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perhaps to keep peoples feet out of the ports = torn ribs? but I only have about 6000 jumps on lightnings so.............................?

"What are the basic requirements for skydiving? Answer Time / Money / Interest

I would love to see the entire collection (I may see mee!!) but look forward to what you post. Thank you Craig

pinball can certainly be fun. i prefer the electro-mechanical models from the 70's. check out this image of one that I own / play

the house from the original movie has been refurbished and is sitting in the courtyard of a "resort" hotel. I think they sell ice cream and cookies out of it. Yes, the movie is very good, I've seen it twice. "And the actors are actually flying the planes!" mmmmm cough cough, the actors are flying IN the planes (back seat), though the lead actor may have some actual flying scenes.

Kudos to the original poster for mentioning chrysler HEMI. I made ~ 800 CReW jumps on Django / Fury 220, some with the OP. I used it for CReW / BASE / FF. It was worn out when retired. = Very Safe Then another 600 on ZP Triathlon 150 = Very Safe Modern experimentation leads me to believe Epicene Pro 150 is bestest / safest thus far. I weigh 142 lbs naked, bet you really wanted to hear that. Re viking superlight, I inherited one in a complete rig years ago. I could not give it away for cost of shipping

wow. out of touch, you are says Yoda.

doing some research for possible trip next year. google returns hits on vendors that obviously cater the the $$$ tandem market. Who do you recommend that I contact as an experienced jumper? I suspect many of those listed below may be the same / similar company, but unsure. Thank you https://mysticadventureholidays.com/everest-skydiving https://www.abenakiextreme.com/you-can-skydive-mt-everest-for-25000/ https://www.everestskydive.com/ Craig

well written.

Here is the preliminary NTSB report for the February incident. I encourage you to read it and continue educating yourself. Craig Oside crash Feb 2022 prelim report.pdf

I'm wondering the same. Dave doesn't reply to comm's right now, so must be busy with other things. Hoping all is good with family.

but where is that hi-res image?

Yo Matt. try this https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lunatic-fringe-tribute-to-moe-viletto/id1450627318?i=1000557870661

yeah i know, it's just SST, not Racer SST.

Would love to find a hi-res copy of the advert. See post 5 here https://www.dropzone.com/forums/topic/55088-old-parachutist/ Nancy and John had their act together!

listen to the Fucking Pilot's podcast where he replayed Moe Viletto's "greatest hits". He describes people taking this mummified arm into restaurants and twirling spaghetti with it.

maybe it's british / aus "english" spelling.

I rode my bike (bicycle) on ED, then into the spa with a nice rye whiskey. No known leakage / seepage.

glad to read that it worked whether as per original design or not.

Can't agree with that. AFAIK Yuri I, a well-known and uber-competent WS flyer, is Russian and I doubt that he has anything to do with Putin's megalomania. BASE #93

Very nice photo montage of Kliff and friends in the May 2022 Parachutist mag. My thanks to the Wuest Ways Family. Craig

I like the story that Moe Viletto told about building ~ 70 counterfeit wonderhogs and having you inspect his personal rig with a white harness at a Nationals. So the story goes, you said when seeing the white harness, "those assholes in Production, always building custom sh1t for their friends, no wonder we can't deliver fast enough". True? PS, love your stories told on Skydive Radio about trips to the Poles. Be well. Craig

Thanks for doing this. Regarding The Bobs comment about CReW and BASE being a natural fit. +1000, I've been saying for 30+ years that CReW prepares you for BASE better than any other type of skydiving. I've re-thought that a bit since now much of BASE is WS. Be safeish

I would surmise that Andy didn't want to die while attempting to fly into an airplane that what was mostly in an inverted flat spin. Good decision on his part IMO. This Probable Cause podcast seems to have been authored by a guy that understands both piloting aircraft and parachutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Is8lJ-LBU short story, he agrees that likely cause of uncontrollable flight was due to pitch setting prior to exit. That suggestion of, "getting into a nice sustained vertical dive and then said, "all good, prepare to exit, now!" may have prevented the incident. Be well. Craig F

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