Skydiving History & Trivia
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Who did what, when and where? Post and read about the trend-setters, old-schoolers, and even the new young guns. If you have questions about skydiving history or traditions, ask here.

2,283 topics in this forum

  1. Complete Rig Cheap   1 2

    By mjosparky,
    • 40 replies
    • 4,604 views

  2. Concealed parachutes for movie stunts?  

    By riggerrob,
    • 8 replies
    • 4,499 views

  3. Connecticut Parachutists Inc 60's and early 70's ?  

    By rj871,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,670 views

  4. contact info for Bob Sprague needed  

    By peek,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,485 views

  5. Contact info please  

    By base570,
    • 2 replies
    • 3,069 views

  6. conventional rigs without a chest strap?  

    By pchapman,
    • 11 replies
    • 3,056 views

  7. Coolidge AZ, 1977-78  

    By 3331,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,864 views

  8. Coolidge C-54 (Spotter archives)   1 2

    By howardwhite,
    • 28 replies
    • 8,325 views

  9. Cornwall 90's  

    By softnotes,
    • 0 replies
    • 868 views

  10. Cost of a reserve repack?   1 2

    By steve1,
    • 28 replies
    • 11,097 views

  11. Cost of your first rig   1 2 3

    By Krip,
    • 53 replies
    • 9,185 views

  12. Costa Rica Record  

    By firstime,
    • 0 replies
    • 836 views

  13. Costerison's farm   1 2

    By rapter,
    • 29 replies
    • 10,056 views

  14. Cotton chest reserve pack tray/container?  

    By lucky508,
    • 14 replies
    • 2,841 views

  15. Country skydive video!  

    By grimmie,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,611 views

  16. Couple of Santa's helpers on the forum  

    By piisfish,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,032 views

  17. Cowboys Caravan   1 2

    By cosmo22,
    • 31 replies
    • 17,297 views

  18. CPIC  

    By mjosparky,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,089 views

  19. Crabing  

    By tonybrogdon,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,053 views

  20. craigs list find of the evening  

    By jdthomas,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,409 views

  21. CReW "Old-Timers"??  

    By 1st8stkOrganizr,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,788 views

  22. Cross connector straps on round mains?  

    By SEREJumper,
    • 16 replies
    • 3,424 views

  23. Cross post - Fathom movie ?  

    By DYEVOUT,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,260 views

  24. Cross Post: Original BASE Patches  

    By TomAiello,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,211 views

  25. CRW -- '77 Nationals Boogie  

    By howardwhite,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,725 views

  26. CRW / CF history  

    By CFPasi,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,724 views

  27. CRW history  

    By CFPasi,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,125 views

  28. CSM S. Matos  

    By kenneth21441,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,092 views

  29. Cunning Stunts  

    By juggalo,
    • 10 replies
    • 3,711 views

  30. Current Muff Brothers admin?  

    By jdobleman,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,312 views

  31. Curved Pin invented by Hank Aschiutto  

    By patworks,
    • 3 replies
    • 3,415 views

  32. Cut out the 'push the DB Cooper thread down' posts??   1 2

    By pchapman,
    • 29 replies
    • 4,618 views

  33. D-Day Paratroopers  

    By djvelour,
    • 16 replies
    • 5,680 views

  34. D.B. Cooper Certificate of Achievement  

    By Chaos,
    • 11 replies
    • 3,501 views

  35. D.B. Cooper: Not “expert skydiver”  

    By patworks,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,675 views

  36. D~1   1 2

    By airtwardo,
    • 32 replies
    • 11,003 views

  37. D1   1 2

    By SKYWHUFFO,
    • 31 replies
    • 24,372 views

  38. D628  

    By davidlayne,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,562 views

  39. Dactyl Manual Available!  

    By murrays,
    • 1 reply
    • 967 views

  40. Dale Gates  

    By airdvr,
    • 8 replies
    • 3,471 views

  41. Dallas Demo Fatality (Rev.1)  

    By BigM,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,769 views

  42. Dallas Demo Fatality...circa 1990s???  

    By BigM,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,898 views

  43. Daniel Katz Missing - Found  

    By JSBIRD,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,688 views

  44. Dar Robinson - Any memories?  

    By flyingferret,
    • 13 replies
    • 8,401 views

  45. Darbydale, OH, then and now  

    By PatrickW2,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,082 views

  46. Darbydale, Ohio 1960s (Columbus Skydivers)  

    By PatrickW2,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,037 views

  47. Daryl Henry article "Command the Commander" online  

    By pchapman,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,999 views

  48. Dave Clark  

    By Usetawuz,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,348 views

  49. Dave Norcut's Kingair 200  

    By kruse,
    • 0 replies
    • 791 views

  50. dawgs?  

    By feuergnom,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,017 views

  51. DB Cooper   1 2

    By jtval,
    • 35 replies
    • 11,235 views

  52. DB Cooper  

    By SStewart,
    • 11 replies
    • 7,564 views

  53. DB Cooper  

    By Teresa Patton Davis,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,082 views

  54. DB Cooper  

    By niteflier,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,183 views

  55. DB Cooper 40th Anniversary Jumps  

    By Amazon,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,397 views

  56. DB Cooper Case Closed  

    By Hooknswoop,
    • 12 replies
    • 4,307 views

  57. DB COOPER identified ? Walter Reca - Michigan skydiver  

    By TREEZ,
    • 8 replies
    • 4,865 views

  58. DB Cooper it's own section  

    By rdufokker,
    • 12 replies
    • 3,178 views

  59. DB Cooper Mystery "Solved"  

    By gonzalesna,
    • 7 replies
    • 3,160 views

  60. DB Cooper Number  

    By tomasurii,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,144 views

  61. DB cooper numbers  

    By Krip,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,838 views

  62. DB cooper was...  

    By johan420,
    • 12 replies
    • 4,627 views

  63. DBC  

    By jakebaustin,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,487 views

  64. DC-3  

    By longtall,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,822 views

  65. DC-3 Memories  

    By ericber,
    • 21 replies
    • 9,774 views

  66. DC-3's   1 2 3 4 7

    By historian,
    • 170 replies
    • 24,566 views

  67. DC-3's and D-18's   1 2 3

    By mjosparky,
    • 71 replies
    • 10,409 views

  68. DC3 and floaters  

    By davidlayne,
    • 14 replies
    • 5,416 views

  69. DC3--"Southern Cross"   1 2

    By drjump,
    • 32 replies
    • 17,710 views

  70. DC9 at Indiantown?  

    By howardwhite,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,272 views

  71. Debbie (Debra) Scadding 07/81   1 2

    By thora47,
    • 28 replies
    • 13,003 views

  72. Deceased female relatives   1 2

    By skybytch,
    • 29 replies
    • 7,043 views

  73. Decker Farm Airport in Erwin Tennessee  

    By rmaden,
    • 0 replies
    • 2,044 views

  74. Deer Valley, Phoenix early skydive operation  

    By rockcores,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,460 views

  75. Deland Easter Boogie 1984 25-way diamond  

    By sornyd,
    • 18 replies
    • 9,388 views

  76. Delightful Deland  

    By billabx,
    • 13 replies
    • 6,659 views

  77. Delta 2 Parawing Webpages  

    By andrewhilton,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,616 views

  78. Delta II manual anyone?  

    By Beatnik,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,255 views

  79. Delta II Opening Shock Inhibitor (OSI)   1 2

    By Beatnik,
    • 27 replies
    • 11,584 views

  80. Demo  

    By howardwhite,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,800 views

  81. Demo  

    By howardwhite,
    • 13 replies
    • 2,189 views

  82. demo faux pas  

    By skypuppy,
    • 18 replies
    • 5,786 views

  83. Denny "Bear" Gaynor died  

    By mjosparky,
    • 17 replies
    • 7,882 views

  84. Deployment systems for a Paracommander   1 2

    By dgw,
    • 32 replies
    • 7,834 views

  85. Deployments and Jumping  

    By propblast,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,284 views

  86. Despiritely seeking Jim Hooper  

    By base281,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,502 views

  87. Dewayne Bruette  

    By scotttodaro,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,619 views

  88. DH Heron aircraft?  

    By darkwing,
    • 22 replies
    • 7,410 views

  89. Diamond makers  

    By CFPasi,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,155 views

  90. Diapers & reefing & deployment methods of later sport rounds?  

    By pchapman,
    • 22 replies
    • 4,871 views

  91. Dick Enarson, D-226  

    By howardwhite,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,611 views

  92. Dick Enarson, D-226--CA Services  

    By howardwhite,
    • 0 replies
    • 898 views

  93. Dick Fortenberry  

    By rondoman,
    • 0 replies
    • 977 views

  94. Dick Fortenberry D-38 & Author - Book Signing  

    By gsflyaway,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,685 views

  95. Did Anyone Know . . . ??? NOTE: Corrected Name  

    By NickDG,
    • 0 replies
    • 946 views

  96. Did Kittenger really go supersonic?  

    By SkydiveJack,
    • 23 replies
    • 5,479 views

  97. Did our Jim Hooper write 100 Feet Over Hell?   1 2 3 4

    By riggerrob,
    • 82 replies
    • 16,059 views

  98. Did Perry Stevens invent the RSL?  

    By 377,
    • 24 replies
    • 10,070 views

  99. Did Ted Mayfield get a bum rap?  

    By steve1,
    • 5 replies
    • 8,262 views

  100. Did the Para-commander "flare"?   1 2 3 4

    By Junkers87,
    • 80 replies
    • 8,476 views
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