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Subject: [Leica] [OM] IMG: A Special Jump
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 09:31:46 -0500
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Thanks, Nathan.  Actually, the only photogs were TV and newspaper.  And 
a lot of family and friends. I realized, after a while, that I was 
familiar with this young man.  Seventeen years earlier, when my wife's 
father spent his last months in the same care facility, I had seen this 
young fellow moving about the halls in his powered wheel chair.  I was 
amazed that he was able to make the jump.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/4/2016 12:44 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Nice record of the event. If I were there, I would have intruded a bit 
> more, given that there was TV and many other photographers by the looks of 
> it.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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>> On 02 Sep 2016, at 00:01, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>>
>> We had a special jump at the skydiving facility at our airport yesterday. 
>>  I just happened to be there.
>>
>> A young man in his 40s who has had cerebral palsy since birth, and must 
>> use a wheel chair, resides at one of the local nursing home facilities.  
>> He has always tried to push himself to enjoy life as much as he could.  
>> He decided that he wanted to experience skydiving, and his family and 
>> friends made it happen.  There was a crowd, and I tried not to intrude.  
>> Here are a few scenes.
>>
>> Loading up in the Twin Otter Jump Plane:
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Loading+Up_001.jpg.html
>>
>> Nashville Channel 5 covered the event:
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/TV+Chopper+Takeoff.jpg.html
>>
>> Takeoff:
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Takeoff.jpg.html
>>
>> His wheel chair is brought to the landing zone:
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wheel+Chair+to+Landing+Zone.jpg.html
>>
>> Descending with his instructor:
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Descending+2.jpg.html
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>> Touchdown:
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Touchdown.jpg.html
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>> Cameras fire away:
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cameras+Fire+Away.jpg.html
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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