Guru312 0 #1 June 25, 2004 If this has been posted to a DropZone forum please excuse me but this is just too funny. An airshow in Michigan will be featuring the pilot of the plane that dropped the A-bomb on Japan and a demo parachute team of Elvis impersonsonators. The article reads: "Also appearing at this year's show are a group of skydiving Elvis impersonators called the "E-Team," Now that's creative: A-bombs and Elvis. See the full article here: http://www.mlive.com/news/muchronicle/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1088003819152020.xmlGuru312 I am not DB Cooper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 June 25, 2004 There is a team out of Las Vegas called "The Flying Elvi" which came about after the movie Leaving Las Vegas (if I remember correctly. Their url (if I remember correctly) is http://www.flyingelvi.com--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #3 June 25, 2004 There are / were actually more than the two teams... The "E" Team is a group run by Paul McGowan that is probably the most popular~ (re; busiest demo wise) But they were not the first. The Flying Elvi group was first to my recollection... but doesn't have as good a program as Paul's group does. There was also a team out California at one time going by 'Skydiving Elvis's" or something like that. More or less a 'pickup' team of Pro jumpers that was doing specialty events. They were all much more popular back when the movie was still fresh in the publics mind. Still... The "E Team" stays quite busy, something of a novelty act. The whole group is a fun, talented bunch that really plays up the 'act'.If my memory serves... It was an Elvis type demo that was the cause of the largest liability insurance claim ever filed against the USPA's coverage, several years back. After settling the 7 figure suit, as far as demo's go~ That Elvis..."has left the business!!" ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #4 June 25, 2004 Quote There are / were actually more than the two teams... Wow, thank you for setting me straight! I never knew Elvis demo teams were that big of a deal!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #5 June 25, 2004 QuoteThere are / were actually more than the two teams... The "E" Team is a group run by Paul McGowan that is probably the most popular~ (re; busiest demo wise) But they were not the first. The Flying Elvi group was first to my recollection... ------------------------------------------------------- wrong...the first were correctly The Flying Elvises. The Flying Elvi was an attempt by a Vegas show producer to circumvent any royalties on the the copyrighted name. I know this to be fact because I jumped in the movie and after the movie with the Flying Elvi ----------------------------------------------------------- If my memory serves... It was an Elvis type demo that was the cause of the largest liability insurance claim ever filed against the USPA's coverage, several years back. After settling the 7 figure suit, as far as demo's go~ That Elvis..."has left the business!!" ------------------------------------------------------ Wrong again.....the demo you refer to was the one in Boston....where I was badly injured and my buddy Ray was killed. There were no lawsuits filed of any kind by anybody. Work on the facts. bozo bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #6 June 25, 2004 Obviously I must have been mis informed, Most humble apologies! The story I got was through a representative from Admiralty Insurance..the previous carrier of demo and general membership liability coverage, during a discussion regarding the major premium increases that resulted in us changing carriers to Insurance Programs And Technologies Inc. last USPA BOD meeting. It was related that incident (and one 2 years later to a smaller extent) caused the 'spike' in the demo insurance benefit payouts. Must have been another incident about the same time... You were there...you would know. Thanks for the correction. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #7 June 25, 2004 QuoteObviously I must have been mis informed, Most humble apologies! The story I got was through a representative from Admiralty Insurance.. It was related that incident (and one 2 years later to a smaller extent) caused the 'spike' in the demo insurance benefit payouts. Must have been another incident about the same time... Somebody got their wires crossed. No harm no foul...glad I'm still around to help with the facts. bozo You were there...you would know. Thanks for the correction. bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #8 June 25, 2004 QuoteThere is a team out of Las Vegas called "The Flying Elvi" which came about after the movie Leaving Las Vegas (if I remember correctly. Their url (if I remember correctly) is http://www.flyingelvi.com close, it was honeymoon in vegas with nic cage."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #9 June 25, 2004 QuoteQuoteThere is a team out of Las Vegas called "The Flying Elvi" which came about after the movie Leaving Las Vegas (if I remember correctly. Their url (if I remember correctly) is http://www.flyingelvi.com close, it was honeymoon in vegas with nic cage. which you can get on DVD for like 2.99 from Pizza Hut...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
