20 APR 2014

		A welcome break in the weather led to beautiful skies Friday and Saturday, letting students like Jasper Byrom get back in the air to work on their free fall and canopy flying skills. Brian Lancaster got to make several jumps over the weekend. advancing to his Level 2 jumps. Also getting to make several jumps, Tom Dean is now up to his Level 3 jumps and having a great time after a long weather hold. Dave Garcia had a blast working on turns in his Level 4 jump, and had a great solo landing! Saturday, Ilya got to take up Nick Lindsay on a coach jump who had a long hiatus from the air over Salado. And even though the skies clouded up Easter Sunday, Saturday night we celebrated Spring long into the night, with Jasper, Brian, Opie and Elijah earning their official numbers in a certain SDT running ritual Good times!
SKYDIVE TEMPLE 25TH ANNIVERSARY BOOGIE MOVED TO MAY 31 - JUNE 1		Our 25th Anniversary boogie is now officially moved to the last Saturday of May and the first Sunday of June -- come celebrate with us! Mark is working on brining in some awesome jump platforms for us to play with, to get the latest developments, go to Skydive Temple's Phun Jumpers Facebook page and sign up for our email list.
		DID YOU KNOW... The United States Parachute Association is partnering with various providers in order to offer skydivers a host of financial and insurance products Members can access the USPA member Benefits Portal online And if you haven't yet joined USPA, you can easily do so completely online, so long as you don't have any ratings that require signatures (such as instructors or PRO rating holders) -- if so, you'll need to fill out and mail in the renewal forms.
SAFETY TIP OF THE WEEK		This week, we link to a short safety article from Parachutist online about dust devils; where and when they form and how to avoid them.
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