grimmie

You should call James LaBarrie and be his guest speaker at the DZO conference on how to maximize income in cold weather locations.

the museum and HOF will be a stand alone entity adjacent to the tunnel. The museum won’t operate it or have a financial stake in it, according to the info presented to me two weeks ago.

My recent letter to Parachutists mag now has some of my friends upset with me. . I think it would be great if Jim McCormick would post their official museum plans and projected costs here for a better informed membership. A museum is a great idea, but not with USPA $$$. IMHO

Thanks, I thought his ramblings sounded familiar!

https://vimeo.com/36629075

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-trump-fed-conspiracies-about-migrant-caravan-intersect-with-deadly-hatred/ar-BBP5eYI We can spend trillions on wars, but the downfall of America will come from within.

The first jump/dive into the Blue Hole in 2005 was pretty scary. 50 miles out to sea. And then we saw how many huge sharks lived there. Nothing like fresh meat trailing big colorful lures splashing down in the middle of a hundred sharks. A couple of hundred jumpers later into the Blue Hole, no shark bites and zero diving issues.

Actually, first responders have no clue about the mechanism of injury as it relates to skydiving. When I show them video of canopy collisions, canopy stalls, two out wrap landings, swoops gone bad , freefall collisions and other mayhem, they are surprised and also informed. No one is going to let anyone die at the DZ by not cutting off a rig. You can argue all you want and continue to use your 70's training. I'll continue to train the responders and treat injured skydivers the way I, and a host of other professionals have done, to ensure the best care possible.

Now go do some training at your DZ!

A rig has three points to be undone. Two leg straps and a chest strap. You can undo them and wait for a backboard. When I host the training sessions, it is for the professionals. Not folks at the DZ. I show them a mechanism of injury video, the gear and how to get it off without cutting. Also helmet types and removal techniques to hold c-spine. We also suit a jumper up in a wingsuit so they can see what that adds to the issue. We put a person in a rig and cover ways to backboard and c spine in various positions. I have developed these techniques after treating far too many injuries at various drop zones over the years. Signed,Former DZO, Exotic boogie organizer and 31 year firefighter/EMT

A rig never needs to be cut off. The only thing that needs to be cut sometimes are lines that wrap an injured jumper that can't be moved. It just takes proper training.

The USPA invited me to speak at a DZO conference on this very subject. They also published an article I wrote on the subject in Parachutist Magazine. I'm not sure what more you expect the USPA staff or BOD to do.

Steel tubes make better bombs, however I have seen a guy blown up with a PVC one under the seat of his car. Cheaper to mail too.

I am posting this in response to some issues being discussed in some other threads in the incidents forum. Every single drop zone in the world WILL have an incident of some kind. It can be as simple as a broken ankle and as severe as a canopy collision killing both jumpers. Every single drop zone is situated in it's own unique setting for emergency response. My former DZ has an emergency evac helicopter on site and a firehouse across the street with full time firefighter/paramedics and three fire trucks and an ambulance stationed there. I have jumped at other DZs that have volunteer ambulance attendants drive 15 minutes to help. Every single drop zone is run by different types of DZOs. Some are prepared for the worst and others could give a rat's ass and just call 911 and hope everything works out. Every single FAA FSDO has either a good or bad working relationship with the drop zone. Every single police department, sheriff or state police operate differently in each drop zone's jurisdiction. Some DZs have a great relationship and some a bad one. Every single drop zone has a great pool of talent, such as police, firefighters, EMTs, nurses, etc., to help the DZO organize an emergency plan for injuries or fatalities at the DZ. It's not the job of the USPA or the FAA to prepare your drop zone for an emergency. THAT responsibility rests solely with the DZO. Responding emergency workers usually know NOTHING about skydiving, how parachutes work, the different mechanisms of injury (swoop, two out downplane, stall, canopy collision, etc.) and that is important in getting proper treatment at the scene. I urge all of you to ask your DZO what plans are in place, and what training by the drop zone has been given to local responders AND to all of the DZ staff. I have hosted training for Skydive Arizona and the Eloy, FD, Skydive Perris and Cal Fire, AMR ambulance and Mercy Air, and Skydive Elsinore and Cal Fire, Mercy Air and AMR and of course at my own DZ with Oceanside FD and REACH Air helicopter and Mercy Air and the local police departments in all of those DZ jurisdictions. I also worked with the San Diego FSDO to improve relationships with the FAA during an incident. These classes have greatly improved emergency responses and have helped jumpers get quick, efficient care without much issue with the local responders. Speak with your DZOs to see what plan, if any, is in place. I'm available on WhatsApp (I'm in Costa Rica) or by email to assist any of you with training. Rich Grimm tsunamiskydivers@gmail.com

The DZ is closed. The next boogie is in Costa Rica. Belize won't happen again due to landing area constrictions.

Albert Berchtold did a nice series of videos on facebook for his re election to the BOD. In this day and age, it would be nice to have a panel of members question candidates live on the USPA facecrack page. Members watching could ask questions live also.

Mesquite and Fyrosity are the two most fun jumper friendly, hour or so north of the strip.

I don't have a dog in this fight, as I am a recovering DZO, however... Regardless of how you view the effectiveness of the USPA GM program, I can tell you that airport sponsors and the FAA FSDO look favorably upon a Group Member DZ in many cases. In some instances, like mine, it was a requirement to skydive at the airport. Being a Group Member made dealing with the FAA an easier ordeal, IMHO. Carry on...

Join my Facebook page. "Tsunami Skydivers Exotic Boogies" for info on the 2019 Costa Rican boogie.

The James Cordon/Tom Cruise jump had the phones ringing at DZs for a few weeks. Point Break was in an entirely different era. No social media, no youtube, no wingsuits flying through cracks in mountains. Customers today have all types of media available to them. Back when Patrick was flying over Lake Powell and trying to get Keanu to "Pull Johnnie!"...well, that shit was pretty damn exciting for that time period! I'm not sure if we will ever have another movie come close to having the affect on the sport like Point Break did. Point Break 2 was a bust. Sadly.

And now the NRA advocates shooting cops. The only thing that will stop a good girl with a gun is a good guy with a gun, I guess.

The NRA has become a complete joke. That's not even funny.

Summerfest in Chicago. Lost Prairie in Montana. Big O boogie Tiki Boogie And the Perris jet is getting a tune up for the boogie at Christmas. And I'm sure I'm forgetting a few more great events. Lots of choices for fun in the US. The WFFC will be a tough sell. No airport will let a couple of thousand folks camp, jump and party these days. Without that, I doubt the appeal will be there. Today's jumpers want a different experience,IMHO.

Not many of them read this site. Jan Meyer gave you the email address to ask all of them.

Randy Pacheco is the DZ manager at Pacific. I think he has a 182 for rental.