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Booooooo!!!!!!!! SSSSssssssssss!!!!!!! BOOOoooooooo!!!!!!!!! You COMMUNIST!
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You're going to see and hear a lot and eat a lot of good food. Chris
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No problem. That's what it's all about. You're a skydiver. We're skydivers. Nuf said. Chris PM coming your way
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Ummmm.....I already have small framed glasses. Second, no they don't fit under most full-face helmets. I've tried the Oxygen, Z1 and others. Nadda one worked. They all pushed on the frame tips and I don't like that. One hit in the face and they may break which could then poke me in the eye and end my pilot career. No thanks. The Havoc was the only full face that would go over my glasses and not press the frames. And I have a Bronze medal from 10 way at the US Nationals so I do know about the door frame. Thanks. Chris
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I have a Havoc. I love it. It's the only helmet that went over my glasses and I don't think my glasses are that big. The problem I think is that I don't have a large head (it's the ego that's large ) to the helmets curve around the face is less likely to take glasses underneath than a larger size of the same brand. That's just a personal observation. The Havoc's whole front flips up and the lens is off the face more than other full face helmets. Chris Schindler
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I met Moby years ago. I introduced my dog to him (named Moby). He thought it was the coolest that I named my dog after him. At the time I didn't realize how into Animal Rights he was. It explains the reaction. Was a very cool concert. Boy, he's much shorter than I thought he was. At the airline we see celebrities passing through once in awhile. Muhamed Ali travels on us periodicly out of Michicgan. And I swear that I saw Ron Jeremy in the line at McDonald's one time. Go figure. Chris
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I wanted to freefly but I couldn't afford the camera.
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What memo was that? I haven't seen that one. And was it generated for this mission or just in general about shuttle missions? The tile coverings are extemely delicate. An astronaut on a limp tether would have to stabilize himself by touching the tiles. This could produce more damage than is already present. Not really an option. Doesn't mean they won't one day come up with a viable plan to do it. Just right now with our current limitations on weight and vehicle type we have to work with what we have. Carrying extra tiles does not seem to be a realistic option. If the damage is so bad that a repair is necessary then it may be too bad to be fixed. Every shuttle mission has had tiles fall off. It is an accepted part of these missions. No doubt NASA studies what tiles are missing and how it can be prevented from happening. I doubt this has been a back burner topic. Chris
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He's on CNN right now. I imagine web links will be coming soon.
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The architect selected to rebuild the WTC site is on now detailing his plan. And it's pretty interesting. The main building will be 1,776 feet tall to honor our year of independence. The guy is obviously passionate about his work and it's nice to see something exciting about the future of that site. Chris
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Yes, it was a personal attack. I'm done here.
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Rhino, that was pretty much a personal attack on a large group of really carring and smart people. You know, once airborne, I have no way of inspecting all of my airliner either. What does that make the engineers at Bombardier? Chris
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Are you sure? I was under the impression that SpaceHab had a door, and that there was one EVA suit on board. Not that an EVA would have helped a whole lot... Performing an unplanned EVA is a very scary thing. And the heat tiles are so delicate that an astronaut could actually do more damage than good while fumbling around out there. It would require a robotic arm to hold the astronaut in place to do the job and as Bill stated before, it was not installed for this flight. Chris Schindler edited for spelling
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We have reall lost a great American treasure. One of the good things about this country and its' citizens. Thanks for being such a part of my entire life. Your lessons were never dated or over the head. *tears P.S. Say hey to Mr. Muppets Jim Henson. I cried for him too.
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Yes. 6 Dead and 1,000 injured.
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And I just saw a whole days worth of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century! Wooowhoo!!.....Erin Grey as Col. Wilma Dhering.....GRRrrrrrrrrllllllllll.......I love the glossy wet lip look. And those fine white combat suits that she had to just paint on. Hubba hubba!!
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Lolie...it is well worth it. The seminars are very imformative. And the relative cost to what you get is pretty cheap. Chris
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Oh Bravo......touche.
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Wasn't streaking popular in the '70s? I think you know where i'm going with this one..... Ohhh.....EEEEeeeeeeewwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I have to go wash my mind out with soap. pppppptaaahhh!
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The situation which I believe you are referrring to are the high T-tail and low wing aircraft like the Tomahawk, King Air 200 and F90. I've never felt that the horizontal get blanked by a stall. The horizonatl stab is almost directly in line with the thrust line so they would get induced flow if nothing else when you jammed the power. And really you may also say that you could prevent a full stall in an Otter because the Horizontal Stab is inline with the thrust line. As long as you put the power in before the full stall. And you usually have some warning signs in the Otter. Since I've never done a full stall in an Otter I can't tell you if it gets blanked. Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125
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Engineers are people too. And we thank them.
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Ummm......your transport / normal category rated aircraft just did an acrobatic manuever and no one was going to give it a look over for any structural stressing during the recovery? I've heard about that several times from several people and I have to say that was a pretty bad thing to do. I don't think I'd be climbing back in that thing until it had a thorough going over. But that's just me. Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125
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If you do not construct the closing loop correctly the finger trap will let the closing loop slide open and the poptop can "sit up". That's loosening so if you sinch it down again the pull force does not increase beyond what it was before. Also, I've pull tested my ripcord and it was within limits after sinching. I've also ridden my reserve on my reflex and the pull force was lighter than my Racer was. Go figure. As I said before. Only sometimes did I have to resinch the closing loop after packing. I found those people who had to constantly have it sinched down again had incorrectly made closing loops where the through part sat on the grommet and allowed it to loosen up. That's why I made measurements of the closing loop I constructed and sent it to Fliteline through a dealer. My understanding was that those measurements were then added into the manual for later production. I don't know that for certain. That's just what I was told. Chris Schindler
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Yah, and going from a 7 cell to a 9-cell eliptical may not be the best idea. Please rethink this or at least tells us you are getting one on one canopy control instruction. Is your profile jump numbers up to date? Chris Schindler
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LOL.....and DD apologises to the group for being stick in the mud. What a kill-joy.