diablopilot

Only if you're wearing the gold plated tin foil hat that comes in the alien detection kit. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

The only thing different about this ONE unit is that the control unit (the part with the LCD and button) is gold plated. Period. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

If I were the DZO I'd want to make sure the jumper understood the use and risks of a front mounted round reserve. Not the thing I'd expect most 100 jump skydivers to grasp. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Most of the time, I drive. Sometimes I turn up or down the radio. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

With the coin dropped (pun intended) on this production, any of those three options seems to not be a challenge at all. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

See Andrew's reply above. It's what I was going to say. If only these guys (and girl) were smart enough to have done so, or simply asked the local FSDO for a waiver, we wouldn't be talking about this. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Specifically 4 selfish individuals make a total of ten exits from an FAA registered aircraft apparently flying within FAA jurisdiction, and assumably with an FAA commercial rated pilot without complying with Title 14 Part 105 Subpart C 105.43. That's the item I listed above. The sad thing is the only person that the FAA would probably target is the pilot of the helicopter. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I'm having trouble understanding where you were going with your post then. Some of the activities in the MTV video were specifically prohibited by the FARs. Where does freeflying come into play? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I'd say "Sounds like fun, but I won't be violating any FARs or BSRs as I have pleged not to by being a member of the USPA." (And I have a PPL to protect as well.) ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Show me where freeflying is prohibited specifically by the FARs. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I believe the FAA suggests that. I'm having trouble finding the FAR section that allows "stunts". ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

"look in my van." ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

And I can think of 3 time that many where it did. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

In reality I am a lot less "black and white" in person. It's the liability and risk of being misunderstood in the on-line format that forces my written opinion to be what it is. Here's my take on this. Jumpers SHOULD be made aware of the appropriate techniques such as exiting low and not launching upward. Sure a Tail strike can happen in a properly configured for jump run side door aircraft of ANY type, HOWEVER it is far more rare of a situation. The recent incidents are situations where the aircraft was not in a jump run configuration and that information and the proper way to exit was NOT clearly explained to the jumper prior to the load. When you go to the DZ and buy a jump ticket you are buying a ride to altitude and the opportunity to make a safe exit. Operators/Owners/Pilots who are trying to save a buck by not making the cut are robbing the customer/jumper of that service, and causing them unnecessary danger. If the DZ/Owner/Operator thinks they are loosing too much money doing a low pass then either up the price or stop doing them. It's just not safe. At all. So while you are right that it's not 100% the fault of the airplane, I can say it's an unsafe practice. At the BOD meeting and the DZO conference the subject was brought up, many, many DZOs/Operators/Owners/Pilots agree, including some of the best, most respected, and longest around in the business..... a short list: Larry Hill, Mike Mullins, Ray Ferrell, the Farringtons, Todd Spillers, Randy Allison, ..... If the DZ won't give a cut, I ain't jumping there. And Ed, there are different rules for emergency situations, and we should be training our people to those standards as well ( I know you do.) ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

No, is the quick short answer. The longer answer involved a discussion of different types of icing, levels of intensity, different types of anti icing systems and their effectiveness, and different flight profiles. Without going int lots of boring detail, the larger jets tend to have the more effective systems and fly profiles that keep them out/away from icing conditions for a greater percentage of their flight time. In short it's all about how they are equipped and flown. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

http://phoenixareaskydiving.com/ these guys? Looks like it. I think they have another in MI too.... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

The best answer to your question is Yes. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

NO, it stems from aircraft not being properly configured for exit. Period. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

It looks to me like they are part this company http://www.pacificcoastskydiving.com/ and if I've heard right, they have been pretty successful setting up a handful of 182 sized dropzones across the country. Mostly tandem business from what I hear, but they seem to be doing it well. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Thanks for binging it up. All jumpers should know not to exit a side door aircraft in anything other than a jumprun configuration. Period. Oh and "tail wing" = horizontal stabilizer. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

It is. If you can ever get Dawgs to STFU for a second or two, you'll hear the clanging of their BBBs. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Shoot, it's always been more like an episode of Desperate Housewives. I'll retire to obscurity now... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

The Quade rule in full effect. Nice suit!

The problem lies in being able to turn it off. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Nipple boy strikes again. Is it bad when you recognize the trolls by name? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.