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Hi guys.. There is a video on youtube somewhere of a Russian guy jumping a German WWII RZ-20 parachute...at around 2005! Just can't find the link right now. The RZ series parachutes are really scary, I have a RZ-20 here as well...as a collector's item. Very thin webbing material and the canopy is made of some "Ersatz" silk that feels very strange. Blue Skies Uwe For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. -Leonardo da Vinci

Hi there... Welcome to the club...I am also "older" already and I recently picked up jumping again after having been grounded for 19 years! I am also interested in older gear, my experience so far were mostly round canopies and only a few ram air chutes. Now I am back in the "student" status and have to jump a hot rod PD260...quite a difference to the chutes I have jumped in the past! Don't let age hold you back, we have a guy in our club who is 64, he weighs around 95kg has 30% disability status, a torn sinew in the right arm and two artificial hip joints! He still jumps, even though only static line, and has a PD230 main canopy! No problems so far, smooth landings and lots of fun... I am 48 now and once I have my license back I would love to get some PC jumps, never was able to so far but I remember them well from when I was a child. I also will pick up "round" jumping with static line again, there are some great events over here where you can jump a C-47 with full military gear...over Normandy or in Holland (Arnheim). I recently bought a NOS SF10-A for this purpose. I recently read something about a 60 over 60 event in the US, that would suit you well I think. I will sign up for the 2023 event Blue Skies Uwe For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. -Leonardo da Vinci

Servus all... My name is Uwe, I live in Bavaria/Germany and I have recently picked up the sport again after having been out for 19 years. Too long as I now know...it is just great to be back under the silk! I now have 4 jumps in my second turn...and those are the ones that count. I hope to have my license back before the fall. I am looking forward to good discussions here and the good advise from experienced folks... Blue skies and "Glück Ab" Uwe For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. -Leonardo da Vinci