Airplane!!

[Beachbum 0]

Well, I went and looked thru the classifieds and such, and didn't see an appropriate place to put this ... so will try it here and see what happens!
Skydive Aggieland's deal for the 206 fell thru, so the dzo is now looking for a plane. He said anything from a 182 up to a KingAir ... if anyone knows of one that is available (believe he will consider lease, or purchase) please email him at [email protected] ... THANKS MUCH!!
As long as you are happy with yourself ... who cares what the rest of the world thinks?

[AggieDave 6]

Yeah, I just got that e-mail too...although I love to jump 182s, I had never jumped at 206 and was looking forward to it. That and the amount of business they're already pulling, they need a bigger plane.
"I don't want to destroy your sweater, lets be friends and just walk away..."

[lippy 787]

I'm not entirely sure this is true, but the trade-off for the more space of a 206 is that they're dogs when it comes to climbing over 6K. I know I've had some half hour + trips to 10,500' in ours. It's usually a 20 minute flight in the 182 with four jumpers, weather depending of course.
It's not a real sport unless you can die from massive internal trauama
Lippy

[AggieDave 6]

What Todd was originally looking to get was a 206 with a Turbine conversion, that would take 5-6 jumpers to 14k in about the same time as a S. Otter. Then he was looking to get a 206 to do a conversion for what he called a Super-Turbo Charged engine (if I remember correctly) with wing extensions which would clime to 14 in just a little longer then a S. Otter...
*shrug* who knows, maybe we'll get a King Air now...
"I don't want to destroy your sweater, lets be friends and just walk away..."

[flyingferret 0]

Then what are they jumping right now?

[Beachbum 0]

he's going to have the 182 from Waller for this weekend ... don't know how long term that will be tho ...
As long as you are happy with yourself ... who cares what the rest of the world thinks?

[SpeedRacer 1]

when I saw this post I thought of the movie Airplane!
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking"
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking"
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit taking amphetamines"
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue!"
"Oh, its a GREAT BIG plane, with curtains, and little wheels, and it looks like a great big Tylenol!"

Speed Racer
"Fill your hand, you son-of-a-bitch!"

[Jessica 0]

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"Oh, its a GREAT BIG plane, with curtains, and little wheels, and it looks like a great big Tylenol!"

Guffaw!
"The tower!! RAPUNZEL!!"
No, it's not updated.

[lippy 787]

"Surely you can't be serious."
"Yes, and stop calling me Shirley"
That movie was hilarious. I think I'm gonna rent it on my way home from work.
It's not a real sport unless you can die from massive internal trauama
Lippy

[Spy38W 0]

Ted, I need to see you in the cockpit
The cockpit, what is it
Its a room in the front of the airplane where the pilot sits, but thats not important right now.
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I think I'm an inch shorter from that opening

[diverdriver 5]

Do what Skydive Monterey Bay did and hang an IO-550 on a 206. 1,100 feet per minute most of the way up to 12K!!! Sweet plane. It was one bad ass jump ship cessna.
Chris

[Sebazz1 2]

Still is with a cargo door too!!!
Did a demo out of it on Saturday...........
Sebazz.........

[Spy38W 0]

Hey Chris, I've been helping a friend look for a jump-ship lately too, do you agree that turbo's would be bad because of the rapid descent?
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I think I'm an inch shorter from that opening

[FallingILweenie 0]

what can you make of this?
well, i can make a hat, or a boat, or a pterodactyl.....