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    Alec Baldwin shoots and kills cinematographer.

    They used live rounds in this scene from an early James Cagney movie . . .
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    For you heavy Iron folks

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    Plane down in Gilbert, AZ

    This was a night demo jump. On daytime demo jumps cold smoke is used (to make the jumpers more visible to the audience) but at night pyros (hot smoke) are used. In cabin class a/c like the Twin Otter, Caravan, or King Air, with their rear position doors far from the wing fuel tanks and the fact...
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    Moral Dilemna - Unsafe Plane for Sale

    I've been an A&P in GA since the early 80s and that looks like simple surface corrosion to me. Neglected surface corrosion to be sure, but once removed, zinced, and repainted it's fine. I can't, of course be 100% sure, just looking at photographs, but I worked near the ocean and have seen tons...
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