so who here jumps at Skydive Temple?

[TribalTalon 0]

Seeing as i'll be here in Temple for the time being, i figured i've taken a long enough hiatus from jumping. its been a little over a year now, but feels like yesterday that i hung it all up. i'm planning on going out to sdt to get recertified and start jumping again. any freefliers out there? i was doing mainly sitflying before, and dabbled a little in head down but am nowhere near proficient in that. also have done some CRW with biplanes, downplanes and things of that nature. anywhoo, i'm sure some people will still remember me, which is fine. i'm just hoping this time to avoid most of the drama. so, Skydive temple people, dont be shy, speak up!

[Brains 2]

Hey Don, i think you might have picked a bad time to go to Temple. I heard they are shutting down for an extended period of time. Not sure when but i think it is pretty soon.

Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you.

[faulknerwn 38]

Well, the current scoop is that the dz's last weekend will be the weekend right before Thanksgiving. That's right before Rich goes in for surgery. There is high hope right now that the people who are interested in buying it will come through and keep it open, as its been home to me for so many years now I can't imagine being anywhere else.

I am always looking for new CRWdogs in the area though :-)
W

[Brains 2]

Sweet, i had not heard of someone buying it. That would be great news for you guys.

Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you.

[jumperconway 0]

I think that y'all are getting 1 of our super otters for the last weekend!

[justinb138 0]

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I am always looking for new CRWdogs in the area though :-)
W

Really?
It's something I've wanted to try for some time now, but there seems to be a shortage of experienced CRW people up here in Dallas.

[faulknerwn 38]

Absolutely - if I have a choice, that's all I do. Every once in a while I get drug into a freefall, but I try to avoid it!
W

[TribalTalon 0]

yeah billy vance told me that you would probably take me under your wings.. that sucks that they are closing though. looks like i'd be out of luck if that happened, there's no way i could afford driving all the way to skydive san marcos on a regular basis. skydive temple on the other hand is only like 15 mins away. i'll probably try to come out this weekend some time just to say hi if the weather is decent.

[justinb138 0]

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Absolutely - if I have a choice, that's all I do. Every once in a while I get drug into a freefall, but I try to avoid it!
W

I may have to bug PD for a Lightning demo and make a short road trip.

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[voodew1 0]

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, as its been home to me for so many years now I can't imagine being anywhere else.

It ok Wendy, you get used to the Jet A burning your eyes and nose very quickly

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[DShiznit 0]

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yeah billy vance told me that you would probably take me under your wings.. that sucks that they are closing though. looks like i'd be out of luck if that happened, there's no way i could afford driving all the way to skydive san marcos on a regular basis. skydive temple on the other hand is only like 15 mins away. i'll probably try to come out this weekend some time just to say hi if the weather is decent.

do you post on DFW or AAS? your name looks familiar... ;)

Roscoe

[TribalTalon 0]

dfwstangs yes i recognize your sn as well. :)

[beowulf 1]

You could always get with Lee Hardesty about trying CRW. Joe has a few Lightnings laying around that he has always been willing to lend out. I am sure we could put together enough people here to get you on a 4 way plane.

[justinb138 0]

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You could always get with Lee Hardesty about trying CRW. Joe has a few Lightnings laying around that he has always been willing to lend out.

I didn't know he did any CRW stuff. I'll give him a call this afternoon
Thanks!

[beowulf 1]

Great I would love to see more people interested in CRW here. It would be great to have CRW jumps done more often here. I would love to see it being done most weekends. That would make it worth me buying new gear specifically for CRW.

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[TribalTalon 0]

so are there any freefliers there too? i mean, i like crw alot but i'd be kind of iffy with 4 ways. i've been out of the sport for about a year, i'm sure i'll get the hang of it quickly again but still. i mostly did 2 ways just goofing around doing stacks and stuff like that. i'm not a pro crw'er by any means. lol.

[voodew1 0]

Jean (The only video guy) is about the only one left that can freefly

There are a few non staff RW flyers left

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[DShiznit 0]

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You could always get with Lee Hardesty about trying CRW. Joe has a few Lightnings laying around that he has always been willing to lend out. I am sure we could put together enough people here to get you on a 4 way plane.

oh yeah, the last CRW jump I was on up in Dallas was you, Joe, and Lee.... :)

it was the jump that you borrowed Dobber's lovely rig and we did 4 stack rots.

[beowulf 1]

That was the most uncomfortable rig I have ever put on, and scariest looking.

[justinb138 0]

Hey yall,

I was hoping we could get something put together in the next few weeks (1st or 2nd week of December) and make a few CRW jumps out at Skydive Dallas.

I called Lee about it and he recommended that I talk to Joe once I can get more info to get everything organized.

If you're interested let me know.
I think Joe has a few canopies we can use, but I'm going to give Kim @ PD a call tomorrow to see if I can get a bigger Lightning demo, so if you're in need of one let me know and I'll ask her about it.

[BillyVance 34]

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Hey yall,

I was hoping we could get something put together in the next few weeks (1st or 2nd week of December) and make a few CRW jumps out at Skydive Dallas.

I called Lee about it and he recommended that I talk to Joe once I can get more info to get everything organized.

If you're interested let me know.
I think Joe has a few canopies we can use, but I'm going to give Kim @ PD a call tomorrow to see if I can get a bigger Lightning demo, so if you're in need of one let me know and I'll ask her about it.

I was under the impression that PD doesn't have any Lightnings for demo. A crwdog couple has them all, if I'm not mistaken. You could contact them, they do read the forums a bit.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[justinb138 0]

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I was under the impression that PD doesn't have any Lightnings for demo. A crwdog couple has them all, if I'm not mistaken. You could contact them, they do read the forums a bit.

Ah, I didn't know that.

Thanks.

[DShiznit 0]

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That was the most uncomfortable rig I have ever put on, and scariest looking.

I told you I damn sure wasn't going to jump it!!!

I think Joe has 2 crw rigs and an extra 160 by itself. He jumps a 176 and has a spare 160 rig.

[justinb138 0]

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I think Joe has 2 crw rigs and an extra 160 by itself. He jumps a 176 and has a spare 160 rig.

I'll ask him about it this weekend.

[weavermc 0]

Great news... Just got this from Rich yesterday:

SKYDIVE TEMPLE WILL RE-OPEN WITH PENNY AND MARK POLLACK AS THE NEW OWNERS! THEY WILL BRING THEIR PAC 750 TO THE DZ FOR THE ONLY JUMPSHIP, AND WILL BE FLYING ROUND TRIPS JUMPS TO 13500' IN 16 MINUTES!

COME OUT AND JUMP THEIR GREAT AIRCRAFT, THE ONLY AIRCRAFT SPECIFICALLY MADE TO FLY SKYDIVERS! BRING YOUR "FIRST PAC" BEER TOO AND STAY AROUND TO GET TO KNOW THE NEW OWNERS.
THE SAME TELEPHONE NUMBERS WILL BE IN OPERATION, 245-947-DIVE (3483) TO GET THE EXACT OPENING DATE.

SEE YOU HERE!

RICH