JerryBaumchen

Hi granny, I'm starting to think I got short-changed on my ME education. I do not remember anything like that in any of my classes; and I WOULD remember. JerryBaumchen

Hi Billy, We ( us engineers ) all do. Hi jumpsalot-2, Last year my brother & I were making my mother's house more 'elderly friendly' & I finally tossed her black rotary phone that she had in the same spot since 1959. Hi david 3, That same summer of '54, when I had the paper route, I saved up some money & went up the street to a local store and bought a used Remington single-shot 22 cal rifle; just hand over the money & take it home. The rifle cost me $5 and the cleaning kit for it cost me $7.50. My folks, who both grew up on farms in North Dakota, never said a word when I brought it home. JerryBaumchen

Hi jrh, I've been to the beach & the two major dropzones in Brazil. The dz's are a looonnng way from the beach. JerryBaumchen

Hi Peter, From those old 1958 BSR's: No one will be allowed to join the PCC or make a parachute descent while influenced by a bet or dare. Sure would be a lot less students in the good old US of A if this were the rule here. JerryBaumchen

Hi Peter, My current Rigger's Logbook only goes back to '92 but in July '64 I used a 24 ft Twill that had been built during World War II; so it would have been built about 1943 or so. JerryBaumchen

Hi Sparky, Ahhh, yes. A paper route got me enough money to buy my first motor vehicle; summer of '54. Look out world, I am mobile. I rode that thing all over Portland; no license, no helmet, no worries. These days if you ask a neighbor kid if he would like to mow your lawn to make some money, he looks at you like you should be in an institution. JerryBaumchen

Hi Paul, I try never to argue with someone who wants to go against the grain. And if anyone likes the old Hitchcock films ( oops, sorry; apparently they are not Hitchcock films ) then you will probably like Woody Allen's MATCH POINT. JerryBaumchen

Hi wayne, Back many lives ago when I was stationed in France with the USAF, we were authorized to wear a black beret. I noticed that the news link uses the term 'patrol cap.' Somehow I just do not think that was the term that we used. JerryBaumchen

Hi Mark, As I prefer to say: I do not speak for the FAA & can only offer my thoughts. I happened to talk to Bill Booth about this at PIA/Reno in '09 and I 'understood' that it was only a name change. If it is a new ownership that does change things. I have an excerpt from an FAA document ( that was provided by the Seattle ACO ) with a section titled: NAME, ADDRESS, OR OWNERSHIP CHANGES. It says, in part: 'However, the sale of a company, or the sale of TSO design rights is considered a transfer and continued production under the original TSO authorization would require the new owners to submit an application for an exemption per the procedures specified in 14 CFR Part 11. In either case, the intent is to permit continued production, in most cases of older TSO articles usen on existing type certificated aircraft.' If you would like a copy, let me know & I'll send one to you. We might splitting hairs on this one; IMO a TSO holder can license an unlimited number of entities to use the TSO. The licensed entities need to have their own QA program approved & go through all of the hoops ( except the design testing & the submission of design test reports ) as a new applicant. Licensing is done quite often in aviation. After all of the cows have come home, IMO it is the FAA who will make any final decisions. Although it does make for interesting internet discussions. The TSO was held by an entity called Southeast Sewing. National did not buy it, they licensed it. I have a letter from National detailing the arrangement, less the financial considerations. Many, many years ago I discussed this with Larry Krueger on the details of how it was done. I do not say that I am an authority on these matters but I have discussed this with the Seattle ACO. The ACO in your area may say something different; IMO lack of consistency is a major problem within the FAA. As to any previous liability, I would say that is to be determined. Every attorney I've ever talked to about it feels that they cannot dump the liability if the new product(s) are being built from the existing TSO. IMO the FAA would merely be an 'expert witness' should the matter end up in a courtroom. I do accept that we each have our opinions and we can disagree. No harm, no foul. Take care, JerryBaumchen

Hi N, My error; should say '74. JerryBaumchen

Hi N, Why do you think it is a different company? A name change is merely an administrative procedure and does not effect the TSO-authorizations at all; other than you have to use the new name in the marking. The equipment now being produced by UPT is being produced under the TSO-authorizations that were issued to RWS back in '84; other than their tandem rigs. JerryBaumchen

Hi Jeanne, Hint: Call Ralph JerryBaumchen

Hi Andy, Last week I was over at my daughter's for dinner and the conversation turned to be about her mother ( my ex ) who just turned 65 that week and my daughter said that her mother would like to retire. So my daughter took her to the financial advisor that my daughter & her husband use. As my ex was discussing her financial situation it came up that she gets ~$1100 per month from me until one of us dies. Upon which, the advisor looked my ex right in the eye & said: "You do not want him to die." Guess I'm still worth something in her eyes; oh, make that her pocketbook. JerryBaumchen PS) It's rough typing with one finger in a splint.

Hi John, Face the facts, fella; you're getting old. Last year the Blazers' Mr. Bust, Greg Oden, sent a photo of his 'junk' to some honey. Guess what; it ended up on the 'net. Who woulda thought? JerryBaumchen

Hi Nova, I cannot offer any info on that particular machine. You could call Consew & ask: 212-741-7788 That is an east coast number. My take on any machine is 'will it do the work that I want it to do.' Give it a try & see what happens. I have two z-z machines, one for very light-weight stuff ( pilot chutes, etc ) and one for container/harness work. They both do the work that I want them to do. I have two Consew machines and like them both very much. IMO great machines. JerryBaumchen PS) What will you use it for?

Hi Shotgun, I do agree that 'Rear Window' is a great film but I will go with 'Dial M for Murder' as my favorite. A great plot & interesting twist at the end, JerryBaumchen

Hi xav, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couch I would think that you are looking for a couche, as that is French for bed ( I think ). JerryBaumchen

Hi out there, Well, none of them went on to be engineers but . . . http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2075632_2075634,00.html?hpt=hp_bn8 JerryBaumchen

Hi out there, This is sort of interesting to watch: http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/iss_timeline/flash.htm JerryBaumchen

Hi ruthers, Thank You, that is one that I did not know about. I'll have to look it up. The old engineer in me simply does not like dis-similar materials coming into contact with each other. I just cannot help it. I have never seen any corrosion but I am 90 miles from the ocean. And I have no idea of what testing AirTec might have completed. JerryBaumchen

Hi out there, America's First Jet Flight This is 7 minute video but interesting: http://www.aircraftowner.com/videos/view/americas-first-jet-flight-october-1942_1617.html JerryBaumchen

Hi Jim, Let me fix that for you: Yeah right...say that when you're 54 and looking at some good looking 45 yr old woman. JerryBaumchen

Hi ruthers, Anything that I post on here directed towards you is not to be negative towards you or to be condescending towards you. My goal is to, hopefully, provide some information, to provide my thoughts and, in some instances, my opinions. OK, you got me to get up off my keester & go look at the spool of 'CYPRES LOOP MATERIAL' that I have. It has the length of the spool on the label, it has the diameter ( 1,7 mm ) on the label & it has the strength ( 170 kp ) on the label. From my observation, this label was put on this spool of cording by AirTec. It does not appear to be identified in any other manner. So now, we ( you, me, anyone else who might care ) have some technical info about the cording. But we still do not know who the mfr of the cording is. So, even if we wanted to, we cannot trace it back other than the label that was put on by AirTec; which may or not be truthful ( I accept it as truthful until proven otherwise ). Depending upon how each gear mfr lists the 'Locking Loop' mat'l ( that is the term that I use on my specifications that I have to submit to the FAA ), this may or may not meet those req'ments. As to whether this 'CYPRES' loop material is acceptable or not is a decision by the specific mfr as they, and only they, make the decisions as to what materials they will use in the mfg process. The FAA will not tell a mfr what mat'ls to use, they do not know enough to do that and they are NOT the designer of the equipment. However, they can say that some specific mat'ls do not meet the technical req'ments indicated in the specifications for the equipment in question. Does this make any sense to you? I hope that it does. IMO If any given rig mfr buys the loop mat'l in bulk ( i.e., a spool of it ) then the rig mfr is the 'loop manufacturer' and not AirTec. Now, if one were to buy pre-built loops from AirTec ( and I have a quantity of those ) then it might get into a gray area; but then again, AirTec has no identifier on the loops that they sell. The AAD is not a certificated device. The FAA only addresses it in regards to it being maintained as the AAD mfr states. I would hope so. One thing I do not like about a CYPRES washer is that it is made of aluminum and I do not like dis-similar metals coming into contact with each other. I would like to see the washer(s) made from Stainless Steel because that is what they push/pull up against. I have been thinking about this and am considering adding a Stainless Steel washer between the CYPRES washer & the S/S grommet in the container. This would make the S/S washer ( that I add ) & the CYPRES washer the sacrificial parts that could be easily replaced as needed and prevent any negative effect on the S/S grommet in the container. Your post ( IMO ) addresses two different things: The manufacturing process & then the maintenance process. IMO They are two completely seperate things; but lots of us ( including me ) often address a multitude of issues in a posting; it's human nature. I sure hope that I haven't confused you with all of this but sometimes ( IMO ) it is simply not possible to properly answer a question in 25 words or less. JerryBaumchen PS) Is the nomenclature 'kp' for kilo-pascals? If so, it might not be correct as I found this: Psi is 1 pound of force per square inch. Kilopascal equals to 1000 force of newton per square meter. 1 Psi = 6.89475729 Kilopascals (kpa)

Hi ruthers, For my company: Yes For my company: Some mat'ls are but not all mat'ls. From what I know & understand; it will vary from company to company. I know of no FAR that mentions anything about traceability. Hope that this helps, JerryBaumchen PS) I could write a lot more but I do consider most info as being proprietary.

Hi Scott, IMO this is the essence of the question. I have two spools of 'CYPRES loop' material. Both have a label ( probably made & affixed by AirTec ) that indicate that it is CYPRES loop material. Once I remove the label from the spool it is now just some loop material that could be used for whatever; how about shoestring mat'l? IMO ( and I do not speak for the FAA ) the FAA only 'controls' the maintenance of the AAD once it is installed. They do not 'control' the installation nor any of the materials used. That is a call for the mfr to make. I have never known the FAA to question what mat'ls I use; only how I purchase them, how I inspect them, how complete is my record keeping, etc, etc. If someone disagrees with this, I am OK with a difference of opinions. JerryBaumchen PS) And I agree with the 'irony' of their 'announcements.'