Freefly Safety & Training: APF Conference 2013
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Freefly safety and training
By Kim HopwoodAPF Conference 2013
Safety
• It’s prety =
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Safety
• It’s prety =
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Safety
Safety
• It’s prety =
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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!