diverdriver

You are mad because the airlines can't control the weather? So we are responsible for covering your hotel when we can't control the weather? I don't think so. Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125

At least Skydive Chicago is a real DZ with a REAL WORLD RECORD that happened there. And our old t-shirts DID have OTTAWA, IL on them. These false DZs that all point back to ASC is bullshit. That's all I have to say about that. Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125

B-17 bombadier. It's the only explanation.

Yah....we want your business....one and two!

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75...yah..I rule. edit: Then I saw Michele's score. Man, I suck.

Doctor Whoooooo....ooooo!! Doctor Who! EXTERMINATE!

Some pictures...... http://www.skydivechicago.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=669 I'll miss you dude.

Checkmate, match, ballgame, booyah and yatzi!

......"what's happenin'?" http://home.thirdage.com/Friendship/inmemory/Kirakat.html This season.....man.......this season......

Foam earplugs from the drug store work great. Cheap. Last long time. Your ears will thank you. I have no trouble hearing my audible altimeter. Try it and see for yourself if you like them. Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125

I'mmmmmmmmmmmm.......bbbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! They replaced the hard drive AND the mother board. Not sure if it's totally fixed. But....I'm on long enough to POST WHORE! BWAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAA...... Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125

No, you read my words correctly the first time. How it sounded it how I meant it. There is an added risk landing with a jump pilot who only 99.99% of the time lands empty. It's called complacency. It can happen to any pilot. We takeoff heavy and land empty. Load after load. You get in a routine. When you have to land with the load you are taken out of that routine. It is nothing to do with inate flying ability rather a function of training, experience, and situation. Now you have a load of people who say out loud they don't want to land with you. That's a distraction. You can hear them squirm in the back. The plane you trained in for your commercial license is unlikely the one you are using to fly jumpers in. When I land in the Otter with a load I have to mentally remind myself about the changing scenario. And I know pilots who have not done that and landed hard or worse. It's a real issue. I'm not saying that landing with the plane is extremely dangerous. But I'm pointing out for the pilots reading this that there are considerations you need to keep in mind not only about performance but about you own personal experience. Don't let your habits get in the way of your flying. Sorry you didn't like the way I said it. I just speak my mind. Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125

I agree completely.

Actually, there really is a risk in landing with the plane. I know I tell people to pipe down about complaining about landing in the plane. But truthfully there is a risk. The pilot normally lands empty. He is used to landing like that. Landing full and heavy is something rare and if care is not taken the chances of stalling on final are higher if they try to fly their normal pattern and airspeed. Look at the crash in Michigan of a King Air with a full load on board. The pilot took off and turned to come back and buzz the camp ground. Having a load on the plane actually is different than manuevering while empty. The stall speed is higher for all flight regimes. The pilot got into an accelerated stall and crashed killing all. Another jump plane did a go around in Arkansas and crashed. Planes react slower and perform less the heavier they are. So, the fear is actually real. I know when I land with a full load of jumpers I have to remind myself to have more power on than I'm used to in order to maintain the higher approach speed required for a smooth approach. Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125

Satelite 1805

....pagin Mr. Wolf....paging Mr. Winston Wolf..... Hard drive is gone. I did back up most files before it totally died. But not all......

Zed's dead babe. Zed's dead.

I say again. I'm in a library. You keep making me laugh like this I'm going to bust a gasket! I'm squeezing tears man!

laptop

You guys are killin' me...... It sucks...I bought the extended warranty and it has taken one week to get them to admit they will have to fix it. They kept refering me to Toshiba saying it was a software issue. Now the darn thing won't turn on at all and they had to admit it's probably the mother board. So, I'm relegated to the library computer to do my work. However, they have high speed access which is really neeto and keen. I can get most everything done in about 1/4 the time. And that's even without my bookmarks for the file searches I do.

Update.....the mother board is fried. Still waiting for box to send it to repair shop. Hotmail account overflowing with Viagra and member enlargement emails. Guh... Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125

Anyone trying to get ahold of me will have to wait. My computer is fried (how I don't know) and will probably keep me out of answering questions here for quite awhile. Sorry. See y'all later. Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125

When you pound your head against the wall time after time.....it can start to hurt. Derek has tried a lot to make things safer fro all jumpers around him. Yet, he has been shunned fairly well by some DZOs for his efforts. Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125

Yah, that kind of Gggrrrrrrr.....It's a grunt. It tightens the stomach muscles. Now, truely, if you need to grunt in a 2 G turn to stay awake you might want to take up another activity until you visit your doctor and find out why. Or, it could mean you just need to start jogging, and improving your health. Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125