tonybrogdon 0 #1 June 19, 2008 I have heard a number of people talk about what was the first tandem. If my memory serves me right, the first tandem was done by Jim Hanbury with his son who was very young but wanted he wanted him to know what skydiving was like. My youngest son, now retired from the Navy ( 20 years ) used to ask me from age eight when could he make his first jump. I promised I would sign for him when he reached 16. On his 16th birthday, I arranged for him to make a tandem at Perris. It was 1985. He jumped without a drouge chute and I went head down to catch up and didn't get close until opening. Shortly after, Ted Strong developed a drouge chute due to canopies blowing up. I discovered that the FAA waiver for tandems was for 18 year old and up. OOps!!Tony Brogdon D-12855 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 36 #2 June 19, 2008 I don't know that I ever payed attention to who it was.... But there was a photo of a 4 year old or so in a one piece sleeper with a hood strapped to the front of dad. I believe it was in Parachutist but maybe Skydiving. The story went that the kid liked it, went 3 or 4 times and when asked the next time said something like 'I'll go if you by me a pony'. Kid new dad liked it more than he did. Don't know if this was the first but I've read every issue of Parachutist ever published and this is the first one I remember. Of course other than the two aircrew members in WWII that managed to hang onto each other for the first Mr. Bill landed.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_Hooper 3 #3 June 19, 2008 QuoteI don't know that I ever payed attention to who it was.... But there was a photo of a 4 year old or so in a one piece sleeper with a hood strapped to the front of dad. I believe it was in Parachutist but maybe Skydiving. The story went that the kid liked it, went 3 or 4 times and when asked the next time said something like 'I'll go if you by me a pony'. Kid new dad liked it more than he did. Don't know if this was the first but I've read every issue of Parachutist ever published and this is the first one I remember. Quote Check the Early History of Tendem Jumping thread. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2947469;search_string=mike%20barber;#2947469 Hoop SCR242 SCS90 NSCR26 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 558 #4 June 20, 2008 Skies Call volume 2 or volume 3 had a photo of a child doing a tandem in Florida, circa 1980. It is rumoured that the US Army used 400 square foot FTS canopies for tandem tests circa 1982 ... Ted Strong did not start testing modern tandem systems until the summer of 1983. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Erroll 49 #5 June 20, 2008 QuoteCheck the Early History of Tandem Jumping thread here Hoop SCR242 SCS90 NSCR26 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites longpete 1 #6 June 20, 2008 You mean this 'photo? I found it in my archives, from a SA Sunday newspaper, Feb. 6 1983. Jim Beck and daughter Devorie, according to the article. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites councilman24 36 #7 June 20, 2008 That's the one. Saw it somewhere besides a newspaper. And I thought it was a girl.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
riggerrob 558 #4 June 20, 2008 Skies Call volume 2 or volume 3 had a photo of a child doing a tandem in Florida, circa 1980. It is rumoured that the US Army used 400 square foot FTS canopies for tandem tests circa 1982 ... Ted Strong did not start testing modern tandem systems until the summer of 1983. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 49 #5 June 20, 2008 QuoteCheck the Early History of Tandem Jumping thread here Hoop SCR242 SCS90 NSCR26 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longpete 1 #6 June 20, 2008 You mean this 'photo? I found it in my archives, from a SA Sunday newspaper, Feb. 6 1983. Jim Beck and daughter Devorie, according to the article. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 36 #7 June 20, 2008 That's the one. Saw it somewhere besides a newspaper. And I thought it was a girl.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
