SkymonkeyONE 4 #1 January 7, 2002 ATTENTION fellow Swoopers!There is a pond swoop money meet this weekend (11-13 January) at Z-hills. I just found out about it. Here are the particulars:$150 entrance fee covers seven jumps (two practice rounds and five competition rounds)$2000 (at least) in prize moneySeminars by Brian Germain, Rat, J.C. (among others)The actual meet is Saturday and Sunday. No cutoff for registration apparently, so long as you can complete your rounds before sunday afternoon. I am looking for someone from NC to split driving down there with me! Call me at (910) 273-6291 if you are SERIOUSLY interested. Doesn't look like I can leave Fayetteville until around 5pm on Friday, so it will be a straight haul down there. I have a place to stay and everything. Chuck BlueMy webpage HERE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #2 January 8, 2002 Can't let a swoop meet at Z-Hills go by without this little gem found on rec.skydiving. Ever wonder how big a swoop pond should be?QuoteThe basic unit of measurement for the swoop pond is the TK.One TK is the distance covered by a person who's about six feet tall and 230pounds or so. The measurement is equivalent to one full rotation of the bodyin a cartwheeling fashion but is only considered accurate if the headstrikes the ground during the first rotation and every rotation thereafter.A typical swoop pond is 36 TKs long, .2 TKs wide and .05 TKs deep for whatare considered normal swooping operations.For "Go Big" swoops, the pond should be 55 TKs long, 55 TKs wide and atleast 60 feet deep. It should also be equipped with a rubber dingy, scubagear and an orthopedic surgery kit usable by the average untrained skydiver.For protection of spectators, the pond should be lined with sandbagrevetments three feet high and six feet deep and an operator with an airhorn should be on duty at all times to sound a warning of an impending "GoBig" swoop. The horn also serves to automatically activateacoustic-controlled video monitors.Hope this helps.Good luck and safe swoops to all the competitors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflyguy 0 #3 January 8, 2002 dude, sorry, I have the experience, canopy and training. But I am on the wrong coast for a road trip.Look for me in the next pro meet. I will be the guy in last place, but I will be there.jps, or I might just tear it up. Oh Yeah!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
