skybill

Hi Jim, 'Sorry to hear. 'You and your mom are in my prayers. Not if, but when you will need someone to talk to I'm here, 24/7. 'Just me and the cats, and I'm a light sleeper. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Dari, Kenny and the rest a' ya'll, Go to by Mike Vanderboegh and War on Guns by Dave Codrea, 'Ya can link to Daves blog from sipsey. If you really want some info on the subject, go ask Brian Terry, Border Patrol Agent, and Jamie Zapatta, ICE agent, they'll fill you in. Hmmmmmmmmm?? Funny though, it's the way Barry likes it,"Dead men tell no tales!!!" Buddy, this ain't "Watergate!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Mike, 'Ya seem to hit the nail square on the head!! Sad but true. Your statement goes right along with your,"You are not now nor will you ever be......" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hey Bud, 'Know what ya' mean. It's tough. 'One thing to be a newby and bubbling over with enthusiasm over the sport and have people react like you say, but when yer' an old fart and ya' still get the same treatment, there's gotta' be a catch. I was a whuf once, before I made my first jump, we all were!!!! I don't remember being so upset over some one else being a skydiver when I was still a whuf?? Don't really know what to say. Most whuffs I've known over the years weren't that nasty, 'sept a few but it only takes a couple to raise an eyebrow! 'Insecure bastards can't deal with their own fear or what ever?? So they lash out at us to try to bolster their own inadequate personality. I really don't give a flying fuck if they skydive or not and I don't care if they give a shit if I do or not!! I don't jump for them, I jump for "ME!!" That's why cutaway handles were invented. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi ace, Yer right! The "Q" is why did it roll to the right?? Perhaps when he went unconscious and fell forward on the stick he pushed it to the right?? Just guessin'?? Only Jimmy really knows and he ain't talkin'. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi "ace," "All for the want of a 'Trim Tab!!" Seems like the "Little things" can get ya' into the most trouble. Couple that with the built up speed he had comming around pylon 8 and headding for the home pylon! Look at the "Props!!" Their pitch angle indicates one hell of a lot on manifold pressure and that also means a hell of a lot of torque. Ya' got torque, ya' got Roll!! What "ak" said about "Voodoo in '98" also adds a bit more 140 octane to the fire. 'Just my musings. 'Ya gotta remember one thing, when yer pushin' Pylons at high speeds and ya' left all the "Red Lines" sittin' on the ramp, yer not out for a Sunday ride!! It's a "Risky Business!" That was the name of Bill Rheinschils's P-51D, Unlimited Race # 45. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi T-L, "Leg Kicking??" Hmmmmm..... 'Buncha' comments from, "In yer face," to "WTF is he/she doing???" Oh well? After hangin' round' this sport for over 40 years I can only say that nothing amazes me anymore. Kicking legs can mean "ANYTHING!!" from "Hi There!!" to "I got my nutz caught!!(he) to My leg straps are sliding up my slit(she)!!" or whoknozwhat?? If I'm 200yds away from someone under canopy and they are kickin their legs cuz they're worried that I might run into 'em, Oh well!! Perhaps another means of "Signaling" should be thought of. As Old Frank Goodman of "Mjr. Goodies Parachute Team, Baton Rouge, La." used to do, Take along a .45 cal. 1911 A-1 loaded with tracers to "Signal his whereabouts!!!" Now that'll get yer attention!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Pat, Congrats!!! and many more Blue Skyz!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi lew, (Answer to whuf question:) "Their Dead!!!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Andy, Funny you should mention that. "Mardi Gras, New Orleans, there's a "Bar" on Bourbon St.

Hi "Nick!!," Lifzabitch!! Try being a guy growing up with the first name of "Arpad" and being the only "Hunky" (Magyar) kid in a Catholic school full of Dagos!! 'Passin' around the log book for signatures at a dinner lurk some bunch of years ago at old Elsinore, Al "Captain Hook" Krueger remarked when he read my name on page one,"Arpad!, I'll bet that was a real character builder when you were growing up!!" Suck it up cupcake "couldn't resist sayin' that" you coulda' been named "Arpad!" like me. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Chappie, 'Sumptin' to say for old (34yrs.) taken care of nylon!! Too bad you weren't doing a demo at an Antique Airplane Fly-in!! A leather helmet, thin pencil moustache, white shirt n' tie, cordury pants with oil stains and brown and white wing tip shoes would have topped off yer' outfit!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi nut, That caveat..you "Can't" jump solo after your 3 solo jumps is "B-S!!!!!!!!" What if you want to do classic style jumps?? 'Kinda hard to do LT/RT/BL/etc with a coach hangin' on to ya'!! What if ya' wanna' go out long and practice "Trackin'!!??" 'Ya don't need a wing suit to get a good track goin' and they are fun! Also, Trackin' and pop a back loop. Get a track goin for a few seconds and bring your arms up and forward, look up and tuck your knees!! Do a quick back loop and pull out back into the track!! Good fun, good practise and a good confidence building manuver!! Also hard to do if a coach is hangin' on to ya'. Low on $$?? at least solo jumps keep you in the air and there are things you can do!! Another thing about this "Coach Only" stuff is there are other jumpers who may or may not have Instr., JM, Coach or othrer ratings but none the less are "Qualified Skydivers!!" and would gladly jump with you for no other reason than "Just For FUN!!!!!!!!!!" Isn't that what the he2xl this Sport is suppose to be about??? SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi ride, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.....get it?? SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Kev, Sorry to hear. From the sounds of your post it seems that you are not in the U.S. If you were, I'd say screw them, find a Rigger examiner designee and go for your FAA Senior riggers ticket. Here the FAA only requires 20 packjobs of one type (Chest, Back and/or Seat) to get your senior rating. Keep us posted on your progress. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi ah-2, If you have AAD then I suggest you find a good doctor or phychiatrist to try to cure you before you jump. AAD is a serious disease!!!!!! You can get killed jumping with that shit. As for borrowing a jumpsuit, jump in your patch pants and a sweatshirt or just jump nude. It's still summer and you won't freeze your balz off, just not yet. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi JR, So, nail em' with a SBD (Silent But Deadly)!!! Then just act like you have no clue!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

OK Mike, Do you have a "Membership Card" stating your "Rank" date certified and Certifing official in hand?? At Dicky and Marilyns' "Rumbleseat Tavern" at Old Elsinore, we had just such cards!! I have my Cardinal Puff card signed by Pope Dale Doza and a kamakizi Cardinal card signed by none othar than Mike "Frenchy" Babineaux!! "WTF ever became of him?????????????????? 'Made it thru the rituals and was glad to get that far!! Once a Cardinal, always a Cardinal!! 'However, the rank of Pope was only granted for the remainder of the current calendar year and "HAD!!" to be re done in the month of January!! That's 64 ozs. of beer in a 10 minute time limit!! Howz yer liver these daze?? SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Scoob, "The old man and the boy," by Robert Ruark, also the sequal. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Mark, "gasp,cough!!" 'Now that I'm recovered from laughing and rolling on the floor from that intro!!! 'Gotta dig into my archives and resurect a couple of beer case boxes of VHS vids of back to back skydives from back when. Lots of DC-3 loads So. Cal. Ghoulidge, Jim and Connie's DC-4 too, the time is now to start puttin em on disc and........play on Gypsy's, play on!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi D K, Ya' left out the part where , when the ground crew got to him and asked , "How was it???!!" He replied,"NO shit, there I was.........!!!!!" You know the rest!!!!!!..... What a dive!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Fly-r, Eons ago, had a girlfriends' mom ask a bunch of typical whuff ?? One was about fall times so I say from 12,500' ya' can do about 60 seconds till ya pull your chute at 2500'. She says,"MY GOD!, How can you hold your breath that long!!!!???" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi '88, Or ya' could get an old pair of flip-flops with the thongs off and put them inside a pair of surplus store combat boots a 1/2 size bigger than your foot and wa-la! "Cheep-ies!!" and still have "BEER!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Spark, Photo mug lineup?? Back row ?, Don Vreedenberg, "ME!!!", ?, Mongo, Bear, "Tag", Jerry Meyers (head obstructed by Desantos), Ray Cottingham and Gary Young. 2nd row; Guy with stash??, Don Balsch, "Jim Fee!!", John Desantos, Bill Davis. 3rd row kneeling; Larry Perkins (in his classic Pioneer double zipper jump suit!!), Tony Dell, Scott Giles, ??Forget his name, he was a 3 didget "D" that went in!!, Last are 2 Latins I think the last one in the blue suit is Alex. That's the line up as I remember?? hahahaha!! anyone else, fill in please. 'Gonna miss Jim, didn't even know he was sick. That "STAR!!" up there just got one more entry. 'Think he's docking between Douris and Kevin 'bout now if he hasn't already!!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out

Hi Spark, Jim Fee gone!! 'Gettin to the point where I'm 'fraid to open DZ.com forum only to see another good buds' name on the memorial roster!! Known jim since the dust blown daze at old Elsinore!! He was a Good friend. Back around '85 he organized a 20 year 20 way with a bunch of us old farts that 'been jumpin' 'least 20 yr' or so!! The photo is "20 year 20 way" in the Air Trash Photo Gallery. 'See if'n ya' can pick out who else is "Still Around!!" Am tryn' to add the photo, hope it works. Note that's Garth "Tag" Taggareth behind Jim 's right shoulder. Jim drug him out of the woodwork to make this dive!!! That's Jery Meyers behind John Desantos' head!! ...."Who said Head??!!!!"..... SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out