Dude your videos are great! This is so informative & I really appreciate the content. I love the safety awareness that you are bringing out in these videos, I definitely had some light bulbs go off in my head & connecting more of the puzzle pieces. 🤙🏽😎
Anyone else hearing the good ol' ICQ knock knock at 6:23? Jeez, I'm old. Anyway... great explanation, this cannot be stressed enough, for beginners as well as experienced skydivers. Thank you guys!
Thats some education there...noone pays attention...learnt heaps on this...questions will be asked next jump and fuel my decision on what direction I m tracking...scary stuff.
Thanks so much for shearing :) As a new skydiver tying to put all the pieces together of the "big picture" and open up my awareness. Your video is super helpful.
I’ve also liked to ensure folks ID the group that followed (if applicable) after opening. Fly parallel/downwind/away from JR until you ensure safe separation is achieved, then hit your pattern. Helps reinforce the physics and planning involved. Every jump and exit order can yield different but safe results. After every jump first thing I like to assess or ask “were there any issues with separation, were there any issues making it back”. Then hit the debrief. Groups shouldn’t blindly follow leads, but they should hold them accountable. Fix what isn’t safe or doesn’t work. Thank you for this.
The part that I still find hard to assess is range. For example, how far is the group going to fly if I go in a straight line. Taking into account flying abilities, speed/pitch, & wind. I understand the impact of each on the range of the group, but I lack the experience to convert it into an actual distance in miles.
Hey mate, This is something that can be judged while flying until you have a good knowledge of the distance you travel. the 3 questions you want to ask yourself, "how is my heading?", "how is my Group?", "How am I? (pitch body position ect)" To give an exact answer to how far or a formula would be very risky of me as I believe people would then rely on this info too much. a basic example of the complexity is 45 and fast "could" easily reach the same distance as flat and fast, depending on the pitches of the body position.
So if I ask the group of the load where there they will drift after jumping, to give them my drift zone after jumping and no one gives me clear a answer, I better no joint the load?
Nope, just figure out where they drift as well, as them not being able to give you this answer should ring some alarm bells and tell you they aren't educated in this area. all people skydiving should be aware of where they drift, if they are not they should not be leading the group or jumping. with the knowledge they dont know you can use this as a buffer for them and know you should make some decisions that allow you not to interfere with them from your drift. I have to play this game at many DZ's that I go to that they refuse to take this into account. unfortunately this common knowledge isn't so common.
Dude your videos are great! This is so informative & I really appreciate the content. I love the safety awareness that you are bringing out in these videos, I definitely had some light bulbs go off in my head & connecting more of the puzzle pieces. 🤙🏽😎
Anyone else hearing the good ol' ICQ knock knock at 6:23? Jeez, I'm old.
Anyway... great explanation, this cannot be stressed enough, for beginners as well as experienced skydivers. Thank you guys!
Thats some education there...noone pays attention...learnt heaps on this...questions will be asked next jump and fuel my decision on what direction I m tracking...scary stuff.
Thanks so much for shearing :) As a new skydiver tying to put all the pieces together of the "big picture" and open up my awareness. Your video is super helpful.
I’ve also liked to ensure folks ID the group that followed (if applicable) after opening. Fly parallel/downwind/away from JR until you ensure safe separation is achieved, then hit your pattern. Helps reinforce the physics and planning involved. Every jump and exit order can yield different but safe results. After every jump first thing I like to assess or ask “were there any issues with separation, were there any issues making it back”. Then hit the debrief. Groups shouldn’t blindly follow leads, but they should hold them accountable. Fix what isn’t safe or doesn’t work. Thank you for this.
110% agreed on that one mate. Great point.
This is great. I'd like to hear the can of worms! Also any real incident or near miss debriefs.
No worries at all. Ill be releasing an online course in the next couple of months with a heap of stuff.
These are great mason 👏🏼 fantastic job!
Cheers Jodie, Glad you like them.
« And this guy needs another piece of paper»🤣
Not trying to be a smart A** but a radius measures from the circles center. The diameter of the circle is 4 miles. The radius is 2 miles.
The part that I still find hard to assess is range. For example, how far is the group going to fly if I go in a straight line. Taking into account flying abilities, speed/pitch, & wind. I understand the impact of each on the range of the group, but I lack the experience to convert it into an actual distance in miles.
Hey mate, This is something that can be judged while flying until you have a good knowledge of the distance you travel. the 3 questions you want to ask yourself, "how is my heading?", "how is my Group?", "How am I? (pitch body position ect)"
To give an exact answer to how far or a formula would be very risky of me as I believe people would then rely on this info too much.
a basic example of the complexity is 45 and fast "could" easily reach the same distance as flat and fast, depending on the pitches of the body position.
So if I ask the group of the load where there they will drift after jumping, to give them my drift zone after jumping and no one gives me clear a answer, I better no joint the load?
Nope, just figure out where they drift as well, as them not being able to give you this answer should ring some alarm bells and tell you they aren't educated in this area. all people skydiving should be aware of where they drift, if they are not they should not be leading the group or jumping. with the knowledge they dont know you can use this as a buffer for them and know you should make some decisions that allow you not to interfere with them from your drift. I have to play this game at many DZ's that I go to that they refuse to take this into account. unfortunately this common knowledge isn't so common.