lewis321 0 #1 February 19, 2004 because he wants to design and make his own parachute! He is 15, has been packing at the dz since last season, wants to get his rigger's license, can't wait to start skydiving, and wants to be an aeronautical engineer. Is that cool or what!!! Anybody want volunteer to jump it when it's done? I may never have to buy another canopy ever again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #2 February 19, 2004 QuoteAnybody want volunteer to jump it when it's done sure, i will.... i've got a cutaway harness i can use....... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #3 February 19, 2004 Quote Is that cool or what!!! Dude, WAY cool! You should be proud. Sounds like you have a helluva kid! --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #4 February 19, 2004 Not only is sewing a great skill, but sewing machines are awesome! It's too bad the stigma of sewing has overshadowed this - if you like gadgets, get a sewing machine. I bought one as a birthday present to myself last year and it's very cool.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #5 February 19, 2004 I wish I had taken a class. Im learning by mistakes. But then again Im not building parachutes. Illl probably have a couple examples of my work at Mardi Gras , even though Im behind on what I'm already sposded to be building, repairing. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #6 February 19, 2004 Quotebecause he wants to design and make his own parachute! He is 15, has been packing at the dz since last season, wants to get his rigger's license, can't wait to start skydiving, and wants to be an aeronautical engineer. Is that cool or what!!! Anybody want volunteer to jump it when it's done? I may never have to buy another canopy ever again That's awesome. My 16 yr old daughter does dresses and costumes for Anime conventions. I was dying to get her and industrial sewing machine that was for sale here ($450 used_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #7 February 19, 2004 A skydiver's ability to properly use a sewing machine is very important in my opinion. I grew up in a small town and my grandmother taught me to sew when I was about six. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewis321 0 #8 February 20, 2004 Quotesure, i will.... i've got a cutaway harness i can use....... I love my son, but I'm not sure I would want to jump the first one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewis321 0 #9 February 20, 2004 QuoteSounds like you have a helluva kid! He is pretty cool. He has been hanging at the dz so long he has gotten the bug without ever jumping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JadedLady 0 #10 February 20, 2004 I can definitely see why you would be proud. What amazing aspirations for a 15 year old! I would be proud, too!~~~~ Rachel ~~~~~~~~~~~ -Converting the world one whuffo at a time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skysprite 0 #11 February 20, 2004 That is just too cool! I've always wanted to learn to sew so I could make costumes, clothes, whateva, but never got around to seriously learning. I know basic stuffs, but that's about it.~skysprite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewis321 0 #12 February 20, 2004 Nothing wrong with shameless plugs. Would love to see some examples of your work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boxingrrl 0 #13 February 20, 2004 Be sure to tell him that skychicks dig guys who can sew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #14 February 20, 2004 Quote Is that cool or what!!! Anybody want volunteer to jump it when it's done? I may never have to buy another canopy ever again Hell yeah that's cool, and YES i'd jump that. I've already jumped one homemade parachute. Of course I only flew it till 3000 feet Sewing is a great trade to know.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #15 February 20, 2004 Good thing I read the thread. I was going to volunteer you. Parachute test pilot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJatLarge 0 #16 February 20, 2004 I was really glad to see he want's to be a rigger and not the next Martha Stewart or something! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #17 February 20, 2004 QuoteGood thing I read the thread. I was going to volunteer you. Parachute test pilot. Volunteer me any way.. You can be a referrence.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 49 #18 February 20, 2004 QuoteBe sure to tell him that skychicks dig guys who can sew A guy in my daughter's class at school has won the "Top Home Economics Student" prize for two years running now. He sews, cooks and bakes and he is one of the most popular boys in school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kramer 0 #19 February 20, 2004 That's awesome Todd. He gonna be able to start his student progression this summer? The FAKE KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #20 February 20, 2004 QuoteHell yeah that's cool, and YES i'd jump that. I've already jumped one homemade parachute. Of course I only flew it till 3000 feet get your own home made chute... i volunteered first....... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chute 0 #21 February 20, 2004 Way to go. Start them young. By the time he can jump he will be smarter then the instructors. OK maybe not but beyond the normal student.Bottomless Beers and Blue Skies! * Brother_Brian * D.S.W.F.S.B. #2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #22 February 20, 2004 Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boxingrrl 0 #23 February 20, 2004 In all seriousness-- does your son's school offer any kind of alternative learning experience for credit programs? If they do, it would be awesome if he could spend some time at PD, or another manufacturer to see how it's really done. If he can't do it for credit, it might be an awesome way to spend a few weeks in the summer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewis321 0 #24 February 20, 2004 QuoteIn all seriousness-- does your son's school offer any kind of alternative learning experience for credit programs? If they do, it would be awesome if he could spend some time at PD, or another manufacturer to see how it's really done. If he can't do it for credit, it might be an awesome way to spend a few weeks in the summer. I don't know if they have anything like that or not. I will have my wife check into it. She is a teacher at his H.S. Maybe we could contact some of the companies to see if they would want an intern for a few weeks like you said. In reading some of the other posts I see that there a lot of kids out there that are going beyond the norm. It's really awesome that they have your support too. I get to hear plenty of stories of kids that just want to "get by" from my wife. I love to see kids with ambition whether it's making a parachute, designing and making costumes, etc,... After all someone has to make our gear so we can keep jumping!!! Just another note to all the skyparents out there that support or push your kids to go above and beyond: YOU ROCK OK, enough blabbering I should probably go to work now Todd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
