18 FEB 2014

		On Saturday, Sidney Hoelscher was able to do her level 1 AFF early on the first load of the day before the winds kicked up and grounded all the other students. Lucky! Then on Sunday, Johnny Nichols waited out the low clouds all day in the First Jump course, then made his very first skydive, doing a training tandem with Scott on a beautiful, near sunset load!
SAFETY DAY MARCH 8TH		Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 8th starting at 9 am at the DZ for Safety Day! Every year, USPA group member drop zones like Skydive Temple meet to emphasize safe skydiving habits, review accident trends, and participate in safety day activities. It's a date you won't want to miss. And this year, after jumping, we'll have dinner at the DZ and a raffle! Every issue of Temple Times between now and Safety Day will link to some material to get you prepped: here is a great article on how to create separation between canopies for landing!
		HAVE YOU MET BOB? If you've been lucky enough to be hungry at the DZ and ordered food from the snack bar, then you've met Bob McLaughlin. Bob was a chief in an Austin 4-star restaurant for many years, and he brings his expert culinary skills to Skydive Temple. In honor of his son who was killed in an auto accident, Bob named the snack bar Jake's Place where, in addition to hamburgers and hotdogs, you can order more eclectic dishes like quiche, orange jalapeño chicken salad or tasty breakfast burritos. Bob is also a skydiver, making his first static line jump in 1975 and now has logged around 1200 skydives.
LADY JUMPERS UNITE		Skydive Temple is graced with an above average share of female skydivers. Many are part of USPA's Sisters in Skydiving program, (see below) encouraging other women in the sport Currently, they are planning a ladies-only "tutu jump" to celebrate Tori Martinez's 100th skydive sometime this spring. Contact Tori's "Big Sister" Mary Burkey for more information or if you would like to join in.
		DID YOU KNOW... The United States Parachute Association has a program to encourage more women to join and thrive in the sport? "Sisters in Skydiving" aims to partner new lady jumpers with more experienced "Big Sisters" to mentor and encourage them in what is a very male-dominated sport. If you are a female jumper and would like to learn more about Sisters in Skydiving, either as a newbie or as an experienced jumper, you can register on line at USPA's website
SAFETY TIP OF THE WEEK		Bryan Burke, the Safety and Training Advisor at Skydive Arizona writes on Skydivemag.com that when jumping in groups, parachutes should minimize turns. Spiral turns can be a lot of fun, but they speed you up and put you into your blind spot very quickly, a spot where another jumper could be unseen. Check out the brief article and think of ways you could keep yourself and your friends safer on the way down
Contact Skydive Temple at 254-947-3483 or email jump@skydivetemple.com