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jceman 1
QuoteQuoteWhen it's 2000 miles, I have to ask what's the motivation.
The motivation is the entire experience.
The WFFC experience is banging out skydives out of multiple turbine aircraft and jumping non-typical aircraft and talking to manufacturer reps and jumping with people from all over the world and jumping with Airspeed or the Golden Knights and waking up to the sound of Mullin's King Air taking off and watching people landing and signing autographs for the kids in the spectator area and driving a golf cart loaded with 8 or 10 friends in reverse around the grounds and listening and dancing to live music and drinking and wearing a toga and becoming a Rodriguez Brother and sitting around a bonfire singing along with the guy playing the guitar and hanging out with old friends and meeting loads of new friends and being totally surrounded by skydiving and thousands of other skydivers for ten straight days.
If all you care about is banging out skydives, then WFFC probably isn't for you.
I wish I could be there this year.
I second all of those emotions, Lisa.
We planned on going this year, but it turns out that week is the only time our granddaughters can come spend time with us. Having a reunion with the skydiving "family" is one thing and we really looked forward to it, but family comes first and the decision was a no-brainer.
If you haven't experienced the convention, do it. It may or may not be what you envision, but it will be an experience and you may have a story or three dozen for your troubles.
Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money.
Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?
Because at Perris or Elsinore, you don't have 1,000 people all camped out together for 10 days, waking up to the same nostalgic song. Not just socializing at the bar after, but truely living together as a community. Eating Carbone Zone food, listening to live music every night, jumping with people from all over the world. It's just cool that's all.
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Peace and Blue Skies!
Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear!
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Peace and Blue Skies!
Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear!
QuoteBecause at Perris or Elsinore, you don't have 1,000 people all camped out together for 10 days, waking up to the same nostalgic song. Not just socializing at the bar after, but truely living together as a community. Eating Carbone Zone food, listening to live music every night, jumping with people from all over the world. It's just cool that's all.
I was never into the Burning Man scene. And 100 drunken idiots (myself included) is good enough for the 'hold my beer, watch this' shit.
It's not that I don't see the benefits, I just don't see them as worth thousands of dollars in vacation time and true expenses when you can get 80-90% locally. Too many things are vying for time and money already. Someday...
mwolfe 0
Not only will you miss all the fun that MB65 is talking about but you would also miss the TOGA PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
skymama 35
So, what does a good Hellfish wear under his toga?
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
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon
QuoteSo, what does a good Hellfish wear under his toga?
Dandruff!!!!
bigway 4
Is their much freeflying at this WFFC?
FAr out, i want to leave the country now but have nothing to do in the states until the WFFC. I wish this would hurry up.
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FAr out, i want to leave the country now but have nothing to do in the states until the WFFC. I wish this would hurry up.
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Come early! Help us set up. Sometimes during set up, one of the planes mysteriously ends up in the air with people falling out of it. Imagine that!
bigway 4
I take it that is a NO.
Is this a POPS meet or a convention?
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Is this a POPS meet or a convention?
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bigway 4
Looks like most of our group will arrive on the 18th, however i and my partner do not look like we will be there till the 23rd.
The guys coming on the 18th will be expecting to help set up.
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The guys coming on the 18th will be expecting to help set up.
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There is some of everything at the Convention!
We will love to have their help, and they will have a terrific time with us! We'll make sure of it!
We're all looking forward to meeting you!
We're all looking forward to meeting you!
jceman 1
QuoteI take it that is a NO.
Is this a POPS meet or a convention?
Then you take it wrong.
There is everything at the WFFC and organizers for all of it.
Some of the stuff is frowned on and will get you a spanking (do a search on Mr. Bill and low pulls at WFFC for a hint), but it matters not whether you fall belly first, feet first or head first. if you want to join a group of like-minded individuals, you will easily find them.
Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money.
Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?
It's easy to explain, IT's JUST FUN.....but i advise you to have extra vacation time, because it always takes me extra time to re-coup from the WFFC, before i go back to work.
snowwhite, do you have to be able to be at the pre-setup meetings to be able to come early and help?
I can't afford to come back and forth.
snowwhite, do you have to be able to be at the pre-setup meetings to be able to come early and help?
I can't afford to come back and forth.
The motivation is the entire experience.
The WFFC experience is banging out skydives out of multiple turbine aircraft and jumping non-typical aircraft and talking to manufacturer reps and jumping with people from all over the world and jumping with Airspeed or the Golden Knights and waking up to the sound of Mullin's King Air taking off and watching people landing and signing autographs for the kids in the spectator area and driving a golf cart loaded with 8 or 10 friends in reverse around the grounds and listening and dancing to live music and drinking and wearing a toga and becoming a Rodriguez Brother and sitting around a bonfire singing along with the guy playing the guitar and hanging out with old friends and meeting loads of new friends and being totally surrounded by skydiving and thousands of other skydivers for ten straight days.
If all you care about is banging out skydives, then WFFC probably isn't for you.
I wish I could be there this year.
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