{"id":21828,"date":"2019-12-10T12:28:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T12:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=21828"},"modified":"2019-12-10T13:06:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T13:06:17","slug":"fun-to-risk-ratio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/fun-to-risk-ratio\/","title":{"rendered":"FUN to RISK Ratio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Perris LL Generic [async] --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if (!window.AdButler){(function(){var s = document.createElement(\"script\"); s.async = true; s.type = \"text\/javascript\";s.src = 'https:\/\/servedbyadbutler.com\/app.js';var n = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; n.parentNode.insertBefore(s, n);}());}<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar AdButler = AdButler || {}; AdButler.ads = AdButler.ads || [];\nvar abkw = window.abkw || '';\nvar plc363167 = window.plc363167 || 0;\ndocument.write('<'+'div id=\"placement_363167_'+plc363167+'\"><\/'+'div>');\nAdButler.ads.push({handler: function(opt){ AdButler.register(175942, 363167, [860,248], 'placement_363167_'+opt.place, opt); }, opt: { place: plc363167++, keywords: abkw, domain: 'servedbyadbutler.com', click:'CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER' }});\n<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/PD-Jesse-WeHyler.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21727\" width=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/PD-Jesse-WeHyler.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/PD-Jesse-WeHyler-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption>Jessie Weyher during a freestyle Canopy Piloting round, World Cup 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>\u201cIs swooping more dangerous than other types of skydiving?\u201d&nbsp; <\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was the question put to me by a reporter.&nbsp; I was stumped for the right answer.&nbsp; \u201cWell, it can be, sort of, sometimes it is, depends on who\u2019s doing it.\u201d&nbsp; None of those answers were going to work for a response.&nbsp; As a DZ Manager you have to be careful how you answer reporters.&nbsp; You can\u2019t dodge their question because the last thing you want to do is let them answer it for themselves.&nbsp; But you need to be as clear and precise as possible because often the answer you give them isn\u2019t what gets printed.&nbsp; And the last thing I wanted to do was throw Canopy Piloting as a sport under the bus.&nbsp; Thinking\u2026 thinking\u2026 thinking\u2026 got it&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I told him, \u201cThe safest way to jump out of an airplane is doing a static line with a round parachute.\u201d&nbsp; The parachute is almost guaranteed to be deployed and open at the selected altitude.&nbsp; It descends at a consistent and relatively slow speed.&nbsp; You can\u2019t hook it.&nbsp; A canopy collision is almost impossible and if you do run into someone you just bump off of each other.&nbsp; There would be more busted ankles but that would pretty much be the worst of the injuries.&nbsp; Yup, if the goal is to jump out of an airplane the safest way possible then static line round is definitely the way to go.&nbsp; But, how much fun is that? &nbsp;Not much.&nbsp; Who would be a skydiver if doing static line round jumps was all we did?&nbsp; The last time I checked, having fun was the only reason to do something as crazy as jumping out of an airplane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The last time I checked, having fun was the only reason to do something as crazy as jumping out of an airplane&#8221;<\/p><cite>Dan BC<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calculated risk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any kind of skydiving other than static line round increases the risk factor.&nbsp; Freefall is more dangerous than static line.&nbsp; A 2-way is more dangerous than a solo.&nbsp; An 8-way more dangerous than a 2-way.&nbsp; A square parachute is more dangerous than a round.&nbsp; A small square parachute is more risky than a big one.&nbsp; Flying close to other parachutes is more dangerous than flying far away from them.&nbsp; Docking with other canopies is more dangerous than flying close to them.&nbsp; Jumping with a Wingsuit carries more risk than jumping without one.&nbsp; Doing a demo is more dangerous than jumping at the DZ.&nbsp; And on and on.&nbsp; Every jump is a calculated risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/exit-exit-exit-Terry-Weatherford-Aussie-Record-Perris-FI.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/exit-exit-exit-Terry-Weatherford-Aussie-Record-Perris-FI.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/exit-exit-exit-Terry-Weatherford-Aussie-Record-Perris-FI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/exit-exit-exit-Terry-Weatherford-Aussie-Record-Perris-FI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/exit-exit-exit-Terry-Weatherford-Aussie-Record-Perris-FI-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><figcaption>Jumping with 100+ others is more risky than jumping alone<br>Photo from the Aussie Record at Skydive Perris, by Terry Weatherford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It&#8217;s all Relative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the fantastic things about skydiving is that there are so many ways to play. We choose how we want to fly based on our perception of the fun versus risk factor. &nbsp;Dave Hebert was a member of a canopy piloting team based at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skydiveperris.com\">Skydive Perris<\/a>. I was walking over to dirtdive a 16-way CReW [Canopy Formation] jump as Dave was getting ready to go swoop.&nbsp; I reminded him (as I often do) \u201cBe careful with that swooping stuff.\u201d He responded, \u201cShut the hell up, you\u2019re going to do CReW!\u201d&nbsp; I think the fun factor of doing CReW with 15 of my friends is way worth the risk. But flying my canopy at high speeds close to the ground isn\u2019t. Dave wouldn\u2019t even consider doing CReW, that\u2019s crazy.&nbsp; But diving his canopy at the dirt is a blast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bruno-night-CF-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21094\" width=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bruno-night-CF-crop.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bruno-night-CF-crop-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><figcaption>Risk is relative \u2013 would you do this night CF jump? <br>Image shows 20-way CF demo above Perris by Bruno Brokken <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another time I saw Jeb Corliss on the drop zone training for some proximity terrain flying.&nbsp; I asked him if he was going to join the Wingsuit World Record jumps [going on at the time] and he said \u201cNo way!&nbsp; That\u2019s far too dangerous.\u201d&nbsp; Flying less than a foot from the earth or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k\">the sides of a crack <\/a>is okay but flying in the wide open sky with lots of friends isn\u2019t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61-way-world-record-over-perris-mark-harris.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61-way-world-record-over-perris-mark-harris.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61-way-world-record-over-perris-mark-harris-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61-way-world-record-over-perris-mark-harris-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/61-way-world-record-over-perris-mark-harris-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>World Record 61-way wingsuit over Skydive Perris <br>Image by Mark Harris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maximize the fun to risk ratio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of the skydiving disciplines have inherent risks.&nbsp; But it has been proven again and again that all of them can be done safely when approached with the proper training, experience, equipment and common sense.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Be wise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>No matter how you choose to play, find an expert to advise you<\/li><li>Use the right equipment, and maintain it<\/li><li>Don\u2019t overestimate your abilities<\/li><li>Pick the games that look like the most fun to you<\/li><li>Understand the risks involved and how to minimize them<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the fun outweighs the risk, have at it.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And don\u2019t screw it up.&nbsp; It ruins your friends&#8217; day when you hurt yourself.&nbsp; Takes all the fun out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>If the fun outweighs the risk, have at it.&nbsp; <\/p><cite>Dan BC<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Article originally published on the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.performancedesigns.com\">PD Blog<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"sfsi_plus_widget sfsi_plus_shortcode_container\"><div id=\"sfsi_plus_wDiv\"><\/div><div class=\"sfsiplus_norm_row sfsi_plus_wDiv\"  style=\"width:260px;text-align:left;position:absolute;\"><div 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