jackwallace

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  1. Look up Spacebags. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  2. RV. Why stay in one place. Live and work at different DZ's and move with the weather. I lived in one ten years and as soon as I can sell my house, I'm going back at it. Set up residence in one of the 9 no tax states and off you go. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  3. Friend of mine took this girls wire frame glasses from her, straighten them and put them back on her as she got in the plane. She landed and made the US team. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  4. Latex U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  5. I did this twice. The first one I worked their emergency rigs into their emergency procedures. Second one I took a bunch of gear. B-4, early conventional, early pig, leg hand deploy, newest littlest stuff. Opened stuff, let them pick it up to see the weight change, etc. They suffered through that first one, second one they actually seemed to give a crap. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  6. Disclaimer: I am not sticking up for insurance companies. From what I understand, right now they set your insurance rates by your credit rating. Its cheap and easy way for them to group people. Maybe they're getting grief for it and looking for a new way. No matter what, they won't loose money. Ever notice who owns the tallest buildings in any city? U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  7. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/index.php On search their "recreation, sports" forum. Lots of stories about happy gimps flying through the air. Contact some local DZ's to see if they've had anyone there. How/why would the doctor have to OK the person going jumping? I doubt any doctor would say its OK. If you got hurt they could be held liable in this sue happy society we live in. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  8. Not much more fun than driving one in cross winds, with semi's going by you. Knowing your knees were the first point of contact in an accident. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  9. I'll always vote for "the first" Gary. No one else can ever be first. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  10. How do you plan to get in or out on the north side? Its 8500 feet, so its winter. And an undependable version of winter. Sometimes feet of snow, sometimes mud or some mess in between. You can get hold of the forest service in Page and ask them about weather conditions. The north rim park isn't really closed in winter, just unmanned and the road in is closed. You can ski or snow shoe in, or out. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  11. Longest, I've ever heard of was 1 month. The first woman to sport jump in Norway, told me they made her learn to pack as part of the course. The shortest was a buddy of mine's wife. Who after being around the DZ for years decided to give it a shot. I told her to go pick out some gear. On the way to the plane I asked it she wanted me to hook up her static line and spot. She said just check she did it right. To split the difference. The Falcon watched jump movies all winter. Come spring we gave him a rig. First jump a hop and pop. He looked over his shoulder as his junk left his back. Stable as a rock. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  12. http://www.dots-daytonabeach.com/ It will drop you off in Deland. At the strip club. Google Deland taxi or ask in the strip joint. Or maybe the DOTS guy will drop you at the DZ if you give him a $20. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  13. Could have been the Porche or Portia goggles are what Pat referred to as boogie goggles. Or maybe the goggles Shakey made, which came in any number of colors. Messed up your brains perception of color. I thought it was the Richmond Boggie. They spelled it that way on the T-shirt, accidently. We thought it was cool, but the locals were embarassed. That could have been the second Richmond though. Hard to remember the 70's. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  14. Got hired because I skydived. Got fired for playing rugby. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  15. Maybe you'll end up the head of USPA. Bill Ottley once told me a similar story. He was fat and unhealthy. Started jumping and the rest is history, as they say. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  16. He just needs to go to the VA. They will fix his or give him a new one. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  17. People learn by three methods. Reading, listening, pictures, ( its really called visual). Not everyone learns by all three. You've met people that, you can tell them something and they got it, show them a map and they just stare. Keep this in mind when you look at your students and see those blank stares. Then keep in mind you are trying to teach them something that is so foreign to the human brain. Throwing yourself off of something is this huge conflict inside your head, between adventure and self preservation. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  18. Mike Melvin. Every time you reach back and grab your BOC. He put it there. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  19. Well Ray you been dead a year. So I"ve been alive one extra because you died. The air show wasn't the same. Larson reminded me its 30 years since you guys first rode up from Frisco to the show. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  20. There's something like 1000 strains of flu, from what I've heard. Six months ago the drug companies took a guess at what was coming this winter. They throw 5 or 6 strains in the mix and sell it. I'm a bettin' man and would never bet on anything with those odds. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  21. I'm old enough to remember when Frank Sinatra forgot the words. If you can find it, there was a band called Uncle Bonzai from Seattle. They sang the anthem at some sports game and added in an echo, with their voices. That got multiplied by the public address system. What a mess. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  22. jackwallace

    RIP XH558

    Is that one of the ones that had a shot gun starter? U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  23. Last I heard they were trying more rappelling out of choppers. Cheaper, less extra equipment to carry home. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  24. I see radios as a necessary evil. In the days of round canopies, and openings at 2500 feet, or less, if the spot was good the student couldn't get very far away from the DZ. With squares and openings above 3500 ft, they can cover a lot of distance. The student can have a much harder time finding the DZ now days. Higher altitude at opening and a lot of DZ's are in much higher population areas. Picking out the DZ from an industrial park, baseball field, football or soccer field can be difficult for them. Radio's like the tunnel are a tool. Used properly they ad safety and skills to the student. Used improperly they become a sloppy crutch that can cause more harm than good. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316
  25. He may be fat, but no fool. He complimented The President then hit him up for 100% coverage of the damages. Politics at its best. Keep your enemies closer. Christie's in a no lose situation. If he gets the fed to pay for everything he says, "look I can work with both sides to get things done." If the feds don't pay, he says " if I were president I would have taken care of you." Either way its a foot hold for his 2016 bid for president. U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316