Parachute Clinic - Interested in attending?
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:32 pm
The Club would like to sponsor a parachute packing clinic. It has been three years since the last one (keep in mind your chutes should be repacked every six months).
My understanding is the clinic lasts most of a day and includes training in throwing your own chute. Feedback I have gotten from pilots who have attended other clinics is that it is amazing how difficult it is to get that velcro loose! In the past professional packers have assisted (as volunteers) with the clinic so everyone also ends the day with their chute freshly packed by trained packer. Our goal is to repeat the phenomenal experience I heard about for the last clinic.
Would you be willing to pay $50 for the clinic? (Yes or No). This amount allows the club to 'break even' on the cost of hosting the event. The registration fee covers training and repacking of your chute and we'll even provide breakfast (bagels and juice) and lunch (sandwiches). So you get a lot for your $50. The Club also pays the travel costs of the pro's who are requested/invited to help. With flying weather finally improving, I estimate that the clinic would happen sometime in the Fall. We certainly don't want to get in the way of a good flying day!
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I don't know if the 'polling option' is working so please respond to this post if you are interested. We need at least 20 interested pilots to make this viable.
My understanding is the clinic lasts most of a day and includes training in throwing your own chute. Feedback I have gotten from pilots who have attended other clinics is that it is amazing how difficult it is to get that velcro loose! In the past professional packers have assisted (as volunteers) with the clinic so everyone also ends the day with their chute freshly packed by trained packer. Our goal is to repeat the phenomenal experience I heard about for the last clinic.
Would you be willing to pay $50 for the clinic? (Yes or No). This amount allows the club to 'break even' on the cost of hosting the event. The registration fee covers training and repacking of your chute and we'll even provide breakfast (bagels and juice) and lunch (sandwiches). So you get a lot for your $50. The Club also pays the travel costs of the pro's who are requested/invited to help. With flying weather finally improving, I estimate that the clinic would happen sometime in the Fall. We certainly don't want to get in the way of a good flying day!
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I don't know if the 'polling option' is working so please respond to this post if you are interested. We need at least 20 interested pilots to make this viable.