skykatherine

Scotty was larger than life. A true legend in his time. He lived louder and on the edge more than anyone I've ever met. His stories were unbelievable (but believable, knowing Carbone). Some of my favourite skydiving memories are from Quincy 1995 and 96 with Scotty as a soundtrack to my memories. - In 1995, I drove up to Quincy from Deland with Scotty & Rickerby. Rickerby in his van, and Scotty in his RV. The two fought like an old married couple, but loved each other to death, best buds until the end I believe. Scotty surfed his pet lizards out the RV window. Only one survived the roadtrip, dying from the shock of all the airtime! We had a funeral and burial by the WFFC showerhouse for his dearly departed pet on arrival. He was so stricken with sadness and couldn't understand why it had died?! - On my first & only Carbone-organized Quincy lingerie jump -- the last visual I had before opening was Scotty dive-tracking with his crazy trail-blazing hat. - Scotty in his cow-suit (always the trendsetter, making the onesie popular!!) was host to the wet t-shirt contest. And then the storm came whipping through. What a night! "Scotty in his element working up the crowd at the 1995 event for the Wet T Shirt Party- "Get out your 5 dollar bills and dollar bills and pass um on up..come on guys!" - then the storm hit" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r04jdLWA4dM. Thankfully, I'm NOT in the video although I was in the contest :P. Scotty had such a raspy voice -- as if he smoked 3 packs of cigarettes a day -- and he was often curt, loud and brash as fuck. But boy, was he a kind (often generous) soul with an open and good heart. Good times, great memories. I'm nostalgic in watching all the memorial ash-dive videos from this past Saturday -- he wanted his ashes spread on his birthday. 33 dropzones around the US and many more around the world participated. I'm so grateful to have grown up as a skydiver around that era, meeting the old-timers like Carbone, Rickerby, Dodgin. How about you?

In true base-jumping style "If he told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it?", yes ma'am, yes I would!!

When you say "I having a semi weekly regimen of using weights and PT bands to mimic skydiving inputs so I can build muscle memory for free instead of 24 dollars for 50 seconds of training.", can you break down what you do with weights and bands to mimic said skydiving inputs, please?

What do you think about Brian Germaines cutaway system? Looks easy enough to install! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuqJV3eRH0g

What do y'all think of Brian's version of a cutaway system?? http://youtu.be/WuqJV3eRH0g

Please elaborate on how this was scary in so many ways? Thanks in advance :) sKY::

Thanks Spot. I can't seem to render anything other than a mpg or HD Sony format on my Sony CX100. What settings render the mp4?? Thanks! sKY::

What about the GoPro Silver ... do you get the same issues with white balance on the still frame photos? I just bought the Silver only for shooting skydiving Photos. I have the CX100 for video :)

Thanks for the great resource. It might be 10 years old, and some links don't work, but it's still very relevant. Thanks for that!

I believe Ray Ferrell at Skydance still makes / has spare parts for the Eclipse. Worth a shot :). Action Air Parachutes 24390 Aviation Ave Davis, CA 95616 [email protected] Tel:(530)753-2650

YAY Richard! If it weren't for you and your ingenuity, would never have had this opportunity. Your boogies rock! :)

Hey, I was there too, and jumped that helicopter. Which was an AMAZING ride indeed! Never had the privilege of jumping the Quincy Jet there, but I have jumped an Antonof and a military helicopter over the Durban International airport, jumping out at 14,000. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!!

I must admit, I have a similar experience for my second favourite jump ever ... flying my canopy through statuesque towering canyons of clouds in Sebastian. :). Trippy cool, especially with 3 other canopies swirling around me doing the same :)

I third that opinion! Elsinore rocks. Chicks Boogie rocks even harder!

Wondering if anyone knows whether another cutaway system can be used on the Rawa helmet? If not, does anyone have a Rawa cutaway system available?

If you had to choose from your best most epic skydive ever, what would it be? And where? With whom? And why?!!! Also, how long have you been jumping, number of jumps? My answers: * Skydiving in to the Blue Hole, Belize * Jumping 22 years * # of jumps: 1548 Link to the youtube video!

Great article Chuck! I like your perspective of asking more 'relevant' questions. What do you propose in offering what those questions should be? If there was a questionnaire of sorts that 'standardized' canopy collision incidents, who could tabulate the results (the drop zones involved seem like the logical choice to collect the info, and the USPA to consolidate it into offering further answers perhaps?). Thanks for elevating this conversation to a new level. Kudos! sKY:: D18185

You're awesome Michelle! Love the yogaFLIGHT profile picture also. Hope we get to do some more yogaFLIGHT with you in LP this year. We'll have to see what happens :) sKY::

I love this Jimmy T!

Great tribute Jimmy. You always find the best words and sentiments. Toma shall be missed for sure.

Sadly, 2 years after his passing, I just heard about Jerry leaving us. He was an amazing man, the life of the party and the bravest of the brave. The dude etched my memories of Quincy as some of the best times in my life. We managed to finagle 5 free helicopter jumps and countless laughs together because he taught the pilot's wife AFF. Thank you for your service Jerry. I might be a Canadian but I can still appreciate your sacrifice for us all. BSBD.

Really friendly and accommodating dz. My husband and I showed up there this past summer. The DZO and our friends who jump there went out of their way to round us up gear so that we could see the area from the air. What a gorgeous view! Fabulous experience. Super friendly jumpers. Big thumbs up.

Hi Bill 5 years after this post, do you still concur with your statement made in 2004 regarding the Vigil?

Vigil: - No Life Limit - No 4 Year Maintenance Service requirement - New 10 Year estimated Battery Life Vigil faire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lehGkRCFXY = a common occurrence?? Cypres: - battery good for 4 years?? (Cypres website states: "No need for you to replace a battery. Ever. http://www.CYPRES-2.com/best_of_C2_usd.pdf" - It is waterproof for 15 minutes down to 15 feet. - is extremely accurate - needs maintenance every 4 years (ugh) - life of 12 years - more expensive than a Vigil!