Is it usual practice to prevent a skydiver of participating in a boogie if he (or she) is known for having risky behavior?

[indyz 1]

With Tigra or Phree's corrections, you could hand that out as rules, but don't use the word "waiver" and don't have people sign it unless it has been checked out by a lawyer, especially if the University of Florida and the University of Florida Board of Trustees haven't specifically approved it. If something happens and somebody sues, a signed waiver (if improperly written) has the potential to do more harm than good.

[Ron 10]

If a jumper is not going to listen...even with repeated attempts to educate, and inform...

Kick him of the DZ....I don't like to see people bounce, and if someone refuses to change a dangerous pattern....If I had the power he would not jump at all,or at least at a place I could stop him.

Period.

If he chooses to jump at another DZ, and they let him, thats fine.

But If I think he is a crater waiting to happen, I will do what I can to prevent it.

If you don't like it sorry, hate it for ya.

Ron

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

[cmnorris 0]

I am thinking that I may want to run it by legal services because I know that if anything happens our club could be in a lot of trouble with the university.

I know that drug use last year was a tiny problem (only 2 people were involved) and landing issues always come up at every boogie that I have attended. I just want to make a list of rules so that no one can say that they were not informed beforehand.

Here's another one:

This DZ follows a left hand landing pattern.

Are there any other reminders that would be good to include? Keep in mind that newly licensed jumpers will be there so I would like to make sure that even obvious (to more experienced jumpers) things are covered.

[wmw999 2,587]

I would brief jumpers, or provide a drawing, of what a left hand landing pattern means. It's much safer to give it to people who don't need it, than to have someone who did not ask for it.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[PhreeZone 20]

Clearly explain out anything that jumpers are or are not allowed to do. Ie no toys in freefall with out prior approval, a silly landing thing like Eloy has (all jumpers must land either east or west, determined by the DZM, even if its a crosswind landing), limits on high proformance landings, contacts for after cutaway assiastance, etc. Also give each jumper a business card with the DZ phone number that they can carry and use to call back in if they land off. After a few boogies I'm making that standerd for me.

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