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I'm sad to report that Tom McFeeters, D1257 passed away on May 4th at age 81. Tom was a early Colorado jumper and pilot who trained a lot of us back in the 1960s. Blue Skies old friend, I will miss you. Allen

I have tons of old gear, mostly from the 1960's. Rigs, canopy's, jump suits, french para boots, etc. Call me if interested. Allen D2203 303/883-2206

Adam, I jumped there a few years ago. I don't know if they are still in business, but try this: Skydive Bali Ph.764210 e-mail : [email protected] BCA

I answered this question a long time ago on this forum. The hand was owned by Terry Cooper who lived and jumped in the Phoenix area back in the 60's and 70's. He kept it in a refrigerator and brought it out to various competitions, parties and boogies. There were a lot of stories about where it originally came from, but he told me that he got it from the med school at the U. of Arizona. BCA

I made a couple thousand jumps on PC's and I always had soft openings by sitting up a little at opening time. BCA

This is difficult. Jim and I were room mates at the 1972 nationals in Tahlequah. We stayed in touch off and on over the years and jumped together on occasion. I will miss you old friend. Allen Hunt D2203

My very 1st square jump was on a Sled back in the early 70's. It was owned by Dale Wisehart who ran the DZ at Coolidge, AZ back then. BCA

I have 4 complete rigs from the late 60's and early 70's in my basement. BCA

As I recall, Jeff Russell won the collegiate nationals in style & accuracy back in 1967 or so. Haven't heard anything about him for many years. BCA D2203

It comes in very handy for defending yourself against "killer rabbits" on the DZ.

Can anyone provide details for the "Old Farts Reunion" coming up in May? Thanks in advance. BCA

kicker plates

the reserve canopy is very old and won't pass stress testl

Looking for advice on what would be a good asking price for: conventional harness & container (Mini-system with front mount reserve) 1973 vintage PC - good condition, very jumpable reserve is 26' navy conicle - I wouldn't recommend jumping with it. Don't know if there is a market for this or not, but appreciate any input.

I understand the Paracommanders have some steerability? You should go back and read the winning accuracy scores from the mid to late 60's national championships. Paracommanders were deadly accurate in the right hands.

Although we sometimes jumped them in higher winds, anything over 14 or 15 mph started to really take the fun out of it. BCA

No, you're not old. D-2203

Harry Johnston, a master rigger back in the day from Phoenix actually built a harness using rocket jets as a replacement for the main capewells. He must have had a tso or waiver, because several people used that setup for several years. As a matter of fact, Floyd Glover used that setup at both the 67 and 69 nationals. BTW, he was national accuracy champ in 67 and was also on the 69 US Team. BCA

You would be considered an expert when you no longer buy beer for any reason whatsoever and no one on the dz challenges you for it.

Hey, a little stiffness in the morning is something to be proud of at my age. BCA

They really were tough back then.

I still have mine and they are mounted in a frame. The bars on mine are Parachutist, Jumpmaster and Expert with a jump number bar on the bottom. BTW, my original gold wings also have the rings and a 1,000 jump number bar. BCA

I made almost 2,000 PC jumps and never had a canopy malfunction. I had one total mal. Over the years, I think I tried every packing method there was for a PC. They all seemed to work for me. BCA

Let the young folks come. We need them to buy the beer. BCA

I agree. No pilot chute, no cutaway. They didn't even teach cutaways before the shot and a halfs became popular in sport jumping.