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Scott and I are here, yea... nothing's going on... a tumbleweed just rolled by though. And it is dark at 7:30 I thought this place was rockin.. At least there was cold beer waiting by the unoccupied firepit with a twinkle of morning-twilight off in the distance. Great way to start a boogie early 80's style! Scott C. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

LOL, That helmet is very dead so letting Pin Head jump it is not an issue any more. The carbon fiber shell is split about 30% around but like I noted I got the Stroboframe, switch and Chin Cup back so not a total loss for me.. He is now hooked up with his own helmet and yes he added foam to it to make it fit better. He should have it at FnD so you can make fun of him in person. Scott "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

OK, I have 2 x 300-QRC brackets that I use for stills on different helmets! Well one helmet now after a helmet accident, not by me but a guy borrowing my still helmet to test for a trip coming up. Luckily he did not have his or more importantly my camera on it during the jump, I have no idea how, but the helmet separated from his head. I have jumped the helmet a good number of time with no issues so I have no idea how he did it wrong but it is what it is. Shockingly the helmet was recovered in about an hour and I was able to salvage the QRC, the tongue switch. Background done, the QRC had a slight issue, one of the red tabs broke on "landing" I have gone through the bracket and it works great but the tab is dead. Are replacements out there? Has anybody found or used a metal replacement tab that is a little tougher and can be tightened down more. I have always had to be careful on maintenance with the bracket to not over tighten the screw to break the tabs. I don't like them loose which give a little wiggle to the camera. If there was a metal tab it would offer the option to tighten it down some more and take that small wiggle out of the mix. Short of a metal replacement tab, can you get replacements on the cheap red tabs or is there another alternative? Thanks Scott C. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Two words: Hermit Crab That may be the funniest thing I've read all day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWokb9-ybG4&feature=related "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Sorry to hear that but hey, I moved up one slot! Scott C. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Spot, I just about spit coffee all over my keyboard!

Nice looking suit! Looking forward to seeing you fly it this weekend! Is that the first one off the production line? Do you have any initial pre-jump impressions of it? You do have a big smile on your face if that is any indication.... Scott C. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Scott thanks for the update and the waiver link, sent it to Z-hills just a bit ago. Found an old Z-hills card from a trip there a number of years ago. No idea what it is for but it is laminated with my name and has a number a bar code.. I doubt after a number of years it will be any good but Oh Well came across it, never know what you will find when poking around in your desk.. Looking forward to the jumps and meeting lots of WS flyer's I have not met yet! I get in thurs night and will be at the DZ ready to go Friday morning! Keep that good weather ordered and I hope the front goes through on Wed night so not to disturb jumping for the early people on Thursday. Scott C. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Fokker General characteristics * Crew: Two or three * Capacity: 52-56 passengers * Length: 25.06 m (82 ft 2½ in) * Wingspan: 29.00 m (95 ft 1¾ in) * Height: 8.72 m (28 ft 7¼ in) * Wing area: 70.07 m² (754 ft²) * Empty weight: 11,204 kg (24,650 lb) * Max takeoff weight: 19,773 kg (43,500 lb) * Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Dart Mk.532-7 turboprop engines, 1,678 kW (2,250 eshp) each Performance * Cruise speed: 518 km/h (280 knots, 322 mph) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m) * Range: 1,826 km (986 nm, 1,135 mi) * Rate of climb: 7.37 m/s (1,450 ft/min) Viking Air Specifications link http://www.vikingair.com/content2.aspx?id=276 But some direct comparisons to above noted The performance the Fokker gives for traveling compared to the Otter is pretty significant. GENERAL INFORMATION: Maximum Takeoff Weight: 12,500 lb (5670kg) Maximum Landing Weight: 12,300 lb (5579 kg) Number Of Crew: 1 or 2 Number Of Passengers: 20 Fuel Capacities: Total – 378 US Gallons Fuel Capacities: Optional Long Range – 89 US Gallons PERFORMANCE SUMMARY: STOL Takeoff and Landing Distance: 1200 ft (366m) (Takeoff distance to 50 ft) Maximum Cruise Speeds: TAS Sea Level: 170 kt 5,000 ft: 181 kt 10,000 ft: 182 kt Enroute Rate of Climb at Sea Level: (engines at maximum climb power): 1600 ft/min Service Ceiling - both engines at maximum climb power (Rate of climb 100 ft/min): 26,700 ft (8138 m) "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Topmount with a Bat Rack.. Vid is in a Box and the XT is out there! http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=94655; Scott C. Edited to add the HC40 in the pic was recently replaced with a HC5 and Yes I have a BH box for that now as well. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

oooooooooo look at the pretty colors..... I did not know you were into art Scott C. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Easy fast and works great! "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

John, Be sure to bring your suit when you make it up my directin for afew flights! You threatened to be this direction so I will look forward to seeing yuou fly that blade! Scott C. Oh yeah.... Where is the "Campos"? "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

The flight planning issue absolutely should be covered in a FFC. It just adds to the fact that following the basic guidelines about jump experience should be followed and will help contribute to success. Though it was pointed out you can not count on jump numbers alone, jump numbers give a better chance for success though.. Actually knowing what you can do and where you can go in a WS is a learned process. You can have thousands of jumps but flying a ws is different in terms of knowing what it can do... Scott C. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Matt (The111) had posted something about this awhile back.. Quick search found this... http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3072302;search_string=5050;#3072302 Scott "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Oh Great another time to travel down the road of "Fantastic Numbers" but no Data to back it up! Scott C. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

I am guessing you would actually be #3 on the list give the Brothers Gray are going to be there.... 1. Brother Gray #1 2. Brother Gray #2 Then... 3. Jeff Nebelkopf "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

(Flock Brothers - Northwest Chapter) "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Wow, all I can say is Bravo! The "Sausage Wallet" line is awesome! "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

You can judge for yourself: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/#23350995 I thought they did a good job of not over blowing it and it came across as a positive thing. Jeb seemed to present himself well and will probably get some more financing out if it. Scott C. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

They just showed the promo for it "Next" on the west coast broadcast. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23332255#23332255 Showed him with a Ghost... Was he not hooked up with Birdman before? Scott "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Breaking Bad is really turning out to be a GREAT show! It would be a great twist but I am glad it is not. I have been watching it "On Demand HD" later in the week. I was not sure at first but Damn I have been enjoying it.. Scott C. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Damn Tony, What a smart ass! Though I probably wold think less of you if you did not take that softball.... Actually I find that I am only checking in Freefall on Tandems. Before I exit i go through a routine but once out I don't on my sport gear... Scott "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Not my ad but did a quick search for "Camo" and got this out of the classifieds.. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/detail_page.cgi?ID=59572;d=1 Then nobody can see you.... Scott "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"

Nice job! That could be a promo video for next year! Scott C. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!"