packerboy

I'm sure if I wanted to go that way, I could find a couple free ones laying around. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

I would suggest not getting in a burning airplane either... cause Twardo says the pilot can MAKE you get out! All things being said, I would really like to get some night jumps in, and I am finding it frustrating that I am not getting the opportunity. All the really experienced jumpers at our dropzone have done it and don't seem very interested in going out of their way to do it again. I'm sure there are some that would come out in a pinch and have, in order to train us up and jump with us (thanks Gilles, although you're not going to read this), but getting an instructor, weather, pilot, full load, ground crew, cars for lights, and DZO to all come together at once is seemingly impossible. I will be extremely frustrated if I have trouble getting my tandem rating because I can't get a couple night jumps. I KNOW I can land after dusk, that argument just doesn't fly with me. If there is concern, maybe a dusk landing is in order for the coach course or TI course. But I don't think it should be required for a licence. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Having a D licence doesn't mean you are an expert skydiver either. Like I said, I want to do night jumps.. I just don't have the opportunity. I don't think the night jump training is necessary to prove that you can land after dusk by the time you have all the other requirements for a D. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Well ya, the pilot can.. but he can't make me do it at night! -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

We don't put tandems out after sunset unless the instructor is trained and proficient, period. Nobody can tell me I HAVE to make any jump. It's called making a smart decision for the safety of the passenger, kind of like not leaving the laterals loose enough to do freeflying beside the tandem passenger. If you can't make smart decisions for the safety of the passenger you shouldn't be a TI. Problem is you can't just ask people if they are a dumbass before they take course and expect a good answer. If you have 500+ jumps and you haven't already landed in the dark, then it is because you made the decision to not land in the dark and stuck with it, not because the situation hasn't presented itself. And you will make that decision again if need be. BTW: I WANT to do night jumps! -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

I have sat through the formal night jump training and have been willing and waiting to do night jumps for two years. No pilots, no load fillers, no car parkers or ground crew. I have landed in the dark on "unintentional" night jumps (with sunglasses on). If you think it is that much harder than landing during the day, you are getting a tad anal. It's not the perfect scenario, but if you afford a little more caution than usual you are fine. I left the sunglasses on under canopy because I was liking the dark and felt perfectly comfortable landing with them on. If you have all the other requirements for a D and can't land a post-dusk jump, you got other problems, you can't land very good or make a good decision after 500 jumps! The real problem scenario is having an A licence jumper w/ 30 jumps on one of these jumps. You know what, they need at least a B licence to do the night jumps in the first place (I think). I am perfectly willing and able to do night jumps, but I am not going to drive 5 hours to "maybe" get a couple in because we don't do them at my dropzone. You might as well make 10 tailgate style aircraft exits a requirement. I could be wrong, but I think CSPA makes a water jump a requirement too, that's just as retarded. Training maybe, but not the actual jump. I could deal with night jump TRAINING being a requirement. The maybe you might need the training if you get on a sunset load that gets a traffic hold argument is bullshit. If you get in that situation with over 500 jumps and you can't handle it, you shouldn't be making ANY decisions for yourself. You can have my B and C licences if you want, they aren't worth shit except being able to do night jumps... What the heck is BALLIDEST? Some old school name for someone who doesn't do night jumps (intentionally)? Edited to add: Actually I think CSPA only requires water training, not the actual jump. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

[replyIt would be nice if you could someway ensure that the data wasn't tainted by people filling it out multiple times, not sure what their motive might be, but I'm sure I could think of one once I saw the quetions. People who want to make RSL's or AAD's mandatory. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Canada is more of a two story kind of country... you guys got it good!!!! -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Some people can't, but go ahead and do them anyway! Some are even known to jump through clouds too! -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Get rid of the night jumps for a D. Not every wants to do them, or has alot of opportunity to do them. Our runway does not have lights. That doesn't mean we can't do them, just that it is a REAL pain in the ass to get them done. I'll be scrambling to get them in before the end of the summer so that I can get my TI rating. I'm not counting on it. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

I'm not saying that I wouldn't do it. Actually I and probably most of the posters here on dropzone.com probably would. But even all the people who post regularily on dropzone.com do not make up a great representative sample of all skydivers. It would make a sample sure, but nothing to draw steadfast conclusions from. Besides, you can't get many of the posters here to agree on one thing anyway. Other than the fact that 1-800-Skyride sucks and beer doesn't. BTW, I have the attention span of at least an 8 year old! -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Can't say what I would do... No matter what the ultimate decision may be, that situation scares the hell out of me, so I am going to do everything in my power to prevent it from happening. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

I would take an hour to do a survey if my name went into a draw for a free rig or something. Otherwise, that's a long time to spend just to maybe sometime down the road be able to read some interesting stats. And that's only going to work if you get a very sizeable contribution base, otherwise the results are going to be skewed by fanatics who fill out the survey to make their point on a certain subject. Chance that you are going to get enough participants taking more than 10 minutes to do a survey to draw reasonable conclusions: not very good I think. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Section 602.26 of the CARs prohibits parachute descents from an aircraft in or into controlled airspace or air route; or over or into a built-up area or an open-air assembly of persons except in accordance with section 603.37 of the CARs. Section 603.37 of the CARs allows the prohibition stated in section 602.26, if the person complies with the provisions of a Special Flight Operations Certificate - Parachuting. Section 603.38 gives the requirement for an application to be submitted in the form and manner required by the Special Flight Operations Standards. Sub-section 623.38(A) “Parachute Descents Over or Into a Built-up Area or Open-Air Assembly of Persons” of the Special Flight Operations Standards outlines the information that constitutes an application for the Special Flight Operations Certificate. An application form specific to this request has not been produced and is not planned. An applicant may submit the required information in any format he or she chooses. Sub-section 623.38(C) “Parachute Descents Over or Into a Built-up Area or Open-Air Assembly of Persons” of the Special Flight Operations Standards states the minimum qualifications a parachutist must have to be eligible to make a demo-jump. Sub-sections 623.38(D) and (E) “Parachute Descents Over or Into a Built-up Area or Open-Air Assembly of Persons” of the Special Flight Operations Standards state the minimum standards for parachute equipment and packing. Sub-section 623.38(F) “Parachute Descents Over or Into a Built-up Area or Open-Air Assembly of Persons” of the Special Flight Operations Standards outlines the minimum standards a parachute landing area must meet. Applicability The staff instructions contained in this document apply to all applications made in accordance with section 603.38 of the CARs for a Special Flight Operations Certificate - Parachuting to conduct parachute descents over or into a built-up area or an open-air assembly of persons. Procedures All applications to conduct parachute descents over or into a built-up area or open-air assembly of persons must be reviewed to ensure the requirements of the CARs, the Special Flight Operations Standards and the procedures contained in this staff instruction are met and can be adhered to by an applicant. The Standards contain the minimum standards for the conduct of parachute descents over or into a built-up area or open-air assembly of persons. Determination of whether an application meets the minimum standards must be made by cross-reference to the reference material. The requirement for 10 days advance notice is intended to provide Transport Canada officials with sufficient time to review an application and supporting documentation and carry out the required co-ordination early to eliminate the need for last minute action by an applicant to meet requirements. It is not the intent of this staff instruction to direct regional staff not to process an application when an application is received with less than ten days notice. Should an application arrive at a regional office in less than the normal required timeframe but can be processed accurately and completely without straining existing resources and work schedules, the service should be provided with a reminder to the client that ten days notice will be required in future. An application shall be reviewed as follows: Application and Supporting Documentation 1. The information that must be submitted to Transport Canada by an applicant is found in the Special Flight Operations Standards - Division III - Parachute Descents Over or Into a Built-up Area or Open-Air Assembly of Persons, Section 623.38(A)(1). It must be verified as complete or the applicant notified of any omissions as soon as possible. 2. The following areas must be checked: Confirm all the parachutists have a valid CSPA EJR rating. Regional offices are sent a monthly update of the CSPA's EJR Rating Report directly from the CSPA. (weekly during summer months) It is recognised situations could arise when a jumper's name or renewal date is not on the list. The applicant shall be advised as soon as possible of any jumpers included on the application who are not on the list. In such cases the onus will be on the jumper to supply the regional office with proof that they do hold a valid EJR. When a jumper satisfies the conditions for initial issue or renewal of an EJR Rating, their CSPA membership card is reissued with the new expiry date of the rating indicated on of the card. Jumpers not on the latest EJR Rating Report will have to provide the regional office with a copy of this card, clearly identifying the jumper and the certification date, or a written declaration from the CSPA EJR Issuing Officer, stating the jumper has re-validated their EJR Rating. The site diagram must be reviewed to confirm the parachute area meets the stated requirements. Any omissions of information required to make this determination shall be brought to the applicant’s attention as soon as possible. 3. The local air traffic control agency, where applicable, shall be contacted and provided with the information they require to develop the conditions to be incorporated in the Special Flight Operations Certificate to enable the operation to take place safely. Generally, demo-jumps are made from relatively low altitudes (6,000 AGL and below), as freefall from high altitude is virtually invisible to persons on the ground. As such, the amount of time parachutists participating in a demo-jump are exposed to other airspace users is relatively short, and should be easier for ATS to accommodate. 4. The regional Air Navigation Services and Airspace branch shall be contacted and provided with the information they require to take appropriate actions. These actions may include such things as the development of the conditions to be incorporated in the Special Flight Operations Certificate to enable the operation to take place safely. In the case of a demo-jump, this may only require the issuance of a NOTAM. 5. In the event the decision is made to deny an application based on safety concerns, the applicant shall be notified in writing of the decision. The letter shall contain the regulatory references and explanation for the decision. 6. For recording purposes, all information, documentation, correspondence (including records of telephone conversations) should be kept together and placed on the appropriate regional files. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Man I could lose alot of money playing poker on that setup! -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Photos of his desktop to put on your desktop? -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

I didn't get it either! Are you talking about overlaying the music on top of the audio on the tape? -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

How did you do that? -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Really my question has nothing to do with Premier Pro specifically, but I am going through the tutorials and something that is highly recommended is "striping" your tapes. This suggestion comes from a professional news video cameraman. They suggest that when you use a brand new tape, you should put it in and w/ the lens cap on you should record the whole tape. This creates a seamless timeline on the tape that will be not be copied over and thus facilitates cleaner capture into the program. Is this something people usually do? Can you do this with previously used tapes? My understanding is that once the timeline is applied to the tape, then just the audio/video is dubbed over and the timeline is there for the life of the tape. If so, should I buy new tapes or is it really worth it? Disclaimer: I haven't actually TRIED dumping to APP yet, but when I dumped entire tapes w/ Windows Movie Maker, the file structure of the scenes captured is quite erratic.. I think it split it up into points where I had removed the tape from the camera and put it back in, thus resetting the counter time on the tape. Do I sound like I know what I am talking about at least? -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Damn.. and we were so close to convincing you to go digital! -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

How do you get used to packing over the shoulders if you flat pack? We have a girl at our dropzone.. doubt she is even 5 ft tall, and she pro-packs tandems. Her problem is purging them. Even rolled up they are still twice the size of her. She uses a rug.. just throws it on top of the canopy and moves on to the next pack job and comes back when it is purged. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

How are you going to get this survey to the people? And how are you going to convince them that it is worthwhile to fill out a 30 minute to hour and a half survey? Who are you working for? -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Well... it's a start, maybe one of the real news networks who play hour long interviews verbatim(sp?) without bias will pick up the rest of the pieces. What a crock of shit! This guy was probably the one they were splicing into tandem videos instead of the real passengers.. getting paid a comission for that one good landing that people take home and use for advertisement. They probably spliced something because the guy chowed -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

You do work for them don't you? Of course you are going to defend them. You profit from their scams. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

My first altimeter was a Barigo (not that one). I really liked it... very rugged, so much in fact we used them for student/rental altimeters. It just feels and looks solid. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson