efs4ever 3 #1 July 12, 2006 These shots show Aero Country (not a DZ now..) back when I made my first jump May 14 1978. The bw photo is me doing my first 30 on April 15, 1979 and the other is a recent view of the same area. I marked the fabulous spotting of my JM and where I landed. (first jump) The straight line distance from the peas to where I ended up is over 2700 feet. I was under a hot 28 foot 7 TU facing into the wind the entire time. ________________________________Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drjump 0 #2 July 13, 2006 If you got out short how come you didn't jus pull low? Ed Dowdy must have spotted that load! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #3 July 13, 2006 QuoteIf you got out short how come you didn't jus pull low? Ed Dowdy must have spotted that load! Cuz it was my FIRST JUMP with a 7TU and my JM put me out dam near over the PEAS! Gary Hollingshead was the pilot. JM unnamed to protect the guilty. _____________________________________________Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drjump 0 #4 July 13, 2006 Typical Dallas jumpers--they never could spot worth a darn! On of my longest walks was when Dowdy tried to spot a load in Conroe from 9-5! And that was after tracking to the spot for 30 seconds!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #5 July 13, 2006 The first time I jumped at AC I had about 20 jumps. Naturally, I went for the peas that are pictured above at the North end of the runway but to my astonishment, all the other jumpers on the load landed at the South end of the runway. After the mile walk back to the packing area, I was told that they had quit using the peas about six months before that and everybody was now landing at the South end by the airport office. Information I could've used before take off.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,048 #6 July 13, 2006 Wow, Ed Dowdy huh? Would that be C-3781? I did a 4-way with him that ended up in a reserve fire. I won't be forgetting that jump. Jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drjump 0 #7 July 14, 2006 He never used his C# in my log book. In 1969 he was using D-2006, in Conroe, TX., jumping with the Rice Univ. SPC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
