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From: SKYDIVE@f15.n233.z1.FIDONET.ORG (SKYDIVE)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: BASE and Bungee
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Date: 21 Apr 91 00:55:58 GMT
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Reply-to: Dave.Appel@p30.f30.n231.z1.fidonet.org (Dave Appel)
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In a message to Skydive <17 Apr 91 17:40> 
   (Ken Scofield) uiucuxc!hpcvia.CV.HP.COM! wrote:

>  The real answer to these questions is this:  You're going to have to get
>  permits to build something like this, especially if it will be open to
>  the public.  The powers that hand out such building permits will demand
>  that you have card-carrying engineers
> design the structure -- at no small
>  expense.  Any "free" advice you get from me or anyone else is worth what
>  you paid for it.  (Sorry if I'm raining on your parade, but nothing is
>  ever as simple as we'd like it to be.)

>                 Ken Scofield           C-9355  SSI #453890085

 Naturally.  Who in their right mind would attempt to build a structure
in the 100's of thousands of dollars range without permits and "real" engineers?  I mainly wanted to start a useless discussion about
a useless topic along the lines of bungee-jumping from a jump plane,
but something we could more easily apply numbers to.  I also get
burning questions in my mind and need to ask them and get *some* sort
of answer to lay them to rest.  Sort of an adult version of "why is the sky blue?" type of thing.

Thanks for your info, stuff like "sail area" and all that.
 
BTW, I saw some bungee jumps on tape.  A group from the local DZ
took a road trip to a certain bridge to do bungee jumps. The
pendulum-like swings of the person at the end of the bungee seemed
to be 20 to 30 degrees each side of vertical.
--- XRS!% 4.10
--- eecp 1.45 LM2 

 * Origin: The Drop Zone, Dave Appel, 1:231/30.30 (Quick 1:231/30.30)
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