Wife's 1st jump

[acstoon]

I'm an Air force guy too... and there's no such thing as a perfectly good airplane....

I came from an Air Force family... Dad was a pilot... everything he flew was built by the lowest bidder. That might be a contributing factor as to why he started our family tradition, back in 1940.

The story goes like this:
Dad & a buddy find this parachute, at their regional airport. They know nothing about it's condition. Being reasonable, sane individuals, they decide to take turns piloting and jumping. Oh... it gets better: Neither knew anything about repacking parachutes. They made the jumps at a very small airfield, early in the morning, so no officials were around to get into trouble with.
Obviously, they were successful.

Every year, in celebration, members of my family go skydiving in tribute (or hereditary insanity). The number keeps growing, each year... my stepson will be joining us next time. Dad can no longer join us; at age 85, his emphysema restricts him to well below 10000'. Mom, however, is looking forward to next year.

[Abax]

Every year, in celebration, members of my family go skydiving in tribute

That's cool!

Abax

[cessna152towser]

Well the title certainly made me look; that could have had at least two other meanings
Thanks for posting these action packed photos.
I've watched people do this but never had any notion of baling out - closest I ever got to it was in the Air Training Corps where we were required to jump off the gymnasium wallbars and practice how we would land if we ever had to parachute out of a Chipmunk training aircraft.

[Big Paul]

Too cool!

If you do go kilted sky diving, please do not go regimental! I saw a video once of a naked male sky diver..... It was very funny, but it looked painful!!

[acstoon]

Too cool!

If you do go kilted sky diving, please do not go regimental! I saw a video once of a naked male sky diver..... It was very funny, but it looked painful!!

I've got a wonderful freefall photo of 3 ladies & 3 men skydiving nude... quite comical... but decorum forbids me posting it here.

And before you ask, no, I was not in the aforementioned photo.

[Wompet]

- closest I ever got to it was in the Air Training Corps where we were required to jump off the gymnasium wallbars and practice how we would land if we ever had to parachute out of a Chipmunk training aircraft.

Chipmunk training aircraft?

What are they training the chipmunks to do?

Well, Acstoon did say his family are members of the Loyal Order of Lemmings ...

Nice pictures by the way.

[ChromeScholar]

Chipmunk training aircraft?

What are they training the chipmunks to do?

[cessna152towser]

Chipmunk training aircraft?

What are they training the chipmunks to do?

Canadian designed though many were assembled in Britain, this is a Chipmunk. The type saw service with the RAF from 1950 to 1996 (and a few are still on charge for training the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight pilots). Many are now in civilian ownership, the Chipmunk is often referred to as the poor man's Spitfire.

[thescot]

Man, what a gal. Adventure, fun, and looks, too.

You're a very lucky man, and that looks like a great day. I haven't done anything like that since the Corps, but I am thinking about it. I swore that i would never again jump out of a perfectly good aircraft--Like Mike said--but I'm reviewing the situation (as Fagin sings in the musical).

Congratulations to you and your bride for a great day. Maybe she'll talk to my wife.

[acstoon]

Man, what a gal. Adventure, fun, and looks, too.
You're a very lucky man

I feel I am very fortunate... she keeps me on my toes & smiling.
This is a woman who bungee-jumped, for the first time, on her 40th birthday!
Got her motorcycle license at 50.
Skydiving at 52... I can't wait to see what's around the next corner.
Never a dull moment here...
She's always on the go, but has found the time to help me raise my daughter (from a previous marriage) and chase after her 8 grandkids.

Lucky? I hit the jackpot!