AndrewKarnowski 0 #1 June 14, 2006 So, before my post on fun jumps I'd never heard of an SCR... and neither had a lot of the coaches/instructers at my DZ.. what other kind of awards are there? and are these things worth striving to achieve? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #2 June 14, 2006 If you like that kind of thing, then sure. If you don't, that's fine, too. But what they represent (time in sport, activity in sport, higher skills achieved, etc) is more important than actually getting them explicitly, IMO. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 June 14, 2006 QuoteBut what they represent (time in sport, activity in sport, higher skills achieved, etc) is more important than actually getting them explicitly, IMO. Yes, but the SCR is a bit of a right of passage for many in skydiving. Typically its done for someone who doesn't quite have the skill to actually fly in and dock on an 8-way. They're the maggot and the 8-way is built around them. Sort of like here it is, now you know what its like, go learn how to do it. The first time you dock on a SCR for someone else brings it all together for you. The ceremony is important in this regard as well.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #4 June 14, 2006 QuoteYes, but the SCR is a bit of a right of passage for many in skydiving ... in texas... Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #5 June 14, 2006 There are also USPA awards, though I think you might be a ways away from achieving them (unless you're planning a REALLY busy summer of jumping!). You could also think of additional licenses (even if you just meet the requirements for them and don't actually apply) as good milestones to measure your progress."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #6 June 14, 2006 Quote.. in texas.. It doesn't have to be only in TX. Its an important tradition in skydiving with an incredible amount of history. Quite honestly I think its sad that other DZs around the country outside of TX has let this tradition go away. To me, completing SCRs may not be the most challenging of skydives, but it helps bring the low-time jumpers into the sport and into your DZ. It also establishes something for a low time jumper to really look forward to and gives them a sense of having arrived. What good is it for a jumper to have an A license and then simply be tossed to the wolves at the DZ. How many experienced jumpers go out of their way to jump with the low time jumpers? A handful, maybe, right? What does that low time jumper have to look foward to as a fun goal to accomplish? Its really sad others in our sport have let this tradition slip away. It really is.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigSky 2 #7 June 14, 2006 A lot of us are at cessna dzs so this is not something that could happen very often.“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, th Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tombuch 0 #8 June 14, 2006 QuoteA lot of us are at cessna dzs so this is not something that could happen very often. Of course it is! It just takes two Cessnas to make an SCR/SCS dive. Back in the day that was all the incentive we needed for two DZ's to pool their resources (two airplanes plus beer) and have a unified boogie so everybody could try to get on an eight-way. There is no reason that can't happen today! Be like a family and invite your relatives from the next town to join you for a weekend of skydiving style relative work. .Tom Buchanan Instructor Emeritus Comm Pilot MSEL,G Author: JUMP! Skydiving Made Fun and Easy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #9 June 14, 2006 It's amazingly fun to do two-Cessna formation loads for end-of-day eight-ways. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildfan75 1 #10 June 15, 2006 QuoteQuote How many experienced jumpers go out of their way to jump with the low time jumpers? ] Obviously you haven't jumped at Skydive Wissota! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xlh883 0 #11 June 15, 2006 So, what's an SCR for those of us that don't know? David Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewKarnowski 0 #12 June 15, 2006 gloassary: SCR - The oldest award for formation skydiving achievement, for those who have been in a star of at least eight people in which each person left the aircraft separately and flew to the formation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #13 June 15, 2006 QuoteSo, what's an SCR for those of us that don't know? See the handy-dandy glossary. Basically, it's an eight-way round formation; usually everyone is facing in. If you have sixteen jumpers, you can make two rings and connect them in inverse parallel. This gives you a TRIAC. EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gemini 0 #14 June 15, 2006 QuoteA lot of us are at cessna dzs so this is not something that could happen very often Get a group together and we'll bring a Caravan or Otter depending on the size and numbers. Blue skies, Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #15 June 15, 2006 Quote A lot of us are at cessna dzs so this is not something that could happen very often. Hmm...quite a few of the SCRs I've been on were out of 2 182s. Its not that hard to dig up another 182 for a weekend. Its even more fun to get two DZs involved to have a day of formation loads somewhere.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #16 June 15, 2006 QuoteSo, what's an SCR for those of us that don't know? David This will cover it. http://www.scr-awards.com/index.htmlMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #17 June 15, 2006 The visuals of those jumps were exhiliarating and remain sharp in my mind to this day.. Nothing like an 8 way or a 12 way from cessnas...Much more cozy than a present day "big way" formation load. ....as you watch the door of the other airplane open and your buddies climb out ...Often the incentive was to help people earn scr & scs awards....back in july of 1981 I was proud to be part of a group of 8 friends who earned Night Scr numbers by exiting from 2 cessnas at 11:30 pm and building a night freefall star formation... wow..... what a fun fun time that was.... jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #18 June 15, 2006 QuoteQuote.. in texas.. It doesn't have to be only in TX. Its an important tradition in skydiving with an incredible amount of history. Quite honestly I think its sad that other DZs around the country outside of TX has let this tradition go away. Its really sad others in our sport have let this tradition slip away. It really is. Totally agreed. Getting my SCS (9th on a 9-way) was a real pump-up for me and I 'll remember that jump always.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #19 June 15, 2006 QuoteQuoteBut what they represent (time in sport, activity in sport, higher skills achieved, etc) is more important than actually getting them explicitly, IMO. Yes, but the SCR is a bit of a right of passage for many in skydiving. Typically its done for someone who doesn't quite have the skill to actually fly in and dock on an 8-way. They're the maggot and the 8-way is built around them. Sort of like here it is, now you know what its like, go learn how to do it. The first time you dock on a SCR for someone else brings it all together for you. The ceremony is important in this regard as well. Well said AggieDave. I remember weekends, very special weekends, where competing 182 DZs came together and the prime purpose was to have as many SCR dives as possible. These weekends were, for the most part low pressure, let it hang out, have fun affairs with the occasional skygod four plane formation loads where you might get to attempt a 16 way diamond or maybe a 16 way CRW diamond attempt.. After jumping was over for the day, the SCR ceremonies and partying with "rival" DZs went on sometimes until it was time for the sunrise load the next morning.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigSky 2 #20 June 15, 2006 Well I think now I know what I would like to do for my 100th. Maybe I can get the 206 and the 182 in the air for a ten way. This sounds like good fun. Now I just need to find ten jumpers that all want to get in on it.“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, th Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #21 June 16, 2006 How about come down to Texas for Skyfest? You can get both SCR and SCS there along with many other fun jumps.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
