Jessica 0 #1 December 20, 2002 Whenever I go to a used bookstore, I check for skydiving stuff. I've found some greatness. My latest find: "The Wild, Wonderful World of PARACHUTES AND PARACHUTING" by Bud Sellick. Hardcover, originally published in 1971, revised 1981. The photo on the cover is a bunch of barely-stable skydivers wearing those big balloon suits in various shades of orange. This is an AWESOME book. It's a treasure trove of skydiving nostalgia. Check out these photo captions: (guys wearing wing suits) "Bat wings are more valuable for showmanship on the ground than gliding through the air." (jumper flaring unevenly at about 15 feet off the ground under giant 5-cell) "The ram-air inflated 'square' canopy has dominated the sport since the early Seventies. Accuracy landing is made into the wind with gentle touchdown. Although for experienced jumpers only, the parachute is much lighter and more reliable than any others. However, it does not settle like a standard parachute and must be 'flown' to the target." This book rocks! And it has eight pages of color!Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #2 December 20, 2002 We weren't barely stable! Our chest mount reserves kept us belly to earth. And those big baggy suits are just about the same pattern as the freefly suits today. They just dusted of the old patterns, came up with some tye-dye material and are selling them for lots of money to the newbies. Ahhhh, the good old days of the wing wars. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,444 #3 December 20, 2002 Quote Ahhhh, the good old days of the wing wars I can remember a friend telling his girlfriend (who was ordering a new RW shop suit) that "you can never have too much wing." This was about 1979. Everyone had swoop cords. She was about 5'7" and maybe 120 lbs.medium instead of a large wing on my Silly Suit. Wendy W. Edited because I'm getting old and CRS -- I even applied to work at the RW shop once.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #4 December 20, 2002 Quoteordering a new Relative Workshop suit Don't think the Relative Workshop made suits. You are probably thinking of the RW Shop of Brookline, NH, which made some huge suits. I know of one which probably used to be mine now used as a FF/hybred suit. Picky, picky.. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #5 December 21, 2002 My best find lately was when I walked into a used bookstore in Rangeley, Maine this summer and found a copy of "What happened to DB Cooper?" for $2US... A good read, too, even if it is only conjecture.... I read somewhere there were something like 144 attempted skyjackings between '67 and 73.... Many people believe that D.B. Cooper was Richard Floyd McCoy, Jr. who was caught a couple of days after another skyjacking in April, '72... McCoy escaped a year later and was killed in a shootout with the FBI before a definite identification of him as Cooper could be made, but there were many similarities, and many people were convinced they were one and the same...If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #6 December 25, 2002 QuoteQuoteordering a new Relative Workshop suit Don't think the Relative Workshop made suits. You are probably thinking of the RW Shop of Brookline, NH, which made some huge suits. I know of one which probably used to be mine now used as a FF/hybred suit. Picky, picky.. HW LOL! I STILL have my old two-piece RW Shop suit. Solid white with green stripes down the arms and legs. Swoop cords were a must! It had huge wings and slowed my (at the time) 120 pound ass down to a crawl. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBCOOPER 5 #7 September 27, 2011 Quote My best find lately was when I walked into a used bookstore in Rangeley, Maine this summer and found a copy of "What happened to DB Cooper?" for $2US... A good read, too, even if it is only conjecture.... I read somewhere there were something like 144 attempted skyjackings between '67 and 73.... Many people believe that D.B. Cooper was Richard Floyd McCoy, Jr. who was caught a couple of days after another skyjacking in April, '72... McCoy escaped a year later and was killed in a shootout with the FBI before a definite identification of him as Cooper could be made, but there were many similarities, and many people were convinced they were one and the same... Sombody should start a thread about him.....Replying to: Re: Stall On Jump Run Emergency Procedure? by billvon If the plane is unrecoverable then exiting is a very very good idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
