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The last thing Roger would want is for us to take things too seriously!!!! "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

A bunch of people saw him die at his DZ a few years ago, just in case you didn't know. Wasn't it faked to get him into the witness protection program? "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

This Rodger guy is some kind of a cult. He's actually in the Witness Protection Program becasue of threats from some of the Colombians. BSBD Harry FB 1574 "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Don't get me started on Disneyland Remember that Disney had the gall to get Congress to enact "no-fly" zones within 3 miles of the 2 parks. They claimed it was for security purposes but it was really to stop banner tow operators with "Eat at Joe's" banners from luring people out of the expensive restaurants at Disney to eat better, less expensive meals outside the Parks. To top it off, the "no-fly" zone over Anaheim has prevented Santa from skydiving into Anaheim Town Square for the last 3 years!!! "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Looks like it was July 2, 1967 Check out: http://scr-awards.com/history/index02.html I didn't even start jumping until over 2 years after that. I really appreciate that I can still hang out and jump with Ray Cottingham, Garth Taggart, Kevin Donnelly. Makes me feel young. Blue Skies! Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Andrew -- Skydive San Diego was closed at Nichols field, but they got permission to operate at Brown Field which is just outside the Class B lateral limits. I made a jump there on 9/22. Also, every time they went to threat level Orange, there was a TFR 30 miles around nuclear power stations, etc. The DZ at Buckeye AZ was affected by that a few times, you might get in touch with Gary for details. In addition, every time the President is in town, we get the 30 mile TFR's. They've affected both Perris and Elsinore a couple of times. Personally, I've not been able to do the "Santa Claus Jump" with Rich Picirilli at Anaheim town square since the Disneyland TFR went into effect. The Shopping center is 2.87 miles form the point specified on the TFR. See you at Elsinore tomorrow. Blue Skies! Harry Leicher "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

What do you say when you look up and see a ball of %$&@ instead of an open Canopy? These have all been at Perris. ITLLCLR CHOPIT RYDITIN "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

You're not an old fart until you get on a plane and half the jumpers hadn't been born when you made your first jump! I lost a bet with Janna. I still have my old cheapo in the garage, and Janna is 3 months older than my first parachute! Congrats on the anniversary. If you consider the "Born Again" philosophy, just count it as your birthday. That makes you still jail bait! Blue Skies! Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Here's a link to the NTSB report. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X36487&key=1 "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Perris has the county morgue about 1 mile north of the end of the runway. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

It's available on line. http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/2006/flight0601.html Some people should not be allowed closer to the controls of an airplane than seat 13D. I'll be doing the demo at Cable this weekend if the wx clears. Ask me more about it after I calm down a bit. Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

A real estate develper would put an office building at the South Pole, even with no access, if he could get someone to finance it. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Wouldn't it be justice if the new runway and hanger wind up ABOVE the flood, and emergency operations are carried out from that runway? "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

I wonder if they're going to target selling the homes to people who left New Orleans due to Katrina? "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

There's a dirt path that parallels the runways, about 1/3 mile s.w. I think that's where the new runway is going to be. http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.630307,-117.302055&spn=0.013544,0.027479&t=k&hl=en "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

At Perris, the Riverside County morgue is less than a mile off the north end of the runway. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

NSCSA 80 at Lancaster Fox field. Bill Newell was there and saw it. We opened a little low. Blue Skies! Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Bill -- are you saying we should ALL get on that medication? Blue Skies! Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

I've often wondered if the waiver would help in the paternity suit. The condition is "skydiving related." I can see the incident report. "A condom (or vasectomy) may have avoided the situation." Blue Skies! "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

>>Main goal in life: Be on the "Jumpers Over Eighty" (JOE) 80-way World Record.

Somebody came up with; Skydivers Over Fifty Team but then Viagra became available so the acronym lost its significance. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

I can take off any day I want, but don't make any money. I'll work Friday, but spend the money at Elsinore Sunday. At least for me, it's not so bad because work means being in an airplane. Just have to land in it. Some of my students might freak out if I say: "you did a great job on that approach to the airport and landing. Next time, I'll just get out overhead and watch your landing from the ground." Blue Skies! Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Just to emphasize one often over looked aspect that often leads to frustration for student pilots. It's not only eye to hand coordination that matters. It really helps if you know the aerodynamic principles involved in making certain control inputs to get certain results. A lot of things are counter intuitive to someone who drives a car. For instance, in a car, when you add power, you go faster. In a plane, adding power without making other control inputs will make the plane climb and likely lose a little speed. If you understand WHAT is happening and WHY, it will be easier to remember WHAT to do in a specific situation. When it comes to navigation, there are no visible road signs. If you get lost, you can't pull over and look at a map; you have to keep flying. Depending on how lost you are, you could be in a canyon too narrow for a 180, or in restricted airspace which will find an F-16 firing tracers in front of you. If you run out of fuel... Knowledge of weather is also important. Unless you're flying a VERY expensive airplane (think airliner), even if you have an instrument rating you can't land if you can't see the ground. Ice on the wings can reduce your lift, and turbulence can do more damage to your plane than any pot hole ever did to your car. I advise students to anticipate spending at least 3 hours of ground study and preparation for each productive flight hour. Think about how much time a 4-way team spends dirt diving a 1 minute skydive! If you don't take the time to study to prepare for each flight, you probably won't get as much from the lesson. As you know from skydiving, so much happens in the air that you have a hard time remembering it all. I encourage my students to patch a tape recorder to the intercom, so they can play the tape back between flights to help them remember what happened during the lesson. This is especially useful when it comes to radio communication. Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions. Harry Leicher, D-6366 2004 Flight Instructor of the Year FAA Western Pacific Region

Even if the jumper in freefal with the tandem is highly experienced, stuff happens: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=1716271;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25; (anyone know how to make this a "clicky?" "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

It was in 1979. In my younger and stupider days. By the way, it was with a single keep Paradactyl with a new type hand deploy. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."