mjosparky 3 #26 April 10, 2011 Quote so i had the biggest baggiest largest. wing silly suit they made. I was just a skinny little shit, weighed about170 lb and I had more material in my jump suit in my Hobby Cat sails. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakbrother173 0 #27 April 10, 2011 Nick Lucas was a good friend.I haven't heard his name in a long time.I think of him now & then.The jump he died he was replacing me on a jump because I had been hurt the dive before. A friend & I drove his ashes to Michigan.He was a good guy & a fast diver.10 Man Speed- No Show Exits Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobutt 1 #28 April 11, 2011 Trash packing worked great for me for awhile until a few lines somehow did a half hitch around the closing flap. So there I was teammates screaming at me to cut away-this was at the Nationals 1980-Reached over and grabbed my cheap ass plastic handled hook knife to extricate myself from the mess all the while thinking yea yea I know to cut away guys, as the knife part entered freefall and I was left with the little plastic handle. Now I am thinking yea yea I wish I could cut away. After a few pullups on the recalcitrant lines the half hitch divorced it self of the container and the main worked fine. I then installed line stow strips in the container but all that effort led to just using the dang ol bag. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #29 April 11, 2011 QuoteTrash packing worked great for me for awhile until a few lines somehow did a half hitch around the closing flap. So there I was... Bob, Doesn't this one belong in "Scary Stories from the Old Days"?! jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #30 April 12, 2011 VERY nice pic ! I'm glad you used color and hope you stick with it - I was always disappointed that the Nick Lucas original was in B&W. We are a living color sport. And you need to show the container open if you can. Shooting from further back would probably be safer for you, as it was for the original camera. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobutt 1 #31 April 12, 2011 I suppose it could be cross referenced to the"Scary Stories from the Old Days" thread , but I was too damn busy to be scared so it might be a push! Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #32 April 12, 2011 QuoteI suppose it could be cross referenced to the"Scary Stories from the Old Days" thread , but I was too damn busy to be scared so it might be a push! Bob Thank goodness for fat lines and well set grommets. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33zulu 21 #33 April 16, 2011 <<< Nick Lucas was a good friend.I haven't heard his name in a long time.I think of him now & then.The jump he died he was replacing me on a jump because I had been hurt the dive before. >>> I was standing near the porta johns and next to me were 2 EMS personnel while we watched that load Nick was on. He was still in the air, unconscious and rag dolling, when one of them said, "There goes one." They were in their ambulance on the way to the impact spot before he even hit. I was quite impressed with their attentiveness and professionalism. The DZ mood was one of somber disbelief after word spread that it was Nick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
