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For you more adventurous types (You know who you are)
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:45 am
by Brass Rat
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:06 am
by BOLOMK1
Readinging that reminded me of old Burt Lancaster movie,"The Gypsy Moths" (a winged suit was a plot device) and TV show "Ripcord" that got me interested in skydiving as a kid.
John
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:35 am
by Aughnanure
What next?
My youngest daughter throws herself out of perfectly serviceable aircraft and sends me photos of herself and friends holding hands as they plummet Earthwards with insane grins on their faces.
I can imagine what it'll be like if she gets one of these.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:42 pm
by Niner Delta
Like this?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:10 pm
by BOLOMK1
When I was young and foolish..........
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Plane is a Beech D-18 (sorta a War Bird),'chute was a shortlined Para-Commander,my first high performance before I got a square.
John
NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND..........
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:35 am
by DuncaninFrance
..........jumps out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft that is not on fire, allowing a piece of material made by a worm to deposit them safely on tera firma!
I rest my case
Hey John
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:29 am
by Niner
At least out West you didn't have many trees that you could run into when landing.
On second thought....any cactus in that drop zone?
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:09 pm
by BOLOMK1
Nope,no cactus.Nice DZ.Is at the Spearfish/Black Hills Regional Airport.
Same place my Dad took pictures at in the '30s.
John
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:13 am
by Grubber
I would volunteer for testing but it needs some wing mounted weaponry!!
GG
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:31 pm
by Brass Rat
John, didn't they used to call those Beech's Bamboo Bombers?
