Skydiving History & Trivia

4 4

2,283 topics in this forum

1. Selections by Mike McGowen  

   By Bob_Church, July 7, 2018
   • 11 replies
   • 4,281 views
   • 
   • skyjumpenfool
   • April 15, 2019

2. Airborne  

   By howardwhite, September 21, 2009
   • 15 replies
   • 4,279 views
   • 
   • lapster
   • March 9, 2010

3. Turkey Meet 1973 - Z-Hills  

   By piper17, December 23, 2007
   • 13 replies
   • 4,279 views
   • 
   • piper17
   • December 29, 2007

4. So long Hinckley...  

   By firemaster, December 7, 2010
   • 10 replies
   • 4,272 views
   • 
   • mjosparky
   • December 10, 2010

5. OK - 80's skydivers...Need help with identifying this rig.  

   By jacketsdb23, December 31, 2009
   • 20 replies
   • 4,272 views
   • 
   • tonybrogdon
   • January 12, 2010

6. Jumbo PC just went to a lucky bidder...   1 2

   By anj4de, February 21, 2012
   • 28 replies
   • 4,248 views
   • 
   • Beatnik
   • February 25, 2012

7. Bill Cole's Last Jump 6 Aug 07  

   By Beatnik, October 13, 2007
   • 11 replies
   • 4,233 views
   • 
   • chuteless
   • October 15, 2007

8. PC landing  

   By propblast, November 18, 2015
   • 21 replies
   • 4,227 views
   • 
   • Rfogle
   • December 9, 2015

9. "Hullo, there below"  

   By howardwhite, July 21, 2009
   • 11 replies
   • 4,225 views
   • 
   • 377
   • November 12, 2015

10. Who has been on the most SCR's?  

    By CrazyL, January 4, 2006
    • 19 replies
    • 4,215 views
    • 
    • RogerRamjet
    • January 17, 2006

11. Bob Sinclar  

    By jackwallace, November 25, 2013
    • 8 replies
    • 4,209 views
    • 
    • Krip
    • January 25, 2014

12. Jackie Savage Found Dead  

    By GreenLight, March 26, 2008
    • 7 replies
    • 4,208 views
    • 
    • GreenLight
    • April 11, 2008

13. Double inverted exits  

    By fly, July 12, 2005
    • 13 replies
    • 4,196 views
    • 
    • Andrelr
    • July 23, 2005

14. Then and now  

    By bravoniner, August 27, 2012
    • 9 replies
    • 4,195 views
    • 
    • bravoniner
    • September 25, 2012

15. Tiger Moth 8-way attempt  

    By howardwhite, June 26, 2007
    • 11 replies
    • 4,194 views
    • 
    • Kiwi55
    • July 11, 2007

16. Bounce proofing your logbook - a tradition  

    By pchapman, October 28, 2013
    • 8 replies
    • 4,190 views
    • 
    • raftman
    • October 30, 2013

17. Joe Kittinger Jump from 120k (Video)  

    By chrismgtis, November 22, 2006
    • 10 replies
    • 4,185 views
    • 
    • Zing
    • November 27, 2006

18. Sky Dive! The Movie, or was it Wings?  

    By PROGRESSIVE, November 30, 2006
    • 24 replies
    • 4,178 views
    • 
    • Swoopin43
    • December 5, 2006

19. Religious faith & old reserve pilot chutes / Pioneer production sites  

    By pchapman, July 23, 2008
    • 11 replies
    • 4,177 views
    • 
    • JerryBaumchen
    • July 30, 2008

20. What is this canopy?  

    By SEREJumper, January 11, 2010
    • 11 replies
    • 4,169 views
    • 
    • SEREJumper
    • March 9, 2010

21. Jimmy Lowe  

    By debonair, July 3, 2004
    • 4 replies
    • 4,163 views
    • 
    • JerryBaumchen
    • July 7, 2004

22. Earl Cossey  

    By javelin1, March 17, 2008
    • 7 replies
    • 4,159 views
    • 
    • WGore
    • March 27, 2008

23. Blue Rondo A La Turk  

    By nndefense, July 28, 2012
    • 8 replies
    • 4,155 views
    • 
    • nndefense
    • November 14, 2012

24. Wonderhog and stratostar - I dare ya!  

    By councilman24, June 4, 2006
    • 24 replies
    • 4,154 views
    • 
    • zoobrothertom
    • August 11, 2006

25. Inventor of "Snohomish Door" passes away  

    By NWFlyer, February 2, 2006
    • 1 reply
    • 4,151 views
    • 
    • Amazon
    • December 7, 2013

26. Night RW  

    By SCS422, January 23, 2012
    • 10 replies
    • 4,142 views
    • 
    • obelixtim
    • February 6, 2012

27. Anyone remember Portia goggles?  

    By steve1, May 3, 2005
    • 9 replies
    • 4,134 views
    • 
    • MissBuffDiver
    • May 4, 2005

28. Spetsnaz - cold war records and jumping  

    By mr2mk1g, January 19, 2010
    • 4 replies
    • 4,134 views
    • 
    • Gene03
    • January 24, 2010

29. World record jumpers outside an aircraft...  

    By fcajump, March 12, 2017
    • 9 replies
    • 4,132 views
    • 
    • sundevil777
    • March 19, 2017

30. Worlds first 16 Man Diamond or (Sky Gods)  

    By RogerRamjet, January 24, 2006
    • 15 replies
    • 4,108 views
    • 
    • RogerRamjet
    • March 13, 2006

31. Who has jumped at the Most dropzones   1 2

    By hcsvader, July 7, 2011
    • 33 replies
    • 4,082 views
    • 
    • aerialfx
    • July 27, 2011

32. What is this plane?  

    By howardwhite, August 12, 2007
    • 18 replies
    • 4,079 views
    • 
    • 377
    • August 15, 2007

33. Early Formation History '70s *Para Death Sky Dieing Equipment Catalogue*  

    By patworks, June 25, 2010
    • 14 replies
    • 4,072 views
    • 
    • NovaTTT
    • September 3, 2010

34. Fielding passes  

    By mjosparky, March 10, 2007
    • 11 replies
    • 4,066 views
    • 
    • MissBuffDiver
    • March 17, 2007

35. Does anyone recognize this patch?  

    By flyhi, November 24, 2004
    • 4 replies
    • 4,061 views
    • 
    • howardwhite
    • September 24, 2007

36. Para Hawking  

    By danornan, December 21, 2012
    • 2 replies
    • 4,061 views
    • 
    • chuteless
    • December 30, 2012

37. "New" UT-15 manual  

    By councilman24, November 19, 2016
    • 9 replies
    • 4,055 views
    • 
    • Droopey12
    • March 13, 2017

38. Trivia parachute  

    By Jazzman2, December 1, 2010
    • 22 replies
    • 4,046 views
    • 
    • skypuppy
    • December 10, 2010

39. Skydiving in "The Goods"  

    By howardwhite, August 12, 2009
    • 6 replies
    • 4,045 views
    • 
    • diablopilot
    • August 26, 2009

40. Carlos Wallace  

    By lufkincy, October 9, 2012
    • 5 replies
    • 4,032 views
    • 
    • lufkincy
    • July 5, 2013

41. Harness For A B4 Container  

    By propblast, July 15, 2013
    • 8 replies
    • 4,032 views
    • 
    • propblast
    • August 11, 2013

42. 1961 Blimp Jump  

    By ripcordbk, March 12, 2012
    • 5 replies
    • 4,031 views
    • 
    • ripcordbk
    • August 25, 2013

43. A jump cost  

    By JerryBaumchen, July 19, 2006
    • 16 replies
    • 4,029 views
    • 
    • wartload
    • August 18, 2006

44. anyone remember martha huddleston from texas??  

    By nitrochute, April 12, 2004
    • 11 replies
    • 4,018 views
    • 
    • scottmyers
    • January 10, 2006

45. early sport automatic opener history PART 1  

    By chuteshack, April 19, 2013
    • 11 replies
    • 4,016 views
    • 
    • propblast
    • April 25, 2013

46. Where are they now??  

    By freekflyguy, January 6, 2004
    • 3 replies
    • 4,015 views
    • 
    • SteveW2399
    • October 6, 2005

47. Who was the jumper? Jan 14 1967. SF HUMAN BE-IN  

    By 377, March 12, 2017
    • 6 replies
    • 4,005 views
    • 
    • megamalfunction
    • April 20, 2017

48. Franz Reichelt - Feb 4. 1912  

    By format, February 3, 2012
    • 10 replies
    • 3,996 views
    • 
    • oldwomanc6
    • February 7, 2012

49. Mystery Plane  

    By GreenLight, November 29, 2005
    • 10 replies
    • 3,986 views
    • 
    • PossiblyGoWrong
    • March 11, 2006

50. Mummied hand with ripcord  

    By lodestar, December 10, 2011
    • 16 replies
    • 3,985 views
    • 
    • rdufokker
    • January 9, 2012

51. A highlight from Quincy 93  

    By Bob_Church, October 14, 2017
    • 12 replies
    • 3,984 views
    • 
    • Bob_Church
    • November 20, 2017

52. where is Carl Beck or Sherry Kolander  

    By jrbirdmen, January 18, 2015
    • 11 replies
    • 3,982 views
    • 
    • SWIMDOC
    • May 27, 2015

53. Where/when? #3  

    By howardwhite, November 13, 2008
    • 19 replies
    • 3,981 views
    • 
    • JSBIRD
    • December 5, 2008

54. Bob Sinclair...  

    By kenneth21441, August 22, 2006
    • 19 replies
    • 3,973 views
    • 
    • RkyMtnHigh
    • September 6, 2006

55. Wallace's DZ and Spa, Sunday, 1960s  

    By patworks, December 6, 2012
    • 7 replies
    • 3,973 views
    • 
    • steve1
    • March 11, 2013

56. Jumpsuit Grippers  

    By patworks, November 30, 2012
    • 5 replies
    • 3,968 views
    • 
    • JerryBaumchen
    • December 1, 2012

57. These canopies are?  

    By howardwhite, November 22, 2010
    • 21 replies
    • 3,967 views
    • 
    • racerman
    • November 28, 2010

58. ted strong & bill booth working together?  

    By feuergnom, September 23, 2005
    • 7 replies
    • 3,965 views
    • 
    • feuergnom
    • October 4, 2005

59. How many landings in a jump plane   1 2

    By Krip, May 21, 2011
    • 36 replies
    • 3,962 views
    • 
    • tuffjump
    • May 28, 2011

60. Reserve Repack  

    By mjosparky, January 13, 2005
    • 15 replies
    • 3,961 views
    • 
    • nitrochute
    • January 15, 2005

61. JOS Jump  

    By lekstrom10k, June 18, 2014
    • 10 replies
    • 3,959 views
    • 
    • Rupe
    • June 24, 2014

62. Anyone else ever catch a bird in their canopy?  

    By ManBird, October 9, 2004
    • 15 replies
    • 3,953 views
    • 
    • Nickkk
    • June 4, 2005

63. SCR Scrambles remembered  

    By skybill, September 6, 2009
    • 7 replies
    • 3,949 views
    • 
    • 92008
    • February 21, 2012

64. Pics. Schrimsher, Smitty old stuff  

    By efs4ever, March 27, 2005
    • 14 replies
    • 3,946 views
    • 
    • BillyVance
    • April 1, 2005

65. Early county fair parachute jumpers eg 1912  

    By crossv, February 23, 2014
    • 8 replies
    • 3,939 views
    • 
    • Bob_Church
    • October 4, 2017

66. Who, where, when? #2  

    By howardwhite, February 2, 2008
    • 10 replies
    • 3,939 views
    • 
    • howardwhite
    • February 6, 2008

67. What is this plane? #32  

    By howardwhite, April 15, 2008
    • 18 replies
    • 3,919 views
    • 
    • jimp
    • June 6, 2008

68. what ever happened to  

    By stratostar, March 31, 2005
    • 10 replies
    • 3,918 views
    • 
    • rapter
    • June 3, 2006

69. Who jumped in the most number of decades  

    By Krip, May 27, 2014
    • 13 replies
    • 3,917 views
    • 
    • Krip
    • June 13, 2014

70. Vintage parachute press?  

    By SEREJumper, January 7, 2011
    • 11 replies
    • 3,914 views
    • 
    • JerryBaumchen
    • January 15, 2011

71. Scary Stories from the 2000 decade :-) - Mick Evans  

    By mickey1982va, December 23, 2009
    • 15 replies
    • 3,911 views
    • 
    • Peej
    • January 12, 2010

72. Number of Skydiving SCUBAdivers  

    By garuda, May 7, 2007
    • 14 replies
    • 3,908 views
    • 
    • PROGRESSIVE
    • June 29, 2007

73. When was the safest period in skydiving?  

    By dgw, January 5, 2012
    • 14 replies
    • 3,898 views
    • 
    • DBCOOPER
    • January 21, 2012

74. stylemaster  

    By John_snurkowski, January 4, 2015
    • 10 replies
    • 3,893 views
    • 
    • John_snurkowski
    • January 14, 2015

75. Whatever is this plane?  

    By howardwhite, December 16, 2008
    • 18 replies
    • 3,890 views
    • 
    • feuergnom
    • December 20, 2008

76. 200-way photo  

    By guymanos, December 20, 2007
    • 9 replies
    • 3,887 views
    • 
    • diverdriver
    • December 22, 2007

77. Round & Square Stack  

    By nigel99, April 30, 2011
    • 13 replies
    • 3,884 views
    • 
    • skypuppy
    • May 16, 2011

78. Who's this?  

    By howardwhite, April 14, 2009
    • 20 replies
    • 3,880 views
    • 
    • timber
    • April 20, 2009

79. You know you've been a skydiver for most of your life when.  

    By Bob_Church, December 1, 2017
    • 12 replies
    • 3,875 views
    • 
    • flyhi
    • December 7, 2017

80. Must have been jumped from - but what is it?  

    By Rover, July 14, 2017
    • 4 replies
    • 3,867 views
    • 
    • 377
    • August 3, 2017

81. Golden Knights Histroy Help  

    By Paige, February 15, 2004
    • 16 replies
    • 3,864 views
    • 
    • gkgalen
    • February 18, 2004

82. FOR RADIAL FANS  

    By africapete, August 13, 2011
    • 18 replies
    • 3,855 views
    • 
    • airtwardo
    • August 19, 2011

83. who where when  

    By rickerby, June 28, 2008
    • 8 replies
    • 3,852 views
    • 
    • andrewhilton
    • July 7, 2008

84. RW TO FF  

    By jclalor, January 24, 2010
    • 14 replies
    • 3,852 views
    • 
    • patworks
    • January 30, 2010

85. Tom Sanders-- BASE photographer/jumper  

    By Guru312, March 19, 2010
    • 7 replies
    • 3,848 views
    • 
    • mx757
    • March 21, 2010

86. Dayton International AirShow Demo.  

    By airtwardo, August 28, 2003
    • 11 replies
    • 3,845 views
    • 
    • YahooLV
    • September 1, 2003

87. Nigel Rogoff??  

    By grimmie, August 20, 2007
    • 5 replies
    • 3,844 views
    • 
    • cpoxon
    • June 2, 2008

88. More Elmo pics found  

    By efs4ever, March 15, 2004
    • 10 replies
    • 3,837 views
    • 
    • airtwardo
    • March 31, 2004

89. Lake Erie Survivor Photo on Ebay  

    By councilman24, January 30, 2013
    • 6 replies
    • 3,833 views
    • 
    • councilman24
    • February 14, 2013

90. What is this cockpit? #32766  

    By howardwhite, August 29, 2009
    • 18 replies
    • 3,824 views
    • 
    • 377
    • September 1, 2009

91. UT-15 Packing?  

    By winsor, November 2, 2007
    • 7 replies
    • 3,816 views
    • 
    • howardwhite
    • November 3, 2007

92. Francine MC Filthy  

    By GreenLight, August 19, 2005
    • 5 replies
    • 3,816 views
    • 
    • airtwardo
    • August 23, 2005

93. Cazar Paralot ~ Strong Pop-top Copy  

    By Unstable, March 10, 2011
    • 12 replies
    • 3,815 views
    • 
    • Unstable
    • March 13, 2011

94. Perry Stevens  

    By Spooky52, March 25, 2018
    • 7 replies
    • 3,810 views
    • 
    • hangdiver
    • April 2, 2021

95. Quick Attach Seat Parachute  

    By SEREJumper, December 11, 2011
    • 11 replies
    • 3,789 views
    • 
    • riggerrob
    • December 14, 2011

96. Grim Business  

    By cwickliffe, June 15, 2007
    • 15 replies
    • 3,782 views
    • 
    • tbrown
    • July 7, 2007

97. More faces  

    By kallend, April 24, 2005
    • 13 replies
    • 3,779 views
    • 
    • MakeItHappen
    • April 27, 2005

98. Guess this now closed DZ  

    By PROGRESSIVE, February 14, 2013
    • 9 replies
    • 3,775 views
    • 
    • PROGRESSIVE
    • February 19, 2013

99. Just thought id share this...  

    By ItsThatGuy, December 10, 2013
    • 6 replies
    • 3,769 views
    • 
    • StreetScooby
    • December 26, 2013

100. The origin of the Pea Pit  

     By AggieDave, October 31, 2003
     • 8 replies
     • 3,762 views
     • 
     • jaymundo
     • November 6, 2003