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We had Otters for years at Napoleon the one thing nobody mentioned was minimum jumpers. A plane with 20+ capacity is useless if you can only find 12 for the first load. We had the chair magnet and porch monkey AFF staff that told newbies never go on the first load.So they sat we would manifest load 2 and they would get on it. They would ask in the air where load 1 landed. We would then tell them this is it . Holey terror in their eyes until they landed no problem in spite of their training. OneAFFI actually told one "Track for the airport no matter what at breakoff". The GC-208 we have is great for that alone. Mikey is doing a great job flying but no way in hell is he going to hear it from me The only thing we have as any sort of problem is the finicky voltage and APU-GPU what ever way you want to call it.It is also listed for 21 but again not at our airport.

In the words of Charley [Captain Smooth] Greenfield"A person was so bad they could fuck up a one car funeral"

I talked to Jane Stweart yesterday and asked if the Caravan was Mikey Pelzers from Napoleon. She thought it was from Jamie. She also said there will be a PAC-750 instead of 2 Otters now just one It will still be great to see everyone again especially since no Rantual. People have asked me to describe the BOOGIE. I say its like going to a family reunion except you like the people there.

Wow thats exactly perfect for my sign jump.When I get the sign completed .I'll send you a picture OK. I'll wait to get it in the air for a shot on here. Thanks again,We take care of our own,

Thanks for the help. I,ll have a great C-175 shot OK. The C9A though was the old 28ft alternating orange and white gore parachute. Thats the trouble with military designations meaning so many things. It was the first parachute I ever jumped.That was in the day if you got 3 jumps in a whole day it was a miracle and painful.Taking 3 up in a C-182 was tops and crowded.Thanks again sorry for my none specific designation.

I have my 40th anniversary coming up on Sept.8 .I want to get a picture of a candy stripe 5 or 7 TU in flight and a sitting C-175.Its to go along with my Sabre 11 and Mikeys [Joe Webers ] Grand Caravan. It is intended for a sign jump. Hopeffully for a T-shirtand possible Parachutist photo.Please make it easy for a hunt and peck confuser operator to extract Thanks in advance everybody comes through at phonemal speed.

At Napoleon MI we were 6 miles from MIS where the NASCAR races took place .Alot of drivers had their own King -Airs and Lears etc. Some of the pilots were jumpers to, with nothing to do from Wednesday until after the race.All DZ's have their owm freefall speeds .This guys was faster than oursso he got a little low and stayedout too. At break-off I tracked over and gave him a kiss and gone. I saw him wiping his mouth with the back of his hand mumbling,Between wipes "Ya dont never kiss a Good Ole Boy".He came over later to say thanks and at least someone touched him.Also does anyone have a bigger jumpsuit he could borrow?

Q: What do you call a man with no arms and legs at your front door? A: Matt Q: what do you call a woman with one leg shorter than the other? A: Ilene Q: What do you call a Mexican woman with both legs amputated above the knees? A: Cuntswaylow Mommy mommy what are we going to do for ketchup once Daddys forehead heals? Q: why shouldnt Chinese and Mexicans be allowed to marry? A: their kids would have an uncontrolable urge to steal cars but cant drive

I knew of another jumper that would land his Para-Commander like that . John Evancheck we called it the dropped chain landing no Plf and never a stand-up. We noticed the time from touch down to walk back getting longer and longer. Some how he always did and we were proud of him. Alas no way in hell we would ever tell him.I now have more jumps on his square than he does. He brings it along so he can see it in the air.

Home Depot, Lowes, Sears, All have knee pads for various trades Roofers Tile-men Gardeners. Some have elastic adjustable bands or velcro. Real cheap too.You might get a pair and put on your jump suit and rig tightened/ Adjust the location and baste stitch from the out side with heavy matching thread. Give it a try and if it doesnt work your out $ 3.00.

We do a surprisingly good business on Fathers Day especially when a father tells the family "I'll jump any time . When he sees his gift certificate he cant back down now.. The rest of the family brags I'll go too. I had a 230 lbs football hero say to me" My 105 lbs little sister jumped I have to now. Even if I grab hold of the bar bang on my fingers anything so I jump OK. No way in hell would she let me forget if she went and I did'nt." He jumped no problems and was so proud of the whole family. You still have the final say so at the door though I have had only one in 2500 that I have done.Relax and enjoy

I have my Talon with a bungee, so I asked Sandy Reid at Quincy "What was the normal life span of a pilot chute?" He said 600 to 700 jumps . I asked was 1300 to many ? he said "Does it work OK ?"I replied just fine. I could sell you a new one but why bother. I saw him again at Rantual years later . "How many in the pilot chute now ?" he asked 2000 can I see it ? he then moved the knot up 1/2 inch.and would I send it to him when I retire it to show to his rigging class.At 2300 it was on its way.I was asked if I would be comfortable at 4500 feet as a IAD student jumper for a friends certification. The lowest I ever got out with one was at1500 and no problem. People shouldnt try to stay up the night before jumping trying ti think up new things to worry about. JUST DO IT.

Mama always said "Wear clean under wear because you never know when you might get in an accident."She is going to be mad its not Wednesday yet.I have my school pants on too. Woe is me she will have to call Dad at the golf course. I remember last time. Lord go poof and make this go away. I'll quit stealing from the collection plate promise

I had that problem since the 60's. I wore ski goggles and wrecking them out of season was hell. When a you getting new glasses? I took a pair of regular goggles to 4 fifferent stores in one mall until I found frames that would fit under them. I have since had 7 sets of lenses in them. If you forget a pair or someone sits on them their are the same ones as in the planes glove box. I dread having to put those Al Boreland "ToolTime" on tandems too. They spend their whole jump holding them on instead of geeking the video

Couches as referring to what the couch freaks brought to Freakport on a one way trip Usually found waiting for trash pick-up , then burned at the last bon fire . Pie was after a Detroit comic Soupy Sales since 1953 getting a pie in the face on almost every show.then national TV . Usually one for every 1000 jumps. I dread 12000 coming up shortly. Farting was categorized one time at 3000 I'll toot for you .At 7500 I'll play you a tune Get me to 12500 I'll play you a symphony Numbers can be canopy sizes, headings or amounts of turns lately, not sure out of context.

-The first photo is a contradiction of the gear of the day.The main container was un-modified B-4 its was usually cut down to a three pin circa 1967 on The reserve is a center pull not out until about 1973. To be compatible with the main ,it would have been a side pull with-out a pilot chute[pulland punch].It wasnt until much later that a tri-vent was finally available for 24's, I had 23 tri-cons 26 Navy, 26Lo-Po'seven 28ft surplus steerable

I always told people for years to look at the wind sock before you get into the plane. Use it to face into the hold and landing heading. where is the sun relative to your position over your right shoulder for example, it will remain that relative position under canopy or landing If you open and its on the right the DZ will be behind you ,off your left the DZ is in front etc.etc. If your off-landing and cant see a wind sock so many instructors rely on. As long as the sun is on your right you are still into the wind for landing. If there was a dramatic changes the controllers or DZ would have contacted the pilot of a front or worse. They would probably cancel the jump anyway. The old out trick of looking down with altitude reference is good to.I see the DZ I have so &so to cross I am at 3000, at 2500and didnt get 1/4 the distance, mathematically I will be out of altitude to make a safe turn to final to land . Stay where you are for an out. Conversely at the same conditions I covered3/4's of the distance I'll blow way over unless I hold.One biggy on last out what way are the other canopies going?

On September 8 1967 Richmond Field Gregory Mi.After waiting from my discharge Dec1964 to find someone to actually go . Bruce now has 12 jumps and I made my 11419 on Sunday. I wish I never waited to start with a friend.

Years ago we had an I know everything guy well almost he too dislocated his ankle to the point his foot faced backwards.We told him to leave it that way cuz he could rob banks and no one could track him as they wouldnt know for sure what way he was going. They put him a ward in the hospital We brought him little parachute guys and rubber band powered airplanes, etc all the stuff you could only use once. also a jump rope and skate board. The nurses got pissed when we had him jump roping with a body cast and wouldnt put him back on the bed after he fell.Sure wouldnt be me causing any trouble

I remember that ad in National Lampoon with him walking up the soaking wet . He had an olds steering wheel in his hand and a VW floating behind him. Did you know the Kennedys sued GM because you cant make a left turn in an Olds with a hard-on. They also sued God for making a tree jump out in front of one od the kennedy brats ay some Colorado Ski Lodge? But for real they sued the japanese company that made a Land Rover or Range Rover for faulty steering. The brat lost control while totally wasted top off and 6 or 7 kids sitting on the edges. The brat skated so did the booze buyer but not the girl thats a quadraplegic now Damn those Jeepy things anyway Surprised they didnt sue the golf club maker for doing to good a job on the one another brat beat the girl to death with.Also surprised they didnt sue the airplane salesman that sold the Malibu to John -John with less than 100 hours flying time. Complex time like that is like putting a static-line student on that 39 sq.foot canopy Bet you cant guess who I wont vote for?

Ask someone if they know the difference between a dead lawyer and a dead skunk lying on the road? There are skid marks in front of the skunk.

I tihnk a nice sing might be just because your smoking habit cost more then my gear dont punish me by burning it. Smoke outside at the interstate rest stop about 15 miles from here

Thats about what I remember too. The Shawanga was heard as the formation was pulled off the DC-2 door. That was a few beers ago. Thanks for helping.

Does anyone remember the whole Shawanga exit count down? I recall " Something Four Out the Fucking Door Shawanga" It would have been from 'the mid 70's or earlier. HIM-HER-THEM should be kept alive at all cost. Being the highest compliment you can pay to a fellow jumper. Sometimes done at inopertune times Weddings and Funerals getting Whuffos up set but the reciever wouldnt want it any other way. The half a pair of tennies hanging from a tree and ther story of where the other might be is always a good one Just ramblings from a guy "Been there ,done that

Its the next morning now . At the Richmond boggie and Boogie, Night nude Beacon rides got you numbers as important as your SCR& SCS bragging rights. The one thing I would like to see reoccur is Pink Plastic Flamingo's. At Freakport Roger Nelson gave jump tickets to the most gaudy and tasteless camp ground. A pup tent required at least 8 Mingos A motothome needed a whole herd of them. Once at Quincy a guy had the plastic picket fence the little guy with the ring to tie up horses. The mother goose with babys a mother skunk the same.Then some rotten guy poured Mountain Dew and a Baby Ruth candy bar with toilet paper in his plasti bird bath. He landed and thought some one really took a dump in his bird bath. At the same Freak Brothers Convention on a weather hold Roger declared a family reunion for the mingos everyone brought theirs to one area and it was a sea of pink. Now its cell phones and Ipods the shame of it all.