chuckakers 370 #1 August 16, 2009 Skydive Houston. One Twin Otter. 8 am: Tandem customers coming through the door; 60+ scheduled for the day. 8:30 am: 4-way scrambles briefing. 10 teams. 5 rounds. Fundraiser for an injured TI (vibes for Dave). 9:30 am: Twin Otter on the ground with unknown electrical problem. Troubleshooting begins. 10:30 am: Caravan from Skydive San Marcos confirmed and on the way. Thank SDSM!!! 11 am: Mechanic says not today on the Otter. 11:30 am: DZO holds meeting with Scramblers: "Guys, we committed to you that we would run a scrambles today. Therefore we are rescheduling all of today's tandems. Caravan load 1, 20 minute call." 12 noon: Scrambles load 1 lifts off. Good call, Todd. Keep it up.Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 August 16, 2009 Awesome, a DZO that puts his licensed jumpers first. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LyraM45 0 #3 August 16, 2009 Quote Skydive Houston. One Twin Otter. 8 am: Tandem customers coming through the door; 60+ scheduled for the day. 8:30 am: 4-way scrambles briefing. 10 teams. 5 rounds. Fundraiser for an injured TI (vibes for Dave). 9:30 am: Twin Otter on the ground with unknown electrical problem. Troubleshooting begins. 10:30 am: Caravan from Skydive San Marcos confirmed and on the way. Thank SDSM!!! 11 am: Mechanic says not today on the Otter. 11:30 am: DZO holds meeting with Scramblers: "Guys, we committed to you that we would run a scrambles today. Therefore we are rescheduling all of today's tandems. Caravan load 1, 20 minute call." 12 noon: Scrambles load 1 lifts off. Good call, Todd. Keep it up. Way to go Skydive Houston!!!! I frickin love you guys and I am glad the fundraiser got to get going. Not just this weekend, but every weekend they do an awesome job of making their staff and locals feel cared for without ever missing a beat with the tandems. They really do an awesome job! Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... I got a B.S, not a B.A. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beachbum 0 #4 August 16, 2009 No kidding Chuck!!! I was SOOOO pleasantly surprised. After all, a dz IS still a business. I hope everyone involved truly appreciates the sacrifice made by the dz to go forward with the scrambles (btw ... I am pretty certain a great time was had by all, and I'm meaning before the jello shots came out!!). This sort of attitude is one of the main reasons I so much prefer SDH compared to the other local dz.As long as you are happy with yourself ... who cares what the rest of the world thinks? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LyraM45 0 #5 August 16, 2009 Quote No kidding Chuck!!! I was SOOOO pleasantly surprised. After all, a dz IS still a business. I hope everyone involved truly appreciates the sacrifice made by the dz to go forward with the scrambles (btw ... I am pretty certain a great time was had by all, and I'm meaning before the jello shots came out!!). This sort of attitude is one of the main reasons I so much prefer SDH compared to the other local dz. Ditto Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... I got a B.S, not a B.A. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LloydDobbler 2 #6 August 19, 2009 QuoteNo kidding Chuck!!! I was SOOOO pleasantly surprised. After all, a dz IS still a business. I hope everyone involved truly appreciates the sacrifice made by the dz to go forward with the scrambles (btw ... I am pretty certain a great time was had by all, and I'm meaning before the jello shots came out!!). This sort of attitude is one of the main reasons I so much prefer SDH compared to the other local dz. Never been there, but +1. We jumpers rarely look at the amount of money generated by tandems versus us. This is a HUGE sacrifice on the part of the DZO...good for him for honoring a commitment (and going out of his way to get the aircraft to do so!). I hope the he gets paid back with la ton of good karma and long-term loyalty from the fun-jumpers.Signatures are the new black. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tetra316 0 #7 August 20, 2009 Wow! I'm speechless, I've never heard of a dzo doing that. Everywhere I've been it's always the opposite. "sorry guys but we have to postpone you to catch up on the tandems" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrbiceps 0 #8 August 21, 2009 WOW this has never happened at any dz i have been to. Its always stuff the fun jumpers and get the tandems on the plane. Well done guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
