lauras 0 #1 October 9, 2006 I'm stating it publicly so everyone that visits Zhills over the winter can meet and jump with The Man, The Legend (drumroll please), Norm Olson. A little something I wrote about Norm earlier this year: QuoteThe new King of Scrambles is Jim "Bu" Klinge and his team, "Save Ferris" with Christine Freiherr, Janine Columbo & Norm Olson! Norm is my new hero... He just celebrated his 75th birthday a couple of months ago and started jumping again about a year ago after a 20+ year lay off. He had over 2000 jumps that he racked up in the days of really really olde and that's no joke! Yay Norm! He's going to Skyventure Orlando this Tuesday with Sally Hathaway because he'd like to work on cleaner turns. Man, we should all be like this at 75! Norm just got back from a Kate & Tony camp at Perris. They had him docking last on big ways that would make me poo my pants. He's talking about doing more camps. Norm makes everyone else on the dz look like a pack of slack-asses. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #2 October 10, 2006 Norm is a great guy. It was a pleasure to jump with him at the Camp I hope he follows through and I see him again at future camps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xenaswampjumper 0 #3 October 10, 2006 you said it girl.......Norm is da bomb!!!!!!!!! till later have fun & love each other seeya mb65johnny gates.... In skydiving, the only thing that stops you is the ground.............. PMS# 472 Muff #3863 TPM#95 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katecooper 0 #4 October 10, 2006 Norm was the highlight of my big way camp. One (small) example: How many times have you seen the "last" person to a dirt dive saunter up like they didn't care that an entire load was waiting on them? Norm (bless his heart) RAN across the run way to a mere 30 way because he was a few minutes late. He is a great skydiver, he learned TONS during the camp, and I look forward to many more great skydives with him in the future. NORM ROCKS kate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #5 November 2, 2006 Speaking of Norm....Results from the Palatka Hog-Flop. First Place: 6.29 (frames) Boogada Boogada Boogada : Travis Stewart Camera Person Tom Hayden Justin Jones Max Minch Adam Abelow Second Place: 10.17 Oh Shit: Tom Hayden Camera Person Norm Olson Andy Whitlock Kath Bledsoe David Mancini Third Place: 11.10 Dead Last: Scott Krout Camera Person Al Mastin Adam Chamley Mike Patterson Justin FaroniMy reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #6 November 2, 2006 Norm is a cool guy. Didn't get the chance to jump with him, because I was on student status.Divot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meux 0 #7 November 2, 2006 I had the honor of jumping in my first ever competition with Norm. We were on a 4 way scramble team at the POPS Spring Fest at Lake Wales. We didn't do quite as well as his Hog Flop team, but we definately maxed out the "Had Fun" block. Hope to jump with him again soon. MH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
