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or is it Red then Yellow??? . . . hope I remember before my next jump.

Honeymoon in Vegas??

2002 WFFC DVD

CrazyIvan - I can see why . . . judging from your avatar you're wearing the jumpsuit upside down . . . the booties go on the bottom.

what makes you think it's because of the jumpsuit? Questions - did you go low before using the Pit Special? - does the suit have a nylon front? Suggestions - fly wider. - anticipate the next point. - de-arch and try again. Unless there's a vast weight difference, my philosophy is that you go low because you flew yourself there!

It was a Cessna 182. trolling???

BC is still alive. I saw him at the WFFC in Rantoul.

I've heard it described as a Spectre on steroids. May I suggest that you do a search of this forum for more information. For what it's worth, I jump a Diablo 150 . . . * if you're into long surf landings it will probably disappoint you. * it's good in deep brakes. * it turns very fast!! * it's fun to fly. * it packs well. * it's not for a beginner.

Here ya go.

John, First of all, I'm not picking on you. I'm just using your post as a starting point for a reply. . . Was it?? My understanding is that it's been pretty consistent over the years It's winter in Chicago... how many people where there? Notice that there is a section for lost/stolen gear right here on DZ.com. We didn't need one before. They were there in the "Good Ole Days". Isn't it nice to see the traditions carried on to this day. You're spoiled!! Often, growth = change. When an event gets larger a change occurs. Think of the Freak Brother Convention growing into the WFFC. Another analogy, think of how the internet has changed already. I really can't expect anyone who wasn't there to get any nostalgia from the article. For those of us who were there it is a reason to pause and reminisce about a time that has past. If things were so radically different we wouldn't still be jumping 10, 20 and even 30 years later. Skydivers, as a whole, are the most wonderful people I have ever met!!!

I copied this from http://www.skyxtreme.com/stories04.html. Forgive me if you've seen it before. The nostalgia moved me enough to post it here. --------------------------------------- The Good Ole Days By Tom Dolphin - moskypigs@aol.com Back when rocks were soft, dirt was white, and dinosaurs were in free fall over the earth. We were a smaller group, we were brothers that shared fun, companionship, knowledge, and the euphoria that you can only know by jumping. We didn't need $1,000.000.00 multi engine, climb at the speed of sound, jet fuel burning, aircraft. We were happy and totally satisfied to have one cessna that would run every weekend. We never needed altitude over 7,500 to do our RW jumps, we knew that if you were not skilled enough to do your formations in the allotted 30 seconds that you were in need of help and further training, and any and, all from the greatest skygods to walk the earth on down would talk to you, explain what your weak areas were and would bust their asses to bring "you" up to the speed of the group. "Never" was it ever considered to ask for money to work with and improve the skills of your brother. We were all a team and only as strong as our weakest member, so no one was to be belittled and left by the wayside. It was our way of life, you did your job during the week, and lived for the weekends at the DZ, snow, sleet, rain, wind, weather made no difference, you knew your brothers would be waiting for you at the DZ. If you could not jump you organized other types of fun, some of which I sometimes cannot believe that we lived through, but always as brothers, our backs together against this world that thought us insane, and less worthy than others to be a part of it. You could go to the DZ and leave your billfold full of cash laying of the floor by your gear bag , and if you forgot it, than the next day it would still be there with the cash intact. You could trust your wife, your girlfriend, even your family with these persons and "never" give a second thought, to their safety, and treatment. You didn't need to buy three new mains a year to keep up with the Joneses, you were not judged by the cost or quality of your gear, you spent your money on jumps, to become a stronger member of the brotherhood, more proficient, more skilled. You were judged by your ability alone, no other things were needed to be considered. Somewhere in the last 15 years all of these things have become lost, everyone now is an individual with a agenda only for himself, no trust, no brotherhood, only at the DZ on the perfect days, when the "big" aircraft are there, and then only to make three jumps in the two hours he has allotted to be at the DZ, or to test jump his "new" 54 sq ft Hawkazoomie, and impress all of the lesser ones. You missed out on a time of purity and companionship that will never come this way again, and the sport is the lesser for that.

Look at the top right-hand side of this page.

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Without checking my logbook . . . The first canopy that I jumped was a 28 ft 7-TU. The first canopy that I owned was a custom colored (para-puke) Para-Commander .

WOW!! --- love the top your wearing. (interesting tattoo also)

Viking -- First of all, you didn't say you couldn't move forward., you said that it was a very slow process. it's possible that your friend was simultaneously backsliding!? Secondly, it's not the jumpsuit . . . There 'could' be an error in your form.

I see you had to give him a few beers and hold a gun to his head to get the picture.

ParaGear in Skokie is another alternative.

Mirror Image - 1979 Craig Fronk, Mike Gennis, B.J. Worth, Garry Carter, Marty Martin, Mike Eakins, Hod Sanders, Jim Captain, Steve Mayes, alternate, and Jerry Bird, alternate source: Parachutist- Sept. 1979

Nope!! I bought a remote like that once. Things worked better before I got it.

more than you'd ever want to know about ejection seats.

An ad from the May, 1977 issue of Spotter magazine. The original was in black & white. I colored it in during a fit of insanity one day. (sorry)

So I can start stalking you now?!? The visual experience is pretty neat!! Not a lot of "outs" though. Harry Lopez used to arrange demos into the city as the "Chicago Police Flying Knights". Thanks for jogging my memory.... subject matter for around the campfire this year. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . you get in the plane - dead men and land - heroes! . . .

bass guitar and a little bit of drums.

Skydive Arizona - Eloy, AZ Perris Valley - California Elsinore - California Indiantown, FL Deland, FL Zephyrhills, FL Dillingham Airfield - Oahu, Hawaii Fort Dodge, Iowa Covington, Louisiana Albert Lea, Minnesota Chicago Hammond Airport - Lansing, IL Chicagoland Skydiving / Phoenix / Hinckley Parachute Center - Hinckley, IL Skydive Illinois - Morris, IL Skydive Chicago - Ottawa, IL WFFC - Quincy, IL WFFC - Rantoul, IL Sandwich, IL Freeport, IL Playboy Club ( demo ) - Lake Geneva, IL Palmer Park & Humbolt Park (demos) - Chicago , IL I mention it because I seldon get to jump into the actual city of Chicago. Richmond, Indiana Walworth, Wisc.