NightJumper

That's funny since rock stars party like SKYDIVERS

Translated......All sheep beware!!!!!!!!!!

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Registered the first day. The trailer is packed and ready to go.

They can't. That option was removed by the powers to be.

$50 for sport, $45 for pilot emergency rigs and $55 for tandems.

I am.....I am willing to bring a cart 1100 miles for here and mark to use, all they have to do is share. I will be working most of the time during the day anyway.

The problem is space. You teach math.....X amount of availabe cubic feet = 1 golf cart. I am towing a 34' trailer so I am maxed out.

Yes, but I can't fit both in the trailer, but you are welcome to use it.

Loading the trailer for Rantoul, which is the only reasonable excuse that I can think of for not being at the DZ. I think I have all of the important stuff.....six rigs, blender, golfcart, all of the credit cards.....that will do for now

Great article on "The Flight of The Bird Men". Six pages including a two page centerfold picture of an exit out of a Skyvan by Jeri Kuosma, Kevin Schafer and Kimberly Griffin.

The night jumps have been cancelled. The great time, day jumps and free food is still on.

Naples is closed. Palm beach Extreme Skysports at Pahokee will be jumping. Free food on Friday and night jumps on Friday night.

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his Ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis, had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't. So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid. Remember: freedom is never free!

Come join us at Palm beach Extreme Skysports in Pahokee, FL this Friday for July 4th fun and Night Jumps !!! We have a Grand Caravan so there will be plenty of room. FREE food and a great time to be had by all.

Ian Bellis, 40, died after being struck by a car Wednesday, June 25, while on his bicycle waiting to cross a Tampa street. Bellis was president of Aerodyne Research, which recently launched a new parachute equipment product line internationally. He formerly headed the marketing department of Performance Designs. Newspaper reports say the driver was charged in the incident.

That would be everyone

Or the crap tables in Vegas! That alone usually yanks her ass right out of the state, sometimes for days.

Love them, hence my login name. Would rather do a night jump than a day one! 42 to date including six out of helicopters.

I took a diferent approach. I was just now able to get a hold of his wife, Janet, email address and sent the following respose to her and his station manager. Jim: It is a shame that you carry so much negativity in your life that you cannot speak well of a person even in death. You must be so proud of yourself for the pain that you intentionally brought to the children, family and friends of Roger Nelson before he could even be buried. I pray that someone will not treat your wife, Janet and son, Jake this way when you pass. I hope that people will speak of the good in you and not beat your dead body further into the ground. I pray that someone does not come up to your son, Jake and tell him how you hurt so many people needlessly. What did you possibly think that you could gain by hurting so many people? As for the side of Roger that you failed to tell your listeners, I will. This was a man that was a loving father, Christian and friend. He had turned his life around and had given back 100 times the good will that the average person does. He was active in his community and would give the shirt off of his back to help you. You could not be around Roger and not smile, for he sought to bring out the best in you.

This was my e-mail to Jim. It is a shame that you carry so much negativity in your life that you cannot speak well of a person even in death. You must be so proud of yourself for the pain that you intentionally brought to the children, family and friends of Roger Nelson before he could even be buried. I pray that someone will not treat your wife, Janet and son, Jake this way when you pass. I hope that people will speak of the good in you and not beat your dead body further into the ground. I pray that someone does not come up to your son, Jake and tell him how you hurt so many people needlessly. What did you possibly think that you could gain by hurting so many people? As for the side of Roger that you failed to tell your listeners, I will. This was a man that was a loving father, Christian and friend. He had turned his life around and had given back 100 times the good will that the average person does. He was active in his community and would give the shirt off of his back to help you. You could not be around Roger and not smile, for he sought to bring out the best in you. Sincerely, Mike Forsythe USPA S&TA

That was very nice,

Skydive Chicago owner dies in jump Collision in air: One of at least 14 deaths at Ottawa company COPLEY NEWS SERVICE OTTAWA — As fatalities mounted at Skydive Chicago, owner Roger Nelson said it was reckless skydivers, not his Ottawa-based skydiving business, that were to blame. "I'm doing everything I can," Nelson said last year. "This whole place is careful, to where we're not tolerating any unsafe behavior." About 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nelson, 48, who had previously made more than 9,000 jumps safely, made his last. He was about 50 feet above the ground when another skydiver collided with Nelson's parachute, and the canopy collapsed, according to the LaSalle County Sheriff's Department. Nelson was taken to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria by helicopter, where he was pronounced dead at 5:27 p.m. The other skydiver, Todd Fey, 43, of North Dakota, was taken to Ottawa Community Hospital, where he was being treated in the emergency room Saturday night. His condition was not immediately available. "Skydiving is a very unforgiving sport if something goes wrong," said LaSalle County Coroner Jody Bernard. "That could happen to anyone even if they had a lot of experience. Obviously I've been out there a number of times, and I have not seen any blatant disregard for safety." Including Nelson's death, there have been at least 14 deaths at Skydive Chicago since 1993, when the facility opened. Ten of those deaths have been in the past five years. Those numbers spurred LaSalle County State's Attorney Joe Hettel to investigate in 2001, but he concluded there was nothing he could do. "If someone wants to jump out of an airplane, there's not much we can do about it," Hettel said last year. According to the U.S. Parachute Association, there are 3 million jumps and 30 skydiving deaths a year in America, making the overall risk of death about 1 in 111,000. Skydive Chicago had about 75,000 jumps a year. The deaths at Skydive Chicago included Ronald Passmore Jr., 33, of Butler, Ind., who died last July 14 while attempting to skim over a pond while landing; and skydiving instructor John T. Faulkner, 28, of Ottawa, who died in May 2002 when his parachute failed to open. Bruce Greig, 38, of Jacksonville died on Oct. 14, 2001, when his chute malfunctioned. Steven Smith, 44, of Ohio, Ill., and Deborah Luhmann, 27, of rural Ottawa died on Oct. 6, 2001, when their parachutes became entangled during a group exercise with 20 jumpers. The skydivers jump from about 13,000 feet with each dive lasting about 60 seconds in freefall and five to seven minutes gliding to earth if everything goes OK. The average human body falls at about 120 mph, according to Skydive Chicago's Web site. Nelson said last year that the 10 jumpers who died since 1998 were "all people with their own parachutes pushing the envelope either in their skill level or the risk they chose to put themselves in to attempt a stunt. "And I'm sorry to say that it's real possible someone could die here again. That's what I'm afraid of." At Skydive Chicago, a woman answered the phone Saturday night. "Skydive Chicago," she said. "Are you calling about your first jump?"

My point is that they are not requiring either. Well since none of it is "required" that is not my issue. Even if they are not going to require the high altitude awareness class (which they should) at least require a medical as there is definitely a physiological difference at that altitude that can affect the body.

Or a class 3 medical?????????