baldbrian

The bill has passed the house 351-69 today, and is headed to the senate. Before its passing, last night some amendments were removed, though I can't find which. I think subjecting parachute operations to part 135 is related to the OPC crash in 2019. N256TA NTSB Report "Contributing to the accident were (1) the operation of the airplane near its aft center of gravity limit and the pilot’s lack of training and experience with the handling qualities of the airplane in this flight regime; (2) the failure of Oahu Parachute Center and its contract mechanic to maintain the airplane in an airworthy condition and to detect and repair the airplane’s twisted left wing, which reduced the airplane’s stall margin; and (3) the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) insufficient regulatory framework for overseeing parachute jump operations. Contributing to the pilot’s training deficiencies was the FAA’s lack of awareness that the pilot’s flight instructor was providing substandard training."

I found a great deal on a complete rig and an aad. Like, "too good to be true" good. The seller is refusing to ship to my rigger before payment, and unable to answer any general skydiving questions. I took a look at johnb250's account, it looks like it's been inactive since 2010 until posting this gear this week. The account has probably been hacked and someone is making fake posts. Beware of these postings and any future posts from this user!