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Did you know that fish can fly?

If you see me on a parachute, (like the one on the left) send us a post card with the date and time .

You could win a $25.00 Gift certificate in our monthly drawing.

Sorry nice try fellow skydivers! You're excluded. You should be watching the ground get big and opening your own parachute!

Leaving the Sikorski chopper.with "Higgy" Of course my smile was big. The pilot asked. "I've never flown jumpers before. If I give you a free jump will you teach me?"

"Oh hell yah!"

He gave me five. Yahoo!

This photo was published in the September 2004 Parachutist.

"I keep getting richer but I can't get my picture on the cover of the "Rolling Stone!

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There's just something about the smell of burning jet fuel that makes you want to jump from the 727 while it's in flight.

Actually the fact that the slowed down to 200 m.p.h. was one reason.
# 2 Everyone else was doing it!
#3 because its fun!

This is a once a year "sport" there are actually contests to see who can get their teams together the fastest after exit. The record is 12 seconds. No Steve and the guys didn't set it. But they'll try to break it!

Skydiving brings together a lot of different people. The clown on the right, no we're not being rude, is actually a professional clown turned U.P.S. driver. (We don't know what the difference is.).

This is an eight way. (8 People) performing dancing diamonds. Note the two diamonds end to end. The goal is to rotate the "Diamond so everyone changes positions.

We achieved 13 points on this dive. (Changed positions 13 times.) Steve is the dude bottom right with the biggest smile on his face.

Steve has several successful 40 ways under his belt. Forty people three planes. LET IT FLY!

Meet one of the loves of my life!

A B-24 Flying fortress. Walking around one can only admire the men that flew these. Who wants the nose gunner spot? It took guts!

I bailed out of the gun port where the 35 caliber was mounted and watched everyone else.

The fellows that served in these deserve total respect.  Miles Alexander! I did it for you. A member of the club.

LOOK FOR THIS CANOPY!

It has been sighted over  Hutchinson, and 15 other states, as well as Aruba!

Spot the "Flying Fish" and win a $25 gift certificate. Sorry other jumpers or their families are not eligible!

Here it is! The very first airplane I ever fell out of. It was awful! I hurt so much from yelling "Yahoo! -_uff, _uff, _uff!

It's a 1953 Dehavland Beaver.

Seats 7-9 with some comfort. Louder than a blender grinding coconuts and it still fly's!

It was used in Korea as an observer plane. The jump door is a zip up canvas door. In winter jumping it was "heated" (Kind of)

This sucker is older than me!

 was wandering around this "beautiful creation" and was joined by my 1st jumpmaster. "Proz"

He looks old too. Maybe I was a bit rough on him! 

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Zowie! Oh Doggie!

Who put this here? its a DC-9!

I wonder if I can jump it!

The back door is locked. Why would anyone leave a perfectly good Jet on the ground?

I wandered to the front. Who should I spot? Its Monte the "Maniac".

"What crazed thoughts would he have?" I wondered.

"Hey Fish dude! We should jump this." He informed me.

Who would possibly do something so crazy? D.B. Cooper?

He's dead the legend says. No one could do it. Really? Hmmm Does anyone know who has jumped a jet six times before?

Has anyone ever left a plane in excess of 200 m.p.h?

"Will anyone else?" the Fish asked.

Then his cohorts appeared. Monte, Bob the dentist and far right Charles. Good republicans may know him. Sorry I can't divulge his present 'hobby".

Libby got in trouble for that one!

 I'm thinking that if you are a passenger on a commercial flight, this may not be what you want to see sitting behind you.

89 fellow brothers ready to exit at 15,000 feet through the cargo door.

It took 5 minutes to reach altitude and 15 minutes to trim and level her off.

We had a "Helen Keller" spot. (Some what off target) The bean crops are looking good this year in Illinois!

This is the Antonov 2. A Russian Bi-plane. Remarkably it was built in 1975.

Decades after Soyuz and Sputnik. They must have had left over parts!

This baby purred like a kitten. A lot nicer than the "Flying Chicken Coop."

(Shown below) Also known as a 1945 Ford Tri-motor.

My group. it's Bob, Top Fun Tom, Vegas Joe and no mayhem is complete without Monte the maniac!

The picture was taken by "Dangerous Dave" He got hurt so we called this the "Missing Dave Formation."

Also present was "Vic" the F.A.A. guy. Their slogan is "We aren't happy until you are unhappy!"

Actually, Vic was a lot of fun to mess with. He has skydived.

This is the Ford Tri-Motor. Also known as the "Flying Chicken Coop.

This baby rattled and shook all the way to altitude. Originally it was a used for postage and then passenger flights.

Best exited as a "poised" exit to ride the prop blast!

Life is the Pitts!. "Pitts Special" Bi Plane. Ask for the acrobatic ride for only twenty dollars more.

A great ride featuring hammerhead stalls, loops, barrel rolls and when its time to go the pilots flips upside down. SEE YA!

"Sneaking" one more in at night. A Florida sunset jump finishes off a great day!

Swooping out of the "Super King" Air. Its a 14 way. 14 people. Gary's feet are visible as he takes the base. ( The biggest group of jumpers that form the main part of the group.)

Like a gentleman I say "Ladies first!" Sharon leaves....

Swooping is hard work! I have to be the last to leave the plane. The air speed is around 140 m.p.h.

Because of the fast speed I'm only a fraction of a second behind.

Someone has to do it. I'm out. I now need to dive to the other 13 people to reach my formation.

The Pac 750 by Xstol. (Extra Short Take offs or landing. Specially designed for Skydivers and priced at $1,000,000.00 Great climbing speed small door and too low for big guys to run out of. OPPS! Can we have our $600,000.00 used Otter Back?