ZigZagMarquis 8 #126 September 20, 2009 Here's a photo taken at Skydive Taft on Saturday, 19 Sept 2009, of some of the last of the Cal City grey haired bunch that still get in the air once in awhile... more Rogaine, less beer and more time on the tread mill for these guys... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #127 September 20, 2009 Quote Here's a photo taken at Skydive Taft on Saturday, 19 Sept 2009, of some of the last of the Cal City grey haired bunch that still get in the air once in awhile... more Rogaine, less beer and more time on the tread mill for these guys... Goodamn , i'm glad i'm not as old as that bunch of old farts. bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #128 September 20, 2009 Yeah... you're OLDER! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #129 September 22, 2009 Hell did freeze over at one point! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #130 September 22, 2009 Gregger says these pictures were cira 95 or 96. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #131 October 3, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7cZBgBYNDY BoyFallDown, Hope you don't have issue with me using this video you shot to have some fun editing. Let me know if you do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #132 October 23, 2009 Vote for #10!! http://www.nofear.com/halloween/ ... yep, that's our little girl, Antoinette, all grow'd up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boyfalldown 0 #133 October 25, 2009 No issues at all, in fact I'm glad someone is watching all that old crap. Here's some stills from those jumps. Amazing how much better stills make you look than video... By the way you'vegot waaaay too much time on your hands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #134 December 23, 2009 Ran across this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LZcXAVEOHg ... on YouTube. Looks like Jack & Heidi put it together. I haven't heard how Jack is doing... and am afraid to ask. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #135 January 1, 2010 Found this photo on the web. I'm guessing it is from the early / mid-90s since the taxiway extension isn't there yet. I can't remember exactly when the airport did that, but I think it was around that time. Notice too how many cars were in the parking lot and across the way too. Too bad the place didn't stay that busy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #136 January 2, 2010 On my way out to near-point to go shooting with Bob, YoBo & Yong today, I stopped by the ol' Hangar at Cal City... the place still sits empty... Although, that really is Jerry's truck in the parking lot in the 1st photo. Guess he was waiting for early-bird!??! Just kidding. He was in the area too riding dirt bikes with his son and friends and happened by the same time we did. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #137 July 18, 2010 Baltic divers find what they claim is world's oldest champagne in wreck near Aland islands Published July 17, 2010 STOCKHOLM (AP) — Divers have discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne, fishing a bottle of the centuries-old bubbly from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. Dive instructor Christian Ekstrom says the champagne, believed to be from the 1780's, "tasted fantastic." Ekstrom said Saturday he's "98 percent sure" of the champagne's age, having conferred with experts. About 30 bottles are believed to remain in the wreckage. Swedish wine expert Carl-Jan Granqvist says each bottle could bring as much as euro50,000 if the corks are intact and the age and authenticity can be proven. Samples have been sent to champagne laboratories in France for testing. The bottles were discovered Tuesday near the Aland islands, in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden. -------------------------------------------------- This reminds me of the time Robert was cleaning out under the stage at Cal City and found an old case of Budweiser... steel cans... pull tabs... many with surface rust... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #138 July 22, 2010 How owns the airport now ? any plans ?smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #139 July 23, 2010 Well, the airport is a Municipal Airport. As far as I know, the city still owns the 4 hangars at the west end of the airport and the acerage to the southwest of the airport that used to make up Cal City Skydive. I don't know if anyone is renting or has purchased the hangar or land. The hangars were still sitting empty the last time I went by there a few months ago and, althougth I haven't looked in awhile, I can find no commercial listing for the property being for sale. Sure wish someone would re-open a dropzone there. Even if it was a Cessna operation and build it back from there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #140 July 31, 2010 Found this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b95t2y-oxGU ... on YouTube. I remember when they did this gag out at Cal City back in 96. The camera fliers almost went in, if I remember correctly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #141 August 29, 2010 Can't wait until Jr gets his turbine conversion 206 done! http://www.backcountrypilot.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4670 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #142 September 6, 2010 Rumor out of control is there is now a renter in the old Skydive Cal City hangar and he has an AN-2! Yeah, anyway... see attached.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #143 September 11, 2010 Check this out... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8UrVXQMR2U&feature=channel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rapter 0 #144 September 12, 2010 A little history on that Beech http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2208015;search_string=fran's%20ranch;#2208015 Only the good die young, so I have found immortality, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #146 October 1, 2010 Drove past the hangar today after shooting. Looks like someone cleaned up the over-growth in the parking lot and fixed up the fence a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fossg 0 #147 October 8, 2010 Anybody know what happened to one of Bob Celayas nephews, a kid by the name of Rudy? When I was working at Camp Mendenhall (a probation youth camp) I ran into this kid. I asked him what his name was and he says "Rudy Celaya" I asked him if he knew of any skydivers in his family (just a shot in the dark) He tells me "Yeah , my uncle Bob and aunt Judy" He was a pretty good kid, just had a rough family situation.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #148 October 9, 2010 You don't mean Ruban (sp?) do you? Anyway, Ruban hasn't been a kid in many years, so that's probably not who you mean. Sorry, don't know about a nephew of Bob's named Rudy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fossg 0 #149 October 9, 2010 This was in 95,96. His family lived in Palmdale.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fossg 0 #150 October 9, 2010 You know it may have been Ruben. He broke his arm kinda badly in a basketball game while he was there. (required pins etc..) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites