futuredivot 0 #26 February 13, 2009 Isn't it ironic that you're wearing a helmet in most of the photos taken back when you still had hair?You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #27 February 13, 2009 dang, now thats a collection of freaks.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #28 February 13, 2009 Do you remember all those folks ? They still with us ?smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,122 #29 February 13, 2009 Only the one behind me in the yellow; Bill Lee. He's still around, still jumping sometimes, and doing a lot of rigging; lives close by. I bought that jumpsuit from him a year or so after this picture was probably taken. He said he got it from a friend who'd opened way low on a night jump, and broken both legs. Figured if the jumpsuit had bounced once, there was no way it was going to bounce again Since I was irregular, I didn't get to be friends with a lot of folks early on. I know the names of one or two others, but have no idea what they're up to now. Wendy W. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taylor610 0 #30 February 13, 2009 only had one reserve ride due to the "floating dildo" - 24' round - with that rig - thanks Wally SST - struggle, struggle, thump not a good ides to spend much time trying to find the floating dildo *** Hey!!! I have seen that rig, floating dildo and reserve in action!!! Your welcome! Combat RW at it's best!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #31 February 13, 2009 Quote About '77........West Point Virginia.... Now THAT is c00l! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billeisele 122 #32 February 13, 2009 Wendy W. a good ole Twin Beech - fill it up with oil and check the gas Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taylor610 0 #33 February 13, 2009 a good ole Twin Beech - fill it up with oil and check the gas *** By Sunday afternoon you just wring out the jumpsuits back into it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billeisele 122 #34 February 13, 2009 Danny Smith used to fly ours down to Hilton Head for vacation during the week. The FBO would get pissed having that "peice of junk" on his ramp next to the nice jets. At least we were nice enough to hang 5-gallon buckets under the engines to catch the oil. The "real" pilots thought it was great.Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bwilling 0 #35 February 13, 2009 Well, I'm definitely old enough to have old pictures, so I'll play too! 'Oldest' was at Lavon Airport (outside of Dallas TX), where I trained under Jerry Rouillard in 1978. 'Next_oldest' was in Denton, Hartley field I think, in about 1980 after Rouillard moved the DZ there. 'Last' was at Decatur, home of the Metroplex Parachute Club. I met efs4ever there, probably right before I quit, about 1983... That was a 'live' student in the middle, back when AFF was so new you could legally jump as long as one of the instructors was rated. Which was good, because I wasn't! edited to add that the last picture, I'm pretty sure, is courtesy of efs4ever! "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #36 February 13, 2009 bwilling, my mind is probably hazy.......... yes, I'm sure of it but i digress. About the timeline of Rouillards DZs, I'm sure he moved from Hartlee Field to Lavon North around 1986 then moved to California after he left Lavon in about 1989. Did he operate at Lavon North before Hartlee then move back? 3rd Picture, is that Bobby Potter between Bobby Coker and yourself? The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #37 February 13, 2009 I keep getting the urge to "tag" those pictures. Just wait till I have the patience to scan some of my other bw negatives Bryce. Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bwilling 0 #38 February 13, 2009 He definitely operated at Lavon before moving to Hartlee, because I made my first jump at Lavon, and was working for him by the time he moved to Hartlee. I don't know about anything after that, because I quit in 1983, and was totally out of the skydiving loop from then on... I didn't know he went back to Lavon! I don't have any idea who the student with BC and I was, I just remember being glad we didn't kill him. Thank God for youthful exuberance, I'm sure I wasn't really all that qualified to me an AFF instructor back then! You know I just missed seeing you at Caddo a couple of years ago... efs4ever was out there, and I did see him, but was just a few minutes behind you leaving when I got there. Damn it! "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazmoDee 3 #39 February 13, 2009 "Now THAT is c00l!" I still have that gear...I'm behind the bar at Sloppy Joe's....See ya in the Keys! Muff 4313 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SStewart 13 #40 February 13, 2009 I just wish I took more pictures back then. It seemed like hardly anyone had a camera. Nowadays it seems like everybody has a camera. Circa 1981Onward and Upward! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #41 February 14, 2009 Quote He definitely operated at Lavon before moving to Hartlee, because I made my first jump at Lavon, and was working for him by the time he moved to Hartlee. I don't know about anything after that, because I quit in 1983, and was totally out of the skydiving loop from then on... I didn't know he went back to Lavon! I don't have any idea who the student with BC and I was, I just remember being glad we didn't kill him. Thank God for youthful exuberance, I'm sure I wasn't really all that qualified to me an AFF instructor back then! You know I just missed seeing you at Caddo a couple of years ago... efs4ever was out there, and I did see him, but was just a few minutes behind you leaving when I got there. Damn it! Damn Brice, would've been great to see you, maybe if it hadn't been 500 degrees in the shade that day we might have stayed around longer. I never knew Rouillard was at Lavon before Hartley.......shocking, just........well, just shocking.BTW, Rouillard's brother in law, Brian Stafford, stopped by the farm and spent a couple of days with us back in December. Brian doesn't jump any longer but now he's buying a new Road King. Mid life crisis type thing I guess.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #42 February 14, 2009 Almost 20 years ago now. bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billeisele 122 #43 February 14, 2009 how true, you had to have film and get it processed, when jumps were only $7 it was easy to not want to spend it on picturesGive one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #44 February 14, 2009 Quote About '77........West Point Virginia.... Me back then.jpg 58' 172 with the door pulled of and no step. NICE! www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazmoDee 3 #45 February 14, 2009 Quote Quote About '77........West Point Virginia.... Me back then.jpg 58' 172 with the door pulled off and no step. NICE! The stripe was sky blue...I loved riding in that plane... I used to curl up in what would have been the copilots foot well, right next to the door. All the skydivers used to wave at me as they exited...Those were great times....I'm behind the bar at Sloppy Joe's....See ya in the Keys! Muff 4313 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccurley 0 #46 February 14, 2009 My CSPA A Lic from March 75 (A693) and landing at Coldwater Ontario around 76 or 77 on a Strato CloudWatch my video Fat Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRWkEky8GoI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billeisele 122 #47 February 14, 2009 QuoteMy CSPA A Lic from March 75 (A693) and landing at Coldwater Ontario around 76 or 77 on a Strato Cloud those Strato Clouds were bullet proofGive one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #48 February 14, 2009 QuoteQuoteMy CSPA A Lic from March 75 (A693) and landing at Coldwater Ontario around 76 or 77 on a Strato Cloud those Strato Clouds were bullet proof I picked one up cheap and looks to be in good condition. Soon should have a big enough container for the cloud to have a home. That sucker packs big.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #49 February 14, 2009 QuoteI picked one up cheap and looks to be in good condition. Soon should have a big enough container for the cloud to have a home. That sucker packs big. Ahhh, is that what's going to be living in my old container one of these days? Shoud be sometime in May, by the way."safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 5 #50 February 19, 2009 Quote Quote Seagoville???I made some jumps there back in the late '80's. With Doc Linden and Bobby Bennett? I put Doc out on his first jump. OMG...THAT'S Doc!?? Wow.Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
