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  1. Never gave this much thought as my user name is simply my 1st initial, the rest being my last name. Heck I've never given being a serial killer much thought. I'll dwell on it and get back with ya! Best- Richard Yes, you need a middle name to be a serial killer. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  2. Cash option is roughly 350 million minus 25% federal tax and whatever the state takes... usually around 5% So... only about a quarter billion The IRS only withholds 25% initially, but there's really no way of getting around the maximum Federal income tax rate of 39.6%, (it will be a little below that because of the graduated tax rate). Florida doesn't have a State income tax. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  3. No sympathy from me. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  4. skycatcher68

    Uh, oops

    Not the first aircraft the justice system has seized. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  5. A couple problems with your comment: 1) Even the dropouts will get a far better education than most of these kids will ever get, 2) How many teenagers did you see in any of these photos?, 3) Education is not free in the US, in fact, it's an obscene and corrupt waste of taxpayers' money. The chief product of the public school system is an employed teacher, not an educated student. 4) "Dropping out" is highly underrated. The kids who have the most to gain by completing high school are the kids at the extremes of achievement. The kids who want to get into the elite colleges are compelled to stay in high school to earn AP and Honors credit for college admission purposes. The worst students, i.e. the illiterate ones, need to stay for obvious reasons. The bulk of the "average" students would be better off forgoing their last year or two of high school and starting junior college earning full college credit instead of spinning their wheels going nowhere in high school. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  6. I think you've just been nominated as first victim, you need it. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  7. What are you doing? What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  8. Same argument applies to skydiving in general. Guess skydiving should be banned since the yearly fatalities are already on record. Another Chicken Little argument. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  9. The plane crashed in Canada, not at Lodi. And, how many planes have crashed at Lodi? What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  10. Ah, so the pilot was just going to crash on that flight anyway? Please, you can play semantics all you want. Dause didn't do the MX and that caused the engine to die. Yes, the pilot screwed up.... But the chain of events that started that crash was Dause's lack of maintenance. You can make excuses all you want.... It is clear that Dause has repeatedly failed to maintain his planes. As for your claim that the MX was not at fault .... Maybe you should read the transport Canada finding: 1. The general condition of the aircraft, the engine time before overhaul (TBO) over-run and the missed inspection items demonstrated inadequate maintenance that was not detected by regulatory oversight. 2. The TBO over-run and missed inspections resulted in excessive spline wear in the left engine-driven fuel pump going undetected. The left engine lost power due to mechanical failure of the engine fuel pump drive splines. 3. The horizontal engine instrument arrangement and the lack of recent emergency training made quick engine malfunction identification difficult. This resulted in the pilot shutting down the wrong engine, causing a dual-engine power loss and a forced landing. 4. Not using the restraint devices contributed to the seriousness of injuries to some passengers. So transport Canada does not agree with you I agree the failure to overhaul the engines and a mechanic's failure to properly inspect the left fuel pump caused the left engine to fail. Can you explain what maintenance issue caused the right engine to fail? Wait, let's see what the Transport Safety Board of Canada (not Transport Canada) says about it: I think the Board agrees with me. It was the pilot who caused the crash by creating a two-engine out situation. The failure of the second engine had nothing to do with maintenance. You can blame Dause for not overhauling the engines, but you can't blame him for a mechanic not properly inspecting the fuel pump. Dause did have the maintenance performed, it was done incorrectly. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  11. http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2008/a08p0242/a08p0242.asp What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  12. The King Air crashed due to pilot error, the pilot shut down the good engine instead of the failed one. Can't friggin' blame that on maintenance. You can blame the engine dying on lack of MX ...but not the crash, King Airs fly pretty well on one engine, as long as the pilot doesn't shut it down. Without the lack of MX, the engine would not have died. If the engine had not if died, the plane would not have crashed. So to claim no plane has crashed due to the bad MX from Dause is false. You can try to play semantics all day. But Dause's lack of MX has caused a crash. The engine failure should not have, and didn't cause, the crash. Your statement was that it was "the direct cause" of the crash. The direct cause of the crash was the pilot mistakenly shutting down an operating engine. It's not semantics. The King Air could have, and should have, been able to safely fly and land on one engine without crashing. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  13. The King Air crashed due to pilot error, the pilot shut down the good engine instead of the failed one. Can't friggin' blame that on maintenance. You can blame the engine dying on lack of MX ...but not the crash, King Airs fly pretty well on one engine, as long as the pilot doesn't shut it down. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  14. One if his king airs went down and the direct cause was a maintenance issue. So while not technically THERE.... His planes HAVE gone down for MX issues before. The King Air crashed due to pilot error, the pilot shut down the good engine instead of the failed one. Can't friggin' blame that on maintenance. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  15. This professor doesn't grade on the curve, either. If the highest score is 40/40 then the grading isn't affected. If the highest score is less than 100% then he's effectively giving every student extra credit on the exam. There's no curve involved. Math isn't your strong suit, eh? Okay then, explain how his curve works. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  16. This professor doesn't grade on the curve, either. If the highest score is 40/40 then the grading isn't affected. If the highest score is less than 100% then he's effectively giving every student extra credit on the exam. There's no curve involved. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  17. Cool, one less number that I might have to factor. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  18. No. If you deviate from any accepted recommendation to go towards a more heavily loaded canopy, you end up in a "less safe" configuration. Might not be too significant, but it is a move towards more risk. Don't kid yourself. Having a too lightly loaded canopy can increase risk in certain conditions, as well. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  19. Is this one jumper or four different situations? 1) B License/100 jumps with a CX Camera. 2) Exiting at 2,200. 3) Jumping with a Go-Pro (after cleared to solo?) 4) Jumping at 1.3-1.4 after cleared to solo. 1 & 3 aren't necessarily critical issues. 2 & 4 have to do with the DZO/Instructors. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  20. There are different types of experimental aircraft. "Amateur-built" experimental aircraft are specifically prohibited from intentional parachute jumping by FAA Order 8130.2G - Experimental Amateur-Built Operating Limitations. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  21. Key wasn't actually a prisoner during the Battle of Baltimore; he was on a British ship as a guest negotiating for the release of prisoners. However, he was not allowed to leave the ship during the battle out of fears that he had gained too much information about the British fleet. He was quickly sent on his way after the battle. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  22. Dang! Mustang Airport was on the market for a while, and seems to have found a buyer. Would have made a nice personal dz halfway between Sacramento and Lodi. Mustang Airport What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  23. Here's what the area looks like on Google Earth. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?
  24. I don't know the answer, but I've always wondered about this "dropzone" on the San Francisco sectional chart south of Sacramento. What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King?