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funny thing...i walk in the house and say to my wife..."boring day, I need to see something that impresses me" then i log on and see this.....niiiiiice! ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

if the DZs which require it dropped the requirement, maybe more would jump without one? ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

It doesn't have to be Mode C, just a 4096 transponder. Of course, traffic info would not include altitude, just distance and azimuth. Mode C is required for any flight 10,000 MSL (not AGL) and above in the U.S. FAR part 91. For a plane based in Colorado, that would be quite limiting. However, tow planes and crop dusters do usually stay fairly low. i wondered why the new Light Sport Pilot cert. limited us to 10,000 or below, this is probably a reason. Although you can go higher if....and as i read it, no Mode C trans required? "Sport Pilots can now fly above 10,000 feet above sea level or if they need to be over terrain or mountains above 10,000 feet AGL or 2000 above ground level, whichever is higher. The 2000 feet above ground level was added allowing Sport Pilots to fly over 10,000 feet MSL to safely get over high mountains. Note: If any pilot flies over 12,500 feet for more than 30 minutes, supplemental oxygen is required per § 91.211. The over 10,000 new rule is in Title 14 CFR § 61.315 Privileges and limits of the sport pilot certificate." these are new changes "Now published to the Federal Register February 1, 2010 Title 14 CFR Part 43, 61, 91, and 141. To be effective April 2, 2010." ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

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Probably half the traffic at the airport we jump at is NORDO. It's just the way it is. I'm guessing they are the same type person that thinks a Helmet law will save all bikers! i would agree. i have had a few near misses. well, a aircraft that felt too close. one example...i repeatedly announced "flight of two ultralights...." followed by our location... As I am doing my head on a swivel scan I see a cesna coming up fast on my 5 oclock. finally i just said, "Cesna inbound for Hesperia, do you ultralight traffic in site?" "WHAT! WHERE!" ..."look out your left window, I am waving at you" "oh,...thanks,,,sorry" or better yet. I am sitting behind the owner of the airport, in line for take off. this guy keeps calling his pattern for runway 21...but he is coming in the wrong direction, on runway 3. Finally i say..."dont you mean runway 3?" "OH SHIT! ABORTING APPROACH, Going around for runway 21." the owner then click on and asked if he had his airport info book upside down. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

I assume you mean communications. i agree but... i have found, it is the norm at small airports, not to have active communications. many LSA (light sport aircraft) do not have radios, and a portion of the ones that do, either dont have them on, are not operational, or set to the right frequency. then, they actually have to be listening. i often get, "wow, you have a radio in that thing?" when calling in my approach and small airports, from other pilots, when flying my weight shift trike. i would not fly with out one, and i am actually getting a second radio as back up and scanning. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

last april. got a few in before my wife had major back surgery. healing up nicely, should be back in two months or so. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

well, it should make you feel better that I heard on HLN that "78% of NFL players are bankrupt or have serious money problems within 2 years of leaving the NFL." i stopped watching when the game got boring, the players became a higher percentage of assholes, and to top it off...Vick. The fact that they hired him back is beyond ridiculous. send him my way and i'll have a hole dug and a pistol ready to take care of something that the streets should have already. But really, when you can go out and actually "do" something, and not simply be a "watcher" it baffles me on why people dedicate so much time to watching sports. go out and play, it was fun as a kid.... ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

so cool. i met him while on tour with nascar. one of the more cool drivers, there to have fun, run a good race, and live to tell about it. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

Could be any type of small aircraft. I fly a weight shift trike with a B.R.S. (Ballistic Reserve System...a rocket deployed parachute to bring the aircraft down "safely") which under emergency is deployed by a pull handle by the pilot, but, upon collision, i could see how pull cables could be stretch to the point of activation of B.R.S. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

where are you located? some flash flooding going on up here in the desert. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

having worked on NASCAR for a year, touring with them...I hope to never get within 100 miles of a race again. If we wanted to eliminate the dumbest members of our society, NASCAR fans would be a great place to start. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

sell the car, get a rusty truck with nurf guards...thats what i drive...no worries, no stress, no payments. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

I am all about recycling, but as a home builder, when some crack head rips off $10 worth of copper, it usually requires rewiring 1/2 the house. I really get a warm and fuzzy feeling when I hear about some meth head thief getting vaporized when going after the copper in a substation or high voltage vault. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

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you need a shirt like this.... http://www.cafepress.com/idomyownstunts/3904507 ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

like this one. http://www.electraflyer.com/trike.php i fly a gas powered trike, and I would love to have one of these for simple soaring only flights. no oil, no fuel, no mess. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

I've been there too....nice place. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

have not tried it, but could be fun.... http://www.extremethings.com/Land-Yachting-Instruction,-Racing-Competition-and-Tours-in-Las-Vegas/182/product.cfm ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

bummer. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

your right, but its Vegas, gotta "do" the city. personally, I was more impressed with the tour I took years ago of the inside of Hoover damn....way cool. http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/service/PowerplantTour.html ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

i agree...the club suggestion was kind of a joke, but if you want to experience "all" of Vegas, you have to drop into at least one club. Call it...research. On a side note...my wife actually did a small acting part as a stripper, and to get the mind set, she hung out and talked with the strippers, (most seemed to be really a bit off kilter) and actually worked one night at the "Body Shop" in LA. We love going to theater shows, all kinds...still think "Rent" was one of the best. But Zumanity just didnt do it for us... there is also a DZ in Jean, but not sure if this is the one where there are no Up-jumpers. I stopped by once, they seemed ok with me jumping there, but I did not have my rig with me. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

i went with my wife to Zumanity, even got the couch seats down front....wasn't really impressed, didnt seem that "erotic" kind of flat...thought it would be more "wild." but then again, thats just us. in hind sight we both agreed we should have just gone here... http://www.vegas.com/nightlife/stripclubs/glittergulch.html

its the house i am living in...and its a total rehab, foundation cracks, uneven original pour, doing it right takes time dumb ass. sorry to take so long, we're kind of busy selling all the REPOS up here, . when you learn how to successfully make money building houses, like I do, then you can have an opinion. if you would like a house built new, I can usually do that in 5 months, from graded to locking the door. go ride your silly bike. ROFL, My gawd, if we ever get to meet in person, I hope yer dumb enough to talk to me that way! dude grow up! nope, not gonna grow up. i can build houses faster being young. BTW, i ride a silly bike too...its just quieter, thats all. Hope we meet some day pup., we ,more than likely wil have a laugh together! for a minute there i think you were getting mad at me. anyway, reason the floor took so long was i was the only labor, and i could only do 3 or 4 hours of work at a time due to our work schedule. plus, satillo tile takes an extra step over regular tile. to the original poster. if you hire someone be SURE to make them do a layout to show where all the lines will fall. a general rule of tile is to try to not have less than one half of a tile in your lay out. narrow tiles tend to grab your eyes attention. you can mark out on a 1 X 3 or like, the tile spacing and joints, then use this to aid in your layout. i really hate in when i see a layout that shows that the tile person just started at one side, and "ended" at the other with a real narrow piece. In a shower, you may want to start by setting your start point with a joint bisecting the drain, for looks and cutting ease. you'll have to move the layout around sometimes to get it just right. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

its the house i am living in...and its a total rehab, foundation cracks, uneven original pour, doing it right takes time dumb ass. sorry to take so long, we're kind of busy selling all the REPOS up here, . when you learn how to successfully make money building houses, like I do, then you can have an opinion. if you would like a house built new, I can usually do that in 5 months, from graded to locking the door. go ride your silly bike. ROFL, My gawd, if we ever get to meet in person, I hope yer dumb enough to talk to me that way! dude grow up! nope, not gonna grow up. i can build houses faster being young. BTW, i ride a silly bike too...its just quieter, thats all. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?