johnny1488 1 #1 February 20, 2003 Not the type you would think. Reading the other post got me thinking. What actors and the like do you know of that are or were active skydivers. Past or present, whatever. I know a few. Dave Mustaine Ice T <---- I think he got his A Angie Everhart <--- I think I read that here Patrick Swazey's brother <---- Not really famous but anyway Tom Cruise? <---- Dont know where I heard that Any more? Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #2 February 20, 2003 Mandy Moore just did a tandem at Perris awhile ago, IIRC. -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #3 February 20, 2003 wesley snipes, i think, i don't know this for sure. but i heard he got his "A" for the movie dropzone. but this is just what i heard. and who is that guy in the movie cut-away. like steven baldwen (sp??) i read he got is "A" to do the movie. later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #4 February 20, 2003 We had Kristen Davis from Sex in the City do 2 tandems at the ranch this year. Also on the celebs, do they get special perks, Like buying the entire load so they can be comfortable and harness their chi before level 3? Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iowa 0 #5 February 20, 2003 Mary Ellen from The Waltons used to jump in the 80's. Maybe still. I saw Stephen Baldwin wearing a closing pin necklace on Fear Factor. Keith ''Always do sober what you said you would do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.'' - Ernest Hemingway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rdutch 0 #6 February 20, 2003 Tom Cruise, and Nicole Kidman, Oh yeah and her parent's. The went to skydive Deland and learned to skydive from Bob Hallett. They were filming days of thunder, and just showed up. There is stories in Deland cause they called it days of food, because Tom was so happy he sent the catering there, lobster and shrimp, steak for everyone. Ray Small and fast what every girl dreams of! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outofit 0 #7 February 20, 2003 ricky rackman from the headbangers ball on MTV. It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #8 February 20, 2003 Quotericky rackman from the headbangers ball on MTV. wow your kidding?? that twit actually did something worthwhile?? or was it just the usual 'tourist tandem'?____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #9 February 20, 2003 Ricky did something like 75 jumps or so with Dave from Megadeath.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #10 February 20, 2003 Dubya's dad, forget his name.....Didn't he do some AFF thing in Yuma? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamsville 0 #11 February 20, 2003 Yes. George Bush Sr. jumped from the Cross Keys Skyvan, which is probably at Sebastian now. There is a sign painted in the cabin that says "George Bush sat here". I sat there too. | I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clownburner 0 #12 February 20, 2003 Quote Dubya's dad, forget his name.....Didn't he do some AFF thing in Yuma? He even got his own custom-made one-of-a-kind(almost) altimeter. Pics here. http://www.alti-2.com/alti-bush.htm7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jwilson 0 #13 February 20, 2003 didn't Bush SR.get a whole set of one of a kind Pres. Gear ie Cypres,alti, protec, jumpsuit ,harness and container all with the his name and presidential seal on them. All so he could make two jumps. He did some tunnel time in Orlando too ,I think. I've alwys been a Megadeth fan and thought it would be cool to jump with Dave but for some reason he never returns my calls Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #14 February 20, 2003 I saw video of mustaine and rackman jumping in AZ. Looked like 10 years ago or better. Who knows if either still do it. If you liked it enough to start and continue, how could you give it up? Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #15 February 21, 2003 Quote Tom Cruise, and Nicole Kidman, Oh yeah and her parent's. The went to skydive Deland and learned to skydive from Bob Hallett. They were filming days of thunder, and just showed up. There is stories in Deland cause they called it days of food, because Tom was so happy he sent the catering there, lobster and shrimp, steak for everyone. I was there then! I was in town for a demo 'Daytona Airshow' and Bob was flying us... back at the DZ I'm in the otter an this short buck tooth guy slides up to me...he looked familiar so I asked.."I think I know you, have we met?" "We have now...I'm Tom Cruise" I must have been the only guy on the DZ that was unaware...DUH!He was very personable...an Ms. Kiddman looked GREAT in her shorts and halter top...As they rode off at the end of the day on a Harley...I was seriously contemplating the mistakes I'd made with MY career choices ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #16 February 21, 2003 Quote Yes. George Bush Sr. jumped from the Cross Keys Skyvan, which is probably at Sebastian now. There is a sign painted in the cabin that says "George Bush sat here". Where?Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #17 February 22, 2003 I packed George Bush's reserve for his second jump, the one when the Japanese were not shooting at him. And it was most amusing watching all the manufacturers triping over each other to donate gear. Since I happened to be working for the company (Rigging Innovations) that sewed his harness/container, all the parts landed in my lap a week or two before Mr. Bush did his famous jump. I wonder what all those American patriots think about a "foreigner" packing reserves for retired American presidents? Stirring the pot! Hee! Hee! Last spring I did a tandem jump with Prevail from the Swollen Members. The embarrassing thing was that I did not have a clue what was going on with the Canadian hip hop scene before meeting him. Hah! Hah! Chuck Norris did a tandem jump back in the early 1990s at Hemet, California. My boss, Don Balch said that Chuck was breathing like a locomotive by the time he got near the door! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #18 February 22, 2003 Quote back at the DZ I'm in the otter an this short buck tooth guy slides up to me. I can honestly say I don't think I've ever heard Tom Cruise described quite that way before. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerm 0 #19 February 22, 2003 Quote Not the type you would think. Reading the other post got me thinking. What actors and the like do you know of that are or were active skydivers. Past or present, whatever. I know a few. Any more? Hmm.. i heard Ricky Martin stops at local DZ when he's on tour to do tandems. The guitarist from Diamond Rio is licensed and stops at various DZs while out on tour (my home DZ has a thing going with a local country station.... win a tandem, jump on the same load as this dude, and get backstage passes to the show) And i dunno about Patrick Swayze's brother, but supposedly patrick is licensed and jumps fairly regularly. And yes. baldwin and berringer both got licensed for cutaway (with a bunch of tunnel time to speed things along) Still pissed i missed Kristin Davis at the ransh last year.... saw pics, though... DAMN she's cute in a freefly suit Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #20 February 22, 2003 QuoteThe guitarist from Diamond Rio is licensed and stops at various DZs while out on tour (my home DZ has a thing going with a local country station.... win a tandem, jump on the same load as this dude, and get backstage passes to the show) That would be Jimmy Olander. I keep trying to get the WFFC to have him bring his band to perform for us, but they can never work out the schedule. Jimmy seems to make the convention for at least a few days each year. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #21 February 23, 2003 "Jimmy O" from Diamond Rio stopped in on our DZ in Gili MB Canada for a tandem promo before their concert in Winnipeg. Amusingly, it was also our Provincial competiton weekend and one of the teams was short (we're small enough that we do a random pick-up competition to keep life fair ) Guess who stepped up? Yup... They placed, too! Not bad for a musician, eh? Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ptwob231 0 #22 February 24, 2003 Quote Yes. George Bush Sr. jumped from the Cross Keys Skyvan, which is probably at Sebastian now. There is a sign painted in the cabin that says "George Bush sat here". I sat there too. | he also tagged the back of his head on the top of the door on the way out...check it out on the good stuff dvd sometime... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #23 February 25, 2003 Quote Quote Yes. George Bush Sr. jumped from the Cross Keys Skyvan, which is probably at Sebastian now. There is a sign painted in the cabin that says "George Bush sat here". I sat there too. | he also tagged the back of his head on the top of the door on the way out...check it out on the good stuff dvd sometime... He missed it on his second AFF jump, though. Glenn Bangs says he reminded GHWB before exit. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbrasher 0 #24 February 25, 2003 Chuck Norris' jump was really down at Otay Lakes when Don was running a tandem concession there, just before we moved to Hemet. Red, White and Blue Skies, John T. Brasher D-5166 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivejersey 0 #25 February 25, 2003 I know Richard Branson did AFF at Netheravon about 10 years ago so he could get off his balloon should the need arise. Heard he was so flustered on his first jump he pulled the reserve instead of his toggle and absolutely hated the whole thing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
