ltdiver 3 #1 October 13, 2003 I can feel the vibes already!! Looky Looky!! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #2 October 13, 2003 ominous looking... anyone know roughly what it costs to build a state of the art tunnel from the ground up? -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #3 October 13, 2003 Exactly four dollars and ninety nine cents. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #4 October 13, 2003 Quote Exactly four dollars and ninety nine cents. - Jim But if you call in the next 20 MINUTES you'll pay only two dollars and ninety five cents and get a second tunnel FREE.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerm 0 #5 October 13, 2003 last time i looked into it it was about a cool 2 million. i wonder what their electric bill is like. Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #6 October 13, 2003 QuoteExactly four dollars and ninety nine cents. I think you're confused with what you think a cashier should be paid... Wind tunnels are more like $20 or so (adjusted for cost of living expenses of course)I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #7 October 13, 2003 Quoteominous looking... anyone know roughly what it costs to build a state of the art tunnel from the ground up? Want to see MORE ominous than those first pics? See: Wind Tunnel Top ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #8 October 13, 2003 Quotei wonder what their electric bill is like. Probably like yours and mine, only bigger. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #9 October 13, 2003 Hey Lori what is that in jpg #76 variable frequency drives? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #10 October 13, 2003 I'll donate $5 to a fence around that nasty looking intake......yikes....it slices it dices it makes skydiver fries Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #11 October 13, 2003 Quote Hey Lori what is that in jpg #76 variable frequency drives? All I know is that's the system that controls the whole shebang. I looked, but didn't touch, in my executive personal tour this weekend. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #12 October 13, 2003 QuoteI'll donate $5 to a fence around that nasty looking intake......yikes....it slices it dices it makes skydiver fries nope but it will keep that parking lot well swept. Just don't expose teeth when you smile in the tunnel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #13 October 13, 2003 QuoteI'll donate $5 to a fence around that nasty looking intake......yikes....it slices it dices it makes skydiver fries Oh, definitely they will do just that before the end of the month when it's operational. My tour guide mentioned several times about what wire was going where and why. Even something about 'moon walking'... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #14 October 13, 2003 Quotenope but it will keep that parking lot well swept. Just don't expose teeth when you smile in the tunnel. Anyone who's jumped at Jean, NV's DZ knows how powdery thick that dust is there. Well, the dirt under the tunnel is just that way, only worse. I really wonder about that. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #15 October 13, 2003 At the tunnel in Orlando if it is raining outside it rains inside so I'm sure anything outside will basically be inside. Wear a full face. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GARYC24 3 #16 October 13, 2003 I'm getting TUNNEL vison! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greybeard 0 #17 October 13, 2003 the last time I checked, about two years ago, the cool mil was closer to 6 (six). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aviatrr 0 #18 October 13, 2003 Check out.... http://www.skyventure.com/investor/ and click Products. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SublimeBreeze 0 #19 October 13, 2003 So about 4 million dollars for the tunnel... hmm if I were bill gates i'd build one in my house. Sean Sean In Thailand Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base698 19 #20 October 13, 2003 I think it would cost about $220 an hour (just for electricity) to operate. Its not as bad as some manufacturing plants I've heard about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #21 October 13, 2003 Quote I think it would cost about $220 an hour (just for electricity) to operate. How did you arrive at that?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base698 19 #22 October 13, 2003 I assumed kilowatt cost to be something given some figures I found online and multiplied by the power of the new tunnel on skyventure.com/investor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 221 #23 October 13, 2003 Quoteominous looking... anyone know roughly what it costs to build a state of the art tunnel from the ground up? That would all depend on if it had to be a union job or not. Add at least 30% in cost to be able to afford a union. 2.0 mil is now 2.6 mil QuoteAmong full-time workers, union members' median weekly earnings were $672, compared with $516 for non-union workers Union Wages And if they don't like what they are having to do, they don't do it, and you don't meet your schedule. Just try to replace them if that happens. Heh..you will never open for buisness. Aside all that, my best guess would have to be 2.8 million plus, depending on the saftey measures included, and the finishes selected for the offices and such. That's without looking at the plans or doing any calculations. (Edited to add: Asuming there is little or no union labor.)I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aviatrr 0 #24 October 13, 2003 QuoteI assumed kilowatt cost to be something given some figures I found online and multiplied by the power of the new tunnel on skyventure.com/investor. Based on the price for energy at my home here in Orlando(don't know if the business price for energy would be more or less), I came up with under $100 an hour for 1352kw/hr(the highest power draw on the chart). It's about 7 cents per kw/hr here, including all taxes. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #25 November 3, 2003 Latest Perris Wind Tunnel picture! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
