Safety Day is now moved to March 24th.
Coming soon - monthly organizing of all disciplines - stay tuned for more details!!!
And http://www.andersoncooper.com/episodes/ashley-judd/
Showing in TX on NBC at 1 on Wednesday.. KCEN in this area..
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Safety Day at Skydive Temple March 17th
We are doing Safety Day at Skydive Temple on March 17th. Come on out and get refreshed!
Just wanted to send our wishes to the Kansans who came down to visit last weekend. They were great and we had lots of fun!
I saw a couple of videos posted on drop zone.com recently that are worth watching - especially for those of you jumping cameras or wanting to someday.
The first is a test to see if a Go-Pro would release from its sticky mount with a pilot chute wrapped around it. It took 7 seconds to rip off the helmet - that's a LONG time if you are dumping your main at 3k or your reserve even lower. A lot of the Go-Pro mounts are pretty scary, and pretty snaggable.
Go Pro Video
The second is a cameraman who had his excess brake line which was not stowed (HUGE mistake number one - ALWAYS stow your excess brake line) snag on the ring site on his camera. He was very lucky to have survived this one. This is also another good reason to have a cutaway system on any helmet you are wearing a camera on. If a line is snagged around a camera, trying to release snaps or buckles under tension can be next to impossible. Being able to release the helmet might save your life.
Ring Site Video
Putting a camera on your helmet is not as simple as slapping it on your head and forgetting about it like people think. That is the reason we believe in the USPA guidelines of having 200 jumps before putting any sort of camera on your head. Stay Safe out there!
Just wanted to send our wishes to the Kansans who came down to visit last weekend. They were great and we had lots of fun!
I saw a couple of videos posted on drop zone.com recently that are worth watching - especially for those of you jumping cameras or wanting to someday.
The first is a test to see if a Go-Pro would release from its sticky mount with a pilot chute wrapped around it. It took 7 seconds to rip off the helmet - that's a LONG time if you are dumping your main at 3k or your reserve even lower. A lot of the Go-Pro mounts are pretty scary, and pretty snaggable.
Go Pro Video
The second is a cameraman who had his excess brake line which was not stowed (HUGE mistake number one - ALWAYS stow your excess brake line) snag on the ring site on his camera. He was very lucky to have survived this one. This is also another good reason to have a cutaway system on any helmet you are wearing a camera on. If a line is snagged around a camera, trying to release snaps or buckles under tension can be next to impossible. Being able to release the helmet might save your life.
Ring Site Video
Putting a camera on your helmet is not as simple as slapping it on your head and forgetting about it like people think. That is the reason we believe in the USPA guidelines of having 200 jumps before putting any sort of camera on your head. Stay Safe out there!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Gotta love this weather
90 degrees in February - its gorgeous out! Come on out and jump this weekend and have some fun.
Upcoming Events:
Safety Day will be coming up in March.
Ilya has a tunnel camp this weekend.
I'll be having some more CRW Sundays for folks who want to play around with other canopies.
Hopefully the winds will calm down a bit than what they have been the past couple days so that our young jumpers can get up in the air..
See you guys this weekend!
Upcoming Events:
Safety Day will be coming up in March.
Ilya has a tunnel camp this weekend.
I'll be having some more CRW Sundays for folks who want to play around with other canopies.
Hopefully the winds will calm down a bit than what they have been the past couple days so that our young jumpers can get up in the air..
See you guys this weekend!
Monday, February 6, 2012
How I spent my weekend!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm007pcKa_Y
Fun times in Florida were had by all.. Lots of CRW, a 9-way night diamond (deliberately) set on fire! Looked spectacular.
Fun times in Florida were had by all.. Lots of CRW, a 9-way night diamond (deliberately) set on fire! Looked spectacular.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Gorgeous weather this January!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Welcome to 2012!
We had a great weekend of jumping last weekend, with free flying, wingsuit, RW and CRW jumps all happening. Gotta love the variety of fun! The weather is remaining great so come on out and jump in 2012..
Some Skydive Temple Happenings:
If you watch the Travel Channel Show - When Vacations Attack - on Thursday night at 7 you may see someone you know :-)
Ilya has some new events coming up:
Canopy control course - Sunday, Jan 15. Now required for B license sign off and also a great way to become a better and safer canopy pilot! $45 for ground training plus 3 jumps.
RW camp, Jan 28/29 - learn to be part of SAFE and fun big way jumps!!! This one-day camp with 4-5 jumps teaches fundamental skills of how to set up, make into, stay in, and land safely after a medium-size formation jump. The cost is simply your 5 jumps, plus $2-3 per jump donation for video. Let me know which day works better. If you were on the sunset SCR load last Saturday, have not taken this camp in the past, and want to be part of a future successful SCR (or other similar jumps) in the future, I want to see a "Yes, sign me up" note from YOU!!!
SkyVenture Colorado Tunnel camp, Feb 25-26! The best and most cost effective way to learn individual flying skills to make it into formations and turn some points!!! I know several folks have expressed interest. $600 deposit is now due to secure the slot. The total cost is $1200 for 1 hour of coached tunnel time, lodging and transportation in Denver. Email ilya@skydivetemple.com to confirm or with any questions.
Some Skydive Temple Happenings:
If you watch the Travel Channel Show - When Vacations Attack - on Thursday night at 7 you may see someone you know :-)
Ilya has some new events coming up:
Canopy control course - Sunday, Jan 15. Now required for B license sign off and also a great way to become a better and safer canopy pilot! $45 for ground training plus 3 jumps.
RW camp, Jan 28/29 - learn to be part of SAFE and fun big way jumps!!! This one-day camp with 4-5 jumps teaches fundamental skills of how to set up, make into, stay in, and land safely after a medium-size formation jump. The cost is simply your 5 jumps, plus $2-3 per jump donation for video. Let me know which day works better. If you were on the sunset SCR load last Saturday, have not taken this camp in the past, and want to be part of a future successful SCR (or other similar jumps) in the future, I want to see a "Yes, sign me up" note from YOU!!!
SkyVenture Colorado Tunnel camp, Feb 25-26! The best and most cost effective way to learn individual flying skills to make it into formations and turn some points!!! I know several folks have expressed interest. $600 deposit is now due to secure the slot. The total cost is $1200 for 1 hour of coached tunnel time, lodging and transportation in Denver. Email ilya@skydivetemple.com to confirm or with any questions.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Learn about skydiving when you can't jump!
Gotta love this winter weather eh? It happens from time to time but you can at least keep learning about skydiving while you're waiting for the weather to clear.
For students trying to stay current, the USPA's skydiving ground school is a good place to start. http://skydiveschool.org/
For those a little bit more experienced, Skydive Radio has several years worth of podcasts with lots of great information in them. They have interviewed many of the best in the business over the years on all sorts of topics..
Brian Germain's Website, Transcending Fear, has some good articles about various subjects. He also publishes an excellent book called "The canopy and its Pilot." He also has a downsizing chart along with an excellent article about canopy flight attached.
Dropzone.com has an excellent section of articles, http://www.dropzone.com/safety/ which covers various topics in the sport. They have articles on landing, canopy control, freefall and other areas of safety.
For those thinking of wanting to put a camera on your head, make sure you read these 2 articles first. The first is a general FAQ about camera flying, including why you should have 200 jumps before jumping one. The second is a long list of incidents of people who broke that rule and what happened to them. Don't be that guy.
The forums on dropzone.com have good information in them, but make sure you take into account who is writing what. There are a lot of people on there who aren't very experienced who write stuff that isn't so good, but there are also people with thousands of jumps, as well as most of the major gear manufacturers posting information on there. Sort through the information, and take a lot with a grain of salt, and ask your instructors if in any doubt or anything.
For students trying to stay current, the USPA's skydiving ground school is a good place to start. http://skydiveschool.org/
The USPA Sim can be somewhat of a boring read, but it has lots of good information in there that skydivers should know. It is also available as an app for both iOS and Android so you can have it there to skim through wherever you go.
For those a little bit more experienced, Skydive Radio has several years worth of podcasts with lots of great information in them. They have interviewed many of the best in the business over the years on all sorts of topics..
Brian Germain's Website, Transcending Fear, has some good articles about various subjects. He also publishes an excellent book called "The canopy and its Pilot." He also has a downsizing chart along with an excellent article about canopy flight attached.
Dropzone.com has an excellent section of articles, http://www.dropzone.com/safety/ which covers various topics in the sport. They have articles on landing, canopy control, freefall and other areas of safety.
For those thinking of wanting to put a camera on your head, make sure you read these 2 articles first. The first is a general FAQ about camera flying, including why you should have 200 jumps before jumping one. The second is a long list of incidents of people who broke that rule and what happened to them. Don't be that guy.
The forums on dropzone.com have good information in them, but make sure you take into account who is writing what. There are a lot of people on there who aren't very experienced who write stuff that isn't so good, but there are also people with thousands of jumps, as well as most of the major gear manufacturers posting information on there. Sort through the information, and take a lot with a grain of salt, and ask your instructors if in any doubt or anything.
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