{"id":18051,"date":"2018-06-25T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=18051"},"modified":"2020-12-01T16:31:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T16:31:13","slug":"2018-06-26-tip-tuesday-landing-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2018-06-26-tip-tuesday-landing-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip Tuesday: Plan your pattern with Google earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heading to a new dropzone? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here are a few tools from Flight-1&#8217;s Justin Price to help you scope out the landing area, transfer your patterns and read the conditions before you get there.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Scoping out a new DZ \u2013 by Flight-1\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/485984160?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flight-1 Safety Series <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using Google Earth to &#8216;land&#8217; at the DZ before you&#8217;ve set foot on it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Video by <a href=\"http:\/\/flight-1.com\/sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flight-1 <\/a>Canopy School, shared for Tip Tuesday by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.performancedesigns.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Performance Designs<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christmas Gift Idea!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Know anyone who&#8217;d like to advance their canopy skills? 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