Will I freeze?

[BrianM 1]

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I'm pretty proud of myself

At -20 C, I can't say I felt proud - I just felt pain for a while after the jump...

"It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

[KindredSpirit 0]

Did you ever jump into the high arctic when you were in the airborne, Brian?

"Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!"

[BrianM 1]

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Did you ever jump into the high arctic when you were in the airborne, Brian?

I've jumped into the arctic, but not into the high arctic. The furthest north I have jumped was Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet, and that was in the early summer. Still lots of ice and snow - in fact the ocean was still frozen solid.

"It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

[fudd 0]

Wear warm clothes that cover your skin. The freefall is about 40-50 seconds, the canopy ride about...well 5-10 minutes. If you can stay outside at ground without starting to freeze, then you will be ok.
I've heard that when ground temperature goes below -30 C, cutaway cable /reserve wires / stuff may start to freeze shut, but when it gets that cold, I prefer to stay inside by the fireplace with a hot cup of cacao.

Have you considered a static line course instead of AFF if there are a small cesna dropzone nearby?

There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

[chrismgtis 0]

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I have heard that the air temperature generally decreases 3 degrees for every 1000 feet of elevation. (Therefore 10k altitude is 30 degrees colder)

I thought it was 1.8 degrees/1000ft?

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The figure quoted in books for the 'standard atmosphere' is a 1.98 °C drop for every 1000ft,

Hm, well I was close, hehe.

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Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

[bob.dino 0]

1.98C is approximately 3.56F.