MakeItHappen 15 #1 February 14, 2009 So there I was at the PIA Symposium…. I sauntered by the USPA booth and noticed all the cool skydiving pictures from last time were not there. I asked Shonda about them. Oh – they still had them, but did not put them in the booth this time. Instead they had ‘this’. She pointed to a big board of text placards. What ‘it’ was, was a Jeopardy game on skydiving/USPA. There were columns that were different topics. I don’t remember all the categories, but some were History, Competition and Safety. The rows represented how many raffle tickets you won if you got the question right. It ranged from 1 to 4. The raffle items were a new SIM, a t-shirt or a USPA Hydration Pack. They had a special rule that you could only answer 1 question per day. I learned that the hard way by answering one of the first row questions first and then wanted to answer another question. The questions were changed from day-to-day. They ranged from obscure trivia to the obvious. Each day I was there I answered one of the questions. The questions I answered correctly were: What year was NPJA formed? How many elected board members are there? Who is C-1 issued to? One question that stumped lots of us was what was the exit altitude for style. Some smart-ass said ‘who cares?’. I managed to win a USPA Hydration Pack. It has a nifty USPA embroidered logo. If anyone wants this, lemme know. It was a cool game, but I wish we could answer more than one question per day. .. Make It Happen Parachute History DiveMaker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #2 February 14, 2009 I managed to win a USPA Hydration Pack. It has a nifty USPA embroidered logo. If anyone wants this, lemme know. I pay for shipping! edited to add: And isn't it 7200' (2200 meters) for Style? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zoobrothertom 5 #3 February 14, 2009 Style exits were 6.6 in my day! (at least at Raeford.) If you have time, post a pic of that water bottle with shoulder straps. Sounds like a cool gift. How was PIA overall? ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #4 February 14, 2009 Quote I managed to win a USPA Hydration Pack. It has a nifty USPA embroidered logo. If anyone wants this, lemme know. I don't get it. If it has a nifty USPA embroidered logo, why would you want to give it up? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #5 February 14, 2009 QuoteIf you have time, post a pic of that water bottle with shoulder straps. Sounds like a cool gift. http://www.uspa.org/USPAShop/tabid/353/pid/6/USPA-Hydration-Pack.aspxSkydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastphil 0 #6 February 14, 2009 I think 7200, do I win something??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveJack 1 #7 February 15, 2009 I’ll take “USPA out of Court Settlements” for $100,000 Alex. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,436 #8 February 15, 2009 Hi twardo, It's 2,000 meters for international style. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #9 February 15, 2009 Quote Hi twardo, It's 2,000 meters for international style. JerryBaumchen ftp://www.fai.org/parachuting/competition_rules/sa_2005.pdf Hi Jerry~ You got me thinking, so I looked around. All I can find is this 2005 rules thingie....sec. 5.2.2 #1`~~~2200 meters. Unless they lowered since then... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,436 #10 February 16, 2009 Hi Jim, Time changes. Things change. Not much else to say, JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #11 February 16, 2009 Quote Hi Jim, Time changes. Things change. Not much else to say, JerryBaumchen Hi Jerry~ Yup....that's why I had to check. I remember when I was doing style, it was 6600' or 2000mm ...but then internation went up to 7200' or 2200m. That link was the 'newest' I could find, so who knows these dayZ ! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveJack 1 #12 February 16, 2009 Quote Quote Hi Jim, Time changes. Things change. Not much else to say, JerryBaumchen Hi Jerry~ Yup....that's why I had to check. I remember when I was doing style, it was 6600' or 2000mm ...but then internation went up to 7200' or 2200m. That link was the 'newest' I could find, so who knows these dayZ ! These dayZ ....... Style means looking good as you walk to the airplane. Accuracy means getting into the right airplane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #13 February 16, 2009 Quote These dayZ ....... Style means looking good as you walk to the airplane. Accuracy means getting into the right airplane. I desperately need to work on my style. But the good news is I'm battin' .999 on accuracy...so far. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
