Seasons?

[DaveSangor 0]

hello again, im still working on my research paper and ran across another problem.

Is there a preferred season to go skydiving? or any time of the year that skydiving is not suggested??

[nael 0]

Winter is not much fun to jump in, although we still do it here in Australia. I've been told you lose 2 degrees celcius for every 1000 feet you go up, so as you can imagine when it's cold on the ground it's literally freezing at height. Some places are colder than others, hense it's safer (and smarter) not to jump then.

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[kelpdiver 2]

summer in California can get too warm. Winds tend to be more of a problem in summer as well. Winter temps usually are fine, it's just the clouds.

[rmsmith 1]

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...or any time of the year that skydiving is not suggested??

Of course; 79-degrees is too cold, and 81-degrees is too hot!

[dzjohn 0]

Hey Dave
I know we are nuts here in New Zealand but we jump here all year round, Got out at minus 20 degress celcius the other day.

[NWPoul 1]

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Hey Dave
I know we are nuts here in New Zealand but we jump here all year round, Got out at minus 20 degress celcius the other day.

You are not alone in this
P.S. -20°C at alti or on the ground?

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[Orange1 0]

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summer in California can get too warm. Winds tend to be more of a problem in summer as well. Winter temps usually are fine, it's just the clouds.

What's "too warm"? we jump in temperatures in the 40s (celsius) here... warmest I jumped in was 42 deg (about 110 F)

as long as the clouds, wind and rain aren't in the way... temperature doesn't matter, just jump

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[Peej 0]

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summer in California can get too warm. Winds tend to be more of a problem in summer as well. Winter temps usually are fine, it's just the clouds.

What's "too warm"? we jump in temperatures in the 40s (celsius) here... warmest I jumped in was 42 deg (about 110 F)

as long as the clouds, wind and rain aren't in the way... temperature doesn't matter, just jump

Agreed!

When i was in SoCal the only thing that cooled me down more than the sky was the Perris pool

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[alw 0]

Seasons vs. Temperature and other considerations . . .

What they said regarding temps at alti. Standard temperature deviation is 2 deg C per 1000 and 3.5 deg F per 1000.

Also, temperature effects on piloting the canopy include density altitude. Some not much discussed, but extremes change the flight characteristics somewhat. For research check into private pilot training.

Seasons affect prevailing winds and winds aloft. This is probably more detail than required at most DZ's but do contribute to spotting and ground related turbulence

Personal experience indicates that spring in Florida affects predictability - clouds winds and rain which may scrub jump plans.

Finally, my personal opinion is that holiday season will affect my wing loading (Thanksgiving and Christmas that is).

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[DaveSangor 0]

Thanks for all the help....

so it really depends on the weather, not the season?

Also, how often are jumps made?

[billvon 3,067]

>Got out at minus 20 degress celcius the other day.

At Eloy in 2002, exit temps were -34F. (which is about the same in celsius.) Pretty chilly.

[GQ_jumper 4]

its easy to do over 10 jumps day

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[KindredSpirit 0]

10 jumps a day? I'm at a small DZ and I'm lucky if I get 3!

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