How to get yourself current?

[voltage 0]

Recently I did my first weekend of skydiving in about 6 months. To get current again, I went over all my equipment and repacked the canopy, donned (nearly, see below) all the equipment and visualised a successfull deployment, mal above hard deck, mal below hard deck, EP's, after-opening procedures and pattern flying.

After that I got on the airplane and forgot to take along my googles. On the pilots seat there was a spare pair, and I had an uneventful solo skydive, and some more good ones after that.

Guess I want to know how other people handle medium-length breaks from skydiving? Anygot got a checklist of sorts for that?

Do you use some written material to re-familiarize yourself? Is the SIM any use for that?

Great to be back in the air.

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[GLIDEANGLE 1]

The USPA Safety Day Checklist is intended to be a brief review for recurrency. It covers all the key stuff quickly.

http://www.uspa.org/Portals/0/Downloads/Other_SafetyDayChecklist_2009.pdf

The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others!

[voltage 0]

Thanks, good find.

It's a bit flashy tough with all these fancy graphics. I think I will use it to make my own 1 page checklist.

[Jbag 0]

after a 6month break i like to see how good my head down is even though i never got good at it and also see how small of a canopy i cna put in my rig so that i dont have to worry about packing. works for me great =D

IHYD

[JohnMitchell 16]

Will you do a coach jump with me when my shoulder heals? I'll be 8 months uncurrent by then, and I really need to work on my daffy.

[jimmytavino 16]

You simply....
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shut up and Jump!!!

( not to be construed as a Personal attack )

jmy

[Ironmanjay 0]

Did you talk to any instructors or coaches that day about things to think about prior to manifesting?? DId you get a gear check from head to toe before boarding the plane, not having goggles isnt the end of the world but misrouting your chest strap wouldnt be good ... Those are a few things that come to my mind that I would do.

[darthur2000 0]

The SIM has a section on recurrency
http://www.uspa.org/SIM/Read/Section5/tabid/168/Default.aspx#970

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A License
USPA A-license holders who have not made a freefall skydive within 60 days should make at least one jump under the supervision of a currently rated USPA instructional rating holder until demonstrating altitude awareness, freefall control on all axes, tracking, and canopy skills sufficient for safely jumping in groups

B License
USPA B-license holders who have not made a freefall skydive within the preceding 90 days should make at least one jump under the supervision of a USPA instructional rating holder until demonstrating the ability to safely exercise the privileges of that license.

C and D License
USPA C- and D-license holders who have not made a freefall skydive within the preceding six months should make at least one jump under the supervision of a USPA instructional rating holder until demonstrating the ability to safely exercise the privileges of that license.

[Jbag 0]

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Will you do a coach jump with me when my shoulder heals? I'll be 8 months uncurrent by then, and I really need to work on my daffy.

wont even charge you for my slot :) want me to pack for you too?

IHYD