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TAR 17 EP 12 (FINALE) "Hi. I'm sorry. I'm in a Race."
Prophet:
Now I am not sure about my Coastal Charters theory. BC are running by a sign for Island Express.
Check out the logo in the cap below and the one from their website. http://www.islandexpress.com/
Belle Book:
--- Quote from: the-pr0phet on December 07, 2010, 09:59:25 AM ---
--- Quote from: bevsee on December 07, 2010, 09:41:41 AM ---Hi Guys, I'm new here, so bear with me.
I found out something interesting while looking at the bungee jumping pictures.
Notice in the first picture, as mentioned in the earlier post, the left bungee seems already been used.
If that's correct, then Nat n Kat are the first team to do the task. Look at picture 2.
You can see the wire behind Nat, compare it to the first picture, it has to be the left bungee they are using.
Also, Thomas & Jill did the task second followed by Brook & Claire.
See the 3 and 4 picture, Thomas is positioned further from the pole then Brook & Claire, which means Thomas & Jill went to middle bungee and Brook & Claire to the right one.
Just my thought. :)
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:welcome2: That does make sense to me. It looks like that at least for the first part of the leg that is the correct order. JT and BC appear to be right on top of each other. JT will probably gain a little since BC will not start the jump until they are done. If I remember correctly chateau said the flight from the tower to the rose bowl is about 18 minutes, that's probably about how far ahead NK are.
However we must keep in mind that we don't know what other tasks may be between the jump and the final task. There could be another task in the Rose bowl or somewhere else and the order can change. These margins of leading and trailing are not very long and can easily be overcome or maintained. There is no way to know.
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I know you're holding out hope for Brook & Claire, but I agree with you that Nat & Kat are at least 18 minutes ahead and even though there might be other tasks ahead, if Nat said the quote that means she & Kat will probably win and I'm going to be one happy camper! However, Brook & Claire might catch up to Jill & Thomas before the Pit Stop and pass them.
Belle Book
Ruth:
Oh no, Nat and Kat being in first gives me the feeling that they're gonna be passed by Jill and Thomas to the finish line! I don't know, because other than TAR 16, the initial leading team usually ends up second. And if it's a finale we won't wanna miss, I'm sure it's gonna be exciting and perhaps the positions keep changing or something. I doubt we'll have a team leading all the way. Hmm.
Prophet:
Island Express claims to only have a heliport at the Queen Mary but after a little digging I found this: http://www.catalina.com/directions.html#Long (scroll down to the San Pedro heading)
That heliport is here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Catalina+Air+Sea+Terminal+Building&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GPEA_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl
Here is possible proof that IEX uses Eurocopter AS-350's:
http://www.mcmc-law.com/recent-notable-cases/catalina-island-helicopter-crash-2/
Chateau d If:
This shot might help clarify things regarding timing.
It is part of the clip shot from a production helicopter that starts out zoomed in on Jill & Thomas in position at their drop station. As it zooms out we get this freeze. What the freeze show is that all three drop stations have not yet released. You can asses the 'not yet released' by looking at the way the thick part of the cords makes an angle (not 90) as is hangs over the beam. That is because the lines are snugged up near the drop station. After release the lines hang limp over the beam making a 90 degree angle to go straight down.
What this tells me is that Nat & Kat are also in drop position and ready to be released from the farthest out station.
The preview cuts to a new clip from the production helicopter that was taken after Nat & Kat have released and Jill & Thomas are in free fall.
This torques my shadow times a bit but I think it can still fit together:
'fuzzy time' activity
12:25 BC get to chopper pad (I had 12:41 to 12:49 pm, 12:25 is as low as I can go)
12:35 BC have reached cranes, climbed, are walking on the gang plank. This was when they appear behind Thomas.
12:37 JT are in drop position (this was when the 1st helio clip was made
12:37 NK release from their drop position
12:39 JT release from their drop position, 2nd helio clip (NK already lowered to the raft).
1:05 NK arrive at the Rose Bowl (I had 12:56 to 12:59 pm, maybe 1:05 is okay)
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