CrazyRick 0 #1 October 10, 2004 Just got a phone call from my very excited sister. (Jackie Jones) She just got home from Z-Hills where she did her first tandem jump. She had gone to the hills to watch my brother jump (who has just started jumping again at 55). She decided to try it herself and is still high as a kite from the adventure. We had been at her b-day party yesterday watching a video of my brother and my 12-way POPS video and I guess she got the bug. Congratulations to my WILD AND CRAZY SISTER who doesn't let anything slow her down! Way to go girl - we'll have to get you up here in GA and do a 3-way brother sister POPS dive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZJ 0 #2 October 10, 2004 Cool stuff, congrats to her. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatflying 0 #3 October 11, 2004 This is great news, and congratulations. I have a very close friend who is a quadriplegic and we talk about skydiving, funny thing he just said if there was a way I could it, and here we go. DUDE I'M SO STOKED, I'm calling Z-hills tomorrow. THANKS JACKIE JONES, THANKS RICK. FATONES Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #4 October 11, 2004 We were at zhills and talked a bit with some people from your group. Very cool bunch of family you have. And Hooray! for your sister! marc and alysse "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #5 October 11, 2004 Thats great Rick.You coming to the mountains next weekend? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkhayes 126 #6 October 11, 2004 It was good fun, she was a great candidate for the jump, we had some special gear for her legs and Eric Hildebrand took her up with Tony Hathaway shooting the video. Lots of tears after the jump, her brother was pretty stoked that we could do it and it all went perfectly. thanks to them for coming out, and happy 65th TK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #7 October 11, 2004 Thanks for that wonderful report. Anytime I hear about people overcoming adversity it makes me smile. Well done Jackie! Post some pics!! Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #8 October 12, 2004 I think that your sister is so awesome for having done this. Congratulations to her!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CrazyRick 0 #9 October 12, 2004 I copied this post from the Skydive Monroe website posted by my brother Andy who took our sister to Z-Hills. Here it is......... This is going to be a long one, guys....I'll probably tear up before it's over but I wanted to share a first-person account of this VERY special day for me and my sister... Before my leaving for the Z-hills DZ Sunday morning, my sister Jacque and I were talking and, surprise, suprise, skydiving came up. Before the conversation was over, she decided that she wanted to do a tandem jump. I was leery because I worried that she wouldn't be able to do the things necessary to help ensure a safe landing. But, I took her out to Z-hills anyway and left the safety decisions up to them. When we got there I asked the DZ Manager to evaluate her for suitability for tandem. First, I would like to thank Skydive City in Z-hills with particular thanks to DZ Manager TK and Tandem Master Eric Hildebrand for their beyond-the-call-of-duty work in getting Jacque off the ground. TK took time out from his busy schedule to sit and talk with her to evaluate her ability to handle a tandem jump and bent over backwards to answer all her questions and give her all the facts, both pro and con, on skydiving in general and tandem in particular. He also dug through his back room of equipment and found the special harness he built for just such circumstances and brought it out to fit it to Jacque. With TK's approval of the jump he then went to ask if any TM's would be willing to take her up and the very first one he asked offered his services to her with willingness and a smile even though he had not previously used TK's special harness on anyone with Jacque's problems. Eric Hildebrand spent over half an hour with her fitting the harness and helping her prepare and working with TK to prepare himself. He did all this cheerfully and professionally and was a major factor in her eagerness to complete the jump. Out at the plane, without being asked, nearly every skydiver jumped in to help get her on the plane and get strapped in. Every one of them tried to help but there was only space enough for about half of them to actually assist. Once on the plane, all during the climb to altitude, skydivers all over the plane were talking to her and giving her words of encouragement. Every diver out the door before her either waved, saluted or spoke to her before exiting. Several assisted Eric with getting her tightened up before the door opened. Eric permitted me to go out just before her so she could get a close-up of her 'bro going out, even though I did a solo and there were other disciplines both before and after us on the plane. As I waited on the ground for her to land, a crowd of people and just-landed skydivers began gathering around the landing area and all were waiting for her landing. As Eric landed her with a perfect slide-in, the crowd gave them a standing ovation that lasted at least 3-4 minutes! I wish you could have been there. It was extremely moving to see my sister sitting there on the ground, mostly on top of Eric, with the biggest smile I have ever seen on her face. She was ecstatic! On top of everything else, Eric stopped his jumping for the day and spent the rest of the time we were there at the DZ with Jacque and her family talking skydiving, watching the video with us, shootin' the breeze and mostly soaking up the hugs and kisses and smiles from Jacque. One of the first things she did when she fnally caught her breath was to call 'bro Rick to tell him of her accomplishment. Thank you Skydive City, TK, and especially Eric.....you made MY day, too! _________________ Andy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites popsjumper 2 #10 October 13, 2004 Quote...took her up with Tony Hathaway shooting the video. TK Jeez! Thanks, TK....how could I have forgotten to mention Tony?!?!? This was THE Tony Hathaway doing the video/photograophy for Jacque. Thanks, Tony!!!My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites popsjumper 2 #11 October 13, 2004 QuoteThis is great news, and congratulations. I have a very close friend who is a quadriplegic and we talk about skydiving, funny thing he just said if there was a way I could it, and here we go. DUDE I'M SO STOKED, I'm calling Z-hills tomorrow. THANKS JACKIE JONES, THANKS RICK. FATONES Good stuff! Let us know how it turned out, eh?My reality and yours are quite different. 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CrazyRick 0 #9 October 12, 2004 I copied this post from the Skydive Monroe website posted by my brother Andy who took our sister to Z-Hills. Here it is......... This is going to be a long one, guys....I'll probably tear up before it's over but I wanted to share a first-person account of this VERY special day for me and my sister... Before my leaving for the Z-hills DZ Sunday morning, my sister Jacque and I were talking and, surprise, suprise, skydiving came up. Before the conversation was over, she decided that she wanted to do a tandem jump. I was leery because I worried that she wouldn't be able to do the things necessary to help ensure a safe landing. But, I took her out to Z-hills anyway and left the safety decisions up to them. When we got there I asked the DZ Manager to evaluate her for suitability for tandem. First, I would like to thank Skydive City in Z-hills with particular thanks to DZ Manager TK and Tandem Master Eric Hildebrand for their beyond-the-call-of-duty work in getting Jacque off the ground. TK took time out from his busy schedule to sit and talk with her to evaluate her ability to handle a tandem jump and bent over backwards to answer all her questions and give her all the facts, both pro and con, on skydiving in general and tandem in particular. He also dug through his back room of equipment and found the special harness he built for just such circumstances and brought it out to fit it to Jacque. With TK's approval of the jump he then went to ask if any TM's would be willing to take her up and the very first one he asked offered his services to her with willingness and a smile even though he had not previously used TK's special harness on anyone with Jacque's problems. Eric Hildebrand spent over half an hour with her fitting the harness and helping her prepare and working with TK to prepare himself. He did all this cheerfully and professionally and was a major factor in her eagerness to complete the jump. Out at the plane, without being asked, nearly every skydiver jumped in to help get her on the plane and get strapped in. Every one of them tried to help but there was only space enough for about half of them to actually assist. Once on the plane, all during the climb to altitude, skydivers all over the plane were talking to her and giving her words of encouragement. Every diver out the door before her either waved, saluted or spoke to her before exiting. Several assisted Eric with getting her tightened up before the door opened. Eric permitted me to go out just before her so she could get a close-up of her 'bro going out, even though I did a solo and there were other disciplines both before and after us on the plane. As I waited on the ground for her to land, a crowd of people and just-landed skydivers began gathering around the landing area and all were waiting for her landing. As Eric landed her with a perfect slide-in, the crowd gave them a standing ovation that lasted at least 3-4 minutes! I wish you could have been there. It was extremely moving to see my sister sitting there on the ground, mostly on top of Eric, with the biggest smile I have ever seen on her face. She was ecstatic! On top of everything else, Eric stopped his jumping for the day and spent the rest of the time we were there at the DZ with Jacque and her family talking skydiving, watching the video with us, shootin' the breeze and mostly soaking up the hugs and kisses and smiles from Jacque. One of the first things she did when she fnally caught her breath was to call 'bro Rick to tell him of her accomplishment. Thank you Skydive City, TK, and especially Eric.....you made MY day, too! _________________ Andy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #10 October 13, 2004 Quote...took her up with Tony Hathaway shooting the video. TK Jeez! Thanks, TK....how could I have forgotten to mention Tony?!?!? This was THE Tony Hathaway doing the video/photograophy for Jacque. Thanks, Tony!!!My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #11 October 13, 2004 QuoteThis is great news, and congratulations. I have a very close friend who is a quadriplegic and we talk about skydiving, funny thing he just said if there was a way I could it, and here we go. DUDE I'M SO STOKED, I'm calling Z-hills tomorrow. THANKS JACKIE JONES, THANKS RICK. FATONES Good stuff! Let us know how it turned out, eh?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
