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Me, circa jump 10, first rig
North American Mini-System rig
Note stylish high-water jumpsuit!
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Para Commmander at Sunset
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Jumpmaster Steve Wallace
and I walk to the plane
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Bill Smith, DZO
of Sunrise Parachute Crnter
gets 10 yr. USPA pin
from USPA prez
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When Chet Poland visits your
DZ, you know you're on the map !
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Billy Benefield, a great coach, on the right.
Steve Wallace, center.
Unknown female visiting skydiver, left
Check the blast handles and Capewells!
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Our 12,500 hop'n pop cross-country
attempt. We made it 3/4 the way back !
Amelia Island and airport in the background
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My first square: 5-cell Parafoil
Long, soft openings. Hard landings !
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The best friends anyone could want.
Art Barchie, Pat Fraser, Maddog Maguire
Our "4-way team"
Team jump total: < 200 !
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Bill Smith coaches us on
taking a 4-man off the strut
We basically slammed into each other for 5000 feet...
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The island's annual Shrimp Festival
featured skydivers when the DZ was open.
Big event was landings on a barge mid-river.
Bill Smith lands here.
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Here's Art Barchie.
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Carl Cole lands a round "out" at sunset.
He had just jumpmastered two
freefall students who hit
the peas !
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My boss, Gene Troutman, friend and
colleague Mike Cushing and I
make a fun dive.
This was published in our company newsletter.
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Art Barchie, Mark Wheeler
Johnny Sumner and I exit over
Amelia Island.
What a beautiful place to jump!
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Z-Hills "77 Meet
Our 10-way team, Leroy"s Chasers
Possibly the worst 10-way team in history,
but we had fun !
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