{"id":46536,"date":"2023-09-06T12:29:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T12:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=46536"},"modified":"2023-09-07T10:22:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T10:22:43","slug":"cant-stand-the-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/cant-stand-the-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Can\u2019t Stand the HEAT?!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo: Kaz Sheekey, Flight-1 instructor and Highlight Pro team member, photo by Michael Clark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spring and summer are certainly the best seasons for all outdoor sports, and especially skydiving. The days are long and generally characterized by good weather. Almost all the DZs worldwide are filled with happy students, fun jumpers, and tandem passengers enjoying a bit of healthy freefall.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Extreme temperatures<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As much as we crave the summer sun and light winds, an invisible agent threatens what we love, heat! It can be hard to believe but some DZs are subject to operational limits due to the extreme heat. Skydive Spain in Seville is one such dropzone. We sometimes feel the heat, so we grab an ice cream or an ice-cold drink. However, the aircraft we use also has limitations. A turbine aircraft has strict operating limits and once shut down is unable to start up again until a safe temperature inside the turbine is reached. On an average day this is usually around 20 minutes after shutting down. If the outside air temperature is high, then this limit may never be reached without forced ventilation in the engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turbulence<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skydivers jumping in hot weather can often encounter turbulence and dust devils during the canopy flight, which is not much fun.!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what to do? Deprive yourself of jumping in the summer? Absolutely not! We just need to manage the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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