pipedreams Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Loch Laich, Scotland 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pipedreams Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) Barn near me the owner had painted a coupe years ago. Edited August 2, 2018 by pipedreams 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 On 7/29/2018 at 10:06 PM, Eric said: I had an uncle who was an AMA bike racer in the sixties, for Team Harley Davidson. He is in the AMA Hall of Fame. His name was Freddie Nix. http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=242 I remember reading about and seeing your uncle's photo in a cycle magazine or in the Enthusiast magazine when I was a youngster. tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 32 minutes ago, Eric said: I visited Falling Waters as a child. tom. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 2, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, deputy tom said: I remember reading about and seeing your uncle's photo in a cycle magazine or in the Enthusiast magazine when I was a youngster. tom. You are the first person outside of my family that has heard of him. It was a long time ago, I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 2, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 2, 2018 6 minutes ago, deputy tom said: I visited Falling Waters as a child. tom. ? He was amazing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Eric said: You are the first person outside of my family that has heard of him. It was a long time ago, I guess. I've been a motorcycle enthusiast since I was six years old. Almost 60 years of reading and riding. Some people spend time watching sports on TV that they never participated in. I always went deep into what hobbies and recreations that I did participate in. tom. Edited August 2, 2018 by deputy tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, Eric said: He was amazing. Yes he was. My grandfather worked for the Kaufmann's back in the twenties~forties and took our family up there to see the attraction. It is out of this world. tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 2, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, deputy tom said: Yes he was. My grandfather worked for the Kaufmann's back in the twenties~forties and took our family up there to see the attraction. It is out of this world. tom. Wright reportedly loved Arizona. He did almost a dozen projects there. I saw many of them when I lived in Phoenix. http://franklloydwrightsites.com/arizona/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gwalchmai Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 15 hours ago, Lazy R said: Is that a real thing? Yes, and he'd a made it, too, if those pesky kids had a packed his parachute right. https://buffalonews.com/2016/10/03/daredevil-riding-jet-ski-niagara-falls-plunges-death-1995/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Eric said: Roof leaks, you know... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, gwalchmai said: Roof leaks, you know... He had marvelous looking homes but with "design" problems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 26 minutes ago, gwalchmai said: Yes, and he'd a made it, too, if those pesky kids had a packed his parachute right. https://buffalonews.com/2016/10/03/daredevil-riding-jet-ski-niagara-falls-plunges-death-1995/ I don't remember him in the jumping/BASE community back then. If this was his first time, it is no wonder he didn't survive. 180 feet is pretty low for non assisted BASE. Thinking it through, one would choose a canopy that is quickly releasable. I don't know if his was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taipei Personality Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 10 minutes ago, Al Czervik said: I don't remember him in the jumping/BASE community back then. If this was his first time, it is no wonder he didn't survive. 180 feet is pretty low for non assisted BASE. Thinking it through, one would choose a canopy that is quickly releasable. I don't know if his was. According to the original article, he had a “rocket-propelled parachute attachment”, whatever that means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted August 2, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted August 2, 2018 44 minutes ago, janice6 said: He had marvelous looking homes but with "design" problems. If a person's reach doesn't occasionally exceed his grasp, he isn't trying hard enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCop71 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 The first fatal crash that I investigated as an Alabama Trooper. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Taipei Personality said: According to the original article, he had a “rocket-propelled parachute attachment”, whatever that means. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7wPesr66yw Maybe something like this. I don't know. I'm not a hang/paraglider. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Eric said: If a person's reach doesn't occasionally exceed his grasp, he isn't trying hard enough. Yep. Big names like Wright are not the best choice for practical projects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSIV4S Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) deleted. Should have read it first. Edited August 3, 2018 by XSIV4S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taipei Personality Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Al Czervik said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7wPesr66yw Maybe something like this. I don't know. I'm not a hang/paraglider. That makes sense and fits the description. It also makes sense why it failed, given the attitude, and altitude, he came off of the jet ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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