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    The two-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane was manufactured in 1971 and was equipped with a Lycoming O-200 series engine. The most recent annual inspection was completed on July 5, 2015, at 3,488 total airframe hours. I don't think Lycoming made an O-200 engine.
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    Jumped Mr Douglas, Our Douglas, Agent Orange, Firestone, Bird Machine, Southern Cross, The Tiger striped from LSU and maybe one or two more. Also a couple Load Stars. I also owned and operated a Beech Queen Air with IGSO 480 engines and one with IGSO 540's. Talk about loud.
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    You mean the gastropod mollusk.
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    When it first came out, I bought the manual and tapes but did not buy the kit. I was cleaning out a bunch of stuff and gave it away last month. I listened to all the tapes back in the 80's while driving to the Nationals in Muskogee, OK. I also know a guy who built the parachute and jumped it.
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    Some where on dropzone.com, some one rated Finger Lakes Skydivers in Ovid, NY as the second most beautiful DZ in the US. They ranked Skydive Moab first. Finger Lakes Skydivers has a spectacular view of the Finger Lakes Region, a series of 11 glacial dug lakes that run north and south like the fingers on a hand. http://www.fingerlakes.org/about-the-region/lake-information http://fox41blogs.typepad.com/wdrb_weather/2013/11/fascinating-high-res-satellite-image-of-finger-lakes-in-new-york.html
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    If you tell a lie and get away with it, it makes it easier to do it again. If you believe what you hear and read, Hillary has been getting away with that for years. Brian Williams got canned (suspended) from NBC for exaggerating a couple stories on a late night talk show. I guess we hold our news anchors to higher standards than our presidential candidates.
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    My wife and I (she is also a skydiver) saw it today. Lots of action but weak plot. It is not the kind of movie I would see twice.
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    Finger Lakes Skydivers started using piggy back rigs for students in 1984 and square mains in 1985. Not sure when we started using square reserves, early 1990's.
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    I stand corrected.
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    During an annual / 100 hour inspection, the rocker covers are not normally removed. If the compression was low, you may do a bore scope inspection and possibly remove the rocker cover to find the cause. If the compression was good, (at the last inspection) there would be no need to remove the cover. Everything under the cover is covered in oil and it is unlikely anything would rust. Maybe the springs had rust pits when installed and springs fail for other reasons also.
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    I also have 40+ years of Parachutist Magazine and all of the Skydiving Magazines. Free, come and get them or pay for shipping. John King
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    From the USPA Governance Manual, Section 3, ELECTIONS: H. December 10: No later than this date, headquarters will have verified, counted, and/or tallied the ballots and distributed the results, notifying new and old board members of the dates and place of the next board meeting.
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    I was at the PIA Symposium when Helmut Cloth introduced the Cypress AAD. He stated his reason for the 750 foot activation altitude but I don't remember what it was. You will have to ask him
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    +1 I was wondering when an airplane owner was going to put things in perspective. At one time, I had 5 airplanes and my wife had 2. It is a little more reasonable now, I have 3 airplanes and 1 helicopter and my wife has 1 airplane. I also own an airport so storage isn't a problem. If you like airplanes and skydiving, being a DZO is a pretty good gig.
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    My wife and I have been together for 32 years and married for 25. She made her 4000th jump a couple weeks ago. When I started skydiving, my girlfriend at the time said "it's me or skydiving" Still skydiving after 42 years.
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    I noticed in the picture what appear to be 3 rolls of toilet paper sitting on the table, interesting and amusing.
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    Something like a "No shit there I was" form.
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    I'd donate some gas if they would all ride past her house.
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    Finger Lakes Skydivers, Ovid Airport, D82Quote
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    An old time skydiver used to say about spotting, "Get out short cause you can always take it down"