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Skydiving operations run from early morning to dusk daily unless limited by weather or safety factors. [2] Skydive Perris operates a fleet of six aircraft, consisting of a Skyvan, a Super 300 Twin Otter, two Super Twin Otters, a Pilatus Porter and a twin engine DC-9 jet. [3] The DC-9 is the only civilian jet FAA-certified for skydiving.
Near the Lompoc Airport the US Navy built the Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Lompoc base for US Navy lighter than air airships during World War II.The bases construction started in December 1942 and opened with 500 x 1000 foot asphalt landing mat, two blimp mooring masts, and housing for 25 officers and 72 enlisted men.
The California Coastal Records Project, founded in 2002, [1] documents the California coastline with aerial photos taken from a helicopter flying parallel to the shore. Their webpage provides access to these images. One photo was taken every 500 feet. [2] [3] Each photo showed a few hundred yards of the coastline, with frames overlapping. [4]
Wind ripped Nicole Cadiz’s harness off during free fall, The Bee reported at the time. Cadiz, 25, was an experienced jumper, according to a San Joaquin County death investigation. Oct. 29, 1999
This record was set at Skydive Hibaldstow on 10 July 2015, in memory of Stephen Sutton. [59] World's largest formation in free-fall at night: 1 November 2017 at Skydive Arizona in Eloy, Arizona (64 linked persons in freefall). World's largest formation in free-fall: 8 February 2006 in Udon Thani, Thailand (400 linked persons in freefall).
A professional skydiving instructor has died and her student left seriously injured after the pair collided with “dust devils” in southern California on Friday.. An instructor for Skydive ...
Santa Cruz City Council requests the California Aeronautics Commission to grant waivers of certain Skypark deficiencies and, in the event the City and/or the County of Santa Cruz purchase the airport, to reissue an airport permit. [1] 1/1962 Santa Cruz City Council approves a resolution to acquire Skypark. [1] 10/1962
New satellite photos show the impact these storms had on California's flagging snowpack. The image below from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shows the Sierra Nevada mountain ...