March 7: Annual NWPC/CBCC Parachute Deployment and Repack Party
When: Sunday March 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. If it looks like a flyable day, plan to come early to deploy, then go fly with a freshly-packed reserve.
Where: Magnolia Community Center, 2550 34th Ave. W., Seattle 98199 (same place as last year)
Why: Because it's been a while since you've hucked and checked your reserve, and chances are that your reflexes are rusty and your rubber bands are rotten
Who: Anyone who flies higher than they'd like to fall – club membership not required for participation
How much: $40 if you're a NWPC/CBCC member, $45 for non-members. Part goes to pay the packing assistants, part to pay for the facility ($440), part to cover miscellaneous event-related expenses, and the rest will go to cover the costs of leasing and insuring our sites. (If you're a biwingual or a tandem pilot with more than one parachute, you get to huck and pack the second one for $20.)
One more thing: Memberships for NWPC and CBCC expire 3/31 and 4/1, respectively; pilots can join or renew memberships at the clinic (and save the $5 non-member surcharge).
The fine print: None of us who repack our own reserves and help others repack theirs are experts in the field, and cannot be held responsible for being such. The packing assistants are comfortable in repacking their own chutes, and they will help you do yours. Our parachute deployment clinics are designed to provide you the opportunity to work out the best way to get your reserve out and inflated – before you actually find yourself in need of it. Packing assistants do not provide "legitimate" instruction in repacking your reserve; if you want instruction and/or a repack by qualified experts, this is not the place to be. If you feel reasonably comfortable repacking your own chute, but you need a hand interpreting your owner's manual or would appreciate a reminder or some encouragement, this event can offer all of that. If you want to toss your reserve and then take it to a "legitimate" packer to be repacked, you're welcome to show up at the party and do a practice deployment in the simulator (and toss $20 into the pot for use of the facility and to support our sites...).
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2010 Chelan Classic Dates have been set and registration is open. Go to the Chelan Classic page for more details.
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