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I was flying a 182 hauling jumpers. I was just about to taxi out with only 3 jumpers when Paul shows up, quickly gears up and gets on to make it a four way. After landing I notice there is a thick wallet stuck under the aft most seat belt attachment. I check and it's Paul's. Evidently he still had it in his jeans when he pulled his jumpsuit on over them so he had taken it out and jammed it in the plane. I put the wallet in the map box and walk into the hangar where the jumpers are packing. I go over to a friend (within earshot of Paul) and start telling him that as they exited I had notice something fly out of the door -- couldn't tell what it was just something small and brown. Paul looks up with a look of concern on his face and goes out to the airplane where he looked to see if his wallet was still where he had left it. He walked back into the hangar and was looking rather stressed until I busted out laughing and he realized he'd been had.

A rather insignificant amount when compared to total fuel used by the military. And even the airshow flights are good training. SmugMug

Are you sure? I thought all states had an implied consent statement with the drivers license which requires you to submit to testing. If you refuse you're charged with the refusal -- here in Alaska the refusal carries the same penalty as a DUI. SmugMug

I'm not so sure about that. In Alaska there is no statute/ordinance prohibiting driving while tired. If you fall asleep driving and have an accident you could be cited for negligent or reckless driving because you chose to drive when tired...but you wouldn't be charged with driving tired. SmugMug

Found these walkin' in the woods: Canon Rebel Xti, 28-135 Zoom SmugMug

Just remember, the pilot will be landing also. SmugMug

Well, if if you have the fan on high perhaps it will increase mileage by reducing drag...kind of like a "blown wing" concept. SmugMug

I'll be ya a coke if you read the traffic ordinances it will say that if a turn lane is provided you must make any turns from that lane. SmugMug

I don't know. I've arrested a lot of drunk drivers and the BA ran from .12 to .15 for most of them. Those that were about .15 were either falling down drunk or professional drinkers. I think the move to .08 was a good idea. Bottom line, there just isn't a good reason to drive after drinking. SmugMug

I'd suggest "Slightly" is somewhat subjective. Just to be picky here, a LOOP is not a BARREL ROLL, and a BARREL ROLL is not a LOOP. Um, in aircraft a school type barrel roll is a loop with a continuous roll. SmugMug

That's very old Billy and it wasn't a goose, it was a Cessna 185 that hit the Baron. The Cessna driver died. SmugMug

This was told to me by one of the ER nurses where I work: A nude body was found however the authorities were able to quickly ID the body as being of a nurse. How'd they do that? Because the stomach was empty, the bladder was full and the ass chewed away. SmugMug

I once had a sick dog at the vet. We (the vet let me help with care) were getting ready to scope Racer (named after the rig) to see if he had something in his airway when the Vet's young assistant walked through the area. The Vet said, "Debbie, can you help us. We're going to scope this dog and I don't want to insert the scope too far. Can you lift his tail and tell me if you see light coming from his anus?" The young girl lift Racers tail and intently watch his butt until we busted out laughing. SmugMug

Ft Benning Feb/Mar '73 172nd Bde, Ft Richardson, AK. 73-76 NG "Arctic Recon" 83-85 SmugMug

All the operator has to do is get a letter of excemption allowing the rides. I flew the Collings B-24, it is licensed in the Experimental category and we were allowed to do paying rides in it. What wasn't in our letter was dropping skydivers which is why the last couple of years that the bombers were at Quincy they didn't haul jumpers in the Liberator. SmugMug

Document the calls..date, time, etc. Tell her not to call you, document that. See someone about the restraining order. SmugMug

ELTs are notorious for not working when they should. Quite often the antenna breaks due to corrision (or in the crash), it was left OFF after the last test, it was installed improperly or just didn't work. SmugMug

Most certainly, I've done that type of flight plan many times. You simply define the area you'll be flying within. If you plan changes and you go out of your original area just give the FSS a call and amend the flight plan. When you go missing they will come looking for you, at least give them a clue where to start...it will save some of my tax money. SmugMug

Miniature Austraiian Shepard Pics here SmugMug

Hmmm. I have to wonder. If a pilot needs to practice with a loaded airplane to know there is a difference between light and heavy, perhaps that pilot isn't ready to fly paying passengers. SmugMug

He took 16 shots, hit it 9 times. It sounds like he's a very poor shot and certainly a poor hunter. If you can't make a clean kill don't take the shot. SmugMug

It would be a wonderful thing if jump pilots had some kind of training course, could practice on simulators, etc. But it's not going to happen because of the cost of the training. It's usually the light Cessna's that crash killing us, you can't find a simulator for a 182 or 206 that is going to teach you anything...the sim time would be wasted money. As for the jump-pilot checkout, unless you have a CFI on the DZ it can be problematic. The jump a/c aren't configured with dual controls (although with some time/effort most can be reinstalled easily) and I for one wouldn't ride along with someone without having a set of controls in front of me. As long as jump pilots are considered bottom feeders and poorly paid the only people you're going to find flying the 182s and 206s are low-time pilots trying to build time to move on. (That's not to say there aren't high quality professional pilots flying 182s or 206s, I consider myself to be one ). The DZOs must have the intergrity to employ competent, safe pilots. They have to maintain the aircraft to a level that ensures safety and legality. It seems to be a false economy to scrimp on pilot training/qualification and maintenance. Aircraft are expensive when lost and people are irreplaceble. The jumpers have to be knowledgable enough to question when things seem wrong and they must say NO if there are problems. Until losing my medical last year I was an active jump pilot. I flew jumpers for 15 years, 5000 loads or so. I've had some things happen over the years but always got the airplane back on the runway. I credit that to my practicing for the bad things that can happen. That's the way I approach flying. That is the mindset that everyone must have to ensure safety, be it the DZO, the pilots or the jumpers. A few years ago the DZO called me up over the winter and said he was getting a Caravan. I coughed up $5K and took the Caravan course at TTC. He never got the Caravan so the money was wasted, but if he had I would have been ready. It's sad to hear of a crash like this that is so preventable. SmugMug

There will be no Notam if the parachute operation is "published"...if it's listed in the Airport Facility Directory. Notams and the A/FD both give operation times and altitudes. SmugMug

The wife is a post op nurse. At the clinic where she used to work lot's of guys were getting vas reversals. She said the pain was somewhere around...put them in a vice and tighten it down. SmugMug

We're getting together to raise some money for Amber and the kids. I'll send you an email with the details. SmugMug