mjosparky 3 #1 July 24, 2006 Got this in an email yesterday.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #2 July 24, 2006 Lots of history there.An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 July 24, 2006 What does the bolded names mean?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tempretired 0 #4 July 24, 2006 Richard Lee "D-346" was the Instructor/Jumpmaster for my First Jump Course at Skydive East in NJ. I think Doug Angel and "Dick" Lee were co-owners. Doug was my jumpmaster on a few of my round jumps but signed with a very low "C" license #. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #5 July 24, 2006 Hi Sparky, I sent him this yesterday: "Hi Dr Eco, A little up date about some of them here in the Pacific Northwest: John Scott D-93 John died about 10 yrs ago from a sudden, massive heart attack. Jack Ady D-103 I was in the Snohomish area yesterday and decided to go to the airport for lunch and ran into Jack. He is retired, living right off of the airport and got married for the first time about 3 yrs ago; a real optimist. Rich Johnston D-134 Rich had a stroke just after the first of the year and is now slightly disabled. He lives near me and we used to get together every month or so for breakfast or lunch; I hate to visit now in his condition, but I do need to. Jens Jorgeson D-304 I haven't seen Jens in over 20 yrs but a mutual friend saw him last summer and said that he is in good health. Jim Wright D-364 Jim was killed on a jump about 15-18 yrs ago. Evan Hale D-365 I last saw Evan at the memorial for Jim Wright; nothing since. Ralph Hatley D-394 Ralph still runs a drop zone and is one of the biggest gear distributors in the world. Joe Brockway D-395 Joe retired from the gov't about 15 yrs ago; I last talked to him about 10 yrs ago. I need to call him, also. Dick Carlisle D-396 I understand he was killed in a plane crash many, many years ago. Bill Berg D-400 Bill was killed flying a forest fire fighting aircraft when she came apart in mid-air. Just in case anyone who knew them might be interested. It was fun going through all of the names; I started jumping in early '64 and a few months later joined PCA & subscribed to Skydiver Magazine. A lot of those names were in those mags many times. And I do remember your photos. Jerry Baumchen D-1543 (a newbie compared to this list)" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #6 July 24, 2006 I noticed Bobby Crump, D-210 on the list. My father used to work with him at a barber shop in the late 50s in Dallas when I was about 12 years old. Bobby is the one who got me hooked on skydiving at a very early age by inviting me out to the DZ and even taking me up as an observer (not a big deal back then even though I was 12). When I saw the three jumpers exit the aircraft, I knew that was sometthing I just had to do.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckerhead 0 #7 July 24, 2006 >>>>Jim Wright D-364 Jim was killed on a jump about 15-18 yrs ago. Big Jim went in the summer of 1986 20 years ago. I was just looking at my old log books and we had the memorial boogie labor day weekend at Jims DZ in Harrisburg. His kids still run a DZ in Eugene (Creswell) He was jumping with his kids and little Jim was flying the plane. He went in with nothing out. As I recall it was a hot summer day and they were jumping in shorts and T-shirts. It was speculated that he may have got hold of his shirt instead of the pilot chute and maybe the baggy T-shirt covered up the other handles. They say he fought it all the way to the dirt. >>>>Ralph Hatley D-394 Ralph still runs a drop zone and is one of the biggest gear distributors in the world. I just talked to Ralph a few days ago. He is still selling gear like mad. Beaver Oaks is still going strong although not as busy as it used to be. I just bought a new CRW canopy and some other gear from Ralph. You still can't find a better deal anywhere. You name it he's got it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #8 July 24, 2006 D309 CSM Bob McDermott....first CSM of the Golden Knights still lives in Vegas....retired...cant jump any longer because of a bad ticker. Man.....he and I usta bust out the tandems back in the old days . bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #9 July 25, 2006 QuoteWhat does the bolded names mean? People I know or have jumped with.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #10 July 25, 2006 Quote People I know or have jumped with. Ah. Ok. Thank you clearing that up for me.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 3 #11 July 25, 2006 Quote I think Doug Angel and "Dick" Lee were co-owners. Doug was my jumpmaster on a few of my round jumps but signed with a very low "C" license #. Doug was my FJC instructor at Orange, MA; he signed as U.K. D-341 Among those on the list I've seen in 2006: At USPA HQ dedication: Lew Sanborn Jerry Bourquin Dick Fortenberry Nate Pond Gene Paul Thacker Len Potts Kim Emmons (Knor) (and probably many more that I didn't know or meet) At memorial meet for Pat Gorham, D-554: Mike Lyon Nate Pond (again) Brad Straus was not at USPA HQ bash but his son Tim was. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #12 July 25, 2006 Hi Sparky, Just got this back from Dr. Eco: "Great to get the status of the old jumpers in the Pacific Northwest. I will update the list of the first 400 D-License Holders with a columns that shows there status e.g., dead, almost dead, getting married for the 3rd time, running off with their grandson's baby sitter, etc. and maybe comments like yours on Jack Ady and Rick Johnston. We will have to play the comment stuff by ear in case keeping it updated get too intractable. Maybe we can get some of the skydiving websites, e.g., like Bill Newell's and/or others, to put the list on their web site. Website update and maintenance volunteers are welcome. People can them send in the status/comments of the old D-License jumpers like Jerry Baumchen did in his Email. Until that happens send any status updates on these old D-License jumpers to me [email protected] and I will try to keep the list updated. From time to time as I get more status data I will sent an update out to everyone on the list. Richard Economy D-115 [email protected] 386 672 1811 1309 Oak Forest Dr. Ormond Beach, Fl 32174" Maybe some other folks can chime in with info, Jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Usetawuz 1 #13 July 25, 2006 Whoa!! Talk about a 'bit of history!" Tends to make an 'old-timer' realize he's really just a newbie. It would be interesting to see the 1st 1000 D's, and maybe the 1st 500 or so gold-wingers too, _________________________________________ The older I get, the better I was! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #14 July 25, 2006 Hi usetawuz, Actually I think a list of the first 1,543 D license holders should be listed. Jerry (D-1543) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpervint 0 #15 July 25, 2006 What an odd coincidence. I had just emailed NWFlyer, who is the editor of the Seattle Skydivers Newsletter, an hour or so earlier, and she sent me a link to this post. I was asking her about Jack Ady. I used to jump in Snohomish in the 70s, and was wondering what happened to Jack. I think I still have a few Fairchild tickets around here somewhere. Vint. . . . . "Make it hard again." Doc Ed “A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free” Nikos Kazantzakis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #16 July 25, 2006 Hi jumpervint, Re: the Fairchild Jack's 'business' card has the famous picture of it; the one where Cameron is sitting on the fuse behind the wing and the other guys are all over the outside. Jack said it needs new fabric but with a 50 ft wingspan it is too much to do ($$$$). Jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Usetawuz 1 #17 July 26, 2006 Hey Jerry - I stand corrected...of course it should be the 1st 1543! Thumbing thru that list was was kinda strange. So many of the names are people I know or have met or does it just seem I've met or know some of them because I've seen or heard their names for so many years? I know Jim Arender from NM. Always thought of him as a billboard, never as D13! Damn! Lee Guilfoyle jumpmastered me at PI in NJ. Anyone who knew a ripcord from a connector link was a god to me then but D50? Damn! Perry Stevens was a good friend. D51? Damn! Mick Howard taught my FJC & sold me my first 28'. D139? Damn! G. Gutshall and I jumped together in Thailand many, many years ago. D217? Damn! I consider Dave Clark as one of my best friends (and probably as close to my 'hero' as I'd allow anyone to be). Got his sign-offs throughout many of my logs. Never gave his D# a thought. D259? Damn! Everyone knew Bill Ottley (including me) & he knew everyone! D298 Damn! _________________________________________ The older I get, the better I was! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakflyer9999 1 #18 July 26, 2006 One of the two on the list that I've ever met personally is Ed Duncan D-37 (37 TX Duncan/Edmond C). I noticed that there is another Ed Duncan D-53 (53 CA Duncan, Edmond C.) on the list. Does anyone know if Ed received two D numbers or is it coincidence or ? FYI. Ed D-37 is still jumping. I made a jump with him last summer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #19 July 27, 2006 Hi Freak, Interesting, they never issued D-184 and Ed gets two. They probably had everything in a shoe box & using a #2 pencil back in those days. Jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
