1. Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane ?!..a skydiver’s story..vikas kapur USPA a-16895

2. A bit of me.. A bit of me....skydiver (once), private pilot (still )..staff scientist at Intel corp. ( EE/CS/Physics/Math/IC Design )..Home-pages at -> www.eskimo.com/~vkapur/hm/index.html www.eskimo.com/~vkapur/hm/index.html www.eskimo.com/~vkapur/hm/index.html..Linked-in pages -> http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1902 http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1902 http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1902 (also FaceBook etc..) (also FaceBook etc..)..All pics at http://olypix.smugmug.com http://olypix.smugmug.com

3. ..speaking of perfectly good airplanes ;-)..much beloved King Air N41DZ actually – i’ve probably jumped out this airplane most of all..

4. Skydiving – most fun you can have with your clothes on :-) ( cue norm kent skydiving video  )

5. Sequence of re-cert jump … At Skydance Skydiving, Yolo County ( near Davis ) At Skydance Skydiving, Yolo County ( near Davis ) Jump-master Max Hurd Jump-master Max Hurd Images by Gus Wing Images by Gus Wing Jump-ship Beech King-Air – exit altitude 13,500 feet Jump-ship Beech King-Air – exit altitude 13,500 feet Main Canopy – Falcon 265 sq ft Main Canopy – Falcon 265 sq ft Breaking down the jump …  Breaking down the jump … 

6. Thumbs-up at 13,500 ft… :-)

7. ..and out the door, crazy-quilt of fields below...

8. ..settling into manuevers…

9. ..the landing zone is visible below – ol’ five-sided...

10. ..good pic of the (real) runway below -- Rwy 34 @ Yolo County airport...

11. ..view is mah-velous looking south towards the delta and Mt. Diablo..

12. 60 seconds of pure fun.. :-) (note the hair.. )

13. ..view to the west ( Lk. Berryessa over the hill..) – and checking altimeter… note the toes…

14. Note the rip-cords – 4 of ‘em in this image across 2 rigs…

15. ..Time to go – waving ‘clear’ …

16. ..starting the ‘pull’ – fields getting bigger…

17. Pilot ‘chute is out – ripcord visible – looking west..

18. ..main is out.. slider is up…

19. hasta la vista / auf wiedersehen / sayonara / ‘till next time… :-)

20. Sequence of re-cert jump … Play video Play video

21. Play video of Skydance Bali / tandem etc Bali / tandem etc

22. Info about USPA and skydiving stats United States Parachute Association – natl. self-regulatory sport parachute agency ( www.uspa.org ) United States Parachute Association – natl. self-regulatory sport parachute agency ( www.uspa.org ) www.uspa.org USPA stats  USPA stats  Key numbers – 31,000 USPA members Key numbers – 31,000 USPA members About 2 million jumps in year 2007 About 2 million jumps in year 2007 “hard-core” of about 15-20,000 jumpers nation-wide – making on average about 100 jumps each year… “hard-core” of about 15-20,000 jumpers nation-wide – making on average about 100 jumps each year…

23. The End and thank you :-) Show’n’tell stuff Show’n’tell stuff –Norm Kent book (and DVD) –Freestyle book –Dan Poynter book –USPA SIM –Jerry Sobieski analysis –Altimeter –Logbook –Jump-suit –Skydance video and Re-cert video