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When you next see Mark Witcher, ask how I met him! Blue Skies! Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

You can also go anecdotal -- on at least one day the drive to the drop zone WAS more dangerous than the jumps we made. Of course we only made 3 jumps that day. We had to call somone to pick us up to finish the trip to the DZ. BSBD Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

And then a couple of months ago there was a collision over the grass at Perris between two very experienced and current big way jumpers. By some miracle, no injuries. Bottom line -- when you are more concerned about where you're going to land than where the other canopies are, you're increasing the chances of a problem. When the place at which you want to land also happens to be where others want to land, the chances multiply. "Harry -- why did you land all the way over there? Hardly anyone else did." "Your second sentence answered your question." BSBD Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

I think it was Ed McCay's sport rig, and Brude deployed the round reserve. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

We all know that when someone who is not a licensed rigger packs a main parachute, it has to be done under the direct supervision of a licensed rigger. We had no problems finding riggers to supervise this packer. Those were the days BSBD Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Don't know who was there when it happend. Pat probably didn't get a photo or it would have been put on the web site. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Check out some of the pics on the "Around the DZ" page on the Elsinore web site. Glad you had a great time. We'll be expecting you to give the same hospitality if we visit Florida! Blue Skies! Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

And of course we're going to expect you to reciprocate when we visit Florida! Glad you made it out and had a good time. Blue Skies! Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

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\He sure gets to travel around a lot. He did the same thing to my tee shirts! "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

If Rich can't we'll ask Janna if I can fill in! "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Shell- Real parties ended the last time I saw you "Bar Dive." BSBD Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

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When I turned 21 I thought the days of my friends telling me I wasn't old enough to play with them were over. I was at Elsinore over the weekend and all my friends in SOS told me I was still to young to play with them. It's all relative. BSBD Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

The weather is getting cooler, so the afternoon turbulence at both will be less than it was a couple of weeks ago. Both DZ's have miles of open space with few obstacles. If you choose to land in the grass "main" area at each, the first person down from a load sets the landing direction. When winds are light, the wind indicators may do a 180 while you're under canopy. If you don't want to land the way the first person did, land way off the grass. This literally could be a matter of life or death in avoiding a low altitude canopy collision. At Elsinore, if the winds are out of the south, there will be some turbulence from the buildings just south of the DZ. Land way out and you'll be less likely to encounter it. At Perris, the grass landing area can get very crowded. Land out in the plowed up dirt areas, and Tim will be there in the pick up truck to drive you back to the packing area. You'll probably get back before the people who landed in the grass and walked back. Just remember to tip him at the end of the day. I think the view on the ride to altitude at Elsinore is prettier, as it's closer to the ocean. On the other hand, Perris has the Bomb Shelter bar & restaurant. Too bad you can't make it to both. You should have fun at either. Blue Skies! Harry L. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Why does that NOT surprise me? BSBD Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

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Here's the deal. They DID look out the window. Only problem was that the DZ at which they usually jumped was next to a golf course that used Hummers as golf carts. They thought they were looking at Hummers from 6,000 when they were really looking at golf carts from 2,000. BSBD Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

I've seen Mickey Mouse balloons over Disneyland many times above 3,000 feet. BSBD Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Lew- Are you old enough to be anywhere near those loads? BSBD Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

When I worked for the bank in Beverly HiIls, I had to miss a day of jumping to go to a company picnic. I wore this shirt to the picnic. Everyone thought it was a real pretty picture. Can you believe I lasted there 20 years? BSBD Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

The quote from the manual that came with the canopy: "WARNING; ALL PRACTICING SHOULD BE ABOVE 2000 FEET" so you could chop if the canopy didn't re-inflate! BSBD Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

I refuse to admit that I'm old enough! "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

***Ok, I showed you mine, now show my your's.Quote That's Jan Aarvik's Our Douglas I think this was in 1988. I'm basing it on the tee shirts, amount of hair, pigment remaining in the hair, and girlfirends at the time. Some of the hair, pigment, girlfriends, and jumpers are no longer with us. What great times those were. I'll be looking for more photos. BSBD Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Found it in the closet!!! BSBD. Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."