Steel808

What if the person doing it was last to land, or flying with people that knew their behaviour. And it wasn't being done for landing accuracy, but rather for fun, as a last second adrenaline rush before landing?

I posed this in the original question. However, my thoughts are that they should never be done, regardless of position in the pattern. Reason being, you are: A: building bad habits that can show themselves at the wrong time. Sure, you might be able to switch it on and off whenever you want. But what if it accidentally rears its ugly head at the wrong time? B: teaching students who are watching that it is ok to do turns like that near the ground. Students are impressionable, and pick up bad habits quicker than experienced jumpers, making it difficult to break them of it down the road.

I am asking this in preparation for a discussion about landing etiquette. I personally agree that there is no place for them except for obstical avoidance. Doing them for "fun" on final is dangerous regardless of whether you're the first down or the very last. And I feel like it sets a bad example to the newer jumpers. When they are watching an experienced, well respected jumper doing them, it can give the impression that it is ok to do at anytime.

Just want to get people opinions on S-turns during final approach, or during any part of the landing pattern. Are you ok with it? Does it matter what your discipline is? ( ie Free fly, swoop, wingsuit). Are there instances when it is nessasary?