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Reply-to: Ed@p7.f68.n110.z1.fidonet.org (Ed)
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> From: romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu!FRC2.FRC.RI.CMU.EDU!belboz (Barry Brumitt)
> beutel@chdasic.sps.mot.com (Jim Beutel) writes:
> My second jump however was from 10,000. The ceiling was still near
> 5000, although spotty. On the way up between 5000 and 8000 we could
> see the target from time to time. After 8500 we were completely socked
> in.
> At this point, I was determined NOT to leave the aircraft..... The
> pilot
> circled several times looking for position. I was going single but
> following out a high time three way. After several minutes at
> altitude,
> a spot was made. The three way exited. I did actually follow.
> I quess my question would be..: What do the big guys (and gals) say..?
> Would you have exited? Should it be avoided? Do it with a good spot?
 
 
> Me, I'd'a gone... but I wouldn't've if I'd been at a DZ with lotsa
> trees and bad areas, or if there wasn't a GPS/Loran spot, or if I knew
> IFR traffic came through often...
> Risk Assesment, Risk Evaluation. Assess the risks. Evaluate if you're
> willing to take them.
> Barry
 
Totally agree, (Also with Mary Haskett's Statement.)  Ed.
> pps. Seems you should have talked those "high-time three-way folks
> into jumping with you... pretty clique-y of them! But, there may be
> other circumstances of which I am not aware.
 
They may have been working on something, maybe not.  I've seen people
(mostly low-timers) who expect to be asked to jump with a group, and are
offended if they are not --dismissing the group as "Sky-Gods" to console
their egos.  I've found that in alot of cases, that if you are willing to
show a LITTLE humility, DESIRE to LEARN, and take constructive critisism,
most high-timers are willing to include you on the jump.    If you want
to learn good RW skills, you need to be in a learning mode.   But as
Barry said, there may be others circustances of which I'm not aware.
   Blue Skies to yous guys   DE

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