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Now Damian is gone too! Maybe they are doing some crazy things together again? I hope so!!!! Maybe Skip will keep them straight. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

Six silent men, Eyes behind the lines, what do you mean I can't kill them(Radd Miller Jr) Blood on the risers. War story, The devils secret name, Special men. Are just a few that I highly recommend DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

I work for Ron Carter Toyota right outside of houston, I run the used car dept. Its late and I'm leaving for the night but I'll post some helpful info tomorrow. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

Sweet!!! I wonder if we can keep this going? If it look good enough we might get parachutist to print it.It would make a great article, if we can get enough people to post their take on it. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

I found this today I wrote it the day after my aff level 1. I haven't checked the spelling or grammer so cut me some slack it was a long time ago? It has always amazed me how much stuff can go through your head in a split second when you think your going to die. I’d waited my whole life for this moment for the door of the plane to open and the jumpmaster to say move out. When you feel the wind in your face and your heart starts to pump so hard you think it’s going to explode. You watch the first jumpmaster move out on the step over the airplane wheel and you realize that it’s only as big as a license plate and three grown men area about to be balanced on it at twelve thousand feet hanging of the side of a small Cessna aircraft. You move to the door and put one foot out into space. The plane is flying at eighty miles an hour so the wind tears at your jumpsuit as you try to put your foot out on that precariously small step. I couldn’t help but wonder how the jumpmasters both looked so relaxed. I know they have done this thousands of times but it’s hard to imagine getting to a point where you would consider this a relaxing experience. With one foot on the step, like someone putting a warm blanket over you when your shivering from the cold the fear goes away and all that’s left is the cold realization that you are going to do this, not to impress anyone or so you can brag to your friends but because at this moment you know what it means to be free. All the things you thought were important mean nothing, the bills, the times you failed or the times you succeeded, are washed away and replaced with self-confidence, a confidence so strong that you know it will change everything about you, and it feels good. I looked at the jumpmaster still in the plane and he said “okay” so I move my other foot out onto the step into the little open space I left between my foot and the foot of the jumpmaster, who is watching all your movements with a smile that tells you he remembers what you are feeling and you realize that he teaches so that other people can know this true feeling of being at one with everything around you. When your foot finds that three-inch open space on the step, you let your other foot slip off the step and trail behind you in the chilling wind that still tears at you relentlessly. I looked to my left and say “check in”, I heard a strong reassuring voice say “okay”. I look right and say “check out”. I see that same relaxed smiling face reply “okay”. I looked forward focusing on the front of the plane and say “prop”, “up” and I push myself up against the bottom of the wing. Your going to do it, not doing it never crosses your mind there is no fear no pressure there is only right now. You say down and you relax and move downward. This is it, this is what it’s all been for “ARCH”, and you let go! The rest of this story cannot be explained with words. So I leave it you. All it takes to know the ending is one little step…. 12000 ft DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

All the way to the back and to the left!!!!! When You get to hell thats where I'll be..... at least you'll know People. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

Thats Funny!!! It was a real snake my albino monocled Cobra it was venomoid so you could hold it (he'd still bite the hell out of you but he had no venom)He was a cool ass pet. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

My snake died he will be missed. Everyone liked having their pics taken with him usually nakid but whats wrong with that? DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

BUMP DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

If you have to ask I guess I need A better camera... Its a head down foot dock with clouds in the background. (maybe the old camera phone is due to be replaced????) DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

What do you think? DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

http://www.myspace.com/99828329 DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

I'll jump anywhere thanks for the tip. Did you sell a rig to a guy in Chicago named John he had one he bought used will anvil on it? We jumped together at Summerfest acouple years ago. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

Shameless BUMP!!!!! DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

Also if anyone knows how to contact Danielle Ford pm me. She's an old friend and I'd like to let her know I'll be in the area. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

I'll be in Orlando and thought I'd go make a few jumps. If anyone wants to do a few let me know? DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

You can give me a call I'll get you set up with one. I'll pm you my #. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

I jump a Fusion loaded 1.55 and I love it. Better openings and landings than my spectre or the sabre2 that I jumped. The flare is a lot better also. You should atleast demo one before you decide. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

That looks like Mark Doolittle in one of those? DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

I demo'd a 190 and I'm buying a 175 that I jumped yesterday. in my humble opinion it flys much better than a sabre2 ( i demo'd a sabre2 twice and put about 25 jumps on them) nice flare and great openings I liked it so much I became a dealer. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

I had to chop my Tri 220 twice from broken lines due to hard openings once it blew 7 lines at once ripped 5 loose from the canopy. I talked with cliff and he told me not to roll the nose that that made it worse on a tri (I don't know why) instead to fold the nose just like you would roll it 3 and 3 but fold it in a 3 inch fold so that when you push it in it flat. I can't tell you why but it did help. I still sold it and got a spectre instead. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

thanks Dave! you now have a free jump credit @ Skydive Wichita. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

It will not take the attachment. says its to big (story of my life) not!!! anyone know how to compress a picture? I'm a computer moron. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

MY first try on the pond didn't work out like I wanted! It was the highlight of the mullins boogie though. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com

Our new building is up and the place looks great, free food and beer all the usual. DAN SMITH www.skydivewichita.com