piper17 1 #26 January 29, 2009 ....and are you going to continue to hold us in suspense?"A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_Hooper 4 #27 January 29, 2009 Quote ....and are you going to continue to hold us in suspense? Howard's like that, Jim. Another Supplicant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #28 January 29, 2009 Quote ....and are you going to continue to hold us in suspense? Yes. I'm much too busy now. Maybe next time I jump out of an airplane you're flying. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piper17 1 #29 January 29, 2009 I'll be flying again this Sunday...weather permitting."A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piper17 1 #30 January 29, 2009 Okay, I will take a stab at some names: Matt Clotter Rita Donaldson-Pernaw Steve Pernaw Lew Sanborn maybe Peter Nelson at front row right Best my old memory will permit for now."A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #31 January 29, 2009 Cottler, not Clotter. Rick Pittaro, not Peter Nelson. Mary Thornton, David Adams, Bob McDonald, Jack Sirois. I saw David Adams this summer. The story of how I put him out on his first jump was chronicled last year in Parachutist. I'm afraid I have no recollection of your second S/L.I'll have to go back to the video for the others. And maybe I'll jump out of your Cessna Sunday... HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 0 #32 February 9, 2009 From The Easter Boogie, 1985, DeLand.When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
docjohn 0 #33 September 17, 2013 I'm currently reading Melissa Nelson's book "Sugar Alpha" (manditory read for all skydivers, get it!), my question is: why wasn't it called Sierra Alpha? (N85SA) Ok, I'm a picky bastard but Sugar? Doc http://www.manifestmaster.com/video Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lekstrom10k 0 #34 September 17, 2013 Sugar was WWII phonetic alphabet. The modern one has Sierra for "S". Its funny because the plane on the cover is a C-47 not a DC-3. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3mpire 0 #35 September 17, 2013 Quote I heard is still sitting on a Ramp in Fremont OH. Has been there since the early 90's. The owner was killed this summer in a aircraft accident, so I guess its future is in question It looks like it is still there according to Google Maps satellite view: http://goo.gl/maps/kjWEi [inline sugar.png] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lekstrom10k 0 #36 September 17, 2013 I stand corrected the drip rail above the door made it look like a C-47. They had three doors in back the front door was square with a person rounded top door in it it hinged from the front . The rear cargo was square and hinged from the rear.. I could be jumped with both cargo doors off but most pilots taught it was to squirrely. Some DC-3s had a curved drip rail over the round top door. That's all there was for floater bars Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydive2 1 #37 September 20, 2013 http://www.savinglulubelle.com/ N85SA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #38 September 20, 2013 Skydive2 http://www.savinglulubelle.com/ N85SA How dare they refer to our beloved Sugar Alpha as "Lulubelle"?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydived19006 4 #39 July 7, 2016 ryoder ***http://www.savinglulubelle.com/ N85SA How dare they refer to our beloved Sugar Alpha as "Lulubelle"?More on Lulabelle. http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2016/07/06/Area-effort-seeks-to-restore-WWII-plane-Damschroder-others-pursue-funds-for-project.htmlExperience is what you get when you thought you were going to get something else. AC DZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #40 July 7, 2016 skydived19006 ******http://www.savinglulubelle.com/ N85SA How dare they refer to our beloved Sugar Alpha as "Lulubelle"?More on Lulabelle. http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2016/07/06/Area-effort-seeks-to-restore-WWII-plane-Damschroder-others-pursue-funds-for-project.html "The group said it suspects Lulu Belle may have even been part of at least one drug smuggling operation to South America in its past." "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydived19006 4 #41 July 8, 2016 Quote "The group said it suspects Lulu Belle may have even been part of at least one drug smuggling operation to South America in its past." I posted a link to the Sugar Alpha facebook page in the comments to the article.Experience is what you get when you thought you were going to get something else. AC DZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
