kevin922 0 #1 June 8, 2004 didn't see this posted already here HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Former President Bush is planning to go ahead with an 80th birthday parachute jump this weekend following the week of mourning for former President Reagan. Bush and his wife, Barbara, will attend Friday's Reagan memorial service at the National Cathedral in Washington, then immediately return to Houston for a birthday party Saturday in Houston and the Sunday parachute jump over College Station, said Jim McGrath, spokesman for the organizing committee, 41(at)80. The group's name is for the 41st president at 80 years old. Bush, a Navy pilot who bailed out from a damaged plane during World War II, also made a parachute jump on his 75th birthday. He will be accompanied by members of the Golden Knights, the Army parachute team, but will not be linked to a younger jumper, McGrath said. "This is a very, very important thing to the president, this is a solo jump. There will be knights around him, but it is not a tandem jump," McGrath said Tuesday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #2 June 8, 2004 Yeah! You go Mr. President! Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #3 June 8, 2004 hope i'm still jumping at 80! is this going to be a aff type jump with the gk's hanging on to him?"Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliveboy2004 0 #4 June 8, 2004 so his AFF level 2 (didn't he flunk his first level 2 - I thought his jumpmasters pulled for him after they lost control of him {quality USPA directors??}) will be without jumpmasters holding on to him. This should be good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingarab 0 #5 June 8, 2004 woohoo I am headed to aggieland this week to see the GK jump. I wonder if they will jump with us as well if they have time before the pres. jumps.Sincerely, FlyingArab www.flyingarab.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bertusgeert 1 #6 June 8, 2004 Yeah, what did happen on that first jump? (good stuff - joe jennings) He bumberd his head on the way out, freefell, and his instructors pulled for him. right? Just wondering. I guess you have to be the president to skip levels..... --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #7 June 8, 2004 I really respect the former President for even attempting to skydive at his age and knowing that he is doing this for HIMSELF, not to impress anyone. I don't care if he fails every level of AFF, the fact that he has the balls to do this and his reasons for doing this are admirable enough. I think that it may be out of pettiness or jealousy that people are choosing to poke fun at him for being a less than perfect student. Thank God that none of us had to go through our first jumps (esp. AFF 1) in front of the whole world. Would we all have managed to look as calm and happy as he did? Congrats to fomer President Bush! I think that's awesome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flygirl03 0 #8 June 8, 2004 WAY COOL!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RoysPlayThing 0 #9 June 8, 2004 That Rocks!! _______________________________________________ My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lifewithoutanet 0 #10 June 8, 2004 Additionally, Chuck Norris is supposed to be jumping w/ him. Norris was at Perris last weekend. Apparently, if he's to jump w/ or around the former pres, he's gotta go tandem. So, this past weekend he came out and did a one so he wouldn't "look like a complete newbie". Something like that, at least Didn't meet the guy, but watched a lot of people walk up to him. Each and every time he stuck his hand right out to shake hands and appeared to be pretty excited to be there. -C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nutz 0 #11 June 8, 2004 We had an 80 year old lady come to the dz several weeks ago. Her and her whole family came out for jumps. Some did tandems but she and a few others went through the first jump course and did aff level 1 skydives. Several of us were on pins and needles all day. (And I am not an instructor.) It worked out fine though, she lost her shoe right out of the door, tried to look at her altimeter all the way down, pulled and did not throw the pilot chute, the main side cleared it for her. Under canopy she could not find the airport and by the time she turned around she barely made it back. It looked like she was going to land on the taxiway but she just barely cleared it and slid in on her butt. There was a collective sigh of relief. (80 year old bones are 80 year old bones no matter how tough you are.) "Don't! Get! Eliminated!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NoShitThereIWas 0 #12 June 8, 2004 After watching the President's first two jumps on video, I don't know how he would earn a solo jump, I guess it helps to be the President ... This should be interesting Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Brains 2 #13 June 8, 2004 QuoteAfter watching the President's first two jumps on video, I don't know how he would earn a solo jump, I guess it helps to be the President ... This should be interesting Well, seeing how the GK's will be in College Station on Thursday, I seriously doubt that Sr. will be completely alone. More like an aff jump. "Solo" for this purpose i believe is to say NOT tandem. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jdhill 0 #14 June 8, 2004 Well, I don't get to go on Sunday's jump, but I am going to his B-day party on Saturday... should be fun. JAll that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VanillaSkyGirl 6 #15 June 8, 2004 QuoteAfter watching the President's first two jumps on video, I don't know how he would earn a solo jump, I guess it helps to be the President ... This should be interesting I know that Bush's upcoming jump is being called a "solo" jump in the article, but I think this is a mistaken "term" that was used. I think that based on the rest of the quotes, Bush will be doing is an AFF jump with some Golden Knights as jumpmasters and not a tandem. What do you think? Reread these quotes and think about what they are saying without focusing on the word "solo" to describe his jump: QuoteHe will be accompanied by members of the Golden Knights, the Army parachute team, but will not be linked to a younger jumper, McGrath said. "This is a very, very important thing to the president, this is a solo jump. There will be knights around him, but it is not a tandem jump," McGrath said Tuesday. Do you think that former President Bush would be left to solo and endanger himself like that? It doesn't make sense. I think that they may have just used the wrong terms to describe the jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shark 0 #16 June 8, 2004 QuoteWell, I don't get to go on Sunday's jump, but I am going to his B-day party on Saturday... should be fun. J Be sure to wear your dizzydotcom tshirt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #17 June 8, 2004 QuoteDidn't meet the guy, but watched a lot of people walk up to him. Each and every time he stuck his hand right out to shake hands and appeared to be pretty excited to be there. When CN was here in Florida, he did the same thing. He walked through the Wellcraft boat factory and stopped to talk to many of the people there. He asked questions about their jobs. Everybody said that he was such a great guy that they took special care on his boat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedRacer 1 #18 June 8, 2004 So if the President farts on the jump plane, are the Secret Service trained to take the blame for it?? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #19 June 8, 2004 REALLY? Well, I guess that would explain the Golden Knights being in College Station and hanging out at SD Aggieland then huh?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tunaplanet 0 #20 June 8, 2004 Bush will be jumping with Golden Knights, but not attatched to any of them. No tandem. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mardigrasbob 0 #21 June 8, 2004 Who is on the crew this time? Glenn Bangs, Chris Needles, BJ Worth , Planes from Perris, Skydive A.Z.??? Anyone know for sure? Here are some cool links. www.joejennings.com/Bush1.htm www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/06/09/bush.skydive/bush4.wav www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/06/09/bush.skydive/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Douva 0 #22 June 8, 2004 The ex-president is not doing a solo jump. The ex-president is not skipping any levels. He's doing a Category A (Level 1) AFF jump, just like the last two jumps. The Golden Knights will act as his AFF Instructors. The term "solo," was used in the article to indicate that this will not be a tandem jump. George H. Bush's last jump wasn't a serious disaster from an AFF standpoint, but it didn't allow for the photo-ops everybody wanted. If you take the AFF Instructor course from Glenn Bangs, you get to see the video of the jump. Blue skies, DouvaI don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AirMail 0 #23 June 9, 2004 QuoteSo if the President farts on the jump plane, are the Secret Service trained to take the blame for it?? ROTFLOL P--- It's never too late to have a happy childhood. Postal Rodriguez, Muff 3342 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #24 June 9, 2004 Take some pics, Dave!! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #25 June 9, 2004 I would, but I'm taking off to a boogie instead. I'm sure others will be taking pics, others like Turtlespeed.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. 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flygirl03 0 #8 June 8, 2004 WAY COOL!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoysPlayThing 0 #9 June 8, 2004 That Rocks!! _______________________________________________ My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lifewithoutanet 0 #10 June 8, 2004 Additionally, Chuck Norris is supposed to be jumping w/ him. Norris was at Perris last weekend. Apparently, if he's to jump w/ or around the former pres, he's gotta go tandem. So, this past weekend he came out and did a one so he wouldn't "look like a complete newbie". Something like that, at least Didn't meet the guy, but watched a lot of people walk up to him. Each and every time he stuck his hand right out to shake hands and appeared to be pretty excited to be there. -C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutz 0 #11 June 8, 2004 We had an 80 year old lady come to the dz several weeks ago. Her and her whole family came out for jumps. Some did tandems but she and a few others went through the first jump course and did aff level 1 skydives. Several of us were on pins and needles all day. (And I am not an instructor.) It worked out fine though, she lost her shoe right out of the door, tried to look at her altimeter all the way down, pulled and did not throw the pilot chute, the main side cleared it for her. Under canopy she could not find the airport and by the time she turned around she barely made it back. It looked like she was going to land on the taxiway but she just barely cleared it and slid in on her butt. There was a collective sigh of relief. (80 year old bones are 80 year old bones no matter how tough you are.) "Don't! Get! Eliminated!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoShitThereIWas 0 #12 June 8, 2004 After watching the President's first two jumps on video, I don't know how he would earn a solo jump, I guess it helps to be the President ... This should be interesting Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #13 June 8, 2004 QuoteAfter watching the President's first two jumps on video, I don't know how he would earn a solo jump, I guess it helps to be the President ... This should be interesting Well, seeing how the GK's will be in College Station on Thursday, I seriously doubt that Sr. will be completely alone. More like an aff jump. "Solo" for this purpose i believe is to say NOT tandem. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdhill 0 #14 June 8, 2004 Well, I don't get to go on Sunday's jump, but I am going to his B-day party on Saturday... should be fun. JAll that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #15 June 8, 2004 QuoteAfter watching the President's first two jumps on video, I don't know how he would earn a solo jump, I guess it helps to be the President ... This should be interesting I know that Bush's upcoming jump is being called a "solo" jump in the article, but I think this is a mistaken "term" that was used. I think that based on the rest of the quotes, Bush will be doing is an AFF jump with some Golden Knights as jumpmasters and not a tandem. What do you think? Reread these quotes and think about what they are saying without focusing on the word "solo" to describe his jump: QuoteHe will be accompanied by members of the Golden Knights, the Army parachute team, but will not be linked to a younger jumper, McGrath said. "This is a very, very important thing to the president, this is a solo jump. There will be knights around him, but it is not a tandem jump," McGrath said Tuesday. Do you think that former President Bush would be left to solo and endanger himself like that? It doesn't make sense. I think that they may have just used the wrong terms to describe the jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #16 June 8, 2004 QuoteWell, I don't get to go on Sunday's jump, but I am going to his B-day party on Saturday... should be fun. J Be sure to wear your dizzydotcom tshirt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #17 June 8, 2004 QuoteDidn't meet the guy, but watched a lot of people walk up to him. Each and every time he stuck his hand right out to shake hands and appeared to be pretty excited to be there. When CN was here in Florida, he did the same thing. He walked through the Wellcraft boat factory and stopped to talk to many of the people there. He asked questions about their jobs. Everybody said that he was such a great guy that they took special care on his boat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #18 June 8, 2004 So if the President farts on the jump plane, are the Secret Service trained to take the blame for it?? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #19 June 8, 2004 REALLY? Well, I guess that would explain the Golden Knights being in College Station and hanging out at SD Aggieland then huh?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #20 June 8, 2004 Bush will be jumping with Golden Knights, but not attatched to any of them. No tandem. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mardigrasbob 0 #21 June 8, 2004 Who is on the crew this time? Glenn Bangs, Chris Needles, BJ Worth , Planes from Perris, Skydive A.Z.??? Anyone know for sure? Here are some cool links. www.joejennings.com/Bush1.htm www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/06/09/bush.skydive/bush4.wav www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/06/09/bush.skydive/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #22 June 8, 2004 The ex-president is not doing a solo jump. The ex-president is not skipping any levels. He's doing a Category A (Level 1) AFF jump, just like the last two jumps. The Golden Knights will act as his AFF Instructors. The term "solo," was used in the article to indicate that this will not be a tandem jump. George H. Bush's last jump wasn't a serious disaster from an AFF standpoint, but it didn't allow for the photo-ops everybody wanted. If you take the AFF Instructor course from Glenn Bangs, you get to see the video of the jump. Blue skies, DouvaI don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AirMail 0 #23 June 9, 2004 QuoteSo if the President farts on the jump plane, are the Secret Service trained to take the blame for it?? ROTFLOL P--- It's never too late to have a happy childhood. Postal Rodriguez, Muff 3342 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #24 June 9, 2004 Take some pics, Dave!! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #25 June 9, 2004 I would, but I'm taking off to a boogie instead. I'm sure others will be taking pics, others like Turtlespeed.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
