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The jumping this weekend started early on Friday when Sidney Hoelscher made two jumps, including her awesome release dive on Level 3! Also on Friday, after waiting a week or so due to weather, Jasper Byrom finally got to go up and do his Level 1 jump! Saturday, Daniel Ruiz took the First jump course from Shelby, making his very first skydive with Scott on a Cat A Tandem in winds a bit too high for regular AFF. Welcome to the windy skies, Daniel! On Sunday, it was Tom Dean who took the FJC from Scott, and got his Training Tandem done. Welcome Tom! Also on Sunday, Joel Gibson make a couple of coach jumps working on his dive and docks! |
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SAFETY DAY
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Don't miss Safety Day, Saturday, March 8th starting at 9 am at the DZ! We want to take some time after a winter break to emphasize safe skydiving habits, review accident trends, and have tons of fun doing safety day activities. And after jumping, we'll have dinner at the DZ and a raffle! This week's issue of Temple Times links to a very good article on downsizing to a smaller parachute: here are seven skills to master first! |
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HAVE YOU MET YANN? From the north west coast of France, Brittany to be exact, flies in our new pilot Yann Gautier. Yann came to the US as an exchange student when he was just 16 years old, and after earning an MBA and working in the Banking industry for many years, Yann finally found his true calling in aviation. Yann has been flying full-time for the last four years and during the week when he is not having fun flying jumpers, he is a CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) at a local college and teaching private lessons. So, if you want to sit in the cockpit someday and drive, now you know who to see. | |||
SDT GETS READY
TO UNVEIL NEW LOOK
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Say your good-byes to our old, busy Texas-map-flag-waving-parachuting-sneaker-clad-sun-glasses-wearing-armadillo logo; Skydive Temple is getting a make over! Our new modern logo is clean, cool, simple, and easy-to-read, and soon, you'll see the new branding all around the DZ and on the web. Changing logos is a lot of work, and the staff is putting in hard hours getting everything in place, so let them know how you like it next time you see them. |
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DID YOU KNOW... The United States Parachute Association coordinates with skydiving organizations around the world, including the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale’s International Parachuting Commission Last month, the group met in Vienna, Austria, and voted to, among other things, hold the very first World Cup of Indoor Skydiving at our local iFly Austin, this November 11-16. Events will include 4-way formation skydiving and 4-way vertical formation skydiving, open and female classes. You can read more about the IPC meeting highlights at USPA's website |
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| SAFETY TIP OF THE WEEK |
One of the least understood -- and often misunderstood -- components of your gear is the Reserve Static Line (RSL), sometimes referred to as the "Reserve Static Lanyard." In the past, some skydivers were leery of the RSL, believing it might cause more problems than it was worth. Check out this great article separating fact from fiction on the RSL and get to know this life-saving device. The next life it saves could be yours. |
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A BLOG ABOUT WHAT'S JUMPIN' AT THE DZ
24 February 2014
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