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I've always thought the british could throw together an ugly airlpane. My favorite was the Buccaneer. I'm OK to say stuff like this because I flew the ugliest airplane ever built in the US, the A-10 Warthog. Ugly, but well hung. Cheers, Mo

My SO is a great teacher, she teaches me all the things I'm not. She is patient and like my dog, she loves me despite all my shortcomings. Single words to describe that? Non-Judgemental? Accepting? Humble? Wise? Fantastic all night lover,,, oops, that's not one word Good Luck, Mo

Well done, here's to many more birthdays and jumps with lots of zeros behind them. I'm ways behind you. I did AFF for my 50th and have a ways to go for a hundred, hope to make it by the end of this year. Cheers,

This might sound a little twisted. Lateyly I've been a little unlucky, but I'm still richly blessed. The luck thing is inconsequential. The blessing thing is monumental. I'm grateful for all of it. Cheers, Mo

Just transferred from the Guard to the Air Force Reserve. Spent 14.5 years on Active duty in the Air Force. Left in 1989, joined the guard then. Spent my first six years as an Air Traffic Control Radar Specialist. Learned to fly in the aero club and thought it might be fun to fly Air Force jets. Went to the education office and asked about getting a degree so I could qualify for OTS. Three years later I was in OTS with a slot for Pilot Training. Got my first choice assignment, a Warthog to RAF Bentwaters. Since then it's been nothing but aweseome. Great friends, great experiences, and hopefully with my new job all that will continue. I've flown the A-10, OV-10, A-37, F-16, and the C-130. Got rides in the F-15 and a CF-18. Have flown a number of cool simulators over the years, A-7, F-4, C-141, CV-22 and the V-22, UH-1, and probably some that I've forgotten about. Next week is my 30th year in the military, at my current rank I can serve six more years. When that terrible day comes that t I have to leave, I will go kicking and screaming. Meanwhile, I'm loving it. God Bless all the soldiers, marines, sailors, and airmen who are defending FREEDOMS FRONTIER around the world. Cheers, Mo

Fantastic, Congrats!! Mo B27912

I'm anal in a different way. I fill out my logbooks for every jump and flight. I've only got 63 jumps so that effort hasn't been too difficult. I can't imagine having 700 unaccounted for jumps. Would love to be in that number range. For my flying I'm creeping up on 10,000 hours and I still log every minute of flying. I just turned the page on my airplane logbook with my flight last night. On this page I will log my 10,000 th hour. This is my fourth log book. It's fun to go back and read the comments on a flight I made 20 years ago. Brings back lots of great memories. I want to do that same thing with my jump log. Cheers, Mo

I've always wanted to dress up as the Dolly Llama, A Llama with great huge tracts of real estate. Loved the one night stand, hilarious. Cheers, Mo

I just finished, "The Crisis of Islam" by Bernard Lewis. Really enjoyed it, would highly recommend it. After that I find myself re-reading the 20 book series by Patrick O'brian on his character "Captain Jack Aubry". Today I'm on book 5. You may have seen or heard of the movie "Master and Commander" that was book 7, I believe. Also open by my bed is "The Little book of Letting Go". by Hugh Prather. Good Luck, Mo

I hope you had a chance to re-read Fear and Loathing before you left home. One thing to remember is tire pressure. 70-80 lbs gives great cornering ability. Drink Heavily. I'm not an attorney, but if I were, that would be my advice. Peace and Best of Luck at Nationals.

757 co-pilot and I work part-time for the Air National Guard in my state. For years I drove military planes, now I'm a staff officer. That's sort of like being a tree killer. Cheers, Mo

Strongly disagree with the stinger theory. The warhead on a stinger is not much bigger than a fart in a bathtub. The seeker looks for heat, like an engine. If a stinger hit an engine it would likely destroy it, but there are three others working and on a lightly loaded 747 that would be no problem. They would've just secured the engine controls and landed. Chance of fire or fuel leaks from the wing tanks, yes, but that isn't where the worst of the explosion took place. Also, I would question where a stinger was fired from. What I'm getting at is the range of the missile. The aircraft was gaining altitude pretty quickly, I believe if Al Qaida was going to shoot a plane down they would position themselves much closer to the airport, better chance of hitting their target. I say lightly loaded because the flight was not even carrying full fuel in its center tank. I can't find any of my old 747 manuals but that center tank carried a butt load of gas. Something like 50,000 pounds. If it were close to empty it would create an explosive situation if a couple wires sparked. Sort of like what happened to the Air Force Reserve Tanker on the ground at Milwaukee. Meteor? maybe. Missile? not likely. Fuel Tank Explosion after two wires sparked due to worn insulation? I agree with that. I don't even work for NASA, NTSB, CIA or the Post Office. Blue Skies, Mo

Emmie, I'm not sure but I think there is an affiliation with the Quincey operation. The Gators jump out of Willistion down by Gainesville. Good Luck, Mo

Right Now is ideal. Last October I gave myself AFF for my 50th birthday. I thought I'd do a couple jumps and have that out of my system. Wrong, I'm loving this stuff and now have to rearrange everything to fit skydiving in. I wasn't ready for it. I dream about it. I'm healthy, got a job (for the moment), my small circle of friends are wonderful and loyal. I'm loved by a group of people that I love in return, my dog treats me like I'm the center of the universe. I wish I were half the man my dog thinks I am. From here, it seems like it just keeps getting better all the time. If I could go back to 20 or 30 or 40, I'd say no thanks. Right here, right now is good. Cheers, Mo

Awesome Video, Thanks for sharing. Yup, you've got a good deal. Lasting Happiness to the newly weds. Cheers,

Sort of like Here's to gunpowder and pussy live by one die by the other love the smell of both

Well, I admit to putting a couple on life support where they never came back. But I'm done with that now. I am not killing any more threads. Promise. Cheers, Blue Skies, Eternal Peace Mo

Steve. Good Morning, welcome back and thank you for your service. It's a little easier for me to chuckle at a joke about red is positive than it is to see the picture of them holding up Bergs head after they cut it off. I just read an article this morning about surviving an affair. It can be done. It's not about the third person.It's about the relationship and whether you're willing to give it what it needs. I wish you both the best. It is a tough time. Regarding skydiving, not sure where you live but I'd like to make some recommendations on getting up to the A license and maybe a little beyond. I'm a noob too, so take this with a grain of salt. With in a couple jumps of finishing AFF I'd recommend taking a canopy course. Scott Miller at Deland does a great job. I'm not sure if there are others around the country who do it, this forum is a great place to find that out. As you progress in skydiving you might be a belly flier or a head down type. That means different things, but one thing is always the same, flying your parachute safely to the ground. Once you're confidant flying the parachute you can decide which way you're going to fall. In time you can probably do both, but in the beginning I'd recommend focusing on one or the other. For me, I want to become a good belly flier. Someday, once I've gained some confidence with that, I may get some help on other ways to fall. I spent about 20 minutes in the tunnel with a coach learning fall rate and other handy little things. It helped immensely. If there is a tunnel nearby, I'd suggest that you find a good coach and do some sessions there. It will save you time and money in reaching a point where you can fly your body. Order a SIM and prepare for the B licence as well. Those second 25 jumps come quickly and before you know it, you're ready for a B. After that, its a matter of finding a couple people you can hang with at the DZ, and work with them on having fun and becoming a better skydiver. I wish the best for you. Good luck on every front. Cheers, Mo

I like everything totally natural. I hate the feel of lipstick and the smell of makeup is a real turnoff. Make mine simple, clean, natural. That is beautiful in my eyes. Cheers, Mo

Congrats!! In 10 years (maybe less) that repeated jump won't matter at all. Consider looking up Scott Miller and doing his canopy course. Regardless of what kind of skydiving you do (RW, freefly, etc.) you have to land after every jump. Scott's course gave me tons of confidence. Blue Skies and maybe we can jump after you get your A. Cheers, Mo

Thanks for your service. I stand in your shadow. Mo

Did I see this one on the forum yesterday? For Women, Men are like linolium, lay them right the first time and you can walk on them for 20 years.

Yes it was, like so many other small airports around the country. Is it my imagination or has all that changed? Maybe it's just me. Called my buddy who was the ballast officer on that trip and he confirmed it was Bill Smith who helped us out. Somewhere I do have some photos and will have to look in my old logbooks for dates and maybe some notes that I kept. Cheers, Mo

Couple more, Destination is place, not time. (told to me by a friend when I was whining that it took me 7 years to get my first masters degree) Always remember to never forget. Don't do anything dumb, different or dangerous, I'd rather hear a fat dog fart than a pretty girl sing (said in your pirate voice argh) All balls, dick, and no forehead. Lots of thrust, no rudder. Cheers, Mo

Hey, That's me, I'm a MSP Skydiver. There are a couple of great DZs up here, bring your gear. Skydive Twin Cities is east, Skydive Hutchison is west. Both have great people. I'll be gone for most of August, starting the 2nd when I drive down to Rantoul to help set up at WFFC. I'll be back late on the 7th, but have to start doing that Jay Oh Bee thing. Have fun while you're here. Bring your mittens and a warm hat, never know when it might snow. Mo