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No, but I've got a Volplane, if you want it. HW

Yes. And then when it gets screwed up, you get to do it over again. (But you can customize the installation somewhat by not installing stuff you probably won't use, like PAL templates and maybe a lot of the canned audio.) HW

It was not the Herd but at Pelican skydivers in Maryland. It was a raccoon. It was not Ottley's plane but a newish Bonanza owned by the Army Times Publishing Co. He wrote about it, sort of, in a Parachutist story about how skydivers are their own worst enemies. And the story was retold at his memorial dinner in Virginia in 2006. HW

coulda been a grapefruit. I think we tried both. HW

I remember doing an orange pass with Skip Kniley at a regional meet at the West Point cadet DZ a long time ago. Its terminal was about the same as ours, and I think we did several toss passes before pull time. HW

Well, sort of. HQ is working on the changes and they have to be published. And, unless I'm mistaken, coaches will be able to sign off category quizzes. HW (who had some part in making this happen.)

Hum? My first jump (1965) was out of a Noorduyn Norseman, which carried nine. I'd have to check my logbook to see what n-ways we did -- it was rare we went above 7,500 -- but it's not impossible there was a five-way at Orange or Lakewood. HW

You can also capture frame grabs within the camera. They are saved as .jpg images. Not the same as a still camera, but more than acceptable for web posts (e.g. Facebook.) HW

I still see these from time to time as handles for Cessna 180/82 inflight doors. HW

The German army was there in force in Eloy (along with the Dutch). They were making static lines as well as freefalls from the Skyvan. HW

Nope. HW

Found in the desert in Eloy earlier this week. It's marked Paratec. Military? HW

So, what is it? Is the container included? HW

FWIW, this rig was jumped last year. The reserve container is ca. 1952. The master rigger who packed it placed a 60-day limitation because of cotton components in the container. And, no, you wouldn't use a sleeve in it. HW

Loan it to someone who gets hit by somebody trying to dock on a 10-way. That gets it off real quick. (Astoundingly, the camera was found in the desert at Eloy, but it doesn't work.) HW

The South African is Graham Meise. He designed the Lexan door for Twin Otters (and other planes, including the newish Quest Kodiak. He now has a "warbirds adventures" place in Florida. H

The balloon museum is kinda fun. HW

I've just been through several thousands of pictures looking for ones of Gary Pond. And these are at least somewhat organized. I can't imagine trying to find any more pictures of an airplane. HW

November, 2001. A couple of excerpts: and: HW

It would have been a C180, almost certainly. And fix your CAPS LOCK key. HW

Yup. The last couple of seconds kind of tell the story, but the setup is key. HW

The Inn at Orange was the end-of-day watering hole at Orange, MA from the days of the '62 World Meet until the '70s. I've posted on Facebook a short video based on movies from about 1968 by my friend Vince Marchese. The first sequence is people on unmodified flat circulars. You don't need to be on Facebook to see it (though you would be welcome to join the Jumptown page there.) Just go here. HW

Gary's obituary and a link to his Guestbook are here. Services will be at Jumptown Saturday, Feb. 6. HW

Here's Gary, in his favorite place, looking at the Quabbin Reservoir. HW