orangesky

First let me state for the record that I do not have a dog in this fight however, Bill Dause is a friend. That said; for the purpose of discovery in the interest of justice the following request for information: (Save your flames, you will be ignored by this author) RE: CHRISTIAN BARTON / INCIDENT DATE 22 AUG 06 The Parachute Center is looking for anyone with firsthand knowledge any time prior to the above date of subject Christian Barton making low altitude exits out of any aircraft at any drop zone. Any such information or insight would be appreciated. Please reply to: paractr@softcom.net Parachute Center P.O. Box 423 23597 N. Hwy. 99, Acampo, Ca. Ph. (209) 369-1128; Fax: (209) 366-0235 Blue Skies. os/cg D-22216

This was written for another post, but it fits here too. This about the Bill Dause DC3. He also had two B18s that I jumped out of a long time ago. --- I was on the last jump out of that DC3, it was midnight Dec. 31, 1999 over the Lodi DZ. Except for a later static demo flight which included a cockpit fire, the DC3 has been parked and ignored since. Bill dosn't organize too many loads these days, but I learned so much from him. Although he's not the type of guy that is long on detail, after enough Bill jumps, it just seems to rub off. He's a bird of a different feather, but all in all he has done more for the sport doing just what he does. I jumped out of that DC3 when tickets were $10 and that was the main elevator. Now there is a Twin Otter, two B99s. and a number of King Airs that are farmed out in Canada and elsewhere. It is interesting to hear about jumping with Bill that long ago. Keep it coming. Oh yeah, that jump had about 45 skydivers on it, my group was a 10 way that flew as planned! The late Jan Davis shot video of our jump. It was spectacular!The plane flew like a hot knife through warm butter, smoothe and solid! Blue Skies. os/cg D-22216

Well, I was on the last jump out of that DC3, it was midnight Dec. 31, 1999 over the Lodi DZ. Except for a later static demo flight which included a cockpit fire, the DC3 has been parked and ignored since. Bill dosn't organize too many loads these days, but I learned so much from him. Although he's not the type of guy that is long on detail, after enough Bill jumps, it just seems to rub off. He's a bird of a different feather, but all in all he has done more for the sport doing just what he does. I jumped out of that DC3 when tickets were $10 and that was the main elevator. Now there is a Twin Otter, two B99s. and a number of King Airs that are farmed out in Canada and elsewhere. It is interesting to hear about jumping with Bill that long ago. Keep it coming. Oh yeah, that jump had about 45 skydivers on it, my group was a 10 way that flew as planned! The late Jan Davis shot video of our jump. It was spectacular!The plane flew like a hot knife through warm butter, smoothe and solid! Blue Skies. os/cg D-22216

I have been jumping at Lodi since 92. Lately, I havn't been jumping as much but I still make it out frequently to keep contact with many friends on the DZ. What course are you taking. Static or AFF? Blue Skies. os/cg D-22216

I would have rated P.C. a 10 if I believed there was such a place. Perhaps 9.9. This is a state of the art facility. Kathy is a wonder, while keeping manifest smoothly running (sometimes while booking SEVERAL turbine aircraft at a time)she is everyones' closest friend. Every August the Japenese skydivers come, Kathy calls every load order without missing a single name ... and she's a native Texan! Planes, gear, facilities, it's all there. If you want to be treated like family, come see Kathy, the rest speaks for itself!