howardwhite 6 #1 April 14, 2009 ...well-known skydiver.... HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflyJoe 0 #3 April 14, 2009 Tiny Broadwick? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 1 #4 April 14, 2009 Quote...well-known skydiver.... HW A fool by any other name... I hope whoever it was got paid a lot of money.Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,365 #5 April 14, 2009 Hi howard, Here's a shot in the dark: Kevin Donnelly JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #6 April 15, 2009 So far, everyone is wrong. Well-known old-time jumper, still jumping. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lodestar 0 #9 April 15, 2009 Shorty? You know, after his legs tangled with the prop on the chase plane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #10 April 15, 2009 Bob Sinclair it is. Picture from August, 1982 Parachutist. "...shown here doing a plane-to-plane transfer (while wearing a concealed parachute) for a TV commercial." HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #11 April 15, 2009 I know no one will believe this, but I thought of Bob Sinclair yesterday when I saw this.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
steve1 5 #12 April 15, 2009 How is Bob doing? Is he still able to jump?.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lodestar 0 #13 April 15, 2009 Okay Howard, One back at ya, what kind of aircraft is the bottom one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_Hooper 4 #14 April 15, 2009 QuoteOkay Howard, One back at ya, what kind of aircraft is the bottom one? I'll preempt: Ryan PT-22 with a five-cylinder Kinner. Logged a jump from one at the 'Hills. Hoop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lodestar 0 #15 April 15, 2009 Hoop, you rascal! I was hoping to make Howard sweat on that one, even for a second. Hey, not to change the subject, I ran across my log book the other day and noticed you had put me out on my 4th 5th and 8th jumps. That was a while ago hey? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #16 April 15, 2009 Ryan PT-22 with a five-cylinder Kinner. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_Hooper 4 #17 April 15, 2009 QuoteI ran across my log book the other day and noticed you had put me out on my 4th 5th and 8th jumps. That was a while ago hey? A lot of breeze through the windsock since then. Around the same time as you signed off my PADI qualification. I didn't think Mr White was was going to miss something as easy as a PT-22, so I just had to get in there ahead of him. Hoop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #18 April 16, 2009 Quote"...shown here doing a plane-to-plane transfer (while wearing a concealed parachute) for a TV commercial." What the heck would they have been selling with that kind of commercial?"Real men need a real deodorant to keep them cool and relaxed while under intense pressure... Buy Right Guard!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #19 April 18, 2009 Quote How is Bob doing? Is he still able to jump?.... i had the pleasure, to meet Bob Sinclair in jan. of 08... He was jumping,,,had a 240+ square foot, ram air, with a frankenstein logo on it. saw him again this past jan...and i'm sure i saw a couple of his landings.. seems to me that his rig is a piggyback, but with a cable and pins, old style main ripcord,,and spring loaded pilot chute(s) for his main...IIRC.. jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #20 April 20, 2009 I saw him and his bus down in Coolidge about 3-4 years ago...anyone know where he is now ??smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #21 April 20, 2009 I jumped with him on the same load several years back at Lost Prairie. We made some jumps at Coolage (again several years bac. We had the honor of meeting Bob Sinclair at our bon-fire. He took us on a tour of his bus. I read one story where he jumped off the wings of a biplane. The bi-plane looped around and cut the lines of his chute by accident. So he was forced to use his reserve. Another story was of how he jumped into the Rose Bowl game without permission. Then there was the story of when he had a malfunction in Alaska. He cut away and noone saw his reserve open. He was that low. He openned just over the river outside of Palmer, and landed in the water. Recently I heard his sister died and his own health wasn't too good. I hope he is still kicking. Bob Sinclair is one of my heroes in life!..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timber 4 #22 April 20, 2009 My Dad and I were just talking how we have not gotten a letter from Bob in a while. He is a long time family friend. He put me out on my first jump in 1985. Last I heard he was up in Pennsylvania with his sister. If anyone has seen him lately please post up. Blue skies, Timber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
