jackwallace

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  1. Jumping is just fun. It doesn't cure cancer or get world piece. If it's not fun, don't do it. 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. I busted myself up regularly when I was young. Then I met Jackie Stewart. He had never broken the skin on his body. I started to worry about all the damage I had done. Two months later he died. I don't worry anymore. 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. No. Do not jump. You are risking paralysis. 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. I believe Hebron lasted into the early 80's. I made a jump there once in the winter, because they had an AN2. I figured a plane designed for jumping, with an inflight door would be great in the cold. WRONG. Frooze in that thing. I don't know about the Land of Lincoln bunch. 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. For many years I've been buying a wine called The Big Red 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
  6. Back in the 70's I was jumping at Raeford. This Russian guy landed, strung out his rig, pulled the sleeve over it and jammed it in his rig. No tension, no flakeing, no folding. I asked him does it work like that? He said: I not buy it! He had around 15k jumps. I figured if it it worked for him, who am I to argue. I never had a mal like that, just burned the stabilizers a little. 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. So if you're a tandem passenger and your TI has 10000 jumps does that give you no chance of making it alive? 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. gooogle it. I found bunches of stuff. Including new phone # 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. If that picture of your wrench set is accurate, you're going to need some bigger tools to put on the trailer hitch. 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. Names should be easy to spell. No sense having a kid be 8 before they can spell their name. And spend their whole life explaining to people how its spelled. Hard to make fun of. 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. This was RW in 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
  12. Instead of a house, why not buy a boat? You can go and still be 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
  13. SL $19 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. Is that left nipple I see or drool? 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. Quartzsite, Az. Weirdest place on earth. 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. Posted this in March: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4604236;page=unread#unread. How many of you contacted your representatives? And don't you know the VA's motto- DDD! 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. I would never recommend anyone picking up a hitch hiker, especially a women. I never has a bad experience either hitching or picking people up. I've hitched all over in the 60-70's. The intersection of interstates in St Louis use to look like a bus station. Put out your sign and in a short time you'd get a ride. I hitched from Wi to Ok for the Nats one year. Made a sign that said "Take a real live sky diver to the US national parachute championships." It was like a stampede picking me up. People had CB's then and would find me a ride before they dropped me off. Got delivered right to the DZ in Tehlequah, by a semi. I picked up a girl in Ind, when I was on my way to CO. Delivered her to Ringling Bros circus in Tex. She had just graduated from clown college. Little out of the way, but it was a clown! 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. Speed 10 ways out of small door Beech. There's not a part of the human body that didn't get broken, twisted, skinned, sprained on those. Guys wore hockey masks, shin guards, etc to try to protect themselves. 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. Red heads. 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. To bring this back a little closer to reality. Part three of my towing people into the air. A guy named John Moody showed up at Rainbow airport and told us this story about wanting to put a motor on a hang glider. I had seen the guy before. Ground launching. I had built a hang glider from some instuctions Poynter had written up. Out of electric conduit and a plastic silo cover. John would show up at the launch hill with his Icarus bi-wing. It took him and two people to launch it. They would all run down the hill. He would lift off and spin out of control into the hill. Do it again and again. He would always spin the same way. Eventually he had his helper change sides. Then he would spin out of control the other way. I don't think his brother-in-law liked him. So as I was saying John showed up at the DZ. It was a slow day and he wanted us to tow him down the runway to ground launch. Worked for us!. So we hook him up with a bunch of tubular. Off we go. He runnnnns. Flop. Do it again. Car goes, he runnnnnns, flop. We go back to talk to him, cause he's not moving very fast. Well, if you've ever seen an Icarus. They are a bi-wing with no tail and a hole in the bottom wing that you fit in, pick the thing up and ruuuun. When you Flop, your hands holding the thing up are the landing gear. He had ground the skin off his knuckles almost to the bone. 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 would never do such a thing, but I've seen those that have. A three man out of a 10E at Hinckley from 700 feet. Two man out of a 182 from 1800, both guys had to pick up their feet to clear the telephone wires. A guy that opened cleared two rows of corn and landed. I watched a camera man cut away low and go below the trees at Zhills. When we got there he was laying on the ground touching himself, from head to toe. He didn't remember opening just being on his ground on his back. 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. Personally I think its any combat medic. Their job is to try to save other peoples lives when they should be hiding in a hole, saving their own. 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. Half way through the list I figured it was either a parent or a jump pilot. 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. Yep. Jump suit that didn't fit. Was fixed someone other than the manufacturer. Then she went into business and was very successful. 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. 1665 Lexington Ave, DeLand, FL 32724 (386) 734-5867 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