thegrump 0 #1 July 18, 2014 check in and tell a story about how well your team did.lets see how many are still jumping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastphil 0 #2 July 18, 2014 Not ’79, but I competed (?) 1976 and ’77. Teams did real well too, all of us lived. DC-3s were plentiful and there were times when your could lay on the ground and watch four teams in the air at once, one exiting, one at break-off, one under canopy and another just landing; and that pace would go for hours. There were 101 ten-way teams in ’77. I was on one of the 3s that lost an engine on take-off. We did a go around at about 300 feet and landed without incident (except tight buttholes). I helped a friend out of a tree where he had landed his reserve and saw another reserve rider drug away by high winds after landing. Four teams rode on each flight, so there were no accommodations for cameras, and jump runs ran about one minute apart. I met Carl Boenish, Bill Booth, Jim Hooper and possibly other heroes, and watched spellbound as Charlie McGurr plummeted onto the packing shed roof after a canopy collusion. After-hours the Herd shot off the milk jug cannon, rode a wild semi (truck) around the DZ and burned hay bales in the camping area. N2O was universally available from big industrial bottles though a rubber hose, with lots of beer, smoke, etc. for relaxation. Those were some good ole days… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #3 July 18, 2014 76 was the 102 teams. Participation began to drop off starting in 77. ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzswoop717 5 #4 July 19, 2014 It was before my jumping career started but, The York Skydivers feilded a team in the mid seventies. They were the "Whirling Dirt Bags". Several of them are still active jumpers. I did a 14 way with a few of them a couple of weekends ago. They are Tom Selway, Jim Selway, Ted Barnes, Skip Eckert, and Bill Martin. I hope I didn't forget anyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastphil 0 #5 July 19, 2014 RogerRamjet 76 was the 102 teams. Participation began to drop off starting in 77. Roger that, and thanks for the fact check. The two boogies are a bit mixed in my head, it's been a few years and a few concussions ago Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billbooth 10 #6 July 20, 2014 I wish I could remember what I was reacting to. It must have been outrageous...Probably something regarding the female anatomy. Ahh, the good old days. I sometimes wonder if the young jumpers nowadays are having as much fun as we did. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
33zulu 21 #7 July 20, 2014 << It must have been outrageous...Probably something regarding the female anatomy. >> Ten-way team, the "Cunning Stunts." Or perhaps the infamous wet T-shirt contest with Carbone as M.C. Some pics from the '77 meet.... Carbone packing; a slim Booth restocking the belly; Carbone under the Barish sailwing landing a biplane Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites