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Heya all, Jerrold Picolla (maggot) was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident recently. There's more information here on BASEjumper.com. There's also a thread with informtion on how to make donations. Safe swoops Sangiro
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Jumpers collided under canopy at a low altitude. One jumper flew into the side of another jumepers canopy and both ended up falling to the ground.
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Jumpers collided under canopy at a low altitude. One jumper flew into the side of another jumepers canopy and both ended up falling to the ground.
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After uneventfull canopy ride, low turn to go from downwind to into the wind for landing and hit a parked car.
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Students first jump via IAD method. Right after opening the main was spinning and slider up. Student was told over the radio to pull both toggles all the way down and let them back up. Still spinning with slider up, the jumper was told to cut away but he
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Jumper had completed a 2 way freefly and was seen to fly the first portion of his canopy flight normally and was in half brakes. At his entry point into the pattern he was observed to have retunred to an arms up position but failed to make any more input
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Jumper suffered some sort of malfunction where the Removable Deployment System became entangled with the main canopy. The jumper attempted to land this but the canopy ended up sprialing at a low altitude until the jumper struck the ground.
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Jumper was attending a Boogie and was getting recurrent after not jumping since the same boogie the previous year. He had received a refresher course before the jump including use of a BOC and flying the pattern under canopy. On this skydive he was d
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The student was doing his first jump and during his landing pattern he flew into electrical lines that were off dropzone.
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Jumper was landing as part of an airshow and did a 90 left for the final and then did a hard toggle 180 right with still some movement from the 90 left at an altitude of less then 100 feet.
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Username: Steve6999 - Classifieds Buyer Scam
sangiro replied to sangiro's topic in Security and Scam Alerts
The following scam has been reported: Click here to read more about these kind of scams. Remember: DO NOT do business with anyone who offers to send you payment for a higher amount than your selling price with the understanding that you'll send back the balance. Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be acting on behalf of a "client" or another "customer". Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be from Nigeria or West Africa If you agree to accept a check payment, then do not send anything, gear or "change" before the check cleared. And be careful, if you manage to clear a fraudulent check then you may be liable for the damages if the bank finds out later. Make sure your bank authenticates the check. If it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is.This username has been disabled. Safe swoops Sangiro -
Heya all, Please see this important announcement. Feel free to post your comments and questions to that thread.
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Heya all, I've got some important news to share today. Dropzone.com has a new owner: an internet company called NameMedia which, among other things, specializes in running online communities and "enthusiast sites". This marks an exciting new phase for the site because for this first time there is a real strong arm to support the site and propel it to the next level. NameMedia is a remarkable company and has an impressive list of success stories with community sites. Above all they have a real appreciation for the uniqueness and variety of characters that make up our community of skydivers. Not to mention that they have "real" technical support staff (with pagers!) and designers and content people and all sorts of other goodies that Daniel (my partner) and I only pretended to have. So what will change? Well, not too much in the next few months. I will continue to run the site, working with the existing team of moderators as before. As far as management and day-to-day operations are concerned there are really no immediate changes. Within a year however I anticipate becoming regular user of the site, as NameMedia will appoint a full-time replacement to take over the day-to-day operations. After a while you may notice some improvements as we start to leverage NameMedia's resources. This could include fresher content with more frequent updates (e.g. articles, news), better site performance, faster responses and better resolutions to issues and bugs, some enhancements being implemented, and ads that are more targeted to our community. Ultimately, the strategic direction of Dropzone.com is in NameMedia's hands and you should expect to see gradual phased changes. NameMedia understands perfectly well that community sites are first and foremost about the communities. They will involve you in the change process and invite your feedback and advice. OK, so why did I sell? For two reasons: Because my personal priorities have changed. Both Daniel and I have families and children (on the way) now and a need for more consistency and security than what is offered by running a website as a semi-professional-skunkworks-two-man-show with very little capital. BTW, this change also applies to our other two sites: Rockclimbing.com and BASEjumper.com. Because we got a good offer from a buyer whom we consider a really good fit and a worthy guardian. While I've never put the site up for sale, over the years we've had dozens of offers. This one stuck out. For those of you who have more questions or want more answers, se the FAQs below. NameMedia Acquisition FAQs What else can you tell us about NameMedia? What else do they do? NameMedia is located in Waltham, MA and has two divisions: One part of what they do is buy and sell domain names and they've been doing this since 1999. Separate from the domain side of the business is the "enthusiast site" division which was started in 2007. This is what Dropzone.com will become part of. Here are some other communities that the own and manage: http://www.namemedia.com/adventure/ What about the Moderators? The Moderators are still in their same roles and will continue doing what they are doing now for as long as they choose. NameMedia will look at me to find somebody from within this community to take over the leadership role in the forums, and the moderators will always come from the community. Nothing will change there. What kinds of changes is NameMedia going to make to Dropzone.com? Over the short term you’re not going to see any dramatic changes. NameMedia are not migrating the entire site onto their own platform or changing the entire design and technology backend overnight. They are continuing to host these sites with Gossamer Threads – my hosting partner for many years – and will keep them involved in the technology development. This is not to say there won’t be changes in the future, there will be. NameMedia, like any business will make strategic decisions about where to position and how to evolve this site and aim to continually improve and grow their membership and in the process earn your trust and loyalty. They assure me that any change will be evolutionary and not revolutionary. They have no intention of suddenly repainting the house and moving all the furniture around They’re gonna want to make more money from Dropzone.com, right? Of course. But this does not have to be a bad thing. One of the big reasons why we felt NameMedia was a great fit for Dropzone.com is that they believe in monetizing in the right way. Preserving the integrity of the user experience might take more thought, creativity and effort but it’s always a better idea than making a quick buck and driving away loyal site visitors. NameMedia has strong existing relationships with many adventure and outdoor related brands. They also have relationships and access to ad agencies and networks that specialize in serving ads targeted to specific demographics and verticals. NameMedia is in a much stronger position than I ever was to negotiate quality and relevant advertising that will enhance the site and user experience rather that diminish it. Are they going to flood us with pop-ups? No they’re not. You know how I feel about pop-up ads. Feel free to visit any of their other enthusiast sites and you’ll see there are no pop-ups on any of them. Are they going to sell my email address and read my PMs ? No they’re not. NameMedia will have a clear published Privacy Statement just like we have now. They know very well how people feel about privacy and spam and have no desire to diminish the value of their investment by alienating the community that sustains this site. Please give them the benefit of the doubt. Are they going to make Dropzone.com a pay-only site? NameMedia believes, as I do, that a website needs to be setup in such a way that people can access the information freely without having to pay or else it's not going to succeed. I've read all of the Q&As and I'm still worried. Is that OK? Of course this is ok. I was wary and I can understand that you may be wary. I have flown to the US and met with their leadership team in person and I can tell you that after many conversations with NameMedia and with people just like me who had their community acquired by NameMedia, that I trust that they have Dropzone.com’s best interests in mind and that have a great philosophy about how things should be done. They are not perfect and may make some mistakes during the transition process or along the way. I ask that you give them the benefit of the doubt and send them your feedback, they want to hear it. Finally – please keep in mind that for the next year at least, I will still be running this site as before. See me as the gatekeeper. I’ll keep you posted on everything that may be coming your way down the pipeline.
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Instructor noticed in freefall that his students chest strap was no longer correctly fastened. He tied the students chest strap to her harness but was unable to fully open his main parachute he struck the ground. It appears that his CYPRES was off
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Heya all, The 2008-2009 USPA BOD elections forum is now online. This is a temporary forum which will be locked and archived once the elections are over. Have fun.
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The jumper opened his canopy after videoing a tandem skydive at about 3500ft - 3000ft. Due to a long spot, he did not release his breaks immediately, but left them set and flew back closer to the DZ, perhaps with the additional aid of the rear risers. Dur
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A jumper with 175 jumps was doing a hop n’ pop out of the Beech 99 at 5,000 feet. Before the load the jumper let the pilot know that he would like to do a hop n’ pop to which the pilot advised the jumper that he would give him the green light over the win
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Jumper had a freefall collision while receving freefly coaching. He collided with another jumper and then deployed his main. While under canopy he became unresponisive at 1000 feet and landed downwind but died due to his freefall injuries.
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Dropzone.com strives to be at the forefront of deseminating information about skydiving and the skydiving industry. We are always looking to partner with writers to supply us with current and relevant safety, training, gear and information articles. If you’ve got an idea for an article we’d love to hear from you! Our articles reach over 100,000 absolute unique visitors every month. This is by far the largest audience and the widest distribution of expert and new skydivers reached by any skydiving related publication - whether online or offline. There’s no better way to get your name out there, establish yourself as an expert in your field or simply 'give back' to the the skydiving community than by writing for us. Dropzone.com now pays cash for every safety, training, gear and information article it publishes! So, if your article is accepted for publication on Dropzone.com, we will pay you for it. All articles are accompanied by a full bio, which can contain links to your web site providing valuable traffic and backlinks. We’re always interested in fresh content that’s relevant to skydivers. If you have an idea for an article and would like to bounce it off us before setting out to write, feel free to send us an email with a short description of what you want to write about. For more information read the Dropzone.com Article Submission Guidelines, which includes information on: submission requirements what we’re looking for assignment of rights payment terms how to submit your workOf course, if you have any questions about contributing content to Dropzone.com, email the editor ([email protected]).
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On exit, student went on her back. Asymetrical opening of main. Main was reported turning right and left. Student cutaway low and the reserve did not have enough altitude to deploy.
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Username: Jemmons - Classifieds Buyer Scam
sangiro replied to sangiro's topic in Security and Scam Alerts
The following scam has been reported: Click here to read more about these kind of scams. Remember: DO NOT do business with anyone who offers to send you payment for a higher amount than your selling price with the understanding that you'll send back the balance. Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be acting on behalf of a "client" or another "customer". Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be from Nigeria or West Africa If you agree to accept a check payment, then do not send anything, gear or "change" before the check cleared. And be careful, if you manage to clear a fraudulent check then you may be liable for the damages if the bank finds out later. Make sure your bank authenticates the check. If it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is.This username has been disabled. Safe swoops Sangiro -
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Person was flying as an observer on the Cessna 182 aircraft with out a parachute. When the tandem and videoflyer exited the man took off his seatbelt and jumped out of the airplane before the pilot could stop him. The man was seen in freefall falling on h
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During a large formation load the jumper was making a straight in approach and overtook another jumper in front of him. The jumpers canopy partially collapsed and he hit the ground with a semi inflated canopy.
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After high altitude jump from 18000 feet turned 180 in 150 feet. If hypoxia was a factor is yet unknown.