MikeTJumps 3 #1 July 18, 2018 A longtime skydiver, pilot and friend of the Houston Skydiving and flying community has died in an aircraft accident in La Porte, TX this Sunday, 7/15. His father was also in the experimental aircraft that crashed that day. Death was immediate. His father was apparently a former USAF B-52 pilot as well. https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/La-Porte-plane-crash-victims-identified-as-13081248.phpMike Turoff Instructor Examiner, USPA Co-author of Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaDon 340 #2 July 19, 2018 MikeTJumpsA longtime skydiver, pilot and friend of the Houston Skydiving and flying community has died in an aircraft accident in La Porte, TX this Sunday, 7/15. His father was also in the experimental aircraft that crashed that day. Death was immediate. His father was apparently a former USAF B-52 pilot as well. https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/La-Porte-plane-crash-victims-identified-as-13081248.php https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/La-Porte-plane-crash-victims-identified-as-13081248.php_____________________________________ Tolerance is the cost we must pay for our adventure in liberty. (Dworkin, 1996) “Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” (Yeats) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,116 #3 July 19, 2018 Gary was fun, and was notable because in his AFFI class, while the I/E was able to throw him, Gary flew back almost immediately, shaking his finger. Wendy P.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
