DISPLAY PARACHUTING MAJOR J H HORNE JOINT SERVICE

DISPLAY PARACHUTING MAJOR J H HORNE JOINT SERVICE PARACHUTE CENTRE - NETHERAVON

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

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

• THE PLA MUST BE NO LESS THAN 5000 sqms WITH A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 50 m • MUST BE FREE FROM MAJOR HAZARDS AND NO MORE THAN 10% MINOR HAZARDS

• THE MINIMUM OPENING HEIGHT IS 1500 ft 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 ( RED ) • MUST COMPLETE 5 PREDECLARED, CONSECUTIVE SIMULATED DISPLAY DESCENTS LANDING NO LESS THAN 10 m FROM THE TARGET • THIS MUST BE ENDORSED IN THIER LOG BOOKS BY THE CCI OR AN ADVANCED INSTRUCTOR

• MUST BE NO LESS THAN 20000 sqms WITH A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 100 m, FREE FROM MAJOR HAZARDS AND NO MORE THAN 5% MINOR HAZARDS • MUST NOT LAND WITHIN 30 m OF THE EDGE THE ARENA ADEQUATE OVERSHOOTS MUST BE ON 3 SIDES

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 EMERGENCY SERVICES

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

PREPARATION

TYPES OF DISPLAY : • HIGH SHOW - NOT ABOVE 8000 ft AGL • MEDIUM SHOW- ABOUT 5000 ft AGL • LOW SHOW - BELOW 3500 ft AGL

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 : • 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 ! • 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)

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REMEMBER !!!!! • BE SAFE • • LAND IN THE ARENA HAVE A SOFT LANDING

TO 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

REMEMBER!!! • YOU ARE ALWAYS BEING WATCHED

ANY QUESTIONS ?