<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">We had 41 bodies in attendance </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">- at Safety Day we discussed - </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Cypres 2 Activation Altitude - How to Change</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> - </span>See page 24</b></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">(these are selectable from an additional 100 to 900 ft to the normal 750' activation altitude)</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.cypres-usa.com/userguide/CYPRES_2_users_guide_English_01-2014.pdf">http://www.cypres-usa.com/userguide/CYPRES_2_users_guide_English_01-2014.pdf</a></span><br><br>Some FAQ's as of Nov. 2013</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.cypres-usa.com/faq_eng_11.2013.pdf">http://www.cypres-usa.com/faq_eng_11.2013.pdf</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">-----------------</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">or if you are jumping a <b>Vigil II</b></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">(see page 15 of the booklet - as they call it, <b>Setup - Altitude Correction </b>or consider changing the Activation Mode - maybe to Student mode)</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.vigil.aero/wp-content/uploads/Vigil-II-users-manual-II.0.6.pdf">http://www.vigil.aero/wp-content/uploads/Vigil-II-users-manual-II.0.6.pdf</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">-----------------</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Horizontal separation rule of thumb info</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img src="cid:A056D7C2-FF43-4F56-8B69-168E7440B2F6" alt="image.jpeg" id="A056D7C2-FF43-4F56-8B69-168E7440B2F6" width="720" height="960"></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">-----------------</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Saw some very good malfunction videos , search YouTube - APF Skydiver , will need to sort thru instructional vs informational </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>CAUTION: - some procedures may not match our training - </b>Please visit with an Instructor if you have ANY questions</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Thanks Dan P. </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">-----------------</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Reviewed - </span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Minimum </span><a class="glossary" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 136, 0); font-weight: bold;">container</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">opening altitudes above the ground for skydivers are:</span></div><div><p style="margin-top: 18pt; padding: 0px 15pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1. Tandem jumps—4,500 feet <a class="glossary" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 136, 0); font-weight: bold;">AGL</a> [E]</span></p><p style="margin-top: 18pt; padding: 0px 15pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">2. All students and A-<a class="glossary" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 136, 0); font-weight: bold;">license</a> holders—3,000 feet AGL [E]</span></p><p style="margin-top: 18pt; padding: 0px 15pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">3. B-license holders—2,500 feet AGL [E]</span></p><p style="margin-top: 18pt; padding: 0px 15pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">4. C- and D-license holders—2,500 feet AGL [S] (waiverable to a minimum altitude of 2,000 feet AGL)</span></p><p style="margin-top: 18pt; padding: 0px 15pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">and</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 18pt; padding: 0px 15pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1. Areas used for skydiving should be unobstructed, with the following minimum radial distances to the nearest hazard: [S]</span></p><p style="margin-top: 18pt; padding: 0px 15pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">a. solo students and A-</span><a class="glossary" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 136, 0); font-weight: bold;">license</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">holders—100 meters</span></p><p style="margin-top: 18pt; padding: 0px 15pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">b. B- and C-license holders and all tandem skydives—50 meters</span></p><p style="margin-top: 18pt; padding: 0px 15pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">c. D-license holders—12 meters</span></p><blockquote style="margin: 15px 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); padding: 0px 15px;"><p style="margin-top: 18pt; padding: 0px 15pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Website - </span></p><p style="margin-top: 18pt; padding: 0px 15pt;"><a href="http://www.packing-made-simple.com/NoFlash/index.html" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">http://www.packing-made-simple.com/NoFlash/index.html</a></p></blockquote></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Other Notable Changes at the last USPA BOD meeting</strong></p><ul><li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">New BSR: The use of any extendable or fixed-pole camera mount, attached or handheld, by a tandem instructor or tandem student is prohibited.</span></li><li><div style="margin-left: 30px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>USPA Raises Minimum Age to 18</strong><br></span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">New Basic Safety Requirement: Effective <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5">May 1</a>, all first-time skydivers in the U.S. must be 18 years of age or older. All student skydivers who have made a skydive prior to <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://6" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6">May 1, 2014</a>, must attain an A license by <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://7" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="7">December 31, 2014</a>, in order to be exempt from this rule. All licensed skydivers under the age of 18 are exempt from this rule. For skydivers jumping outside of the U.S., USPA will issue licenses only to those 16 or older.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>