2 MAR 2014

		The clouds and wind on Saturday, didn't stop Daniel Ruiz and Tom Dean from learning a few things even though they didn't get to jump -- if you hang around, ask questions, take quizzes, practice packing or dive flows or just listening to stories, you can always learn something helpful at the DZ. And don't forget, weather and schedule permitting, SDT is open on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, so if you have some free time then, give us a call and see if we're jumping, and if so, come on out!
SAFETY DAY THIS SATURDAY!		Of all the Saturdays to spend at the DZ, you'll want to be here Saturday, March 8th starting at 9 am for Safety Day! We'll review accident trends from last year across the sport, talk about gear inspections, safe flying habits, 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 USPA's power point presentation of 2013's fatality summary. (Right click on the link, and save as or save target as to download -- you must have MS PowerPoint to view.)
		HAVE YOU MET MATTHEW? You might call him "Little Steve" as he is the younger brother of Steve Ruiz and comes up from San Antionio with him on the weekends to help out around the DZ. Matthew does some packing, loading, catching tandems and whatever else needs done. Matthew is currently finishing up his junior year at Highland HS in San Antonio and hopes to one day be a police officer, but first he wants to jump outta planes badly. He hates seeing it and not being able to do it yet. But hopefully all that changes Sept. 18th when he turns 18!
NEW LOGO ROLLS OUT		You might have noticed the new look to the newsletter blog this week. We've started to put the new logo around the DZ, and soon the new website will be up as well. Later, we'll get new signage up, print up new t-shirts and other stuff. And if you go to the Buffalo Wild Wings in Killeen, or Shooters in Austin, you can watch our super-cool :15 commercial play on the screens with our new logo there too!
		DID YOU KNOW... The United States Parachute Association keeps track of skydiving accidents and reports their findings in Parachutist magazine, and online. As skydivers, we owe it to ourselves and our loved ones to keep informed of the lessons learned from these accidents so we can do all we are able not to become another fatal lesson.
SAFETY TIP OF THE WEEK		In the First Jump Course, you learned about your Decision Altitude, or, as some call it, the "hard deck." The most important thing you do on every jump is to save your life and not kill anyone around you. Take a few minutes this week and check out this great article (with videos) on knowing when to "cut away" -- too many of our fellow jumpers have died going to reserve too low, too late, too fast.
Contact Skydive Temple at 254-947-3483 or email jump@skydivetemple.com