3331 137 #1 September 21, 2012 http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/09/post_877.html I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #2 September 21, 2012 He was on the Georgia record. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #3 September 21, 2012 QuoteHe was on the Georgia record. Yes - he docked on me.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 5 #4 September 22, 2012 Fred is awesome! Got to be same aircraft in record 300-way attempts in 2000.Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #5 September 24, 2012 I've jumped with him a bunch of times. Always humble. One time I saw the Home Improvement show (with Tim "the toolman Taylor" that had the Space Shuttle crew that he was on as guest stars, and I asked him about that, and he just kind of had an aw shucks attitude about it. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,006 #6 September 24, 2012 There are a few astronauts who are also active skydivers. I was on a Nationals 16 way team with Mary Ellen Weber about ten years back; she's still skydiving AFAIK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefalljason 0 #7 September 24, 2012 Fred is a great guy. Jumped with him several times in Cullman. I have never seen ANYONE track like him. AMAZING!! Blue Skies, Jason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #8 September 25, 2012 Quote Fred is a great guy. Jumped with him several times in Cullman. I have never seen ANYONE track like him. AMAZING!! Blue Skies, Jason Oh yeah, tracking is the most important skill for big way jumpers, especially those with outer slots. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
