MakeItHappen 15 #1 March 11, 2004 An additional topic to discuss on Safety Day is: What can I expect when traveling to a new DZ? What things should I check and learn about at a new DZ? - Logistical: tickets, organizers, manifest, boarding, landing and returning to packing area - review an aerial photo before first jump at new DZ - prevailing wind direction (usually along the runway) - Weather Phenomenon: turbulence, thermals, thunderstorms, local [Santa Anas, Raeford Dragon, etc] - no fly zones - no land zones (hazardous areas, Farmer McNasty, fines, etc) - jump run directions - jumpruns: RW, FF, CRW, Birdsuit, student, parallel, etc - spotting and exit procedures: lights, door, traffic check, exit, go-arounds, Birdsuit - pull altitudes: what constitutes a high pull, CRW jumpruns - wind indicator locations: wind socks, blades, tetrahedrons, water, smoke/dust - canopy patterns: left, right, east, west, north, south, no sprialling, over fly runways, etc - landing direction: north, east, south, west, into the wind, etc - landing areas: general, swoopers, students, by license level, outs, beer lines, alternate - Special Instructions - temporary restrictions or landing areas - Miscellaneous Gotchas: example-Do not land in front of the main hanger/manifest area at Eloy when aircraft are refueling. Each DZ may have something similar. Ask these questions and know the answers for your DZ. When you get to a new DZ, you will (hopefully) remember to get these answers. At Safety Day, you can ask about such-n-such DZ, there might be someone around to provide preliminary information. .. Make It Happen Parachute History DiveMaker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tombuch 0 #2 March 11, 2004 QuoteAn additional topic to discuss on Safety Day is: What can I expect when traveling to a new DZ? What things should I check and learn about at a new DZ? That's some good stuff to think about. I actually wrote about visiting other DZ's in a winter S&TA feature on The Ranch web site. The focus of the feature is how to evaluate a new DZ. It is a pretty good companion to the MakeItHappen post. read it at http://ranchskydive.com/safety/tb_article09.htm, then use some of the concepts while examining your own local operation through the eyes of a visitor. It makes a good Safety Day topic. Tom Buchanan Author JUMP! Skydiving Made Fun and EasyTom Buchanan Instructor Emeritus Comm Pilot MSEL,G Author: JUMP! Skydiving Made Fun and Easy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #3 March 11, 2004 QuoteAn additional topic to discuss on Safety Day is: Beer fines. Normally those associated with Safety Violations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
