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SkyQuest: Ron Hill & Norm Kent

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Ron and Norm, what a terrific spread in the January 2005 Parachutist. (pp.24-9.) Thank you for covering one of our sport’s premier winter events with your in-depth account and extraordinary photos



Your Welcome;)

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HagenDaz (how is that guy and his SO doing BTW?).



Mike and Wendy are doing good. Mike is working in FL. with another jumper and from what I have been told making good money. I have not seen Mike since Nationals 2003 since he has quit jumping due to an injury (not a skydiving injury, but skydiving didn't help it) I have not seen Wendy in a number of years.

Good folks, I miss them.
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Mike and Wendy are doing good. Mike is working in FL. with another jumper and from what I have been told making good money. I have not seen Mike since Nationals 2003 since he has quit jumping due to an injury (not a skydiving injury, but skydiving didn't help it).



I worked with Mike for a lot of years. I think that his injury was definately skydive related. As he describes it, he blew out his rotator cuff twice on exits, the second time on a C-130 exit. The last one put it beyond the hope of reasonable recovery for skydiving. A shame, but it did spur him to a new career as a pilot.

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I think that his injury was definately skydive related.



Yes, I didn't know how to describe a skydiving related injury without an accident without people think it was a direct result of an accident, not a injury that was due to repeated use.
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

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i got an e-mail from Mike a few weeks age. He said the 2 of them are well. He is working as a borscope tech (whatever that is) doing some kind of testing on aircraft engines. They are living in NW Fla.


edited to add: That was a damn good article Ron
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From the title, I thought Norm was doing a remake of 'from wings came flight' with Ron filling in the role of sky dancing wearing those ballet slippers and all

my mistake

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From the title, I thought Norm was doing a remake of 'from wings came flight' with Ron filling in the role of sky dancing wearing those ballet slippers and all

my mistake



Ron doesn't need a movie to wear balet slippers and all, he does it all the time. Why do you think he wants to quit skydiving?


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From the title, I thought Norm was doing a remake of 'from wings came flight' with Ron filling in the role of sky dancing wearing those ballet slippers and all

my mistake



You mean thats not the plan?

Damn. Now what do I do with my tutu?
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

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You mean thats not the plan?

Damn. Now what do I do with my tutu?



So the article was true, you will do anything to skydive.

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