mrkstvns 485 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Are Venturers allowed to skydive? I thought this was a prohibited activity for every level of scouting, but I see a very interesting article about the 10 best places to skydive in the online Venturing Magazine: http://www.venturingmag.org/ Link to post Share on other sites
qwazse 4288 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Venturing Magazine is not an official voice of BSA. Their articles are not scrubbed for political correctness. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RememberSchiff 3447 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 (edited) YP, adult supervision , two-deep issues? Maybe if someone expands a tandem harness to allow a scout and two adult leaders to jump together? Edited October 26, 2019 by RememberSchiff Link to post Share on other sites
malraux 368 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Arguably any skydiving pair is in sight of lots of other scouts and scouts, so doesn't violate ypt. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ShootingSports 39 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Is prohibited.....https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/gss/gss07/#b #9 7th item. Wonder what they would say about the wind tunnels that allow you to practice? Link to post Share on other sites
malraux 368 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 13 hours ago, ShootingSports said: Is prohibited.....https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/gss/gss07/#b #9 7th item. Wonder what they would say about the wind tunnels that allow you to practice? There’s a Cub Scout nova award around wind tunnels, so presumably it’s ok. Link to post Share on other sites
RichardB 211 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 16 hours ago, ShootingSports said: Is prohibited.....https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/gss/gss07/#b #9 7th item. Wonder what they would say about the wind tunnels that allow you to practice? https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2019/06/06/soar-toward-a-new-stem-nova-award-with-ifly/ 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Eagledad 2701 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I guess the prohibition of skydiving as a scouting activity might seem obvious. But when I was a BSA Scuba Explorer back in the 70s, scuba diving was ranked as the 2nd most dangerous activity behind skydiving. Like scuba diving, skydiving is much safer now than it was then. Barry Link to post Share on other sites
qwazse 4288 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 31 minutes ago, RichardB said: https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2019/06/06/soar-toward-a-new-stem-nova-award-with-ifly/ Because dropping my scouts over blades spinning 100x the RPMs of my lawn mower, albeit separated by a metal grate, seems like a rational thing to do. I'll note that the article in the OP is not about a crew going on a skydiving adventure. It's about what should be on the list of destinations for anyone who might enjoy skydiving. This is actually what I want venturers to be doing. After whatever BSA-confined super-activity we may try, I may mention a "next-level challenge", and hope that some of them "take the bait" and ask me for details, I then give them some links or phone numbers to call, they do more research, discover the array of possibilities that could open up for them in the next decade or so, and present a report on them. Prepared for Life ... it's what we offer. Link to post Share on other sites
mrkstvns 485 Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 The new NOVA award for Scouts BSA that incorporates the iFly indoor skydiving is called "Up and Away". You can see requirements for the award here:https://i9peu1ikn3a16vg4e45rqi17-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/STEMNovaUPANDAWAYscoutsbsa_final.pdf Link to post Share on other sites
Chris1 60 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 On 10/29/2019 at 7:59 AM, qwazse said: Because dropping my scouts over blades spinning 100x the RPMs of my lawn mower, albeit separated by a metal grate, seems like a rational thing to do. I'll note that the article in the OP is not about a crew going on a skydiving adventure. It's about what should be on the list of destinations for anyone who might enjoy skydiving. This is actually what I want venturers to be doing. After whatever BSA-confined super-activity we may try, I may mention a "next-level challenge", and hope that some of them "take the bait" and ask me for details, I then give them some links or phone numbers to call, they do more research, discover the array of possibilities that could open up for them in the next decade or so, and present a report on them. Prepared for Life ... it's what we offer. Actually the fan is located ABOVE the person with the air ducted down the side and under the diver. This also protects the fan from objects dropping in and damaging the motor. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sri_oa161 14 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 The ones I've been in, the fan was below. Link to post Share on other sites
SSScout 1569 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Ah, memories. I once dated a lovely, intelligent, fun to be with girl. I first picked her up for our dates in a car, then asked her if she'd mind traveling by motorcycle, as I had just bought a Suzuki GT550. Nice machine, smooth, comfortable with the fairing.... She said her brother had been badly injured in a motorcycle accident, no, she wanted nothing to do with motorcycles, far too dangerous. The next time I asked her out, she demurred, because she had signed up to take skydiving lessons...… Link to post Share on other sites
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