AggieDave 6 #1 May 23, 2003 I had an interesting day and am now drinking beer...just check out my post in incidents and you'll understand... You can't keep a good down.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #2 May 23, 2003 HMMM? First emergency landing in aircraft?... BEER! ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #3 May 24, 2003 Quote I had an interesting day and am now drinking beer...just check out my post in incidents and you'll understand... You can't keep a good down. Good training, huh? Glad you're safe!!! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #4 May 24, 2003 Glad everyone is safe.. Hugs to you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #5 May 24, 2003 That added a bit of excitement to your day huh? Glad everyone is OK. Aren't Cessnas great! If you're going to have an engine out....In a Cessna is a good place to be! Glad everyone is OK. Did landing in the field cause any damage to the plane? My Dad has some cool pics from his skydiving days in the 60's. One of the guys had to put my Dad's plane down in afield. Ended up being a TERRACED field......the plane came to rest upside down. Pilot walked away though.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #6 May 24, 2003 I'm glad ya'll had such a great pilot. If it weren't for your posts I'd have to get to work instead of hiding in my office on Dropzone.com I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #7 May 24, 2003 Sure glad you and everyone else are okay. What a scary experience that must have been. Jan -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beemertec 0 #8 May 24, 2003 Glad your ok. Any landing that you walk away from is a good one, right? Blue Skies Steve Ok, so it's pink, but I'm secure in my manhood, and I still look cool coming in under it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbrian 0 #9 May 24, 2003 Quote just check out my post in incidents and you'll understand... No advertising in the forums. Sheesh! Such a post-whore that he's soliciting hits on his other posts! Glad you're okay! In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DexterBase 1 #10 May 24, 2003 Well as the saying goes; A good landing is any landing you can walk away from. A great landing is one where you can actually use the plane again. Glad you're alright! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #11 May 24, 2003 BTW.....any word on what exactly was wrong with the engine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #12 May 24, 2003 Glad you're alright, dude. I've seen some photographs of Cessna crashes from the old timers at the DZ. Doesn't look too pleasant. Something to tell your grandkids about, eh? -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beachbum 0 #13 May 24, 2003 Dave ... sure am glad everyone is ok ... and hope you all had a change of britches handy .. I'm kinda glad I have car problems ... or I may have been up there this afternoon. If I can get the problem with the jeep figure out and fixed I'll be up to see ya'll sunday sometime. As long as you are happy with yourself ... who cares what the rest of the world thinks? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #14 May 24, 2003 We won't know for a bit. We have a few theories, but nothing definate yet. As a side note, the 4 of us that were on the plane all bought the pilot a bottle each to show our appreciation of him saving our lives, and then we took him out tonight. Infact, the entire DZ pulled together and went out as a group. (Which is the usual course of action for the weekend, the DZ is family and we all party together, but we made it a point to go out together tonight). As more details are available, I will make sure my DZ.com family knows about them. At this point, I am VERY thankful for PilotMike and his coolness in a very bad situation, he flat out saved all our lives this afternoon.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #15 May 24, 2003 well, at least everyone is fine....Great time afterwards. Work on the skills man.... I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #16 May 24, 2003 Oh, the media was on this like fucking ravenous dogs, all the jumpers told them to talk to the DZO. The DZO had just released a statement as well as held a quick (although imprompto) press confrence for all the media types that were there, so they left disgrunteled. Not having the "holy shit, there I was" story they wanted. Today reaffirmed the fact that I fucking hate the media.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 5 #17 May 24, 2003 Welcome to my world. Oh yah....and..........BEEEER! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robskydiv 0 #18 May 24, 2003 Hi Dave. Glad to hear that everything turned out ok. Your story reminds me of something a friend of mine once said:" I want the old pilot with the thick foggy glasses to fly my loads." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akaGQ 0 #19 May 24, 2003 - GQ ... it was the love of the air and sky and flying, the lure of adventure, the appreciation of beauty ... -Charles Lindberg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #20 May 25, 2003 Hey, I'm fix'n to post (in a few minutes) pics of the recovery of Aggieland's 182. It'll be in General Skydiving.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #21 May 25, 2003 Dave, Glad to hear that all are ok....that is the most important... I am also glad to hear that you guys all took care of the pilot who saved you...good karma is important, too!! Thanks for sharing! ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
