danchapman

I remember bak in 60's rumor had it that some of the real lightweight ladies used weights, but mainly to increase loading while under the canopy. Mid day in the summers when thermals were at work sometime the lightweights would almost standstill under the canopy.

Decal from 1962 World Meet at Orange Ma.

Back in '63 at a MEPA meet at Lakehurst Navel Base (where they kept the blimps in the '30's and where the Hindenberg caught fire), met Ted Taylor a very low D license holder (they were around 200 at the time). He was a jumpmaster for the student accuracy event. He was also competing. I believe it was either Ted Taylor or Mac McGraw who commandered the last C-47 load of the day. We were jumping style event from 7500' agl late in the day when the pilot (military) received word from the ground that it was past sunset and the load must land with all the remaining jumpers. A word (Mac or Ted) was had with the pilot and we climbed to 13,000 and all exited on one pass, about 14-15. First time I had ever been above 7500' or been in the sky with another jumper. Ted Taylor was in the door hustling us all out. I believe he jumped with Navy Shootin' Stars Skydiving Team for a while. A real nice guy too.

Yes, it looks like him. I pm'ed you a photo from his West Point graduation in '58. He was serving at WP in '68 so might have been at the military Nats with the WP club. He was KIA in March '69 and posthumously advanced in rank to Lt Col. While the Military Reports list helicopter crash, I believe he was hit by hostile fire before the chopper went in. He is buried at West Point. Thank you for your post. Nice to remember the jumpers who gave all in VN war. Dan

I jumped there in '63 several times, Steve Snyder and the Webber Brothers were there then. Landed once in the farmers field. Finished 2nd place in the student event at the MEPA '63 meet, and still have a short film of the meet. I can hardly recognize the guy jumping, but he sure looks like my son....

Back in the 60's a jumper taped a canister to his boot (remember the Paraboot?), didn't use a bracket. He did funny things in freefall.

Very nice, reminds me of the olden days and the Team Accuracy event.

Galeville, NY 1966 Accuracy Event, closest jump of meet (.6 meters). I was only jumper not jumping a ParaCommander. Hudson Valley Skydivers out of Gardinder NY vs the West Point Team. The West Point Team was headed up by Capt. Hal Spurlock, who in '69 was KIA in VN, a terrific guy.

You probably have an "Inn" patch somewhere, from jumping into the Inn at Orange, MA circa 1967. I still have my Inn patch for the jump into the Inn when my sister married Don Grant. I had an Inn mug also, was up on the shelf at the Inn with so many others. I wonder what happened to all those mugs when the Inn shut down...or did it?

You probably have an "Inn" patch somewhere, from jumping into the Inn at Orange, MA circa 1967. I still have my Inn patch for the jump into the Inn when my sister married Don Grant. I had an Inn mug also, was up on the shelf at the Inn with so many others. I wonder what happened to all those mugs when the Inn shut down...or did it?

You probably have an "Inn" patch somewhere, from jumping into the Inn at Orange, MA circa 1967. I still have my Inn patch for the jump into the Inn when my sister married Don Grant. I had an Inn mug also, was up on the shelf at the Inn with so many others. I wonder what happened to all those mugs when the Inn shut down...or did it?

You probably have an "Inn" patch somewhere, from jumping into the Inn at Orange, MA circa 1967. I still have my Inn patch for the jump into the Inn when my sister married Don Grant. I had an Inn mug also, was up on the shelf at the Inn with so many others. I wonder what happened to all those mugs when the Inn shut down...or did it?

Arender did a photo ad for the major print media in '63, Camel cigarettes. Was in Post and Life magazines. He wore a black pioneer jumpsuit with a rectangular orange patch on his right knee area. I was an impressionable 16 year old novice jumper, soon sporting my own black jumpsuit....with orange patch on my left knee, just to be different. JA avoided jumping with others, didn't want anyone watching his tight frop position while practicing for his style events.

Did you know either Ted Taylor or Mac Mcgraw? Both jumped, I think, out of Navy Lakehurst in the early 60's. Did you happen to jump at the 1st MEPA Lakehurst event, would have been '63 I believe. Both Ted and Mac were at the MEPA event. I wondered what became of Ted.

A little off topic, but in looking at my logbook for the Bullville, jumps I noticed your signature, hard to read, but the C-3896 is still clear. for a jump out of the Norseman at Orange 4/27/68, while I was still a college student jumping that weekend at the Collegiate Championships. Landed in the schrub brush for the accuracy event, not my best weekend.