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Hi folks, You might find this interesting: Portland farm makes dramatic statement with this year’s corn maze - oregonlive.com Jerry Baumchen

Sure he should, and so should Feinstein and the rest of the gerontocracy we're plagued by. What a crap situation.

I think one of my favorites was a friend of mine who broke his ankle many years ago, and when asked how he had done it, he said he was out at the airport, and fell off the step of the airplane. He said he neglected to tell them that the step was 7500' off the ground Wendy P.

If the aircraft was being hand flown, there shouldn't be any "bobs". Soderlind says he would detect bobs in the FDR if the aircraft was on autopilot which he believed it was. Apparently, it was not. Secondly. the first time Rataczak mentions "shrimp boats" was in 2012. In his initial 302 to the FBI immediately after the hijacking, the last paragraph he actually laments the fact that he could have pinpointed the exact exit time of the hijacker, but did not. "Rataczak added that it had not occurred to them at the time, but they could have pinpointed their exact location at the time the oscillation was felt..." Moreover, this type of communication would have been made to NWA, not ATC. My impression is that the "shrimp boat" comment is a "fish tale" that was added as an embellishment to the story by Rat post facto.

The FAA could not care less about skydivers and has no desire to regulate skydiving that I can see. The FAA does regulate the safety of aircraft. And the rules for commercial aircraft are somewhat stricter than those for private aircraft. When you sell people rides as a business why should you not have to maintain commercial standards?

Because you don't live in America. Where the christian right is now embedded in the USSC. Where anti-abortion measures control the GOP/pandering party. Where control of conservative states have severely restricted neo-natal health care. Where doctors have abandoned the care of pregnant women because of liability.

Interesting - aside from right wing governments trying to push religious beliefs on me and oppress people I know with them, christianity has the same affect on my life as all the other religion myths - i.e. none. Jay is welcome to his beliefs but the judgement on others is frankly hilarious.

If you believe that bit, and I do not. Jay, we are in full disagreement on the truth of Christianity but I must say that I am very thankful for your forceful defense of your beliefs over the last few days. You've given several of us here the chance to be more engaged on one of the most important topics of our time. That's a good thing for all. Have a great night.

Sure, and the Reichsknonkordat treaty between the Holy See and the Nazis giving them a clear running lane had no religious component. Also, no doubt, it was just to get a good deal that the Wehrmacht belt buckles were embossed with the words "Gott Mit Uns". Certainly it might have been just a casual remark like when our soldiers claim "For God and Country" when killing our enemies. Even so, we constantly find the claim of divine providence in side the trigger guard.

So the FAA showed up at a DZ I was jumping at over the weekend. The inspector grounded our turbine due to paperwork, not for safety. To be fair, this was due to poor record keeping not because anyone has an axe to grind. And after some casual inquiry around the area, it seems that there are a lot of DZ's having their maintenance records inspected. My assumption (with no supporting evidence what so ever) is that the FAA is preparing a statement for the eventual Administrator's testimony to congress on this matter. I don't know if that indicates that the FAA is for or against the proposal, but I would think that they are not in favor of increasing their workload. The safety record of the jump fleet has been pretty good over the last decade or so. Also, talking to the DZO he estimates about a $1M maintenance bill in order to comply with the proposed legislation. A number like that puts most operators out of business overnight. And the cost of jumps tickets would triple if not quadruple.

Yes, that is what I was referring to.. Remember, the stair light came on at 7:42,, Cooper released the lock..the light comes on when the lever is moved from the up position not when the stairs open... but they didn't drop... or very very slightly.... until 8:09 when he went to the bottom of the stairs. IMO, Cooper at the bottom of the stairs causing the pitch was the 8:09/10 "little bob" measured on the FDR. Soderlind's assumption is irrelevant. Then Cooper is at the bottom of the stairs for several minutes until he jumps.. at 8:12 + or - a minute. I found this for a NORJAK era 727 FDR.. Altitude, Heading, Vertical Acceleration. Notice it says heading..... aka flightpath

Maybe he was receiving an over-the-air firmware update.

Excluding health coverage for source-of-injury like skydiving came up in a discussion. Googling around found this https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/423 amendment that I read was supposed to prevent group plans from excluding legal recreation activities (so skydiving but not trespassing BASE jumps). From what I can tell it never became law. Does anyone know if any employer offered group health plans exclude for source-of-injury in the USA? I kinda doubt it, but it would be interesting to know.

When my husband and I visited Italy a few years ago, we called this Our Lord of the Quinceañera Wendy P.

After analyzing all available evidence,, my view with 90% confidence.. 7:42 air stairs unlocked/released but not dropping. Cooper complains he can't get stairs down, pilot slows down plane. 8:05 Last comm with Cooper over interphone.. everything OK. 8:09-10 little bob on FDR, is Cooper at end of stairs causing adjustment. Rataczak hand flying plane feels Cooper on stairs and plane dip. 8:12 +/- 1 minute depending on timing device, Cooper leaves the plane. Crew sees oscillations become rapidly increase on gauge culminating in an extreme oscillation felt as the "pressure bump". Rataczak says “mark your shrimp boat”, not caught on tape due to wrong frequency. 5-10 minutes later. About 8:16-17 Rataczak calls Soderlind over the suburbs of Portland. They had not reached Portland. DZ.. The W/SW wind used by the FBI was an estimate, the wind was shifting between SW and SE in the area.. there is NO accurate wind data for Cooper's place and time of the jump. Therefore, the drift could have been slightly East or West of the flightpath. The map we have is accurate to 1 mile. The FBI searched on the East side.

The problem is that once someone goes to "cover-up," all bets are off. You can decide that anything at all was part of the cover-up, and therefore all alternative options are equally possible. The second problem is how often people go from, "That answer is unreliable, therefore this one is the only other option." Once you're saying the information is flawed, you're announcing that it's also flawed for your own answer. It's a self-sabotaging position. It being flawed in one direction is not proof of some specific other one. The flight path has enough primary sources in support of it, within very small variables, as to need pretty stunning proof to the contrary to be worth discussion. IMVVVHO the wind is the more interesting factor.

The massive supply of guns joins with rage infused mentally disabled. A pride flag!....what others do in their bedrooms!... all a good reasons to kill and be killed. Just like the recent shooting of innocent Blacks by a White supremacist racist. Yet debate on these issues is sidetracked by WOKE issues, trump corruption, etc. More fuel to the fire about how the US is on the wrong track.

Hi Deisel, If I have learned only one thing in my 82 yrs on this Earth, it is that you NEVER lose your paperwork. If you cannot keep it in a safe & accessible location, you find someone who can do it for you. IMO your DZ is his own worst enemy. Sorry to be so harsh. Jerry Baumchen PS) And, do not think that even the FAA can keep their paperwork OK. You would be amazed how many times I had to make copies of mine so they could have their files complete.

Joe Webber - King Air. The paperwork was relater to an engine mod from 10+ years ago. It was field approved by the FAA but the follow up paperwork couldn't be located. The A&P remembers submitting it but no one could locate the documents. The FAA is working with the DZ to get into compliance and they should be up and running in a week or two.

Historically speaking, an awful lot of people have been killed in the name of the Magic Jewish Zombie.

Okay, seals are pointless anyway. But you still need to produce the paperwork or the I&R is not valid.

If the paperwork is not done then the job is not done. You can't jump a rig without a seal and a data card filled out. Why should an aircraft get a pass? Professionals know this. Bullshit. Most nations require jump aircraft to be maintained to commercial standards. Because they are selling aircraft rides for money. The added cost on the MX is likely around 20%. That buys you compliance with outstanding SBs that commercial operators must follow. If your DZO really needs to triple the cost of jumps to comply why the hell are you riding in such poorly maintained aircraft? Chances are you are not riding in poorly maintained aircraft at all. Your DZO is grossly exaggerating.