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QuoteBTW, here's the definition of safety as it applies in my job: "Freedom from those conditions that can cause death, injury, occupational illness,
damage to or loss of equipment or property, or damage to the environment." (MIL-STD-882)
Can you make skydiving free from those conditions that can cause death or injury? Absolutely not. My definition of safety is to get as close to that ideal as possible by managing the identifiable risks.
Ok, you are a pilot. The only way that you can be totally free from those conditions that may injure you is to stay away from the airplane and the airport. Agreed?
Instead, you have a pre-flight checklist? What is the purpose of this list?
In the past, people have tried to identify the most common flying problems of the past (FAA investigations). They have tried to identify the causes of those problems. Some of the problems could have been averted by more attention to detail (example - check the fuel gauge).
To check all these details and try to limit the possible occurences of these problems, you use a pre-flight checklist. You use a checklist to limit the risk that you will have a mental lapse and overlook one of these items, true?
In airplane flying, the gear is the airplane. By doing a checklist, you are doing a gear check essentially. In skydiving, we (should) do a gear check at least once each jump. We should also gear check our buddies.
As with flying, gear checks do not make the process flawless, but they are the best level of risk management that we can do.
Fab 0
show them you can handle your canopy and it will not be a problem I think.
They just cleaned the gear from last weekend
Hahahahahahaha
Yeah...I must say that I felt a little guilty for getting a rig that stained ..
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dorbie 0
QuoteWhat is safety? Managed risk.
Not all risk can be eliminated.
Exactly.
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Identify as many risks as possible.
Develop rules or skills that keep those risks to a minimum.
To a minimum within reason. Safety regulations are a tradeoff. There are all sorts of regulations and restrictions we could impose today in the name of safety but don't because they'd impose too much of a burden for a marginal benefit.
As your first line said it's managed risk, you manage it by trading benefits against costs (in whatever form cost may be financial, enjoyment, time or other factors).
Risk is a statistics game, a personal choice and a strange psychological phenomenon.
Bartje 0
QuoteRisk is a statistics game, a personal choice and a strange psychological phenomenon.
Well said, from who is this line?
A personal choice, that is so true and so dangerous at the same time.
A FreeFly Gypsy
dorbie 0
QuoteQuoteRisk is a statistics game, a personal choice and a strange psychological phenomenon.
Well said, from who is this line?
I just wrote it, spontaneous like.
Bartje 0
Well said Dude.
A FreeFly Gypsy
A FreeFly Gypsy
QuoteQuoteThey are the most frightening canopy pilots I have ever seen, bar none. A sentiment echoed by many others as well.
I guess you've never seen the Russian team then
Very true Lou...
(I haven`t seen the French yet)
BTW, those Russians are a great bunch to hang out with, I happened to end up living in the same house as them for a week a couple of months ago, and they're great.
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Be careful giving advice. Wise men don't need it, and fools won't heed it.
show them you can handle your canopy and it will not be a problem I think.
They just cleaned the gear from last weekend
A FreeFly Gypsy
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