Freefly safety and training

By Kim HopwoodAPF Conference 2013

Safety

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Safety

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Safety

Safety

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Safety

• Reasonably well self regulated

• But it can get gnarly, no matter what the skill level

• It always goes back to basics

Safety

• It’s prety =

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If you can’t do it as a 4 way, don’t try it as

an 8 way

• Tyler crashPlan for the lowest

skill level on the jump. Keep your eye

on the base.

Current safety measures

• What is there?

Current safety measures

• OpRegs

• Freefly Crest

• Freefly handbook

• Freefly tutors

• Star Crest

• DZSOs

Freefly Crest

• 2 independent endorsements: head up and head down

• Maximum 3 way without the crest

• Bit of confusion since the updates

• Needs to be re-communicated

• Set targets and measure crest growth YOY

Freefly handbook

• Updated in 2010 by Ty and Mason

• Set targets for distribution and measure crest growth Year on Year

Freefly tutors

Freefly tutors

Freefly tutors

Update and include

tutor photo

Opportunities

• DZ seminars for students

• Nagambie has run recently

• Design a format that is easy to roll out

• Set Dropzone objectives for at least 1 per year

• Tutor Forums for knowledge sharing

• Communicate the updated Freefly rules

Opportunities

• Better access to tutors:

• improved APF website

• ‘where to from here’ help for B licenses

• Incentive program for tutors to be at the DZ

The Gap

Advanced

Novice

The GapAdvanced

• Loads of tunnel time or jumps

• Higher skill level and more jumpers than ever before in Australia

• Funny Farm, Records, Organised invitational weekends within a tight knit community, overseas trips

Advanced

Novice

The Gap Advanced

Novice

Novice

• B-D license, just getting started

• Lots around

• Most Boogies, Every other weekend at the DZ

Advanced

Novice

The Gap

• Hard to find opportunities to improve

• Not enough cash to get to a tunnel

• High member attrition due to loss of motivation

• Funny Farm Lite showed how much appetite there is at the intermedia level

Good stuff: events

Relworkers• Freefly for Everyone• 2 Free 2 Fly

Good stuff: events

Elderslie

• Regular interstate load organisers

Good stuff: events

York

• Regular organising both local and interstate

Good stuff: events

FNQ

• Regular organising @ Tully

Good stuff: events

ARMY

• Regular Freefly & VFS coaching

Good stuff: events

Question:

• How do we create more good stuff?

Good stuff: resources

Good stuff: resources

Opportunities

• Close the Gap & improve intermediate progression with targeted events

• Greater focus on online training tools such as video and forums

Summary• We can achieve a lot through simply through better

communication

• Access to tutors

• Knowledge sharing between tutors

• Online training tools

Summary

Thanks!