Chrissay

There was an unofficial 12-way a number of years ago over Tecumseh, but that is it as far as I know.

Try Start Skydiving in Middletown, OH. They are about a 3 1/2 drive from Ann Arbor.

I know! I'm totally bummed, I had my PJ's picked out and everything! We are hoping to at least make it back for the Saturday night party since the wedding is local. But we are both in the wedding so we will see how that works out. I'm just surprised ya'll even talk to people who'd get married on a summer weekend anymore. Hope you two are doing great.

I know! I'm totally bummed, I had my PJ's picked out and everything! We are hoping to at least make it back for the Saturday night party since the wedding is local. But we are both in the wedding so we will see how that works out.

It's chic's weekend at Skydive Tecumseh so you picked a good weekend to be in the area. I won't be around, have a wedding to go to, but I'm sure there will be plenty of people around to play with.

I flew them a couple of years ago. They were cheap and the flights were either on-time or EARLY. crazy.

I usually use the 'one for you, one for me' philosophy

Good luck ladies! I wish I could be there to be part of the record, but too many people at the dz already have the weekend off.

awww, don't let people like that give people like me a bad name

YAY! Can't wait!! Some other cool Skydive Tecumseh stuff: ~camping on the dz ~showers on-site ~local hotel if you don't feel like tenting it ~nightly bonfires ~DAILY'S in 'B' building -- check out the cool jumps from the day ~in-door packing ~maybe if we ask nicely we can get someone to do some BBQing on Saturday night? ~and not to toot our own horn or anything, but we are a pretty fun crowd

zillow is pretty good, but any home property value checker is not very accurate in this market. -- (especially in the Michigan market where I am!) If you are looking for a rough estimate, it should be alright, but don't expect it to be spot on. It could be from $10,000-$50,000 off.

Very cool, I will have to look into them! Thanks for the info. Thank you everyone for the feedback

I would like to insure my skydiving gear and camera equipment in case it gets stolen, etc. I spoke to my State Farm insurance agent and she said because I use it for business purposes -- even if it is only like 5% of the time, my homeowners won't cover it. And a general insurance policy won't cover it either since it has to do with skydiving ... I know people out there insure their gear ... so how do you do it?

I'm just wondering the best way to archive photos so they don't take up room on your hard drive. What I usually do is upload them to ofoto.com and then burn them onto CD. Is this a good way to make sure my photos stay safe? I would hate to lose any of them ...

I've owned a Mirage G4 for about 3 years and it has about 800 jumps on it. I think it still looks great and the construction of it has held up awesome, no issues. My rig is mostly black with some lime green and purple on it and the lime green has started to fade a little. -- I would put that under normal wear and tear though -- I have no problem with a wrinkly reserve pack, or I should say my rigger doesn't have any problem with it. I own a MXS and absolutely love having the short option, my rig is still as comfortable as the day I bought it.

I really love my Viso, and I hope you get a chance to try it out. When I got mine I too was quite a bit confused as how to mount it. The altimeter and wrist mount were so nicely made, I couldn't believe I had to actually tie it on to the freakin mount. But apparently that is what is provided.

yeah, one of my old medical policies had that provision, it including skydiving, scuba, spulenking, and a handful of other activities. I haven't checked my most recent policy ... I should do that. I hope you are healing up quickly!!

That is very cool, congrats Carl!!

newbies, huh? They must not know your injury track record in your other sports, I hope you have given them up and will be jumping more? just kidding with you. But screw anyone for making a comment about your canopy, it is nice to see someone have their own opinion on their canopy and not follow the crowd and downsize just because everyone else THINKS you should. I have found a good swift kick in the balls will keep most people from getting too close.

I had a similiar experience earlier this year. I was on load 2 of the day and the forecast was predicting the winds to get gusty as the day went on. I watched load 1 land and wasn't too happy with the landings but I was participating in some 4 way scrambles and decided that I would just land in our alternate landing area where the air was cleaner. We were on jumprun when someone radioed up that the winds were gusting from about 7 to 25 - 30. Everyone on the load seemed good with that, but I gave it about 10 seconds of thought and decided to land with the plane. Given the fact that the winds were out of the West which gives us the most dirtiest air and I am underloading a crossbrace canopy I decided getting out of the plane was not a good idea. Also weighing in on my decision was the fact that I had to land with the plane with an extreme crosswind, scary stuff to have to land in the plane! I had the utmost confidence in our pilot so that helped ease the anxiety. Once I spoke up the majority of the load decided to land with the plane, so 3 people on the load decided to jump, not one of them landed on the airport and the people who were not loading their canopy at an aggressive wingloading experienced having their canopy collapse. I believe I made the right choice because I hate being in the air and wishing I was down on the ground, and I landed safely. Many times you will notice when the winds get unsafe, the more experienced people will stay on the ground and the inexperienced will continue jumping. Good for you for making a good decision for yourself and listening to what your comfort zone is.

Come check out Skydive Tecumseh! We have a full time Caravan, Wednesday and weekend jump specials. We have a few events left for the year including organizing by Matty Wright this coming weekend, some 4 way scrambes coming up in October, and some night jumps coming up. A lot of great people to jump and party with. Two of our guys were just on the 69 way Freefly World Record. We have camping onsite, shower house, indoor packing and gear store. There are a lot of great dz's in Michigan, so finding a new home will not be easy!

yay dee! it was so great to have you here, you are more than welcome ANYTIME!! Glad you had a good time, hopefully next year the weather cooperates all weekend, but I agree, hop n pops rock! I will try to get those pics to you soon!! ps -- i suck at getting photos out

hmm....maybe you should lead by example? Get off dz.com and get in a plane.

It will be a great time, you west-siders should come check it out! And yes we have a new to us Caravan now

Come join us for [Blue]Skydive Tecumseh's 4th Annual Summer Kickoff Jam -- June 22nd-24th!! TJ Landgren will be organizing all weekend long, he will be organizing for all skill levels. From hybrids, to freefly RW, to tracking, we will have something for everyone! What else will be going on ... - PD rep will be onsite with main and reserve demos - Friday night freefly seminar by TJ. Interested in starting freeflying or want some freefly tips, then attend this seminar! - Caravan to get you to altitude - Bonfires - Tiki bar - Camping and showers Check us out at www.skydivemichigan.com I know that a few people are flying in for this event, so if you haven't forwarded me your flight info already, please do so we can arrange a ride for you! My email is chrissyATgd-2.com. Blue Skies!