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Jim, The ownership of Tennessee Skydiving Center has not changed hands and I will be flying for Tennessee Skydiving Center for the benefit of Kristi Martin. I am not flying for Carey, ASC, or anyone other than Tennessee Skydiving Center in Tullahoma. Mike Mullin

Actually, Charlie, Joel, Jeff, Zack, Matthew, and Andrea.

Jump at the Tennessee Skydiving Center, Tullahhoma, TN, Saturday and Sunday, June 18-19, no registration fees, $21.00, $3.00 of each jump goes directly to Kristi Martin. Load organizers available, both RW and Freefly. Come out and support Kristi. edited by Skymama for too much advertising

Dave Hebert(pronounced "A Bear"), the coach, will be available from 9:00 AM on Friday. There is no set number of jumps to me made, make as many as you like and you will be coached/observed on each one. As you are paying $50 per day for the coaching, the more jumps you make the less each one will cost. Mike Mullins

The Swoop contest is on Sunday. Canopy skills camp on Friday and Saturday. If there is inclement weather on Sunday, swoop contest will be on Monday. Jumping all 4 days, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. Mike Mullins

May 27-30, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday $20 per jump, no registration fees. FREE Freefly coaching by Joel and Jeff Mullins. RW Organizers and Coaches available. PLUS Southeast Canopy Piloting Circuit Skills Camp and Swoop Contest hosted by Dave Hebert. Skills camp is on Friday & Saturday, $50 per day plus jumps, ALL skill levels welcome. Swoop contest on Sunday, Money and/or gear prizes, must have 500 jumps with 100 high performance landings in last year to enter swoop contest, all skill levels welcome in the skills camp. edited by Skymama for advertising

West Tennessee Skydiving, located near Memphis, Tennessee, has completely air-conditioned facilities, including the 6400 sq ft, carpeted, packing area so I guarantee that it will not be too hot or humid. We have Mike Mullins Super King Air that is capable of dropping 56 jumpers per hour from 14,500' ( 7 minutes to altitude), and is air-conditioned. We have air-conditioned bunking facilities, modern restrooms with hot showers, swimming pool, RV hookups, washer and dryer, and our own 108 acre private airport covered with beautiful grass to land on. We also have jumps from 23,000' and 30,000' with all oxygen equipment provided. For a large group we can provide the cheapest jump rates available. Just email me at [email protected] and I will be glad to quote when I have an idea of how many jumps you will make. You can also look at our web site at http://www.skydivekingair.com or call me at 901-759-3483. Mike Mullins

The Taft DZ is open every day with Mike Mullins Super King Air until January 30. After Jan 30, weekends with the King Air and weekdays with the Cessna. We did 9 loads today with the German and Dutch visitors and our local jumpers. No problem to make jumps during the week, come on over or give us a call at 661-765-5867. Mike Mullins

Posted for Skydive Taft: New Aircraft Boogie! January 15-16 A new Aircraft is arriving at Skydive Taft from New Zealand. This new PAC-720 holds 16 jumpers and will be here indefinitely. This aircraft will be flying on the 15th and 16th (when Mike Mullins is at the USPA BOD meeting) and then full-time after February 28th when Mike Mullins heads home. This aircraft will also be available weekdays during the month of February. European Invasion Mike Mullins King Air! January 17-28. We will have a large group of Experienced European Jumpers including many Experienced American Jumpers from around the U.S. that will be here during this time. So we will be jumping as fast as we can get packed! Don’t worry about not getting on a load. There will be plenty of people to jump with. Come on out and join the fun. We have been enjoying great weather and have been skydiving every weekend, so if it’s rain in your hometown it’s blue skies in Taft. Give us a call for weather conditions……… Promise we won’t lie to you, but if you’re not here you can’t skydive!

Update on raffle prizes for the Fund Raiser: One weekend free King Air jumps at West Tennessee Skydiving. Flight Concepts Rage 170, Free. Complete Aerodyne System ( Main, Reserve, Harness & Container) 50% off. Precision Aerodynamics: 50% off Nitron, Fusion, or Xaos ( 2 canopys). Performance Designs: 50% off any canopy, 2 available. Mirage Systems: 50% off. Sunpath Products: 50% off. Alti-2: Free. Tami's Flare Wear: $25 Gift Certificate. Plus more items coming in each day. You will receive one raffle ticket for each jump you make, additional tickets can be purchased at $5.00 each. All proceeds go to Kristi & Haley Martin. FLASH: NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN. If you can't make it in person, you can purchase raffle tickets over the phone by credit card (901-SKY-DIVE). Your tickets will be put into the drawing with all the other tickets and you have the same chance to win as if you were present. You do need to tell us your preference order for the prizes. Mike Mullins

West Tennessee Skydiving does all our AFF out of the King Air, from 14,500'. We would be glad to take you on an AFF Jump. Mike Mullins

New Info, Donated Gear for the fund raiser: We have now received the following gear for the raffle at the Boogie: Complete Aerodyne System ( Main, Reserve, Harness & Container) 50% off. Precision Aerodynamics: 50% off Nitron, Fusion, or Xaos ( 2 canopys). Mirage Systems: 50% off. Sunpath Products: 50% off. Relative Workshop: 50% off. Alti-2: Free. Tami's Flare Wear: $25 Gift Certificate. Plus more items coming in each day. You will receive one raffle ticket for each jump you make, additional tickets can be purchased. All proceeds go to Kristi & Haley Martin. Mike Mullins

Chris Martin Fund Raiser & Thanksgiving Boogie West Tennessee Skydiving Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Nov 26-27-28 Jumping starts at noon on Friday, 8AM to dark Saturday & Sunday. $4.00 of every jump goes directly to Kristi & Haley Martin. Show your support for the many dedicated years that Chris devoted to the sport and help us raise $4,000! Jump Mike Mullins Super King Air all three days, $20 to 14,000' (jumps manifested prior to 8:00AM are $10.00), no registration fees. Guaranteed Fastest Jump Aircraft in the USA. Entire 6400 sq ft DZ building (including carpeted packing area), Air-Conditioned & Heated, Free camping and bunking, RV slots, large unobstructed, grassy, landing area. Load organizers available, both freefly and RW. All experience levels welcome. For directions and information on the DZ, located 40 miles east of Memphis, see: http://www.skydivekingair.com or call us at 901-SKY-DIVE Mike Mullins

We will be there. The King Air will be at a boogie in MN, but our Super Cessna 195 is available. Mike

Recently the search options were enhanced with some new features. However, one very useful feature seems to have disappeared: the search "since last visit" option is gone. I have found that option very useful. Can it be restored? Thanks, Mike Mullins

Please check out West Tennessee Skydiving, located 40 miles east of Memphis, TN. We are a full service DZ offering AFF from our King Air turbine aircraft. Most skydivers from Arkansas jump at our DZ. Click on: http://www.skydivekingair.com

Memorial Weekend $249 Boogie-'til-Ya-Puke, 23,000' jumps, 30,000' jumps, May 29, 30, 31, West Tennessee Skydiving, Memphis, TN. Jump Mike Mullins Super King Air at 14,000' all three days for $249 or $20 per jump, whichever is less. No registration fees, one rig, must be packed to manifest. King Air available each day, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, from 8:00 AM until dark (jumping also available Friday, May 28, 3:00 PM until dark, standard jump rates). Guaranteed fastest jumpship in the country, 14 jumpers to 14,000' in seven minutes, capable of 50 loads per day. 23,000', 2 minute freefalls, available for $55, oxygen and mask provided, sign up at the boogie. 30,000', 150 second freefalls, available for $350, includes training and all bailout oxygen equipment ( helmet, mask, etc). The 30,000' jumps must be booked and paid for in advance. To reserve and pay for your slot go to http://www.halojumper.com In lieu of the $249 or $20 per jump, you may elect to pay our standard jump rates of: Manifest before 8:00 AM, that jump: $10.00 Manifest after 8:00 Am and before Noon: $18.00 Manifest after Noon: $20.00 All prices are cash discount prices. Credit card prices are 5% higher. Please bring cash or be prepared to pay the credit card prices. No charge freefly coaching available from Joel, Jeff, and Zack Mullins. RW load organizers available. All experience levels welcome, coaches available. West Tennessee Skydiving is a full service DZ with indoor carpeted packing, a very large grassy landing area, 80' pea gravel target, swimming pool, RV slots with electric and water, modern restrooms with hot showers, free camping and bunking facilities. West Tennessee Skydiving is located at Wings Field, 40 miles east of Memphis, TN, 110 acre private airport with 2400' paved and lighted runway (call for briefing prior to flying in). For directions and other info, please view our web site at http://www.skydivekingair.com or call us at 901-SKY-DIVE.

Skydive Taft will be offering 23,000' High Altitude, Two Minute Freefalls from Mike Mullins Super King Air this weekend, March 27-28. Cost is $55.00: includes jump, mask, and oxygen. 23,000' Jumps are available Saturday, March 27, beginning at Noon and we will make as many loads as necessary. Sunday, March 28, is a weather date or if there is more demand than we can meet on Saturday. If you want to make this 23,000' jump plan to be here on Saturday. Should be "B" License qualified, AAD recommended but not required. 14,000' Jumps available all day Saturday & Sunday, $14.00 to 14,000', Manifest before 9:00 AM and receive that jump for just $10.00. If you need more info, call the DZ at 661-765-5867 or Mike Mullins at 901-355-2629. Mike Mullins

Clint, The reply that you can only lower the aircraft, not raise the wheels, was a "tongue in cheek" reply stating what is not really obvious, that is, if a "retraction" sequence is initiated the aircraft will go down onto the wheels, the wheels cannot come "up" into the aircraft as that would leave the aircraft sitting in the air with no support. As for the original question about the 737, I have a type rating in the 737 with over 1,000 hours in the aircraft. There are safety interlocks that prevent a retraction sequence from being initiated while at least one landing gear strut is compressed. This interolock can be overridden but I doubt that on a 737 the aircraft would "lower" even if overridden as the main gear "retracts" inboard and due to the geometry of the main gear double wheeel it would actually have to "raise" the aircraft to get into the wheelwells. I doubt that a 737 ever lowered itself onto its gear on the ground. As for other aircraft, the systems vary so much that it is hard to generalize other to say that some safety interlock would have to fail or be overidden to create that scenario. Mike Mullins

QuoteCan the landing gear be put up while the plane is still on the ground? My professor said this happened with a 737 due to miss communication between the pilot and co-pilot. Everyone that has answered this question "can the landing gear be put up while the plane is still on the ground" in the affirmative is absolutely wrong. There is no aircraft that the landing gear can be "put up" while it is on the ground. You can lower the aircraft but you can't make the wheels come up. Mike Mullins

If you are getting blown off the side or having difficulty exiting that King Air, then that King Air is not slowing down and/or does not have the engine at idle. Propblast is from the prop-- if the engine is at idle and not producing any significant amount of thrust then there will be no propblast. Slipstream wind is from airspeed and is simply a function of how fast you are going. The exit speed on my King Air is 80 kts, there is no prop blast, and the only wind you will feel is 80 kts. 80 kts is the speed specified for competition and that is what the Otters are doing on exit. My 75 lb 11 year old had no trouble front floating nor has anyone ever complained about the wind blast or exit speed on my King Air. By the way, that other King Air is simply not faster. If the aircraft is flown properly there is no more wind or blast than any other jump aircraft and it is no more difficult to exit than any other ( yes, I know the door is smaller). Mike Mullins

Taft now has a bunkhouse located right next to the brand new showers. Bunkhouse is heated, just bring your sleeping bag and air mattress or pad. Showers (4) are first class and have lots of hot water. The bunkhouse is "free" but the City of Taft charges a tax of $1.00 per person per night, so that is what you pay. Mike Mullins

Freefly Winter Weekend with Guano Freefly. Come out to Taft and get on some freefly loads with Northern California freefly team, Guano! Guano, based out of SkyDance Skydiving in Davis California, has competed and organized internationally for the past 4 years. They will be here for freefly load organizing and coaching January 24th and 25th. And, with Mullins' King Air taking you to 14,000 feet for only 14 bucks, you can make a ton of good jumps including VRW jumps, flocks, tracks, hybrids, and more! The time is right, the price is right, and the place is right—come out and join us! Skydive Taft 661-765-JUMP http://www.skydivetaft.com

With all due respect to Winsor (a friend and a very smart guy), I have not changed my position on this subject. Sorry, it is ground speed that determines the spacing that jumpers must be given. Other contributing factors, such as varying windspeed with altitude and jumpers turning a particular direction under canopy, must also be accounted for but the underlying basis for the spacing is ground speed. As many have argued ad nauseum over this question, I do not wish to open any more debate so this is all I will say on the subject. I will just continue to safely space the jumpers from my aircraft and put them on the target to the best of my ability. Mike Mullins

We will have a lighted DZ with mobile oilfield lighting. Entire landing area will be well lit.