3331 137 #1 June 11, 2009 From the USPA web site. According to a press release, The U.S. Army Golden Knights will perform a tandem jump on June 12 with the 41st President, George H. W. Bush, as he celebrates his 85th birthday. The event will take place in Kennebunkport, Maine, as family and friends gather to observe the former president's jump. Mr. Bush's first parachute jump took place during World War II. Since then, he has made several jumps with the Golden Knights. His most recent jump was in 2007. Robin Meade, anchor of HLN's "Morning Express with Robin Meade," will make her first tandem jump at the same time. CNN and HLN (formerly Headline News) will feature prominent coverage of the jumps.I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #2 June 11, 2009 Robin Meade - now that is one hot babe. I'd like to be strapped to her. http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/meade.robin.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #3 June 11, 2009 Seems like he's increasing the frequency of these jumps now. USPA should give him an honorary A number. Heck, he might actually earn it in time. Short of a stroke, the guy will probably be fit till the day he dies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AviationTD 0 #4 June 11, 2009 Bush jumps every year on his birthday. I think he missed last year due to high winds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #5 June 11, 2009 QuoteSeems like he's increasing the frequency of these jumps now. USPA should give him an honorary A number. Heck, he might actually earn it in time. Short of a stroke, the guy will probably be fit till the day he dies. USPA already gave him a D number. D-20000 it was. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #6 June 12, 2009 HLN is Headline News....smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phosphorus8 0 #7 June 12, 2009 Wonder why this year he is doing a tandem, didn't he do an AFF jump last time?"Well behaved women rarely make history" - Marilyn Monroe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hchunter614 0 #8 June 12, 2009 New post on cnn.com about the jump... http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/12/robin-meade-what-to-pack-for-a-presidential-skydive/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,387 #9 June 12, 2009 Hi Phos8, Nope, his first 'modern' jump was an AFF but after that, the 'powers that be,' got justifiably nervous and talked him into a tandem. He did hit his head on exit on his AFF jump. But you got to give him kudos for even doing a tandem at his age; or anyone at that age. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phosphorus8 0 #10 June 12, 2009 I guess that makes sense, would not really be very good for the sport if the ex-prez screws up his landing and hurts himself. I did see the video where he hit his head. Ouch!"Well behaved women rarely make history" - Marilyn Monroe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #11 June 12, 2009 A quote from 41 upon landing: "Just because you're an old guy, you don't have to sit drooling in a corner." "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucky123 0 #12 June 12, 2009 Video of his jump on the below link http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/12/bush-makes-parachute-jump-on-85th-birthday-talks-about-issues/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reginald 0 #13 June 15, 2009 So more importantly if you were the Golden Knights who you you try and get as your student? The X-Pres or the HOT reporter Robin Meade?"We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LongWayToFall 0 #14 June 16, 2009 Ha. Hahahaha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #15 June 16, 2009 I don't think they had any video of Robin in the air, only landing. Anyone see different ?smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #16 June 16, 2009 Quote I don't think they had any video of Robin in the air, only landing. Anyone see different ? No. I watched most of it too. I saw one wind dummy land, then her tandem, then the three camera fliers that vid'd Bush, then Bush's tandem. I didn't see any camera fliers land before her tandem. The only vid I saw of her (other than the landing) was in the plane sucking O2 and talking with Bush. I thought the video of Bush's jump wasn't all that great. The only footage I saw started at the drouge toss. NO door or exit footage. That's the best part! The freefall footage was excellent, though. Not to rip on the Golden Knights. It may have been CNN's editing."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
