Return-Path: Received: from avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net ([207.217.121.50]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Wed, 20 Dec 2000 01:47:34 -0500 Received: from walter (pool0929.cvx8-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net [209.178.173.164]) by avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net (EL-8_9_3_3/8.9.3) with SMTP id WAA20983 for ; Tue, 19 Dec 2000 22:55:35 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <000901c06a52$a37b4040$b504fea9@walter> From: "Walter Dodson" To: "LancairList" Subject: static stories Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 23:01:09 -0800 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> On the North Slope of Alaska, flying the Bell 212, we would do lots of sling loads and in that dry cold wx there is pleanty of static build up from the rotating tin over our heads. To avoid knocking over the ground personnel who would hook us up we would key the mic a few seconds just before he hit the hook with the ring. It seemed to work... Walter Dodson IV-P >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>