jaybird

I'm already here, As for low jump numbers, we will have organizers and coaches for all skill levels. We have a couple of otters, mike mullins king air, a caravan, and a turbine bell helicopter. going to be a great time. see you all there.

yeah, where are these infamous pics.

love mine, made 4 videos on mine with just the software that is included. i recommend for sure jaybrd

I'm looking for a good time, not a long time. jason

yeah baby, cant wait to see you all there. the balloon jumps the weekend before the boogie will be cheeper than that, how much i dont know. but should be less. but for the boogie. lots of fun. i will be the one on the ground with the back brace. (yeah i broke my back 6 weeks ago and will be out for the boogie, but i will be there anyway. see you there jason blue skies and soft winds

what do you mean mike and kim are not going to make it??????? jason

cant we all just get along, lets all meet there and have a beverage. jason

glad to hear that you are ok, you realize you will have to recalculate your wing loading now. October????? that is one fast recovery, or maybe determined. blue skies jason

this is a copy of the post in the talk back forum, but i thought i belonged here as well alright here is the post our dzo put on here. coached jumps are all inclusive...YEAH BABY!!! Hey folks! As posted previously, Colon Berry will be in Richmond, IN at Skydive Wayne County this weekend beginning Friday afternoon for your freeflying pleasure! Registration fee is $25, which includes free coaching and free organizing with both Colon and our own Jonny Stewart, a full catered meal on Saturday night, as well as plenty of free beverages! Belly flyer? Eat the goods and drink the beer for only $15! Colon arrives early Friday afternoon and is ready to skydive as soon as you are! Questions? Please email us at skydivrich@aol.com or call 800.554.5867!

oops, sorry, jason blue skies and soft winds

hey fallrate, need to chat with you. write me your phone pezpusher@aol.com later man jason blue skies and soft winds

this sucks that i am broken and on the ground, at least there will be beverages to ease the pain. see you there. jason

skydolphin, i got the same question a month ago when i broke my back. the sheriff walked up to me, i was on the ground, and said "well son, did your parachute open?" so i responded with. "oh sir, it's not that at all, i fell out of those trees over there." then pointed to the treeline 200 feet away from where i was laying. jason blue skies and soft winds

just a note of frustration. i own two crossfires. i have a crossfire 149 that was built in spain (not on the reline list). and i have crossfire2 105. i love them both, and they are the best canopy i have flown. when choosing the second i tried any canopy i could get my hands on. from jedei's to fx's. the crossfire is a solid canopy. mother nature on the other hand may not be as nice. currently i am stuck to the ground due to a broken back. and no, it was not from a crossfire collapse, it was from my reserve collapsing/stalling due to turbulence from a tree line and stiff winds. this past weekend i was watching some landings of friends swooping a pond on the 4th. guess what, i saw a crossbraced canopy (supposed to be the most rigid wing available) collapse on a crosswind swoop. luckily it was over water and there where no injuries. just a splash and a swim. we would have never known it was a collapse vs. pilot error, except i was videoing the landings from the shore. my point is this. there are a lot of crossfires out there. icarus realized there was a problem and announced it, then fixed it. however, anytime anyone has a bad landing on one of these everyone gets worried wondering if it still a good canopy and why would anyone buy one of them. what we really should look at is the weather conditions we are jumping in. a windy day is what took me out for the summer. the winds were 18 gusting to 24. i know better than that to jump in those winds. but i did it anyway, got caught in turbulance behind a treeline and crashed my landing. there was some pilot error in my landing as well, but if it were not for the heavy winds, i believe i would not be wearing this annoying back brace right now. there are so many things we can't control, but we can choose what chances we are willing to take. if you believe that the canopy alone is what will land you softly to the ground, then choose your canopy safely. however, remember that mother nature is far more powerful than you think. blue skies and soft winds jason ps i do not wish any disrespect to anyone who has been or knows someone who has been hurt or worse due to bad landing. i just want everyone to think about some of the other risks contributing to bad landings so we can all try to be safer.

I have been to the Richmond Boogie since I started jumping and every year is amazing! Last year was great, with ParaQuip's wide variety of visiting manufacturers to keep you busy when you are taking a break, they had great discounts where I took advantage of buying a new voodoo! The aircraft line up last year included 2 Super Otters from SDC, Mike Mullins Super King Air, 2 Grand Caravans, and a small heli... the Bell 220 and DC-3 from SDC weren't able to make it. This year the aircraft line up has gotten bigger and better ensuring yet another great year for all those that attend! And don't forget the organizers! In the span of one week I was able to do big ways with Jerry Bird and Billy Weber, learn how to fly a wingsuit with Jari Kosuma and did a little freeflying with Steve 'O' Utter and Orly King! The Richmond Boogie has a very unique atmosphere with many great people there; I just recently broke my back and will be down during the boogie, but am still planning on going as the ground atmosphere is almost as good as the skydiving! Hope to see you there! Look me up, just ask manifest for Yamahonda or Jackie Chan! Blue Skies and Soft Winds... Jason