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Dude you went to see Digweed and actually remember that much of the night and in that much detail?? I am impressed. A couple of the more slamming tracks he played last time I saw him were: Shmuel Flash - Chilling Moments (Bedrock Vocal) (yes I spelled Shmuel right, this is a personal favorite of mine to throw down live) Homemade - Philosophy Bedrock - Emerald King Unique - Sugar High Check em out, I am willing to bet he played a couple. Bret Carl Cox tomorrow!!!

Bastard cancelled his show in Chicago for Nov 16th. Was looking forward to seeing him again. Seen him 4 times so far I think, twice he tagged with Sasha, and twice solo. Such a deep dark proggy sound. He rocks. I am however going to see Carl Cox this Friday, so all is good. Bret

Thanks for all the replies. I will have to talk to you guys in detail about the drilling and mounting and such when I actually get it. Was also wondering if it would be wirth it to go with the TRV50 for the hundred bucks more it costs. Or to find a TRV18 since it would be cheaper than the 25. Any thoughts? Thanks, Bret

Was wondering if anyone here jumps a TRV25. Looking for any opinions, advice, etc. Thanks, Bret

I believe that the training should be done in house. A person with a commercial pilots license should be able to know whether or not they are prepared to fly jumpers or not. They should know to ask questions, and to not make obvious bad decisions. I would not care whether or not a person had told me it was ok to run an engine over the CHT redline, I'm not doing it. Lycoming or Continental put that redline there for a purpose. And especially now with Chris' website, there are resources to find answers to questions. How can we possibly have the FAA take care of this? Would it require a checkride with an evaluator who has never flown a jump plane? Would it require a signoff like a tailwheel, high performance, complex? If so, who will give the sign off? As a CFI, putting my name in some jump pilots logbook saying they are competent enough to fly loads day after day in all types of conditions would make me extremely nervous. How can I know in a few hour checkout they will be ok? When you fly with a student day after day you can tell when they are ready for things like checkrides, solos, etc. I think in house training, with the former pilot, is the way to go. I also think the FAA will never get involved with it. That is of course unless jump planes start falling out of the sky. Bret

"The ammo we can use for inflight use does not penetrate the hull. And remember, the windshields are designed to take an impact from a goose at high rates of speed. If the bullet isn't going to penetrate the hull then most likely it will not penetrate the glass."The ammo we can use for inflight use does not penetrate the hull. And remember, the windshields are designed to take an impact from a goose at high rates of speed. If the bullet isn't going to penetrate the hull then most likely it will not penetrate the glass. I like the idea of guns in the cockpit, however, I am very unsure of the bullet not being able to penetrate the hull or passenger compartment windows. Sorry to shock most people but the metal in the most areas of the fuselage is .040" thick. Try to find a bullet that will not go through that. All the other stuff around the inside is light plastics. The windows in the passenger compartment do not have to be certified like the winshield to withstand the kind of direct strike such as a bird or ice. As a person about to enter the airline industry as a pilot, I am all in favor of being able to protect myself, my crew, and my passengers at all times. But I think guns in the cockpit can cause more harm than good in some cases. I believe we need stronger doors in every way, and a way to quickly get the cabin altitude where the time of useful consciousness will be short (knock everyone out). The pilots can get their quick-don oxygen on in a few seconds. Granted, this will not work at lower altitudes but it can be a start. I am for guns in the cockpit, however I have my doubts about them being an effective tool. I guess only time, especially after the first incident they are used, will tell. Until then lets concentrate on keeping guns, knives, etc, out of the passengers hands. Bret

As a static line instructor I always had my students try to see what I was doing when they left the plane to keep their heads up. I would either peace them out, or wave, or thumbs up or do any number or dumb thngs. Then when they got to the ground I would ask them what I did. The ones with big arches and heads up always knew. It serves a double purpose by keeping them relaxed if they see a big smile on your face and a peace sign or something. Bret

This one is from 2 years ago at Quincy.

I agreee with pretty much everything freaksister said about getting experienced pilots around to help. But also ask if they or anyone standing around would video your own landings. By watching yourself land, you may be able to pick apart small things you have been doing wrong without ever knowing. Bret

After about 100 jumps on my 120, I am now getting somewhat consistant openings. The learning process was frustrating and sometimes painful. I now leave the nose wide open, and wrap the tail tightly and quite a bit. I think rolling the tail has the biggest effect on openings on my particular canopy. I have been absolutely slammed about 4 times on it. 2 by packers, 2 times self induced. I rolled the nose a couple times loosely and other than that did nothing out of the ordinary. These openings were seriously bad, I was positive I had broken lines and after the stars went away I was shocked to see none broken. It was instant canopy, nothing was 2 stage about them. And yes, I did read the manual, left hands off the rear risers, etc etc. The openings take some getting used to for those people who have never jumped one. They can tend to be all over the place at times, even with good body position and guiding it through openings. Thats why the learning process on it and getting used to it can take some time and many jumps. I have never had end cell closure or a slider hang up on me either. I was unsure about keeping the canopy after the first 30-50, but am very happy with it now. Bret

Someone please reply to this as I had the same exact question! Bret

I would have to say that hypoxia had a very large role in your feeling dizzy. Being up at 14,000 (I assume AGL which is probably more like 15,000+ MSL depending on where you jump) for 3 go arounds plus the ride up to altitude would put you up there for a pretty good length of time. Also if you smoke or were a little hung over (a fairly good chance since it was the first jump of the day?) that would also increase the effects of hypoxia. Jumping and then opening high would make your heart-rate speed up, leading to more noticed effects, since you are breathing faster but not taking in enough oxygen. Bret

Adam and myself both made jumps from the super cub last saturday and it was awesome! Much easier to exit then I thought it would be. Exit speed was about 30 mph. I flew it up from the back seat and then jumped while my buddy in the front seat took it down. Our friend's dad has a grass trip where we had a mini fly-in. Lots of cool planes, some aerobatics and skydiving. We also took the door off a 172 and jumped it. Was a really fun day for any aviation nut. I will post some pics later. As far as getting out of the cub, just holding onto the bars above your head and positioning your foot on the step outside (do not step on or hold the strut or any other area near the wing) is very easy from the back seat. it is much easier in the air than on the ground. thanks for all the advice beforehand! Bret

What was the student's name? I may have worked with him. I don't think you'll be able to verify his last jump if he lost his logbook or something, the Skydive Indiana computers and their records are probably going to be tough to get ahold of. If he did loose his logbook and you need to know when his last jump was, let me know and I will try to get ahold of Dave Geyer and see if he has any records still. I can say that he hasn't made a jump at Skydive Indiana for at the very least 5 weeks, SI has been closed since then. Bret

This is gonna be soo much fun. Anna, Adam, and myself are gonna be jumping out of it all day at our friend's dad's grass strip on sat. It may vey well be the longest rides to altitude ever, but it will be sweet. And hook, about flying in formation with the cub, not all of us are jumping napkins Out of curiosity though, what kind of loading would you need to be able to fly with it? Not thinking any of us will attept it, but I would love to see it done. We will post the results later. Bret

Party Mix had some awesome editing, music going right along with the visuals. It amazes me to think how long it took to put all that together. Bret

Mullins king air rocks for time to altitude, casas are always nice, but give me a Pitts S-2B (or C) any day of the week. Bret

"Hey Val would this Brett be a freak with a blue and white Wings rig." That be me. I had a great time out there sunday afternoon Chris, and I will most definitley be back. Was great to meet you and the rest of the crew out there. This weekend will probably be a no jump weekend due to flying commitments, but the rest of the summer is looking good for several weekend trips to kankakee. And the sunset load was sweet! See ya out there, and are there any other dz.commers out there? Bret

This is truely sad. My home dropzone of 3 years and the place where I did all my training, became an instructor at, and made some of my best friends at, is closing because of some pieces of shit, namely the people at Franfort flight service. These people have given us nothing but crap for years now, and even when we did everything their way they still found something to bitch about. I could go on and on about some of the shady stuff they did, but I am not writing this post for that. I am writing this post to thank everyone at Skydive Indiana who may happen to read this for making it such a great second home. It is really sad to think about all the times there and all the people I have met, or taught, and realize my home is going to be gone. There are 4 dz.comers that all called it home, Val, Jumppilot01, Bananna, and myself. Like Val said you immediatley felt part of the family there and could always feel like part of the group. I had so much fun there, started and continued skydiving because of the people at Skydive Indiana. I am so glad to have met my friends there, and wish Dave and Jan Geyer the very best always. Bret

I used to jump a safire at about 1.4-1.5. One thing I noticed was that from the factory the control lines were too short, i.e, the canopy was never flying at full flight before landing. After lenghtening them (about 5 inches to get them not to pull tail at all in full flight) the canopy came in faster, and had much a much better flare. Just might be something to check with yours. Bret

The music industry is full of shady, lying, greedy, scum of the earth, fake, materialistic, scamming, uninterested, piece of sh*t people. It is not "all about the music" Bret

The best record label in the world, HOOJ CHOONS. Check their website out www.hooj.com for a ton of previews and samples. No live webcasts, but tons and tons of the best music in the world for anyone interested in techno. They are where I get almost all my vinyl, but have a ton of stuff on cd too. It is also where all the major names get a lot of stuff (Oakenfold, Sasha, Digweed, etc.) Bret

oh man this is hilarious! Bret

I have only had line twist my cobalt once. Loaded at 1.7. All my openings have been for the most part great, but it can do some crazy dancing from time to time. The one with line twist was a 180 degree turn on opening, most likely caused by bad body position. It turned those 180 degrees very very quickly and spun up into about 3-4 twists. I was immediatly thinking "this sucks, probably no more jumping today after I cut this away" But saw that it was stable and just kicked out. I love my cobalt, and cannot wait to jump a competition one someday in the future. Bret

Congratulations Dutchboy! That is quite an accomplishment. When is the maiden flight? Good luck with flying those 25 (I think) hours off! I take my A&P test next semester and cannot wait to build my baby (Lancair IV) someday. Now how to come up with the cash....... Congratulations again Bret