JerryBaumchen

Hi Douglas, Can I get on the list to be one of the official escorts for one of them? Hey, I have experience; I once escorted Miss Washington around our dz. JerryBaumchen

Hi normiss, Uh, maybe I missed something back in Geometry but how did it get smaller? JerryBaumchen

Hi Mark (masterrigger1), I am as guilty of this as anyone. Interestingly, one that the FAA has been using a lot recently is not even on that listing. There's your tax money at work. JerryBaumchen PS) You wouldn't have the tube that goes from the oil reservoir to the oil pump on a Pfaff 463 in stock? I need one. If you have one, drop me an email or pm. Thanks.

Hi Phree, I do not speak for Bill Booth and I only know what he told me face to face: '. . . he does not believe that he has altered the parachute system . . . ' Now you could take this up with him. JerryBaumchen

Hi Mark (masterrigger1) I do not know what letters you get from the FAA but the ones that I have been getting recently from the Aircraft Certification Office ( ACO ) & the Manufacturing Inspection District Office ( MIDO ) sure have a lot of abbreviations with no explanations. Those letters are all here in my files. Heck, they don't even provide a phone number to get back to them. When I worked for the feds ( 30+ yrs ) we considered it simple common courtesy to only use abbreviations after spelling out the wording ( such as: Aircraft Certification Office ( ACO ) ). Just my recent experiences; now back to your regular scheduled programming, JerryBaumchen

H Phree, I disagree. Bill Booth himself readily says that he did not submit the SkyHook to the FAA. He has told me that he does not believe that he has altered the parachute system that is certificated. JerryBaumchen

Hi v-b, Yup, and I never said that there were none. In my background I have a very nice stand-up under a 5-cell reserve. JerryBaumchen

Hi v-b, And you would be thinking wrong. The first ram-air canopy on the market was the Para-Plane ( now commonly referred to as the 'baby' Para-Plane ) was a 7-cell. Just to keep it factual, JerryBaumchen

Hi Andy, This should be on the wall of every dz out there. Was I ever terrible at first; well, maybe even later. JerryBaumchen

Hi storm, There is no 'open/closed' about them. When packed they are merely folded to lay flat. When the canopy opens/deploys they are then in full flight. On ParaCommanders, Papillons, etc the steering lines are attached to them to control the canopy. I have no idea on just how these are 'on the chutes used for some of the aircraft.' A photo or two of your canopy(s) might help us in knowing more about your inquiry. JerryBaumchen PS) Rob, the Crossbow did not have LeMoigne slots; they used Derry slots for steering. Although Dan Abbot came up with a 'slick' construction technique to mimic a Lemoigne slot.

Hi Jack, Been there, done that. JerryBaumchen

Hi vanair, Yup, I know about that. But interestingly, up here in the PacNW, we were quite pro PCA/USPA. Different outlook I would guess; who knows. JerryBaumchen A-661 B-4446 C-3516 D-1543

Hi Coreef, According to the ad, that is for head only + $60 for shipping. You might try: Sewing Machine Sales Co. 1-800-449-0835 Henderson Sewing Machine. 1-800-824-5113 Ralph's Industrial Sewing Machine Co. 1-800-525-0330 That should get you started & keep you busy for a couple of hours. JerryBaumchen

Hi Jim, Reminds me of a trip to Southern California a buddy & I did back in '78. We stopped at Elsinore to make a few jumps; I had not been there since '67. I asked the guy taking the waiver, money, etc about any particulars rules. He looks a the waiver I just handed him and said, "Anyone with that low of a D knows what to do." JerryBaumchen

Hi John, It went away when Penthouse started showing everything. JerryBaumchen

The Husband Store A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates: You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building! So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads: Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids. 'That's nice,' she thinks, 'but I want more.' So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking. 'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going. She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads: Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework. 'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!' Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads: Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak. She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads: Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. (scroll and keep reading!) PLEASE NOTE: To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives store just across the street. The first floor has wives that love sex. The second floor has wives that love sex and have money and like beer. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited. JerryBaumchen

Hi Jim, My message used to end with: '. . . and if it is important, I will call you back.' My kids said it was mean and I should remove it; so I did. Now I think I might just put it back. JerryBaumchen

Hi Guys, That line was not in the movie; but Charlie did say it. JerryBaumchen

Hi lippy, The jumper who jumped out of the DC-3 @ Richmond was only slightly higher than that. IIRC he only got some broken bones. ~30 yrs ago, or so. I cannot remember his name, though ( getting old ). JerryBaumchen

Hi leap, Don't feel bad; I once spent nearly a 1/2 hour trying to figure out why the thead was not locking during sewing only to realize I had not put the thread thru the eye of the needle. JerryBaumchen

Hi Wendy, Just when I was starting to think that you might an OK lady. It is OREGONIAN!!!! JerryBaumchen

Hi ride, I voted for Keep on Jumping, or however you worded it. I spent a couple of years jumping with no eye protection. Usually by Sunday evening my eyes would bother me 'slightly.' And that was about it. By Monday, all was well with the world. JerryBaumchen

Hi grimmie, IMO the most absolute statement in this entire thread. JerryBaumchen

Hi ryoder, That's the story of my life: A Day Late & A Dollar Short JerryBaumchen

Hi slappy, Based upon the replies on this thread, I suggest that you setup a Pay Per View of your boobs. $1 per look; you'll have the $100 in no time. JerryBaumchen