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There are many different aspects to
CRW. Whilst there are techniques and skills that are common to all of them,
there are also many differences. For example, the docking technique for a highly
competitive rotations team may be vastly different to that of a wing docker on a
large formation. The engineering technique of dives (canopies and parachutists)
can vary greatly too. For example, you can almost get any two canopies together
to build a stack, but compatibility becomes critical when building larger offset
formations.
Skills such as landings are obviously
relevant on every jump.
This section discusses various
sub-discipline within CRW.
Spotting
Spotting is a task undertaken by one team
member (usually a member of the base). It is an important skill in CRW as the
risk of off drop zone landings is greater than on standard freefall jumps.
There are a few cardinal rules that you
should maintain focus on, and a number of variables that requires decision
making. The cardinal rules are mainly related to etiquette and landing back on
the drop zone. They are:
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obey local air traffic rules. You must take into
consideration the circuit patterns of other aviation users, flight directly
above runways and taxi areas, compulsory NO GO landing zones (such as
hostile land owners and high risk areas (power & sewerage plants)), etc.
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consider other parachuting disciplines and where they will
be exiting, especially if there is a multiple aircraft operation.
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Following are notes & other ideas relevant to
this section that require further development. Please ignore.
Parabatics
First exposure was with Lyall Wadell from the Canadian
sequential team whilst he was coaching Crimson Mist at the 1999/2000 Australian
Nationals.
Information on how each of the formations fly relative to a base characteristic
(such as one canopy at full drive).
- flying
characteristics of each formation
- turbulence
section on CRW on display jumps
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