Is DZ trying to Screw Me....
R. Mehler
: I used to jump in the early '70s around Taft California with Art Armstrong's
: outfit out of ratty olde Cessna 182 taildraggers. Back then the progression
: was 5 good static line jumps before you could do a supervised "clear and
: pull". Mind you, we were jumping on 28' flat circular military chutes modified
: with either a "T" cut or a "T-U" cut for forward velocity and some marginal
: stearing capability.......and don't EVEN think about a "stand up" landing
: unless your health coverage covers broken/sprained ankles.....
: Does anyone remember those days??? Do they still do static line jumps for
: first jump students???
There are still lots of places that do static line FJCs. I did one
last year at North Texas Skydiving Center, Gainesville, TX. No more
round canopies, though.
: Does anyone remember that DZ in Taft???
There is now a DZ at Taft, Air Adventure West. They were flying a King
Air a few weeks ago, but I understand that they use a smaller aircraft
during the winter, when there are fewer jumpers.
RM
James Smith
We used a 182, in Leauge City....5 SL's then a 5 sec FF and on up.
Beaumont still does the Static Line program and I believe Waller does too.
Most ex military old farts that get back in after 20 or 30 years would
rather
do the static line because they feel comfortable with it. That was the
way I felt
about it...If they had only had tandem and AFF I would have probably
passed it by.
Snuffy D-17105