miljoFHS 0 #1 August 30, 2008 First skydive club in Sweden to be certified for actively adressing environmental issues. Smålands Fallskärmsklubb (Skydive Småland) certified as ”Green Sports Club – Golden Club” by Swedish Sports Confederation as of august 2008. Smålands Fallskärmsklubb has an environmental management system which includes environmental policy, analysis of environmental aspects and risk analysis, environmental objectives and measurable targets, information routines, complaints management, education för members, routines for handling wastes and chemicals etcetera. Firt skydive club in the world with any kind of environmental certificate? Comments to miljo@frifall.nu Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pyrodude 0 #2 August 30, 2008 Dude, do you have like solar powered Otters? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #3 August 30, 2008 Quote Firt skydive club in the world with any kind of environmental certificate? Beer? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orange1 0 #4 August 30, 2008 That's cool. Can you tell us exactly how the club is "actively adressing environmental issues"?Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #5 August 30, 2008 Quote Firt skydive club in the world with any kind of environmental certificate? Is the certificate soft and fluffy I guess you could wipe your .... We are burning tons of fossil fuels for no purpose other than fun. Boat racing, auto racing, skydiving... burning fossil fuel just for fun. Are you offsetting all of the co2 you are releasing? I can sleep well at night, but I won't try to convince myself that skydiving is all warm fuzzy and green. Maybe you guys could base jump with hemp and soy based gear... and make sure you only use a bike to get to the site."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
gimpboogie 0 #6 August 30, 2008 how does one get "certified for actively adressing environmental issues"? I certainly think that ground operations can be expanded upon by all of us (DZ's, on down to individual households of skydivers) to be a little more environmentally "friendly" but what can we do about the air emissions of our fun in the skies? I'm seriously asking... because I'd like to know.To become active member in the Bonus Days Club you must very narrowly escape eternal freefall ... one exciting time.)-Pat Works Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aresye 0 #7 August 30, 2008 Super...big...water rockets! With jump doors!Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #8 August 30, 2008 Back in the day, before any of us could even spell environmental, Jean Boenish like to say she enjoyed B.A.S.E. jumping because it didn't involve carbon spewing airplanes. But in the end BASE is as bad as anything else. We burn fuel traveling to and from sites, We use equipment that is petroleum based. And we consume copious amounts of wheat and barley that could be better used in bio-fuels. NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,116 #9 August 30, 2008 >Dude, do you have like solar powered Otters? San Diego has a solar powered drop zone. And there are now biofuels that work in turbines, although they're not in widespread usage yet: ================================== Virgin Atlantic completes historic 747 biodiesel test, uses coconut and babassu oil from Imperium in B20 blend February 25, 2008 In England, Virgin Atlantic Airways completed a successful test flight of a biodiesel-powered 747 aircraft, traveling from London to Amsterdam. One of the four engines ran on B20, supplied by Imperium Renewables, and made from babassu and coconut oil. Virgin had previously announced that it would use only sustainably produced biofuels in its aircraft. Boeing, which partnered with General Electric and Virgin in the test, will make another biofuels test in partnership with Air New Zealand later this year. The use of B20 did not require any modifications to the General Electric CF6 engines for the crew-only flight. =================================== Wind tunnels, of course, can run on renewable power. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #10 August 30, 2008 What a waste of money! What is the cost of lift tickets so you all can be eviro friendly? Why dont they just close the dz that would be the best for the enviroment! Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miljoFHS 0 #11 August 30, 2008 We have been certified for our environmental management system. Think ISO 14000 – we have basically the same approach. We manage ground operations on the drop zone as evironmental freindly as possible. The certifcate did not cost us any money. Our club is not a business and all members put in work free of charge. We have had good use of the system in contact with neighbours and with local authorities. We are not CO2 neutral. Our plane produce approx 40 tons of CO2 per year. We have not calculated CO2 for all transports to and from the DZ. In our club we are discussing paying for CO2 emissions. We have not solved it yet. One solution could be to take CO2-fee of 2 kr per slot (approx 30 US dollars for 100 slots). That is a pee in the ocean. The fee could be tranferred to www.climatecare.org to reduce our carbon footprint. There are many other ways of course... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBCOOPER 5 #12 August 30, 2008 I did some of my AFF with Danny Green, does that count?Replying to: Re: Stall On Jump Run Emergency Procedure? by billvon If the plane is unrecoverable then exiting is a very very good idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tetra316 0 #13 August 31, 2008 Quote And we consume copious amounts of wheat and barley that could be better used in bio-fuels. NickD I'm so using that one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #14 August 31, 2008 QuoteThat's cool. Can you tell us exactly how the club is "actively adressing environmental issues"? ______________________________ All farting will now take place in a sealed fart room where the gas is later condensed and used for lighting the bonfire and heating the packing area. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrightskyguy 1 #15 August 31, 2008 Tree Huggers. Political post removed. Please take political commentary to Speaker's Corner and leave this for discussion of mitigating ecological impacts of skydiving. John Wright World's most beloved skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #16 August 31, 2008 >>mitigating ecological impacts of skydivingI know a lot of people who have been mitigated . . . NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFWAJG 4 #17 August 31, 2008 There are aircraft that run on E85 (85% alcohol) that can travel cross-country (USA). When I get through with reading "Alcohol Can Be a Gas" by David Blume, I'll tell you all about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrightskyguy 1 #18 August 31, 2008 QuotePolitical post removed. Please take political commentary to Speaker's Corner and leave this for discussion of mitigating ecological impacts of skydiving. *** You guys slay me! John Wright World's most beloved skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
