MakeItHappen 15 #1 March 12, 2005 HEY Everyone! Can I have your attention please??? Tomorrow is Safety Day in the US. [Check with your local DZ because some of the northern DZS move the date to later in the year.] I want you to promise me that you will make every jump you do this year a successful jump. Stand up, raise your right hand and repeat……… I promise I will decide by 1000 feet where I will land. I promise I will PLF when the landing looks to be too fast. I promise I will look at the ground or altimeter more than a snively canopy or other malfunction. I promise to execute emergency procedures by my hard and fast altitude of ______ feet. [USPA recommends 1800 feet for B-D license holders and 2500 feet for students and A license holders.] I promise to do three gear checks on every jump. Before donning. after donning and before exit. I promise to triple check my chest strap threading on each and every jump. I promise to only get on loads that are within my abilities. I promise to read the owner's manual of every piece of equipment I own. I promise to ask questions about things I do not understand before I NEED to know the information. .. Make It Happen Parachute History DiveMaker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloudi 0 #2 March 12, 2005 I PROMISE. Kim Watch as I attempt, with no slight of hand, to apply logic and reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #4 March 12, 2005 Aye, aye sir.Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #5 March 12, 2005 no promise from me jk MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superfletch 1 #6 March 12, 2005 I am horrible at promises, so to be on the safe side, I WILL DO MY BEST! . Gary "Superfletch" Fletcher D-26145; USPA Coach, IAD/I, AFF/I Videographer/Photographer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #7 March 12, 2005 Good idea! I promise, I promise. Sparky Make every day at the DZ Safety Day.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaDonna 0 #8 March 12, 2005 I Promise!!! FGF#3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #9 March 12, 2005 I promise, as long as Kim promises to sit down while putting on her rig, so she can jump with me next time..... Keepin' it safe! Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloudi 0 #10 March 12, 2005 Hardy, har, har, har...If that's the worst I do, I think I'm doing ok. Just in case: I promise (to Ed) that I will ALWAYS hang onto something while I gear up so that I do not injure myself before I even get on the plane. If it weren't for dorks like me, who would we have to laugh at!!! Kim Watch as I attempt, with no slight of hand, to apply logic and reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #11 March 12, 2005 No Safety Day in Kosovo...but I'm there with y'all in spirit! And I promise, too....Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superman0710 0 #12 March 12, 2005 QuoteI PROMISE ALSO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #14 March 12, 2005 I don't need to promise, I am already there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YahooLV 0 #15 March 15, 2005 I Promise. Curthttp://www.curtisglennphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #17 March 15, 2005 I promise.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griff69 0 #18 March 16, 2005 I promise. Now that I've promised, can someone tell a newbie what this is: "to triple check my chest strap threading on each and every jump." I've not seen that mentioned before... Chris "Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. Liberty is two wolves attempting to have a sheep for dinner and finding a well-informed, well-armed sheep." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloudi 0 #19 March 16, 2005 Literally: Make sure your chest strap is threaded through the buckle properly and then stow the excess (ask your instructor to show you how if you aren't sure). Figuratively: Don't ever get complacent. Do your gear checks before you don it, after, and in the plane before the door opens. If you notice that someone else's gear doesn't look quite right, point it out (but don't touch!). Worst case scenerio is they will explain how their gear is different and that is how it should look (you will learn something). Best case scenerio is they might not have been as diligent during their gear check, missed something, and you may have just saved their life (you will both learn something). Kim Watch as I attempt, with no slight of hand, to apply logic and reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #20 March 16, 2005 Make that promise every day you jump----! Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites