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Another good memory aid is 152. You are all aware of the Cessna 182. Most student pilots learn in the Cessna 152, and we teach them to remember 152. 1,000 above, 500 below, and 2'000 horizontal.

What about Taft? You're heading there soon, aren't you? LA up to Taft is a bit closer to CO than Tennessee, I think.Quote I heard from Mike, and he is not going to Taft this winter. He is staying at his home DZ in MEM.

DZ's can do the same if they choose. Having the right and choosing are different than having the FAA require you to do something. You can always find another rigger or dropzone that won't require you to comply with the SB. If the FAA says so you have to do it or not jump your rig. And that's their right. After all if you go in because you didn't perfoma an SB, the rigger will be investigated. What is the difference between a rigger signing off your rig without a SB complied with and a A&P signing off your jump plane without a SB complied with? I can assure you that your drop zone aircraft doesn't have all the SB complied with. But it will hold 20 skydivers with rigs that have all the SB complied with.

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So then your rig that you jump with has to have all the SB complied with, but the aircraft you jump out of does not?

Even though Mirage says that the Bulletin is mandatory and must be done, the FAA are the only ones that can force you to comply with the service bulletin. If they feel it is necessary, they will release an airworthiness directive, and all the riggers will receive notification. The problem is some riggers don't understand this and will require that you comply or they will not pack your reserve. I'm an A&P/IA and its the same with aircraft. The manufactures release mandatory bulletins to attempt to relieve liability, but its up to the owners to decide if they want to comply.

We're not a group member DZ, so I am not speaking from a member perspective. As far as insurance is concerned, the FAA does not require it. If you have a loan on the aircraft, then the bank will probably require insurance. If you own it outright, then it's your choice. Everybody that gets into the aircraft will sign a waiver even if they are observers. If the aircraft is damaged, then it will have to come out of your pocket. Insurance on small skydiving aircraft is expensive, so if you can go several years without any damage then the money you save on premiums can be used to repair the aircraft. If you take money from the public, the pilot needs to be commercial rated and 100-hour inspection will need to be performed. David

You will have to call the specific overhaul shop for prices. Here are your choices in engine overhauls in order of expensive to least expensive. 1. You can get an engine overhauled to better than new limits. They will port, balance, and overhaul the parts to at least or better than new limits. 2. A rebuilt engine to new limits from the factory-comes with a '0' time logbook. It will read '0' since major overhaul and '0' since new. 3. An overhauled engine from an engine overhaul shop. They will overhaul the engine to new limits, but will not come with a '0' time logbook. The logbook will read '0' since major overhaul, but 4000 hours since new if that is how many hours are on the engine. 4. You can get it overhauled to serviceable limits. This is the cheapest overhaul because they don't replace as many parts with new ones, but it may not last as long. One other thing to ask is what accessories are overhauled? The engine may be overhauled, but things like vacuum pumps, alternators, starters, and prop governors are not. I prefer to get them all overhauled because nothing is more frustrating than to have your new engine not start because your alternator is bad. David

I started jumping because I flew the jump plane. Flying is more like work and jumping is for fun. As a matter of fact, I've been jumping for 10 years and don't have any skydiving license-not even a "A". I have many FAA licenses, and I fear that if I start getting skydiving licenses I'll turn something fun into work by getting my tandem and AFF ratings.

Yes, it is his airplane, but not his HALO operation. The HALO operation is Kevins from Lousiana or is it Mississippi.

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Eddie, I don't have his phone number with me right now, but if you try http://www.jumptalk.com , someone there will know how. David Edited to make it clicky

Have you considered taking flying lessons? The more you understand the less you are afraid of something. You don't have to get your license, but you can at least solo which will be about 10 hours of flight time give or take a few hours.

If you build it they will come.

I've never built my own runway, but I understand it isn't that much paperwork with the FAA. The majority of your problems or lack of them are with the local ordinances. The FAA really doesn't care where you build it as long as it doesn't interfere with the international airport. You can jump through controlled airspace, but to operate an efficient DZ, you have to consider how close it is to the local class B airspace. You should also consider the arrival gates to the major airports. You don't want to continually hold the loads for arriving and departing jet traffic.

There are only a couple of aviation insurance companies that you can buy from directly. Avemco is one and I think AOPA is the other there may be one more; otherwise, you need a broker to buy insurance. Call these two companies yourself then call your local aviation insurance broker and ask for a quote. He will shop the market. There is no need to shop brokers because the next broker will call the same insurers and get the same quote. David

The quick courses that are 1-2 weeks just prepare you for the written test after you have your experience. To get your license you need to attend a school which is 14 to 18 months long on average. The FAA sets the exact number of hours you must attend school. The military is another option, not all aviation military job descriptions are compatible with the A&P. You may come out with only an A or P. You can also work for a individual A&P or repair station to gain experience. I haven't looked in the FAR'S on this subject in a while, but you may need to work longer that 18 months. 24 months is in the back of my head for some reason. David A&P, IA

Your right, I'm getting very sleepy. It's Kramer's fault. His I searched and searched thread brought it back.

and I thought I found true love. You met another and thupppp you were gone. I can't get it out of my mind. Please make it stop....

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I think we really want to nail them all.

My guess is that they narrowed the search area down to a workable size where before the search area was too large to use this type of surveillance.

First weekend in April. So far it is schd for all of April.

I sent you an email. Now back to the naming.

It wasn't bad. Saturday was average. Sunday we got 4 loads in before the clouds moved in around 11, then everyone went home around 2. Then it cleared about 4.