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you don't have a category for me!

Get you a cabin on the beach over at Bellows Air Force Station (east side of island) for $60 a night! Fully stocked...... I take it your military? And what Rebecca said......

Sparky, you always got my back! Yep, I'm "fairly" familiar with the HALO systems.. It's just nice seeing how familiar others are! Thanks amigo... Buck

kewl.........thanks

I assume you can't use the emergency oxygen that's currently on-board due to the fact that it's chemically generated oxygen. Wonder if they are gonna install a gaseous O2 system for HALO jumps later?

Now put "skydiving" into google and click, "I'm feeling lucky"....... that's just wrong.........

Hey Wendy, think I'll post that in the locker room at the NBL!! not!! BTW, I'm "mentioned" in an article in the April 1988 Parachutist! Buck

QuoteYep - you heard me right, I'm tired of meeting boys. Quote Right there's the problem......you need a man over 40! My GF just hates it when I open doors for her, take her to dinner, dancing, listen about her days at work, take her on vacations..and don't mind PDA.......etc...etc... Yep, over 40 rocks!!

Stearman? or what type of plane? Wings stall, engines idle....... And main thing is to keep your head still, not look around so much.....let your eyes swivel only....notta da head.....

That's an awesome tribute. I saw them perform at OSH last year...just an unbelievable performance they put on. Just stood there in awe.... just a damn shame...... bsbd, Buck

QuoteWelcome home and thanks for all you did!Quote What he DID? He posted like 10,000 times from over there!! rough i guess..

Great. Just fucking great. Now I am paranoid of that 182... No worries, it was a "fueling" error on my part.....

That's it!! My old DZO said he sold it to someone up in WA. Had my first engine failure in that plane!! (with on obs on board!) I would luv to fly it again...........it handled like a truck! Buck Buchanan

Holy shit, where'd ya get that "on the strut" shot?@! I used to fly (or think i did) that (5827B) jump plane back in the freakin 80's in San Antonio...... blast from the past!

Like the other guy said, there's a thread around here somewhere with the same question you have... some good links for info though are: www.aopa.org www.avweb.com I personally vote for using a club with a Full-time flight instructor.... Good luck....

I don't know Dave......bout the Super Cub.... Matter of fact, may not technically be a Piper Cub either..... Let's go with an L-2 or L-3. Could be of the "Interstate" brand...... Back in the war, that's what they were called........ And it's a fabric and wood design........ Buck

Which contractor's constructing the new runway?

read the thread here titled : "New jumper...a few questions" maybe it can provide some answers.........

Well, I held out before posting, but seeing some incorrect responses to your post, I have to jump in...bear with me. a. Do not jump with a cold. b. Do not jump with major congestion. A lil congestion is "usually" not a big problem. c. You ears will clear themselves automatically on ascent. A little wiggle of the jaw is usually quite sufficient to allow any trapped air in the MIDDLE EAR to escape via the eustachian tube. d. ON DESCENT, the majority of people HAVE to do something mechanical to clear their ears. ie. the VALSALVA Manuever, swallowing, yawning, etc..... I can clear easily just by swallowing on some days, on other days, I must valsalva. To Valsalva, you pinch your nose, CLOSE your mouth and freakin BLOW. I would recommend that you do not attempt a vigorous valsalva on the ground (just to check your ears out) IF you have a cold/congestion. Why is that? Well, you will force mucous up the eustachian tube into dat small, warm, comfy space called the MIDDLE EAR. After a while, bacteria (who LOVE, warm, comfy spaces like the middle ear), will potentially cause a major ear infection. Thus, possibly leading to something as serious as hearing loss. In summary: In performing the valsalva, most people figure out how MUCH air to blow up the eustachian tube to equalize the ears. oh, and you can possibly have an ear block during ascent if you have major congestion that blocks the exit path of trapped air in the middle ear space. peace. P.S. I teach this at NASA......

I'd say it was in Oshkosh, WI at the airshow....... I saw him there last year too!! Cool....

ah, ya know you are opening yourself up to considerable risk if your jumping with that much congestion.... - Eardrum damage/rupture - Major hearing loss - Infections etc....etc...etc.....

nah, bet her heartrate didn't even go up 1 bpm.... She is one cool lady..... and nice too!

That's great that a civilian company is getting into that... may give everyone ($$) a chance at it... Much fun to float around like that......

Back end of NASA's "Vomit Comet" KC-135 zero G aircraft........purty kewl...... We were training a Shuttle crew..... now we have a new aircraft.....a *sniff, sniff** little ass DC-9!

I'm with ya on that one...... making my plans for it next year!