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From: mspurgeo@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Mike Spurgeon)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: Re: CRW / license requirements
Message-ID: <2978@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU>
Date: 21 Feb 91 22:18:58 GMT
References: <2944@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU> <1991Feb18.121056.16982@hellgate.utah.edu> <10617@aggie.ucdavis.edu>
Organization: Ohio University CS Dept., Athens
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In article <10617@aggie.ucdavis.edu>, ccjoan@aggie.ucdavis.edu (Joan Gargano) writes:
> 
> The skill that needs to be demonstrated by licensing is canopy control
> to ensure it reflects the skydiver's ability to avoid hazards and not
> present a hazard to others while under canopy.  This can be
> demonstrated by a series of maneuvers and accuracy requirements.  CRW
> isn't really required here.
> 
I still have to disagree.  If each and every one of us did nothing but
style and accuracy, we also would not need the RW license requirements.
The license requirements tend to reflect what significant numbers of
jumpers are 'currently' doing.  Witness the changes over the years.  I
am still of the opinion that a relatively simple CRW requirement on the
D license is a showing of 'basic skills' at an appropriate level.

>                                            >I choose not to actively
> put myself in a situation that may compromise my functioning safety system
> and require me to activate a backup system.

But isn't this what we do _every time_ we go out the door?

> As a side note, Bill and I had a great time watching a style and
> accuracy meet at Antioch.  Slam Factor was practicing CRW and decided
> to enter the meet.  They came in as a stack and broke of in sequence
> at about 100 feet.  They all came within about of the foot of the disc
> on each round and a couple of them hit it often enough to place in the
> meet.  The dedicated S&A competitors were not amused but the rest of
> us really enjoyed watching it.

Great story!  I do believe most of us would have enjoyed that.

Mike Spurgeon


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