SkydiveJack

You sure it was just a costume?

"London SE20" in the address. That's cool, I went to school there, and my dad had a shop... Frank was pushed.

Better yet- Call it Holy Water.

Why do I get the impression there will be the use of the word “Appeal” in the very near future? I’m sure this will drag on for a while as these things tend to do. But it’s still a great win. Congratulations to everyone involved with the SDA lawsuit!!!

I had a funny biplane jump some years ago after I moved to Michigan. I guess it wasn’t really the jump that was funny, but everything that led up to it. Our house is right next to a small private airport with a grass runway. My wife and I were taking care of a friend’s C-182 and had it in a hangar on the airport. A man named Ron, one of the other tenants there, had a beautiful old red Waco that he had restored. I had asked him about making a jump from it a few times and each time was politely told to forget about it. He would never do it. Maybe a year later he called me and asked for my help. His son had restored a similar Waco. When he completed the airplane he was offered so much money for it he couldn’t afford not to sell it. The son was flying it in from the east coast and the buyer was coming in from somewhere out west. The idea was that they would have a test pilot from Waco (yes, they still build them in Lansing, MI) come out, do a final acceptance inspection, and give the new owner a check out flying it. Ron asked if he could use our hangar for three days. All the hangars big enough to hold a Waco were in use. They wanted to keep the sons aircraft inside in case it rained. It was no big deal to me if the C-182 sat outside and got wet so I said yes. I declined Ron’s offer of money for use of the hangar, saying that I didn’t think it would be right for me to make money renting a hangar on someone else’s airport. I got a great ride in Ron’s Waco when they asked me to come up with them and video his son’s aircraft in flight. The inspection and checkout went fine, the deal was sealed and everybody went their own separate ways. A few days later I looked out from my house and saw Ron pulling his beautiful red Waco out of his hangar to go flying. I grabbed my rig and walked across the runway towards him just as he started the engine. When he saw me standing off to the side his eyes got big, he stared down in the cockpit and just shook his head. Then he shut the engine off, looked at me and said “You win.” We briefed each other on the jump procedures, went up and everything went fine. So the moral of the story is that never doesn’t always mean never!

Yeah, I loved that too. Doesn't he realise he could get his wafting kicks without falling foul of the authorities? White water wafting, for example. At least he didn't plummet, so full marks for originality. Most people plummet. Well he did plunge. From the story- "The plunge would be the second in one week in the Downtown area." So I guess the police are looking for a plunger!

You know, it's all starting to come together now. It all makes sense!!! What a fool I've been!

Yes it does Howard. Thanks! And I need all the help I can get!

Uh, I'm no expert, but that looks like a C-82. Where's Jack Gregory?! Right here Hoop! Good catch. C-82 Packet is correct. At a glance it is hard to tell them apart. The key indicator for me is the different windshields. The C-82 has 4 flat panes across the front. The C-119 has two larger ones and a different angle. I couldn’t find a good enough photo of the C-119 to see if it has the same forward swept wings between the engine nacelles and the fuselage like the C-82.

Sounds like you need to replace the drive belt. I had the same thing happen with my Craftsman earlier this summer.

"Roger, Roger."

Maybe they should change their name to APORN.

I think I need a haircut!

Don't believe everything on the Internet, thats how World War One got started, ya know.... I didn't know that. I wasn't there like you were.

I just pulled the rig apart to check, I see what you mean...but it doesn't look to me like there is any way (other than line breakage) for it to drop off. It's a fairly new canopy and came rigged that way, but I will definitely have Denny (rigger) take a look next time I'm at Spaceland. Thanks! Wow. It's the dawn of a new age! Internet Gear Checks!!!!!!!!

So you say Jim shot the footage? How long did it take him to get the film back from the Drug Store?

The world never fails to amaze me.

Gary Douris. What a helluva nice guy. The first time I was in Perris in the early 80’s Gary invited me over to his home. I will never forget going into one of the cages with his BIG cats. The calm confidence and trust Gary exuded was the only thing that got me in that cage. And I’m so glad I did it. To touch and be with these big cats is one of those special memories in my life that I will never forget. Thank you Gary!

He's a hypocrite because he wouldn't want his priest or fellow parishioners to know about it. For sure they wouldn't approve about the strip clubs.

I would put a listing on Ebay, with a picture showing what a hansom hunk I am, asking people to send me money.

From what I have seen, most religious people are a bunch of hypocrites. Christian, Muslim, it doesn’t matter. I have know people who go to church just for show, to advance their carriers, to suck up to other so called religious people. I used to fly with a guy who made a big deal about going to church every Sunday. But when we had overnights he was the first one in the bar and always found the strip clubs. What really pisses me off is the voting block these people have. And most are like sheep, doing what the rich, big buck religious leaders tell them to do. I respect their right to believe in whatever they want. But I don’t like hypocrites and I don’t like having their morals shoved down my throat and into law.

There's something about Kyle's paint job. I don't know what it is. But I like it! Arrr

I sure am sorry to hear this. We lost our Golden Retriever last year and I still miss him.

That's lame. I want to see the video of you guys at the Acey Ducey!

It's better than giving blood during landing!!!