DISPLAY DISPLAY PARACHUTINGPARACHUTING

MAJOR J H HORNE

JOINT SERVICE PARACHUTE CENTRE - NETHERAVON

THEINTRODUCTION

• DISPLAY PARACHUTING IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE ARMY AND FREE FALL PARACHUTING TO THE PUBLIC.

REMEMBER:REMEMBER:• THE PUBLIC WILL JUDGE YOU BY

THE PERFORMANCE GIVEN

• AN UNPROFESSIONAL DISPLAY WILL PROJECT A BAD IMAGE OF THE ARMY AND PARACHUTING TO THE PUBLIC

• THEREFORE - YOU MUST PLAN AND EXECUTE YOUR DISPLAY TO THE HIGHEST OF STANDARDS

THE TEAM:THE TEAM:

• THE TEAM MUST COMPLY WITH SECT. 13 OF THE BPA OPERATIONS MANUAL

• THE TEAM MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE FOLLOWING:

• BPA (FORM 120)• CAA P&E (CA 2237• APA

TEAM MEMBERS:TEAM MEMBERS:

• TEAM LEADERTEAM LEADER :

–MUST BE RECOMMENDED BY A CCI OR AN ADVANCED INSTRUCTOR, WHO IS A CURRENT TEAM LEADER

• MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 300 DESCENTS AND 30 DISPLAY DESCENTS

• HAVE PASSED A WRITTEN EXAM ON DISPLAY PROCEDURES AND FLYING OPERATIONS SET BY THE NCSO OR TECHNICAL OFFICER OF THE BPA

• THE TEAM LEADER IS TO ENSURE THE BPA OP’S MANUAL IS AT HAND FOR ALL TEAM MEMBERS

• THE TEAM LEADER MAY ALSO NOMINATE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY TO QUALIFIED TEAM MEMBERS

JUMP MASTER :JUMP MASTER :

• MUST BE FAI “C” CERTIFICATE (RED) WITH 300 DESCENTS & 20 DISPLAY DESCENTS

• MUST BE AWARE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A DISPLAY TEAM JM AND THE TEAM LEADER IS TO ENDORSED THEIR LOG BOOK

FAI “C” CERTIFICATE FAI “C” CERTIFICATE (RED) HOLDERS :(RED) HOLDERS :

• MUST COMPLETE 5 CONSECUTIVE, PREDECLARED SIMULATED DISPLAY DESCENTS AND LAND WITHIN 5M OF THE TARGET AND NO CLOSER THAN 15M TO THE EDGE OF THE ARENA

• THE PLA MUST BE NO LESS THAN 5000 sqms WITH A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 50m

• MUST BE FREE FROM MAJOR HAZARDS AND NO MORE THAN 10% MINOR HAZARDS

• THE MINIMUM OPENING HEIGHT IS 1500ft AGL

• ( NIGHT DISPLAYS ) MAY ONLY BE CARRIED OUT BY MEMBERS OF THE TEAM WITH 500 DESCENTS OR MORE

• CF MAY ONLY BE CARRIED OUT BY ( CF 1 ) HOLDERS AND THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE TEAM LEADER

FAI “B” CERTIFICATE FAI “B” CERTIFICATE ( RED )( RED )• MUST COMPLETE 5 PREDECLARED,

CONSECUTIVE SIMULATED DISPLAY DESCENTS LANDING NO LESS THAN 10m FROM THE TARGET

• THIS MUST BE ENDORSED IN THIER LOG BOOKS BY THE CCI OR AN ADVANCED INSTRUCTOR

• MUST BE NO LESS THAN 20000sqms WITH A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 100m, FREE FROM MAJOR HAZARDS AND NO MORE THAN 5% MINOR HAZARDS

• MUST NOT LAND WITHIN 30m OF THE EDGE THE ARENA

ADEQUATE OVERSHOOTS MUST BE ON 3 SIDES

DEMO DZ CONTROL :DEMO DZ CONTROL :

• THE DZ CONTROLLER MUST BE A BPA MEMBER AND HOLD A FAI (B) CERTIFICATE (RED)

• THEY MUST UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A DZ CONTROLLER

THEY MUST ALSO KNOW THE FOLLOWING :

• GROUND TO AIR SIGNALS• A METHOD TO JUDGE THE

WIND SPEED & DIRECTION• ACCESS TO FIRST AID

EQUIPMENT & THE EMERGENCYSERVICES

CURRENCY :CURRENCY :

• THE TEAM LEADER IS RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE ALL TEAM MEMBERS ARE CURRENT, PRIOR TO A DISPLAY

• ALL DISPLAY PARACHUTISTS MUST HAVE CARRIED OUT AT LEAST 60 DESCENTS IN THE 2 YEARS PRIOR TO THE DISPLAY

• FIVE OF THESE DESCENTS MUST HAVE BEEN WITHIN 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DISPLAY

PREPARATIONPREPARATION

L A N D O W N E R

T E A M B R IE F R E H E A R S A L

R E C O V E R Y

D IS P L A Y

C O N F IR M E D

P O L IC E N A T S

N O T IF IC A T IO N

D Z R E C C E

E N Q U IR Y

TYPES OF DISPLAY :TYPES OF DISPLAY :

• HIGH SHOW - NOT ABOVE 8000 ft AGL

• MEDIUM SHOW- ABOUT 5000ft AGL

• LOW SHOW - BELOW 3500ft AGL

SEQUENTIAL F.S :SEQUENTIAL F.S :

• THE CROWD WILL FIND IT DIFFICULT TO APPRECIATE F.S ( HOW EVER THE USE OF SMOKE DOES MUCH TO ENHANCE A DISPLAY)

CF FORMATIONS :CF FORMATIONS :

• LARGE FORMATIONS TEND TO BE A BIT SLOW FOR THE CROWDS

• HOWEVER 2/3 STACKS WITH PLENTY OF SPIRALS AND SMOKE WITH APOSSIBLE DOWN PLANE DOES APPEAL TO THE CROWD

• THIS WITH SINGLE CANOPIES, SMOKE AND FLAGS DOES APPEAL TO THE CROWD

POINTS TO NOTE !POINTS TO NOTE !• DO NOT TAKE ANY RISKS WHICH

WILL ENDANGER YOU OR THE PUBLIC

• BE AWARE OF THE AFFECTS OF TURBULENCE

• SORT THE STACK ORDER OUT QUICKLY TO PREVENT TRAFFIC PROBLEMS

• NEVER CROSS THE (BASE LINE)

WIND

WIND

REMEMBER !!!!!REMEMBER !!!!!

• BE SAFE

• LAND IN THE ARENA

• HAVE A SOFT LANDING

TO SUMMARISETO SUMMARISE

• THOROUGH PLANNING & PREPARATION WILL ENSURE DISPLAY TEAMS WILL PROJECT A PROFFESSIONAL IMAGE OF OUR SPORT

• REMEMBER THE DISPLAY IS FOR THE PUBLIC NOT THE JUMPER

• YOU ARE ALWAYS BEING WATCHED

REMEMBER!!! REMEMBER!!! REMEMBER!!!REMEMBER!!!REMEMBER!!!REMEMBER!!!REMEMBER!!!REMEMBER!!!

ANYANYQUESTIONSQUESTIONS

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