alcmist@ssc-vax.UUCP (Frederick Wamsley) (10/09/84)
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What's everybody else doing to keep busy over the winter? I plan
to stay home and read a lot, although some jumpers I know spend
the winter engaged in dangerous sports like skiing.
Might as well reply to the net -- if you've come up with something
fun to do on the ground, we'd all like to know about it.
Fred Wamsley ssc-vax!alcmist
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coworkers, or those of the staff of the Software Support Center VAX.lef@nlm-vax.ARPA (10/12/84)
This group seems fairly dead. Perhaps I could ask some questions ? At what time of year does skydiving become unbearable (mid-atlantic) ? Maybe I should ask, at what temperature ... ? Can someone name some reliable jump schools in the DC metro area (Md, Va) ? Suggestions for first time jumper ? (e.g., wear wings)
alcmist@ssc-vax.UUCP (Frederick Wamsley) (10/25/84)
<DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE UNDER PENALTY OF LAW> > At what time of year does skydiving become unbearable (mid-atlantic) ? > Maybe I should ask, at what temperature ... ? > > Can someone name some reliable jump schools in the DC metro area (Md, Va) ? > > Suggestions for first time jumper ? (e.g., wear wings) Usually what happens in the winter is that the weather is so bad that the pilots won't fly. If you're thinking about a first jump, those are most often made from a fairly low altitude (2800 feet), where it's really no colder than it is on the ground. For a first-time jumper, I would recommend finding a school which is affiliated with the US Parachute Association. If you send me a physical address, I can mail you a list of USPA affiliates in your area. USPA membership doesn't guarantee anything, but most places that really try to run a professional operation do join. If I get started talking about all the things I would look for in a drop zone, this would get intolerably long. Aside from that, all I can think of is obvious stuff like asking your instructor questions whenever something is unclear. Good luck, Fred -- UUCP:{ihnp4,tektronix}!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!alcmist ARPA:ssc-vax!alcmist@uw-beaver I am not speaking as a representative of the Boeing Company or any of its divisions. Opinions expressed are solely my own (if that) and have nothing to do with company policy or with the opinions of my coworkers, or those of the staff of the Software Support Center VAX.