tbrown 26 #1 May 17, 2009 The gray Shark Air Otter at Perris has a nice new coat of paint. It's still a gray shark, but the gray is a couple shades darker and it really looks slick. (Anyone know if any other work was done, as the Perris Super got new wings before being repainted as the blue shark two years ago). But ANYWAY, not only that, but the interior has been repainted white from stem to stern. And NO STICKERS. Apparently the FAA said the stickers had to go - "they make it hard to read the exit signs". This is what I was told. (How can "Vaginas are awesome" possibly be confused with "Exit" ?) I know the Feds have been talking about cracking down on jump planes again, but no more of those beautiful stickers ? I feel safer already...... Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #2 May 17, 2009 QuoteHow can "Vaginas are awesome" possibly be confused with "Exit" ? "Enter" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWATcop 0 #3 May 17, 2009 Give it a few months, I bet there will be stickers.Kevin Muff Brother #4041 Team Dirty Sanchez #467 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #4 May 18, 2009 Tom... has the DZ come out and stated the "no more" stickers policy? Or is this just "hear say"? Maybe they need a bunch of stickers inside the airplane that say, "NO STICKERS"! Anyway, I wonder if anyone had the stones to point it out to the Feds that there isn't any self respecting skydiver with more then a few jumps under his or her harness that wouldn't know the way out of an Otter. Oh well, it may have been fun for a momemnt or two to see their reaction, but in the long run, they would have just bent the DZ over more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tetra316 0 #5 May 18, 2009 QuoteGive it a few months, I bet there will be stickers. There was already at least one sticker in there last weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SEREJumper 1 #6 May 18, 2009 White paint = sticker magnet! We're not fucking flying airplanes are we, no we're flying a glorified kite with no power and it should be flown like one! - Stratostar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #7 May 18, 2009 Be glad it isn't spray paint! Skydivers can fuck up an anvil.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutz 0 #8 May 18, 2009 Quote Skydivers can fuck up an anvil. So true! "Don't! Get! Eliminated!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #9 May 18, 2009 Quote Be glad it isn't spray paint! Skydivers can fuck up an anvil. The FAA may have a point here. There are definitions of legal and permissible placards in an aircraft.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #10 May 18, 2009 Quote Quote Be glad it isn't spray paint! Skydivers can fuck up an anvil. The FAA may have a point here. There are definitions of legal and permissible placards in an aircraft. So I take it a sticker with a picture of a finger with a caption, "In case of emergency, pull this" would be out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtnesbitt 0 #11 May 18, 2009 Quote So I take it a sticker with a picture of a finger with a caption, "In case of emergency, pull this" would be out. No, i think thats acceptable because it's honest. I am sure if the plane is going down people are going to stop holding their farts they normally hold until the door light comes on "If this post needs to be moderated I would prefer it to be completly removed and not edited and butchered into a disney movie" - DorkZone Hero Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #12 May 18, 2009 You're not supposed to fart until the door light comes on??!!?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #13 May 19, 2009 Quote You're not supposed to fart until the door light comes on??!!?? NOW he tells us!!!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndreLapointe 0 #14 May 19, 2009 The ruling was likely to deter folks from applying stickers with a little red knob that says "panic button". Imagine, the plane stalls and everyone rushes the panic button. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brettski74 0 #15 May 19, 2009 QuoteTom... has the DZ come out and stated the "no more" stickers policy? Or is this just "hear say"? When they brought the new plane out of the hangar a couple of weeks ago, manifest announced it over the PA, pointing out the shiny new paint job and interior. They also stated "no stickers" at that point. Word from one of the Perris staff that I talked to is that they're pretty serious about the no stickers policy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IEJuggalo 0 #16 May 19, 2009 ...they need a big sticker that says "NO STICKERS". Classic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #17 May 20, 2009 They need a nice logo or mural painted on there, most people don't trash that. Or better yet , a overhead shot of the runway and landing area sized for the entire surface....smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
