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  1. Rickendiver
    Hmm, my Pilot 168ZPX did that to me as well, with off heading openings when brand new. After about 75 jumps it really started to beat the crap out me. Turned out the line set was way out of spec- some lines were too short, and others too long. Had a new line set installed and problem solved. It'd be interesting to see if mine was a one-off, or if it's happening with other Pilots as well.
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    My brother ended up with the airplane a year or so after that. I flew right seat in it helping him ferry it back to Antioch, CA from Palatka, FL in the winter of (I think?)1985. We literally nearly froze to death when the gasoline heater failed at 14,000' over the mountains. Nice Super E Twin Beech- tall cabin, cargo door, 3 blade heavy Hartzell props. Heater sucked balls, though
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    From the early 80's at Yolo Dropzone in Davis, CA. Spark plug clean/rotate time for N4980V.
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    They both had awesome voices. JA was more bluesy back in the day at Winterland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEe8kROWjZU
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    By a sad coincidence Signe Anderson, original female vocalist for JA, died the same day! http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/signe-anderson-original-jefferson-airplane-singer-dead-at-74-20160131 She only appeared on the first studio album before she quit the band and was replace by Grace Slick
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    I know a few badass pilots Or, to speculate- The stall/spin may have been a result of losing the port engine on jump run. If the port engine had the only operational hydraulic pump, the loss of hydraulic pressure would cause the gear to free fall down.
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    From what I could see in the video the aircraft was in a spiral dive after the spin recovery, which allows the aircraft to rapidly gain airspeed. The pilot had full aileron deflection to stop the spiral. (Conversely, rudder input would be used to stop a spin rotation). Lowering the gear in a DC3 or Beech 18 will move the CG forward a bit, but also increases drag to slow down the rapid acceleration while recovering from the dive.
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    The math behind this study is explained in detail here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa9YUDNHobE ((L*D)+(W/G))/(A^2) Length times Diameter plus Weight over Girth divided by Angle of the tip squared
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    Finally- scientific proof! http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/average-penis-size-revealed-scientists-attempt-to-find-what-is-normal-to-reassure-concerned-men-10081589.html
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    2 months until we were engaged. Married 1 year later. (And it wasn't a "shotgun" wedding ) We just celebrated our 41st anniversary
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    Skydive California (Tracy) is closed for the holidays until Jan 2nd. Bay Area Skydiving in Byron is the closest to San Jose, but will only be open on the weekends. Both are great DZ's. Lodi is open every day, but is farther away from San Jose. If you're looking to get recurrent, I'd recommend Byron or Tracy
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    Anybody else remember him as "Elfego Baca", and T.H.E. Cat? Back when T.V. was worth watching
  13. Rickendiver
    From the NTSB report: The fractured inner and outer intake valve springs from the number 2 cylinder were subsequently examined by investigators. Both springs showed fatigue fractures originating from rust pits on the surfaces. A review of the engine maintenance logbooks revealed that a 100 hour/annual inspection was completed on October 14, 2014, at 7,857.8 hours tachometer time. About 13 hours of operating time had accrued since the last inspection of October 14. About 1,501 hours had accumulated on the engine since its last major overhaul. According to the engine manufacturer's operating manual, under the 100-hour inspection procedures, it states, "Remove valve rocker covers, and inspect visible parts of the valve mechanism for breakage and lack of lubrication. All parts should be covered with oil." Per Continental, TBO on an IO470-S is 1500 hrs or 12 years.
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    NTSB report stated that his altitude was 800-900' AGL. IMHO, the only survivable action would be to do exactly what he did. An attempted 180 back to the runway would likely have resulted in a fiery crash. Hitting the trees is also not a good plan. At that altitude & airspeed (just above stall speed) & near max gross weight, finding a place to land somewhere in front of you is the only viable option. One thing that did stand out to me in the NTSB report was the cause of engine failure. The intake valve springs on #2 cylinder had visible pitting & corrosion on them and had fractured. This should have been caught on at least one of the last few 100 hour inspections.
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    Been married 40+ years. I just agree to spend one weekend day at the DZ, and one with her. She was used to the LUDICROUS amount of money I spent on airplanes, so the merely ridiculous amount that I spend on skydiving doesn't seem too bad in comparison.
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    Try looking at the scuba marketplace? I used to use something like this with my drysuit. http://www.amazon.com/DUI-Classic-Weight-Harness-Drysuit/dp/B00ACBPTYO
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    Looks like Southern Cross is down in Texas with a flying air museum. http://www.ecommerce-group.com/douglasc47/index.html Lodi still has one, but is basically being used as a billboard
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    Maybe something like what the SCUBA world uses? http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/
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    Yes, but she WAS the DoS. No one in any Department would "let" the Secretary of that Department do anything. She was the boss and can run the Department as she chooses to- within the law. Staffers that did know about it were probably fearful of losing their jobs if they said anything. Every Department has policies in place to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive material. DoS are somewhat more lax than DoD or DoE, but not even the Secretary of a Department has the authority to violate those policies. There is no wiggle room on this. Here is a sample of a DoS classified document policy that was violated. (There are lots more) http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/89321.pdf
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    This is not a defensible position. Please refer to my previous post on this. By operating outside of the system, she bypassed all the controls that would have marked information correctly to begin with.
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    Based on what I've been told of the level of effort exerted by what we call "Sensitive Nations", (as well as our friends, BTW) to gain access to our secrets, I'd call it a certainty.
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    There are serious reasons for the harsh punishments for violations, and in addition to the statutory issues I would pose the following questions: What actual harm was done to the national security? What other nations will no longer share classified information with us because of this? Who else knew about this when it was happening, and didn't blow the whistle THEN? Have any people died as direct result of the data breach? Because of the attempted cover up efforts, DOJ may never know the full extent of the security breach. Would it therefore be prudent to assume that ALL classified information that HRC was privy to during her tenure as SoS has been compromised?
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    As a "worker bee", I would expect to be: 1. Stripped of all clearances/accesses 2. Fired 3. Barred from any future government employment 4. Arrested and charged with the aforementioned violations, and very likely espionage as well. If convicted, $250k fine, up to 10yrs jail for each offense under 18 USC 793. 5. Wishing I were in politics, instead of research
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    I've been working at several national laboratories and other government entities for nearly 40 years, and worked with classified material for much of it. If I may share a few insights: Government servers are not slow. Claiming incompetence/ignorance is not a plausible defense. Anyone handling classified matter has tons of REQUIRED training and signs NDA's. By operating outside of the system, she bypassed all safeguards, protections, protocols, oversights and auditing. Blatant, numerous violations of 18 US Code 793 & several Presidential Orders. Possibly some International Agreements & Atomic Energy Act of 1954- depending on category, classification & Sigma of documents involved. Anyone (authorized) that received emails containing classified information from her would know this was illegal and would be required to report it.
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    Original Seneca I has 180hp Lycomings. The Seneca II & III has Turbocharged Continentals rated at 200 & 220HP, which would help with ROC, but would require lots of $$ in maintenance. Would HATE to lose an engine on takeoff in a light-light twin with full load of jumpers. I would think that flying it with the door off would probably make it a little squirrely near Vmc.