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  1. Wait till you see the plane I bring!!! "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  2. Aside from EFS'ing, getting a morning text message form someone about whom I've been thinking! "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  3. But I'm going to be there this weekendQuote Check my screen name! Blue Skies! Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  4. Long Beach has been going back and forth between West and East Traffic all day. One one flight, took off on 7R, and by the time we got back they had switched to 25L. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  5. Not a bad idea. All you need is a sprained ankle landing out of sight (behind a building, tree, etc.) and you're stuck till someone notices you're missing. Of course, with a worse injury or real "out" landing it could save your life. Sort of like an AAD. You may never need it, but that one time you do.... "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  6. But "Wings" by Carl Boenish had some great earlier ones! "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  7. Personally, had more fun per $ at Fran's Star Ranch (when it was in business) than I had in the wind tunnel. I guess it depends on what kind of "blow job" you want. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  8. How about cats named Yuan & Bunyip? "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  9. Give me a day or two and let me think of something. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  10. Lori- Don't you have anything better to do? Keep amused! Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  11. And to 18 more after those 18! Blue Skies! Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  12. I remember putting my helmet on @ 4,000 and having a low time jumper next to me ask whey, when we hadn't reached jump altitude yet. "This is as high as we're going." We did have some fun jumps though. Here we are at the airshow in Santa Maria I think in 1992 BSBD Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  13. Heck -- a girlfriend once told me that she was on the ground when I had a malfunction and guys were asking her out before I got to the ground. Due to a good PLF and soft desert, they had to get back in line for their turn. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  14. The lower portion is removed when conducting jump operations. All that remains are the first couple of steps that are part of the fuselage, not the aft stair. Just keep running toward the back of the plane till there's nothing left there. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  15. And somebody has to get paid to train those pilots to the point where they can get hired! "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  16. We had a great turnout for Al's ash dive yesterday. What was really special was that after a full week of rain, and forecasts for continued rain, we had totally blue skies at the pre-arranged time. Someone up there wanted to be sure Al got the send off he deserved. Take More Chances! BSBD. Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  17. Too bad no one thought of that in 1971. Of course the operative word is "readily" The FBI is one of a few organizations that would be allowed access to the info. It's probably somewhere, just a matter of time and money to dig though the files. Where are your "new hires" with low GS #'s who need a project? "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  18. Do you have a list of military who served as loadmasters and 1) Were at one time stationed in the NW (McCord?) 2) Discharged in the period a couple of years prior to the incident? "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  19. Have you done a search of military records for a loadmaster of about the correct age? Any that match our "candidates?" Do you have any fingerprints that you know come from any of our candidates that have been compared with prints from the plane? For example, did Weber have a driver license from a state that took a thumb print? P.S. I was only 23 at the time, & wore thick glasses. Wasn't me. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  20. Disciplinary actions are ordinarily handled in a closed session as provided in the Governance Manual. USPA GOVERNANCE MANUAL 1-2.3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS B. Board meetings 4. Board meetings will be open to all USPA members unless otherwise directed by the president, with the concurrence of the board. Closed board meetings will be open to only members of the board, plus any other individuals specifically invited by the presiding chair of the meeting to attend that particular closed session. Closed sessions during board meetings are primarily conducted in cases where personalities are being discussed, such as disciplinary actions. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  21. I just got a flyer from a flight school in CA. offering up to $56K/year, plus benes for flight instructors. Makes you wonder what you want to do in aviation. Blue skies! Harry "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  22. I'm thinking more of a loadmaster without any actual jump experience. Which of our "candidates" fits that description? "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  23. Something to think about with respect to suspects. Skydivers would think of 12,500 as a familiar altitude. 10,000 wasn't a common sport jump altitude. 9,500 or 10,500 maybe (out of a 182), but not 10,000. Also, for FAR part 91, 12,500 is the highest continuous altitude for flight without O2. However, for the military, I believe the altitude is a more conservative 10,000. Suggesting to me a military loadmaster who was schooled to use O2 if they were dropping things from the tailgate and the plane was going above 10,000. Someone who knew about lowering the tailgate of a plane and had watched HALO jumpers, but without sport, or maybe any actual, jump experience. Also, someone who was not a licensed civilian pilot knowledgeable of FAR's. Unless a sport jumper was trying to throw people off the trail, he would ask for "mains" and "Reserves" rather than "front" and "back" parachutes. Get out the military records to find all of the servicemen who fit that description. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  24. They hadn't been shopping in the Paragear 1969 Catalog. "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."
  25. Is this a "why bother to vote" statement? How many elections have you voted in during your USPA Memmbership? "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."