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COL (Ret) Kirk Knight, Ph.D., died peacefully at Tampa General Hospital on August 26th, 2022, with family by his side. There is a Kirk Knight Memorial Page on FaceBook, and his family and friends invite everyone to his Celebration of Life on October 1st, 2022, 11:30AM, at Skydive City, Zephyrhills, Florida. Some of Kirk's ashes will also be making their way over to Deland for the Jumpers Over Seventy jumps. Kirk was jumping hard just two months ago in Iceland, but came back to the U.S. with pneumonia and never left the hospital. Kirk was just short of 8,000 jumps, and we will be distributing a memento to skydivers so that Kirk can keep jumping on his journey to 8,000 and beyond. His biography follows: Kirk Knight lived an adventurous and distinguished life as a U.S. Army soldier with over 34 years on active duty in defense of the Nation. He also performed duties as a U.S. Government civilian employee with over 20 years of dedicated service as the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) liaison officer to Special Operations Command—Central (SOCCENT) and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). He was a decorated combat veteran, with three tours as an enlisted Infantryman and an Army aviation officer in Vietnam, and combat operations in Mogadishu, Somalia as Liaison Officer during the Battle of the Black Sea, among other named operations. He served in countries around the world during his long career. A key position was his time as Commander, U.S. Army Parachute Team – the Golden Knights, where Kirk led the team to National and World Championships. He also had assignments as an Army Ranger instructor, and as the Deputy J5 for Plans and Policy with the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Kirk culminated his Army career in 1999 as the U.S. Army Defense Attaché at the United States Embassy, Ottawa, Canada. After military retirement, and a brief stint in the financial services sector, Kirk became a government civilian at SOCCENT and SOCOM in the aftermath of 9/11. As an additional duty in his very limited free time, Kirk was a PRO demonstrator and Accelerated Freefall (AFF) Instructor for the USSOCOM Parachute Team – the Para-Commandos. Kirk’s aerial skill, reliability, and tenacity ensured that the SOCOM Community Engagement Program reached audiences at some of the highest profile events across the United States, highlighting Special Operations Forces (SOF) missions, opportunities, and capabilities. Always the consummate professional, Kirk represented SOCOM in front of millions of spectators, and tens of millions of broadcast, print, and social media subscribers. Kirk was scheduled to retire in September 2022 after 55 years of combined military and government service to the Nation. Skydiving was Kirk’s passion, and his contributions to the sport are numerous. He is the recipient of the United States Parachute Association’s (USPA) Gold Medal for Meritorious Service, a National and International judge having served as Chief Judge of the USPA Collegiate Nationals and an international judge at the CISM championships, most recently in Austria in June 2022; a Skydivers over Sixty and Jumpers Over Seventy record participant; and an AFF Instructor Evaluator. He was a trustee of the International Skydiving Museum and Hall of Fame, generously donating to the building fund as well as contributing innumerable volunteer hours on the path to “get it built!” Kirk ended his jumping career in Iceland in July 2022, with 7,848 jumps. His journey to 8,000 jumps came up just short, but his legacy and immense contributions to skydiving will live forever! Kirk is survived by his brother, Chris and his wife, Gail; his son Chris, and his wife, Andi; and his step-son, Greg Foster, and his wife Colleen. Blue Skies, always, Kirk.

I don't want to go to heaven because just before you get there, apparently, you need to pass through West Virginia.

Considering there is a highway to hell and only a stairway to heaven, we know what expected traffic volumes for each are.

No, you post misinformation and wild conjecture to create doubt... to support Reca. The recent flight path you repeatedly posted and claimed went East to Cle Elum doesn't even come close... it isn't just irrelevant to the Norjak flight path, your claim is 100% false and misinformation, just like the Reca narrative. Did you accept your error,, no,, you just move on to another piece of nonsense. This forum is trying to find the truth, you are not. Reca was not Cooper,, Carl researched the case and fed Reca info, but Carl is a terrible researcher and got too many things wrong.. The Reca narrative is BS, everybody knows it.

SK is a Reca shill and trolling the forum repeatedly posting false claims and misinformation..

Georger can correct me if I'm wrong here as he has a better knowledge of the fragments that were found than I do, but I have never heard them described as "very few" or "surprisingly few".

Yes, the bill list that was released by the FBI was re-ordered alpha numerically. The FBI manually created the original list from the Microfilm. That original bill order has never been publicly released. Tom couldn't find it. There were statements from the FBI that the TBAR bills were in the same order as given to Cooper...

From the Read This First post at the top of this forum: ================ Copying and pasting the words of somebody else is not a conversation. At the very least, the person should make a comment in relation to the wall of text they've copied and posted so we know where the poster himself stands in relationship to it. Give it some context so you aren't simply acting as a copy and paste meat robot on behalf for some PR firm, lobbying group, or news site. It doesn't have to be much, but at least it gives us somebody we can converse with. We can't converse with the author of the wall of copy and pasted text, because that person simply isn't here. ================

Thank you Sean, for compiling the list:

Hair slide was sent to Seattle from LA in 2002.. Vol 6, 1A56... Get Larry to call..

Here are TK's original three bills -

Halleluyah! A mere 12 years after I suggested removing it, that ugly, eye sore of an airplane wreck has finally disappearred from Pitt Meadows Airport. This is after I suggested removing it a decade ago. I wrote letters to the owner, airport management, Pitt Meadows Town Council, Pitt Meadows Fire Department, Maple Ridge City Council, Transport Canada, Workmens' Compensation Board, etc. I even offered to buy a box of blades for PMFD's crash rescue saw. This is a recurring theme in my life: I identify a problem and suggest a solution. Authorities tell me to "Shut the F' up! Because we are never going to do that." Then a few months or years later, my solution is implemented." Why do they waste time denying my suggestions????????????????????

Not me! I'm thinking he is perfect for the job. He thinks he's brilliant but is actually dumb as rocks. I just hope his master doesn't jerk his chain before he alienates and motivates previously unmotivated female voters.

Meaningless number really. Given everything else is the same (density altitude, heat etc), it depends on what you mean by "starting your turn" and what your turn looks like. My initiation point is Xft with a brake surge from full flight but I have no idea what altitude I actually start pulling on my fronts. I just make sure I do the same thing every time. Also depends whether you're turning efficiently or allowing the canopy to recover during the turn. I could stay on double-fronts for too long for example and my turn altitude might change but my max speeds would be lower. I know from FlySight data that I can't start higher than 840ft on a VE84 at 2.3 without dragging it out of the sky. I'll always prefer being a touch lower than higher (guarantee the first jump of the day when conditions are unknown and then creep it up as the day goes on).

Setting it on fire comes to mind. You can solve most of life's problems by setting them on fire. I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here?

Plant vines all over it. Get cans of spray paint and turn it into a giant bright sculpture. Make a party out of it. Or -- get lots of Saran wrap and turn it into a giant sculpture. Build a fence around it, and paint the owner's name on the fence. Wendy P. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)