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- From: vannevar@panix.com (Vannevar Yu)
- Subject: Z-Hills, Wind Tunnels
- Message-ID: <C1E78C.5zv@panix.com>
- Organization: Extinct Flightless Birds Society (c)
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 04:31:23 GMT
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- Just got back from a two-week Skydive City (SDC) vacation at sometimes-not-
- sunny Zephyrhills, Florida. The Freeflight School run by Frank Arenas seems
- to have expanded (!) since I was last there (9/92), now with AFF instructors
- Jeff Barbani, Dino Procos, Peter Wolfe, Wim Vanparijs, Bram Clement & Elle,
- Pip & Judy. Looks like they must be doing something right.
-
- Got to see the "let's-pick-a-fight-with-anyone" Royal Marines do their
- death-defying static lines from a plane provided by Phoenix parachute center.
- Yes, it seems that the two drop zones located at the municipal airport are
- still not cooperating with each other :( -- I was on the SDC otter load 6 last
- 1/21 at about 12-vish when we spotted the Phoenix CASA cutting in. Since the
- CASA dumps at 12.5 and the SDC otter at 13.5, the otter ended up waiting for
- the CASA to do its thing before being able to go on jump run :( :(. And
- since I was last out of that otter, I didn't appreciate having my sunset 2W
- turned into a night jump :( :( :(. Is there anything that we, as paying
- skyleapers, can do to make these two drop zones cooperate and enhance
- SAFETY?
-
- Neuffie has a new canopy. Hope he burns that ol' Crus.
-
- WIND TUNNELS - can live with them, can live without them?
- I got a chance to 'sneak preview' a wind tunnel project being built by
- Frank Arenas (who is also an engineer) at SDC. We're talking about a
- mondo electric motor, customized prop, variable control, ... the works.
- I was hoping to check this electric tunnel out while I was there, but it
- was still being assembled. This is supposed to be a 'no baggy suit needed'
- tunnel for skydiving instruction only (no whuffos). Can't wait!
- Phoenix has its outdoor tunnel on display by the bypass, but it hasn't blown
- air yet (for paying skyleapers) by the time I left. Talked to Reddy Redfern
- about it and he seems to be positive about it. The Phoenix tunnel runs on
- diesel and has the corresponding noise and heat, but they'll work it out
- with the city.
- A flyer was tacked on the wall of SDC manifest advertising a wind tunnel in
- Kissemmee (sp?) FL, but I don't know if this is a 'baggy suit required'
- tunnel or if it runs on electric or diesel or leftover DZ liquor =).
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- * Vannevar Yu * is at vannevar@panix.com or {uupsi,cmcl2}!panix!vannevar *
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