Jim Chandler wrote:
Jim Stewart wrote:
Jim Chandler wrote:

Jim Stewart wrote:

So after work, I drove out to the airport to
do a little work on my airplane. I keep it
at a rural airport that is small and quiet.

As I'm driving up to my hanger, I see a guy
walking up the road towards me. He wearing
a leather jacket, a beret, and has a red beard.

I've seen this guy somewhere. I stop the car
and wait for him to walk by me. I'm sure it's
the guy. I ask him, "aren't you the Mythbusters
guy?", He replies, "yes, I am". He's Jamie
Hyneman, cohost of Mythbusters. I get out and
shake his hand and tell him I like his show.
He seems tired and uninterested, so I don't
pursue him. He says they are finishing up a
shoot. I presume that it must have something to
do with parachutes or skydiving since the airport
has a world-class skydiving school.

Airport is 2Q3, Yolo County, California

Pretty strange huh?



That's my old stomping grounds. I used to jump there when I lived in
Vacaville. Many fond memories of the place.


Very nice place. Lots of unusual planes and
good people. I myself don't jump out of perfectly
good aircraft, but I did just get back from doing
some touch-and-go's and some ground reference
maneuvers practicing for my practical exam. It
seemed like every student in the valley flew
out to Yolo to practice today. It's usually
much quieter.

You have obviously never been in a jump plane with one of the crazy
assed pilots that fly them. You're GLAD to get out! :-) Now that you
mention it, Yolo is where I soloed back in 1967, just prior to going to
Vietnam. I took my training at the no longer existant glider port
between Vacaville and Fairfield. Getting to final there was a fun trip.
Base was flown behind and BELOW the ridge to the east. You couldn't
see the runway until the ridge went away. That's when you turned in and
lined up. Those were the days. $27/hr, WET plus $10 for the
instructor, as I recall.

I rent my hanger space from the owner of the
skydiving place. He said I can fly left seat
in the jump plane sometime. I just haven't
had the time. I guess I'll have to try it
to find out how motivated I'd be to jump (:

You still fly?