing is from a report by the electronics division of Curtiss-Wright, in cooperation with Parachutes Incorporated. Sensors attached to the "student" would provide feedback to computers that would adjust velocity and direction of relative wind to reflect body position. Projectors would provide a visual environment. "...The terrain features grow gradually larger. You can make out a small wood, a lake, and a patch of clear ground which you recognize as your target. "'Start your glide,' says a voice suddenly and clearly through your earphone. 'Get going, your present position will put you in the lake.'" (Hmm, no canopy control simulation?) I doubt this project got much beyond the "cool idea" stage, but it's on my list of questions for Jacques Istel when I spend a couple of days with him next month. HW