If you happen to get that one-in-a-million moment where lightning is going off somewhere, the whole thing lights up like a big ball of some otherworldly thing.
You might as well be on Mars or wherever your imagination will lend itself. MacCormac enters the clouds, cameras in tow. You can have an original journey. You have the potential to do the craziest things possible and have a wild journey of life. I have to say that at most places I've dropped jumpers, ATC has been very cooperative and helpful.
Only two places did I feel an adversarial relationship with a majority of controllers. There are several tools the jump pilot uses to make sure the area is clear. No one tool can be used alone. All that said I am in support of DZs getting relief from the FARs in some situations for dropping through clouds or at least getting relief to the point of remaining "clear of clouds". Can you measure feet or 1, feet or 2, horizontal?
I didn't think so. Neither can the FAA. The only way to measure it is to go through the cloud. That's the only way to definitively say "yep And even then there are angle changes that can mask the actual distance. Remember, the "big sky, little jumper" theory is a recipe for disaster. I like those big puffy clouds as much as the next jumper, but caution is always the first concern.
Well, as that rule seems to have worked OK for about 50 years for pilots flying VFR, I have to think there is some validity to its continued use. I can tell feet horizontally pretty easy - if it's clear to the middle of the lake it's half a mile, and that's feet. If the cloud is near me, that number goes down. Below the clouds distance is really up to the pilot, since he is in charge of vertical navigation. Heck yeah. Other times we go on a hold before we even open the door.
Well, gotta get people to do that. You have to want to enforce it, though, and many DZ's can't be bothered. I jump at a smaller dropzone, and we are ALWAYS on the lookout for that small plane that could possibly be in our airspace.
Try not to get tunnel vision looking for your "spot" though. Look out, around, down, everywhere. I would say that the same rule applies to aircraft as it does jumpers Bill -- I agree that we should always try , but considering the way the human eye works and the amount of time it actually takes to scan a piece of the sky I just don't think it's actually possible. It'd certainly be an interesting experiment to set up for a Safety Day.
Interesting - do you think it's possible to safely fly VFR without radios? AndyMan 4. Yep, and that was my fault. This isn't a good thing to rely on, since we once almost exited right above one of the otters at Quincy, and he was just plain in the wrong place.
It is currently what every skydiver relies on, and how the FAA assumes we are maintaining separation. It may be scary but it's what we've got. Think about it! It's not math; it's biology. Our eyes are set up to detect moving objects against a fixed background, even against a background with slight motion in it. It's how we used to catch food. Go into a big, well lit hangar and see if you can find a penny on the floor; now see if you can find a moth flying around in the air.
Even though the moth has three dimensions to fly around in instead of two, it will be easier to find the moth. Because it's moving, and our eyes are designed to detect that. It only takes a minute to sign up. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. I see many skydivers did fall into and out clouds in online videos. However, the clouds are mostly scattered or thin-layered.
How does a skydiver maintain attitude and stable position in IMC and not disoriented? It is not legal to conduct skydiving into clouds, atleast in US. No person may conduct a parachute operation, and no pilot in command of an aircraft may allow a parachute operation to be conducted from that aircraft—. Is it safe? The chances of mid-air collision are pretty small, but they can happen as is does with aircraft. Midair collisions between skydivers and between aircraft and skydivers are rare, but not unheard of.
There has also been reports of near misses between aircraft and skydivers through clouds. So, its better to be safe. Is it legal? Buy Gift Certificates. Read Skydive Long Island's Reviews. I went in to do a jump and walked out with a much greater experience than I expected and a new circle of friends. Weather Powered by Forecast. Alas, not so much It's illegal. According to Part More than 1, feet above the surface but less than 10, feet MSL 3 feet below, 1, feet above, 2, feet horizontal.
More than 1, feet above the surface and at or above 10, feet MSL 5 1, feet below, 1, feet above, 1 mile horizontal. It's potentially dangerous. It's not as fun as you'd think.
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