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Thumper and Duffy took a fall on Saturday......exactly 11,580 feet!
As most of you know I've been battling cancer now for over 7 years. There was really only one thing that I had on my "bucket list" and that was to go skydiving. I talked to Duffy and he told me that he had done it a couple of times and that he would go with me. So on a beautiful Saturday morning we rode over to Monroe Ga. and took care of business.
Jump altitude: 11,580 feet
Opening altitude: 3960 feet
Free fall time: 43 seconds
Fastest speed: 129 mph
Slowest speed: 107 mph
Average speed: 124 mph
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« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2011, 07:00:50 PM » |
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 I can do this....  This is the last thing I saw before I went out the door.....  Here we go..... |
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« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2011, 07:08:16 PM » |
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An oak tree is nothing but an acorn that stood it's ground!
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« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2011, 07:13:23 PM » |
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An oak tree is nothing but an acorn that stood it's ground!
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« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2011, 07:26:19 PM » |
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That's awesome Paul  Pretty sure my bucket list WILL NEVER have that on it  See you friday my friend at the Biker Shed in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. |
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« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2011, 07:31:04 PM » |
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Wow. That looks like it was a ball and the pics are great. Thanks for sharing em. Ain't nothing better in life than having good times with good friends you can count on.
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« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2011, 07:32:17 PM » |
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That's too cool...it's on my bucket list....glad you did it
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« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2011, 07:40:15 PM » |
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« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2011, 08:04:19 PM » |
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Thanks for sharing.
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ride hard now we all can rest when were gone !!!
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« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2011, 08:15:25 PM » |
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awesome .. wish i could do that but the plane anit big enough..  |
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« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2011, 10:42:25 PM » |
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what a great event to have checked off on the list!
I envy you guys.
speeds were pretty good (even two up), did you happen to get an MPG reading?!
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« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2011, 02:18:02 AM » |
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whew, had me worried when i read the topic.
your smile says it all.
glad you guys had a great sky dive.
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« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2011, 03:11:34 AM » |
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« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2011, 03:54:37 AM » |
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My bucket list has a more mundane thing to do.
Ride to the Key West most Southern Point in America.
Good Job Paul and Duffy too,, for supporting you on this.
Good Pics as well, almost felt like I jumped with you guys.
AL
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« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2011, 04:08:57 AM » |
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Ride to the Key West most Southern Point in America.
AL
That's only CONUS though Al. The southermost point in the US is on the big island of Hawaii. Yeah... I been there. But you can't ride your Valk. There is a a walk involved. At least there was when I was there. Jabba |
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« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2011, 04:10:00 AM » |
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I been looking to skydive... but no one will rent me one of them 3 chute tank rigs... I sure as hell ain't putting my fat ass in a single chute designed for a regular human!  Jabba |
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« Reply #16 on: August 29, 2011, 05:53:13 AM » |
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The pictures turned out great Paul. It was a great day, we both had a blast!  Still grinning two days later.  The folks at Skydive Monroe (Monroe, GA) are great. If you plan to jump, I highly recommend Bill (owner and pilot of the King Air) and Cat (customer service extraordinaire and cute too!) at: http://www.skydivemonroe.com/Thumper had been fighting a good fight against cancer since before I met him and I am proud to have helped knock this off his list. His fight will continue and I am betting on him to win. Everyday. Skydiver Paul:  |
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« Reply #17 on: August 29, 2011, 06:14:29 AM » |
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« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2011, 07:19:15 AM » |
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Glad you didn't have a malfunction on your first jump! -Mike |
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« Reply #19 on: August 29, 2011, 09:41:51 AM » |
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Read the header and thought,"WTF!! These guys have nothing better to do than RUN INTO EACH OTHER??? HA!
Great shots, I'd love to do that one day.
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« Reply #20 on: August 29, 2011, 09:55:34 AM » |
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I did that once except I did a static line jump from 3500ft so only about 5 seconds of freefall. But still...WHAT A RUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The hardest part was climbing out of the plane, which was a high-wing Cessna 182 Skylane. You climbed out onto this little platform mounted over the tire and hung from the wing strut in all of that wind, and then...let go. When that chute opened, everything just got so quiet and peaceful except for the jump master talking to me through the walkie-talkie mounted on my shoulder. It was a blast. Congrats.
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« Reply #21 on: August 29, 2011, 10:28:05 AM » |
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Way to go, Thumper and Duffy! awesome .. wish i could do that but the plane anit big enough.. |
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« Reply #22 on: August 29, 2011, 11:01:44 AM » |
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I have procrastinated for YEARS!!!! Glad you enjoyed!!! Thanks for sharing!!!! |
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« Reply #23 on: August 29, 2011, 11:46:03 AM » |
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Congrats on your venture. I wanted to do that for years. I finally jumped about 8 years ago. What a blast it is!!!! I did it again about a year later. I suggest you do it again. The second jump is even better, because you know what to expect. Thanks for sharing your pictures.
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« Reply #24 on: August 29, 2011, 12:15:55 PM » |
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That's just awesome guys.......I've always lived by the saying "WHEN I GET OLD I DON'T WANT TO SAY 'I WISH I HAD'......but rather 'I'M GLAD I DID'"
Again congrats......live life to the fullest. Tandem jumps are the safest......you are strapped to a jumpmaster with about 10,000+ jumps and he is gonna do what ever it takes to get his own butt on the ground safely.
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« Reply #25 on: August 29, 2011, 12:30:39 PM » |
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Good job. Any jump you can walk away from is a good one.
Do it again like has been said. Its more fun the second time.
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« Reply #26 on: August 29, 2011, 06:35:20 PM » |
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Way to go guys. I'm proud of both of you but believe I'm more likely to sleep with Kate Beckinsdale (my bucket list) than jump out of a damn airplane.
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« Reply #27 on: August 29, 2011, 06:57:12 PM » |
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Congratulations Paul! It's good to see you posting, riding and diving!
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« Reply #28 on: August 29, 2011, 07:14:24 PM » |
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To cool Brother!
Cain't wait to do it myself but................ gotta learn to pack my own shoot first.
Not sure I trust ANYONE that much, hahaha.
Glad ya enjoyed it.
Look forward to seein' ya again in Maggie, peace Whiskey.
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« Reply #29 on: August 29, 2011, 08:40:20 PM » |
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I'm with Smkin Joe though! After flying for over five years in Uncle Sams Air Force, the only way I'm jumpin' out of a plane is if it is on fire!  |
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« Reply #30 on: August 29, 2011, 09:23:05 PM » |
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« Reply #31 on: August 29, 2011, 09:36:14 PM » |
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 This picture is priceless!! May I use it for my computer desktop for a while?? Would give me a great reminder of how much fun life can be! Is that where they got the "puddin' face" commercials?? Congrats! Looks like you had a blast! R |
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« Reply #32 on: August 29, 2011, 10:09:02 PM » |
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I've got more than a few jumps logged in my Parachutist's Log Book - the first 10-12 military and the rest civilian. Wanted to copy the page and post it, but can't find the log anywhere (haven't jumped in over 28 years). The entry for my first free-fall jump makes the statement that it was better than sex . Don't remember what kind of sex I was getting back then, but I think I'd like a chance to revise that claim.  Real glad ya enjoyed yourself, Thumper! |
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« Reply #33 on: August 30, 2011, 08:01:36 AM » |
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Airborne!
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« Reply #34 on: August 30, 2011, 08:52:56 AM » |
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Congratulations on your jump. I'm sure that it is fun and all that, and I may jump someday, but I can promise you that my airplane is going to be in pieces before I crawl out of it while airborne...Jim |
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« Reply #35 on: August 30, 2011, 11:19:05 AM » |
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2 thumbs up, Paul & Duffy! My bucket list contains even more dangerous pursuits...like this one...before I die, I plan to court and seduce Salma Hayek...what's so dangerous about that? You haven't met my wife, have you?  Dave |
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« Reply #36 on: August 31, 2011, 04:26:18 AM » |
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That's way cool Paul. Rock on |
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« Reply #38 on: August 31, 2011, 08:02:53 PM » |
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