Cessna Caravan crashed in the Cascades-Skydivers on board

[EricTheRed 0]

I'm hoping the pilot found a soft place to land and that everyone is sitting around trying to keep a fire lit while cussing about the lack of beer.

Tomorrows weather is not going to be very helpful though.

rain and poor vis

illegible usually

[malpal 0]

NWCN said they found the debris field.

[EricTheRed 0]

That said they were searching for survivors. Please let them have gotten out alive..........

illegible usually

[FlyboySMB 0]

Boise 10 o'clock news said there is a press release coming soon......

Think good thoughts

[Snowwhite 0]

I am thinking that they are all going to have the most exciting story to tell. We are going to love listening to them, and we are going to raise a beer to toast their good fortune. Please,,,

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[Fozz 0]

+1

John Fosgate
"In the end, its always best to choose the hard right over the easy wrong." LouDiamond
MB 4310
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[karenmeal 0]

Local news is saying that wreckage has been found.

No official word yet as to survivors/fatalities.

"Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

[RALFFERS 0]

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=2973035;page=2;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;

Dialogue/commentary between Divot, Twardo & myself -

"from your first Oshkosh when the three of us were riding to or from one of

[airtwardo 7]

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2973754#2973754

Blue Skies ~

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[stratostar 5]

you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2973754#2973754

Blue Skies ~

Blue Skies ... this is a sad day for the Snohomish crew.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[Bayouth 0]

Aw... Man....

-- Yeah... I'm the tall one...

[wildcard451 0]

The news program from that link in the incidents thread mention just now that they are (paraphrased) arranging for removal of occupants from the wreckage, but still searching for survivors(/paraphrase)

I don't wanna give false hope, but just trying to hold it out.

Still don't want to believe it.

[Amazon 7]

King 5

10 PM news reported the ground searchers found the crash site by smell of Jet A and burnt plastic...

[airtwardo 7]

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The news program from that link in the incidents thread mention just now that they are (paraphrased) arranging for removal of occupants from the wreckage, but still searching for survivors(/paraphrase)

I don't wanna give false hope, but just trying to hold it out.

Still don't want to believe it.

http://710kiro.com/ Click listen live. . . updates on the 1/2 hour.

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[Derekbox 0]

This is an ELT primer I posted in the incident forum, copied here FYI:

Ill clarify, ELT's are not on, they are on standby - ready to be activated. They do not need to be turned on into a standby state.

An ELT is installed in the aircraft, but is a passive device and waits to be activated either by a G switch or manual pilot activated switch (if installed). ELTs are not powered by the aircraft, they are self contained and powered by batteries internal to the ELT. Some ELTs have a remote switch installed so the pilot can manually turn on the ELT (and then turn it back off). ELTs are connected via a short coax to an antenna on the airframe. Some have an extra extendable antenna mounted in the ELT so the ELT can be removed from the airframe, the stand alone antenna installed and taken on the person as a hand held ELT to aid in tracking persons on the move from a downed aicraft.

If the flight crashed, in all likely hood the ELT was not manually turned off/reset. But here are probable other causes of the ELT not being detected:

1) ELT electrically defective (Bad g switch/no transmission/weak transmitter,transmitting off freq,etc)
2) ELT battery is dead/damaged/weak (battery may die prematurely)
3) ELT antenna/coax disconnected/damaged (it is transmitting but the signal is not broadcast)
4) ELT destroyed in crash
5) ELT not installed
6) Search not in range of ELT
7) G switch did not activated (force on G switch not sufficient in proper axis to activate switch)

To test a 121.5 ELT (during the first 5 minutes of the hour) you tune the aircraft VHF com to 121.5 and manually activate the switch cockpit switch (if the aircraft has one), listen for the sweep, reset. This only tests the manual operation. To test the G switch you unseat the ELT and holding it firmly in your hand your hit it against your palm - it doesnt take much force.

ELT testing and battery replacement is governed by the FAA, the aircraft manufacturer and the ELT manufacturer. ELTs are not to be tested obsessively because it drains the ELT battery (ELTs are not aircraft powered).

Artex is a large manufacturer of ELTs. The website has tons of information if you want to learn more. Download an installation manual for any model for more information.

If anyone has questions feel free to PM me.

[RALFFERS 0]

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Still don't want to believe it.

None of us do

Dialogue/commentary between Divot, Twardo & myself -

"from your first Oshkosh when the three of us were riding to or from one of

[TheAnvil 0]

Thoughts and prayers for all. I jumped at Snohomish a couple of times and really liked everyone there.

Vinny the Anvil
Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL
JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

[McBeth 0]

Didn't know any of them but this makes me sick to my stomach for all the pain my friends are going through right now. Hugs and love to you all.

[Amazon 7]

Some of them had been at Prairie..


This certainly puts life in perspective.

[mnealtx 0]

Blue skies.... my prayers are with their friends and families...

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[freethefly 6]

so sad to hear such bad news

"...And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black."
Neil Young

[happychick 0]

Don't know who was on board. Anxiously awaiting the names, we must know some.

My prayers are with the families and all our friends.

Shannon

[upndownshop 0]

So sad
God Bless family and friends.

Blue Skies to all

[Para_Frog 1]

http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/178397.html

Fuck this.

- Harvey, BASE 1232
TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA

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