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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 28, 2016 - 10:48pm PT
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I never thought that a thread of mine would ever get to a thousand posts. I'm going to be greedy and claim it for myself ;)
A heartfelt thank you to everyone that has contributed to this thread, and kept it clean of the fighting and drama that tends to rear it's head in long threads. Please keep up the great shares!
My wife took this when we were at the Space Center...was amazing to see a shuttle up close and personal.
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Mar 29, 2016 - 04:58am PT
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Nice thread Vegasclimber! Here is a photo to gain some sky diving back into the thread. But there is a pac750 in there for the aviation part.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Mar 29, 2016 - 08:56am PT
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Travis-
THX for starting this "most civil" of all S-T threads. Many of us here enjoy flying, airplanes, and parachutes.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 29, 2016 - 09:06am PT
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That's a rare bird outside of Kiwiland! Sort of a poor man's Cessna Caravan.
And, again, just why do people jump out of functioning aircraft?
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Mar 29, 2016 - 09:29am PT
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^^^ could it be maintenance costs?
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snakefoot
climber
Nor Cal
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Mar 29, 2016 - 10:52am PT
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why do we jump out? because we hate landing in them.
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Ogden, Utah
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Mar 29, 2016 - 10:58am PT
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snakefoot
climber
Nor Cal
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Mar 29, 2016 - 01:20pm PT
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way to get er done ammon!
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Apr 12, 2016 - 08:37am PT
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yay skunkworkers!hi-rez here:
http://aviationweek.com/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/archive/www.aviationweek.com/Portals/AWeek/TWW/GrahamW/P-791%20resize.jpg
from architectural digest mar 24: "The LMH1 Hybrid Airship can lift up to 47,000 pounds of payload and 19 passengers and, with four diesel engines, has a range of 1,400 miles when cruising at 60 knots (about 70 mph). But now, after more than 20 years of research, Lockheed says it has plans to develop a new, larger airship that can carry 500 tons (one million pounds) of cargo over thousands of miles."
500 tons of skydiver ought to pay the freight, assuming the thing could descend minus such ballast
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/lockheed-martin-airships-1.3524549
airfreight in a 747 = 5 gallons/mile. half the efficiency of piston-engine airfreight. (^^^ those are diesel engines, possible to bio-fuel?)
as we approach the end of the petroleum era, it may turn out that party balloons weren't the best use of a limited resource,
and maybe natural gas wells provide some efficiencies along with energy
http://www.gizmag.com/helium-source-natural-gas-fields/39038/
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yo
climber
Mudcat Spire
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Apr 12, 2016 - 08:56am PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 28, 2016 - 09:51pm PT
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yo, ya got me stumped! The wing could be a King Air 350 but the nacelle is wrong!
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 29, 2016 - 03:53am PT
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He has me stumped as well which is hard to do! I'm going to say twin Piper, Commanche or Aztec perhaps. Can't really make out the fuselage to see if it's a pressurized bird or not.
Beautiful shot though - please keep posting them up folks!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 29, 2016 - 07:50am PT
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Doh! I was so focused on the winglets I was thinking it had to be something bigger like a
King Air and it didn't even dawn on me that it isn't even a turboprop! It's gotta be something
the size of a Cessna 421 or a Navajo but none of them have winglets* and that nacelle still
has me stumped.
*I guess you can get winglets on a 421c now - for $60K!
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squishy
Mountain climber
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Apr 29, 2016 - 10:14am PT
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Too easy, Tecnam P2006T
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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May 10, 2016 - 10:56am PT
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what the...?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 12, 2016 - 06:25pm PT
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Hoob, was is that sweet thang, besides a hi-tech SuperCub Tundra Thrasher?
I WANT ONE!
Happy ending in Lodi although I will bet you that if he had not tried to
return he could have picked a better place to put her down. You lose so
many options when you turn around, IF you do manage to turn around.
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snakefoot
climber
Nor Cal
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May 12, 2016 - 11:11pm PT
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many great examples of what not to do...as in a nylon test pilot
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The guy above
climber
Across the pond
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May 29, 2016 - 01:48am PT
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Sweet snap from Max Haim!
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Jun 17, 2016 - 07:16pm PT
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My daughter Meaghan made her first solo jump today; now I wanna.
That last pic tells me this will not end anytime soon.
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