[Leica] [OM] IMG: A Special Jump

[Jim Nichols]

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:
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>> We had a special jump at the skydiving facility at our airport yesterday.  I just happened to be there.
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>> 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.
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>> 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
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>> Nashville Channel 5 covered the event:
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/TV+Chopper+Takeoff.jpg.html
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>> Takeoff:
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Takeoff.jpg.html
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>> His wheel chair is brought to the landing zone:
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wheel+Chair+to+Landing+Zone.jpg.html
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>> 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
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>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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