April 15, 2022 04:31PM
Summer of 1975, he was QUITE uncomfortable when we went to Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga. The guy had never even SAT in an aircraft much less flown on one. After I did my first two jumps, while in the USAF, he told me...If YOU can do it, I can too. About a year later, Sept 1990, I surprised him with a cool looking Florida Gators T shirt. Had a Gator flying a B-17 with "Bombs Away, Dude!" on it. He said... MAN! That is cool!! I said.... Glad you like it because you are wearing it when we jump! His face turned pale when I showed him the jump certificates. Jump Day...He was VERY calm n quiet during instruction (We did Static Line / Solo jumps) I THOUGHT he'd finally say "NO FREAKING WAY!!!" and back out. Instead.....His jump was SO perfect, the Jump Instructors used HIS video for future classes on how to do a PERFECT static line jump. He was SO proud and smiled every time he talked about it. That Jump School has long since closed but just last September, I drove all the way down to Keystone Heights simply to see that Airfield again. GREAT times.
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  I can breathe again....

JamesJM190April 15, 2022 11:15AM

  Re: I can breathe again....

waterfield228April 15, 2022 11:24AM

  It runs in the family...

JamesJM125April 15, 2022 11:41AM

  No thank you (nm)

waterfield81April 15, 2022 12:12PM

  My wife talked non-stop about jumping..

sstrams117April 15, 2022 12:59PM

  I've got 29 jumps. Like the Jump Master said on my very first one.

Ramgator85April 15, 2022 04:22PM

  Lemme tell ya about GUTS! My Brother HATED heights.

Ramgator113April 15, 2022 04:31PM

  Re: I can breathe again....

SeattleRam158April 16, 2022 03:18AM

  Video. This may not work

JamesJM178April 16, 2022 07:33AM

  And a photo... Attachments

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