Well last weekend after camp I made my 300th skydive. A wonderful milestone to reach but this weekend surpassed that. Today I jumped four times into a small regional airfair. I made several level 1 open field demo jumps in front of spectators. I have to admit it kinda felt weird to get applause, but to be able to talk to the kids about skydiving made it all the more enjoyable. To top it all of I was able to jump from a very historic aircraft. We jumped a C-47 named Southern Cross. The C-47 is the military designation for a DC-3.
This particular aircraft saw service in WWII. It was surreal to be in a plane that helped defend our country so many years ago. The plane had several patched holes in the fuselage that were caused by damage while in service. Thanks to all of you who served and continue to serve to defend our great country. God bless!
God sent another mini blessing my way, after packing I went to the flight line to talk with the kids about skydiving. I noticed a father and son who happened to be adopted from Ethiopia. It was my privilege and joy to talk to them and share my experiences there just a few weeks ago.
Yay,300!! This is very cool!! My grandfather served in WW2 so I appreciate this.:0)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on reaching 300!! So cool that you got to talk with the boy from Ethiopia:)
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