NWFlyer 2 #1 February 27, 2007 Just curious about how various DZs approach Safety Day. For those that don't shut down at all for Safety Day, how well-attended are the activities related to Safety Day if the weather is good? How well-attended is Safety Day?"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllisonH 0 #2 February 27, 2007 We jump after safety day activities are finished, if the weather is good. Then again, we have safety day a couple of weeks before our season starts, so we probably wouldn't be jumping anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 14 #3 February 27, 2007 Certain jumpers are shut down occasionally for Safety Meetings. I'm not sure how they would make it through Safety Day. _____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #4 February 27, 2007 My home dz is only open 2/3rds of the year. March 31 is the first day of the DZ being open, so that is our saftey day. We don't start jumping until the activites are done, which is fine since the dz isn't even open yet. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #5 February 27, 2007 I think when "safety day" first started the idea was more along the lines of like when the military had a "safety stand down." The point being "safety" was more important than anything else they were doing. Holding your safety day in the "off" season is more a way to get together and have a few beers. Holding it while the sun shines would better make the point. NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #6 February 27, 2007 Quote Holding your safety day in the "off" season is more a way to get together and have a few beers. Holding it while the sun shines would better make the point. It isn't the off season, it is the opening day of the season. Otherwise I agree with you 100%."The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #7 February 27, 2007 Skydance does Safety Day activities in the morning, before jumping starts, over a free breakfast. Last year attendees not only got fed, they got a free tshirt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pincheck 0 #8 February 27, 2007 My dz doesn't shut and is open year round every weekend in the UK. So it doesn't have a safety day as such i think some in england close but i don't know if they have a safety day it seems Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #9 February 28, 2007 Elsinore usually holds Safety Day seminars at the end of the day, as the weather is almost always good. But the seminars are really good too, held indoors and pizza is served. Not everybody stays for it, but a lot of people do and all the speakers cover different topics one after the other, so you don't miss anything. The discusions and Q&A that follow are really lively and thoughtful. Also during the day you can grab any Instructor from the school and practice a cutaway on the suspended harness. Which I suppose you can do anytime, but on Safety Day they make a real point of advertising it and encouraging you to hang up and chop. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #10 February 28, 2007 QuoteSkydance does Safety Day activities in the morning, before jumping starts, over a free breakfast. Last year attendees not only got fed, they got a free tshirt. Hmmm...I'm tempted to be a traitor this year if the weather is nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #11 February 28, 2007 the last safety day I attended at my home dz was a terrible day.... (many years ago) two plane loads landed in town... one jumper hit power lines, fried his canopy... one hit a dog kennel and slashed his throat - everyone lived though......... safety days are dangerous... RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mockingbird 0 #12 February 28, 2007 Mine had a really neat SD presentation my first year. The pilot gave a talk, the dzo gave a talk, a rigger gave a talk, etc. They had a drawing for reserve repacks and jump tickets. It was really nice. The second year (dz changed hands) I heard they did something early in the morning, but never spoke to anyone who actually attended, so who knows? Notices weren't sent out by email or on the "Events" section of their website. I was disappointed, 'cos I was expecting something helpful like the year before had been.Blue skies & happy jitters ~Mockingbird "Why is there something rather than nothing?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fcajump 164 #13 February 28, 2007 QuoteJust curious about how various DZs approach Safety Day. For those that don't shut down at all for Safety Day, how well-attended are the activities related to Safety Day if the weather is good? How well-attended is Safety Day? Skydive Orange doesn't stop jumping, but it seems that the seminars are well attended. Some are repeated during the day (recollection) and some are "grab an instructor/coach/rigger and do this thing..." during the day. Attendance in each seminar (or self-paced monitored activity) gets you a ticket for the evening goodie drawing. Good Safety Day all, JimAlways remember that some clouds are harder than others... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #14 March 1, 2007 QuoteElsinore usually holds Safety Day seminars at the end of the day, as the weather is almost always good. Almost always. Except, as history seems to show, on Safety Days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckerhead 0 #15 March 1, 2007 I have attended Safety meetings but I don't think that is a good idea until after jumping is over. A whole day of it? Now that's just crazy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #16 March 1, 2007 QuoteI have attended Safety meetings but I don't think that is a good idea until after jumping is over. A whole day of it? Now that's just crazy! Wrong type of safety meeting......... Be safe Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #17 March 1, 2007 "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
