We have a friend who wants to jump out of a perfectely good (or held together by duct tape) airplane.
Still got an in at the DZ in IN?
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We have a friend who wants to jump out of a perfectely good (or held together by duct tape) airplane.
Still got an in at the DZ in IN?
Why yes! Yes I do....
I'm friends with the head rigger, one of the AFF instructors and the owner of the DZ...
What's up?
Jumper wants us to be impressed with the fact that he has jumped out of planes.
Big deal HE USED A PARACHUTE.
So typical of a Ranger.
Now, in the Jag Corps, they jump out of planes WITHOUT CHUTES.
See the difference?
Lew lew lew....
The plane actually has to be IN THE AIR for it to be considered a jump!!
I know JAG is tough but once the plane leaves the ground all bets are off. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Jumper,
We have a friend who wants to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. It looks like Trav is going to live up to his screen name and spend the next 6 to 8 weeks elsewhere, so will you send me a PM with your email address? Then you can give Jon the particulars.
Warezee going now? My last 2 biz trips were to Peoria IL and Indianapolis IN so ya know his trips seem kinda exotic.
Nothing exotic, Lan. The upside is that he's taking the bike, it's spring and the riding should be good.
The facility sits right on the river. I can bass fish during lunches.
Um.....well.....yeah, I thought you meant while the plane was still on the ground....
Having traveled in that general direction (and coming back by another route) within the last week, I have a suggestion.
It would be WAY more scenic, the road is in better shape, and there is less traffice on I-68 instead of I-70. Oh, and there is no toll and the speed limit is higher. And the rest stops are So! Much! Nicer!
I-70 Pennsylvania Turnpike avoidance maneuver:
From I-70 East, at Washington, PA, take I-79 south to Morgantown, WV. Then go on I-68 east until you pick up I-70 again in Maryland. Just a few more miles and you are headed south on I-81.
I learned about I-68 on this trip and will NEVER use the Pennsylvania Turnpike again unless a more northerly destination forces it.
You probably already knew about this, but I didn't and wish someone had told me before I left.
From the site I referenced above:
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I-68 in conjunction with I-79 provides a toll-free alternate route to the I-70 portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Between the I-70/I-79 junction at Washington PA and the I-68/I-70 junction at Hancock MD, the distance is 150 miles on I-70, and 163 miles on I-68 and I-79. The Turnpike route mostly has a lower speed limit (mostly 55 mph, while I-68 in Maryland is mostly 65 mph and I-68 in West Virginia is mostly 70 mph) and it passes through Breezewood (a gap in I-70 which requires travel through that town) and through two toll plazas, and that section of the PA Turnpike has 22 miles of major reconstruction as of February 2004, and the PA Turnpike has more major reconstruction projects planned over the next 5 years. I-68 has steeper hills than the PA Turnpike in some places, but that section of the PA Turnpike has a lot of horizontal and vertical curvature. Comparatively, I-68 has 1) better pavement surface, 2) a modern depressed grass median, 3) wider clear roadsides, 4) closer interchange spacing, 5) no tunnels, 6) less traffic, and 7) no toll. Overall, I find I-68 to be faster and better.
I go a completely different way. Great roads great scenery and little traffic except around Charleston.
I-471 south to the AA Highway (Kentucky 9).
AA east to I=64 at Grayson KY.
I-64 east to Charleston WV.
At Charleston I-64 east and I=77 south merge.
South on I-77/64 till I-64 heads east to Richmond V.
East on I-64 to Lexington VA (Home of Stonewall Jackson) where you intersect with I-81.
I-81 north to Harrisonburg VA (where the Elkton hotels are)
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