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I t seems the friendly, more detailed approach Rick Boardman is taking
on incident reports is liked, although people were calling fo r more
specific details (eg, age of jumper, type of equipment, number of
jumps etc, as in the USP/Vs system of incident reporting). I t was
explained that many reports are submitted through the confidential
system, which encourages jumpers to include more details. We must
protect these people by preserving confidentiality.
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The discussion highlighted some misunderstandings about the way
incidents are reported to the membership. The In Confidence section
is only the tip of the iceberg; the vast amount, including fatalities, are
covered in the STC minutes enclosed with the magazine (see page 52).
Gary McSuinness wrote to us (page 31) asking about thank you letters
as there were eleven in the last magazine. His point, that it was our
policy a few years ago not to publish thank you letters unless they
were particularly deserving is very true. He is also right that we
should not have relaxed our policy without letting you know. We have
warmed to the inclusion of thank you letters because:
1. There are lots of good reasons to thank people since countless
jumpers put in unpaid time and e ffo rt for the good of the sport.
2. We receive a fa ir number of thank you letters, so there must be a
desire from the membership to have them published.
We used the forum to canvass views on this and, although there were
some who didn't want them, there were many happy to leave it to our
editorial judgement. One suggestion was to separate the thank yous
into a d ifferent small section on the letters page, so you can choose
not to read it if you're not interested.
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The above points were all that were raised. Since most magazine
issues seem now to be sorted, we were thinking next year of ringing
the changes by not doing a forum. A presentation on how the Mag is
put together might be more interesting, with an opportunity for
questions at the end.
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N O TE: Some of the photos in this
magazine may show skydivers without
helmets or altimeters, or otherwise not
obeying the BPA Operations Manual, in
which case they were taken abroad. In the
UK it is mandatory to wear a helmet and
alti for obvious safety reasons.
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record and to be the first team to
achieve this. Four teams are
participating; British, German,
Scandinavian and Holland. The Brit
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supplementary organisers Lesley Gale,
W ing s A ro u n d
t h e w o rld ll
team of Sebastian XL Invitations to the
Rob Colpus, Dane Kenny, plus the full
Brit team have been sent out. The
In May, Polly Vacher (Brian Vather's Mum,
German team is run by Dieter Kirsch,
pictured above) is setting off to fly around the
the Scandinavian team is organised by
world, solo, in a single-engined light aircraft,
Pal Bergan whilst Herman Landsmann is
via both poles. This has never been done
putting together the Dutch team. The
before. Polly has already circumnavigated the
event is planned for 16-27 September
world solo, covering over 25,000 miles over
this year, in Umm Al Quwain, part of
17 countries and being airborne for 235
the United Arab Emirates. The event
hours over four months! Polly has recently
coordinator is Pete Marsden who plans
been awarded the MBE for her many years of
to use an AN 12 tailgate aircraft, this
work with the charity, Royal International Air
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Tattoo Flying Scholarships for the Disabled
camera.
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in Gap, France on 4-14 September this year.
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Tunnel 4-way Meet
An indoor FS competition at Aerokart wind tunnel, Paris is likely to be held on
Dylis Price, OBE, and freestyle partner Tony Danbury
If you fancy training somewhere closer to
29-30 March (yet to be finalised). There will be a 3-way competition for everybody
home, Black Knights Parachute Centre have
with randoms and rotations only. There will also be a 4-way competition with a
plans to lease a Porter for some weekends.
limited dive pool for teams flying 9 average or above. The number of teams will be
Dylis Price OBE
limited.
Skydiver Dylis Price who jumps at Langar in
[email protected]
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C en ter
The Skydive Space Center at Titusville, Florida
The wind speed in the tunnel is generally ideal for FS. Once a month, Aerokart will
turn up the airspeed to be fast enough for freeflying, the relevant weekends are
shown in our diary of events (inside back cover) as 3D-Pro weekend.
FFI Florian Lacroix 0033 1 30 25 72 88
[email protected] www.aerokart.fr
Nottinghamshire received an OBE in the new year
honours list for her services to people in Wales with
special needs. Dylis turned 70 in 2002 and when not
perfecting her freestyle skydiving, she is the energy
behind the Touch Trust charity in Cardiff.
has had a change in management, pilots and
planes, including a new King Air which goes to
15,000ft in six minutes.
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F o r c e s R e u n it e d w e b s it e
Forces Reunited is a dedicated UK database for reuniting ex-forces personnel. Registration and use is free and the website is updated on a daily
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February 2003
British Canopy Swooping Championships
Portrait by Simon Ward, Canopy shot by Hunter Roberts
Chris Lynch and Alastoir Macartney would
like to hear from anyone interested in
participating in a British canopy swooping
event. Previous swooping experience is
definitely required for competitors and
entrance will be strictly controlled (by
invitation) in the interest of safety. The
tour is very much in the early planning
stages and we are looking for potential
competitors as well as judges, assistants
and potential venues. Get in touch!
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.swooping.co.uk
A/ Macartney, left and under canopy
RAeC Trust Photographic Com petition
Here is the overall winning entry of
the Royal Aero Club Trust
photographic competition. A large
number of well-known national
companies and organisations
donated prizes ranging from flying
lessons to a digital camera donated
by Olympus. More prize-winning
entries and details of the 2003
competition are on:
www.royalaerodubtrust.org
Chris Lynch's highly rated and much needed canopy seminars will now
'F lig h t a t D u s k ' b y E le o n o re R oberts
be run under the title of Wing Tips canopy pilot coaching tour. The
events will be held over three days with the following programme but
some regional variations. The Friday session is free to full time
Algarve Spring Boogie
instructors.
Friday, 9 a m : Canopy pilot fundamentals seminar. Classroom in the
D a te: 1 March - 21 April (sic)
morning including video sessions. Jumping in the afternoon. £20 per
A irc ra ft: 2 x G92s
person, free to full time instructors.
Coaching: FS & Freefly
S atu rd a y, 8 .3 0 a m : Canopy swooping seminar. 10 people maximum.
In addition to the boogie, there will be a freefly
Classroom in the morning, jumping by late morning. £20 per person.
festival at the end of March run by a European
S unday: One-on-one coaching, canopy or freefly. Two slots plus £20
freefly champion. Accommodation, food & drink,
per jump.
and jumps are all cheap, load organising is free.
Flights to Portugal are also cheap.
Events for May are lined up at Peterborough, Headcorn, Hinton and
Hibaldstow (see diary). If you would like a seminar at your drop zone
www.skydiving.co.uk
www.skydive-algarve.com
please get in touch with Chris, who thanks to Performance Designs and
Skydive The Mag for their support of canopy pilot education.
[email protected]
Photos: Simon Ward
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British national 4-way team
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Speed Skydiving World Cup
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their jump numbers with the BPA office on or
o ffic e rs w e re a ls o e le cted:
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C h a irm a n o f C o m p e titio n s C o m m itte e
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competition to prove their jump numbers
were as stated on the day of pre-registration.
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of the first competition. Pre-registration with
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The 13 v o tin g m e m b e rs o f C o u n c il fo r 2 0 0 3 , selected w ith o u t the
a particular competition; that must be done
not exceed 900. (No lim it on 411' member.)
nee d fo r a b a llo t a re listed o n p a g e 1 o f this m a g a z in e .
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Renewal Time!
The pre-registration form is downloadable
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3 team members' jump totals combined must
website or you can call the BPA office.
not exceed 1,800. (No lim it on 4,tl member.)
Y ou r BPA m e m b e rs h ip re n e w a l fo rm fo r the y e a r 1 A p r il 2 0 0 3 to
31 M a rc h 2 0 0 4 is e nclose d . Please c o m p le te a n d re tu rn th e fo rm to
Teams who pre-register with the BPA office
in t e r m e d ia t e 8 -w ay
th e BPA o ffic e w ith y o u r p a y m e n t b e fo re 1 A p r il 2 0 0 3 , to ju m p
a fte r this d a te . The fo rm m a y be d o w n lo a d e d fro m th e 'd o c u m e n ts
and satisfy a basic admin check will be
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to clubs & centres.
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Royal Aero Club Awards
issued with a pre-registration number whichnot exceed 1,800. (No lim it on the other five
members.)
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was reached.
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intermediate 8-way dive pool to make it easier on the brain for all the teams. VNE, our
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Competition Dates
Several FS and classics roadshows have been arranged since last issue, see diary for details.
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m y e ye as she s h o w e d us th e fin a l ru n o f the
v id e o th a t n o n e o f us h a d seen b e fo re . It
b ro u g h t b a c k a ll th e m e m o rie s o f w h a t it fe lt
lik e a c tu a lly b e in g a p a r t o f it.
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K ai K o rn e r fro m A irte c ta lk e d us th ro u g h
s ce n a rio s th a t m a y o c c u r w h e n h a v in g y o u r
C y p re s fire a t the sam e tim e as y o u r m a in .
He s h o w e d us som e v e ry h a ir y fo o ta g e a n d
then a d v is e d us o n h o w to h a n d le these
situ a tio n s. It m a d e m e la u g h w h e n he re fe rre d
to o n e o f th e c h a p 's reserves as q u ite
"S p o rty "\ A lth o u g h a se rio u s se m in a r, this w a s
lig h t-h e a rte d a t tim es w h ic h p ro v e d a success.
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the tu n n e l a n d those th a t h a v e n 't. It's a lw a y s
h a n d y to g e t som e tips fro m W o rld C h a m p io n s !
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o f w h a t n o t to w e a r (re fe rrin g to je w e lle ry fo r sa fe ty
reasons) a n d h o w to p re p a re b e fo re h a n d w a s useful.
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the M a g a n d its c o n te n t, la y o u t etc. A s C lu b Rep fo r C a rk
I tr y a n d a tte n d these; it's w o rth w h ile h e a rin g p e o p le 's
o p in io n s . O p e n fo ru m s a re useful in o n e re sp e ct b u t th e y d o
te n d to b e a n in v ita tio n fo r p e o p le to g e t o n th e ir so a p b o x e s .
Lesley (M a g E dito r) h a d o p in io n s th ro w n a t h e r fro m a
d is ta n c e b u t as e v e r she re m a in e d c a lm a n d a p p ro a c h e d the
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February 2003
REGIONAL
WINNERS
P r e s e n t a tio n p h o t o s :
Simon Ward
M o n ta g e p h o to s:
Simon Ward & Rob Colpus
Sen ior A ccuracy and Style: Glenn Stephenson
Interm ediate A ccuracy: Gordon M cConnell
Junior Style: Lara Jordan
B a r p h o to s:
Nigel Holland
N ational FS Judge:
Ruth C o o p e r
N ational C F Judge:
David McLagan
Skysurfing: Guns r Us
Tony Goodman & Tag Pulham
F re e fy B: Byzantium
Martin Smith & Simon W ard
Freestyle A:
Fatboy and Slim
We don't know who the team
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Freefly A: Euphoria
Grant Meekey, Chris Guntrip, Gary Sweeney (pictured)
& Alec Cotton
Interm ediate C F
4-way Speed:
Golden Lions A
Roy Bannerman,
Alan Ham ilton, Steve Millar &
Jamie McNamee
Interm ediate C F
4-way Rotations:
Golden Lions
Roy Bannerman,
Alan Hamilton,
Darren Brown & John Mikkellse
Sen ior C F 4-way S p eed : Take Me
Yolanda Lee, Pat Hammond, Sylviane H e rrick (pictured),
Eugene Brennan & Adam Johnson
Sen ior C F
2-way Sequential:
Take Me
Yolanda Lee &
Pat Hammond
Interm ediate C F
2-way Sequential:
Golden Lions A
Roy Bannerman (pictured)
& Alan Hamilton
3 The Exhibition
B etw een sem inars there's e n o u g h tim e g r a b a b e e r (o r five ) in th e S n o o ty Fox b a r
a n d to g o to th e e x h ib itio n in th e London S uite, h a ve a q u ic k scout ro u n d a n d
spend som e o f y o u r h a rd -e a rn e d cash.Y ou w ill fin d v a rio u s c o m p a n ie s tra d in g
th e ir g o o d s a n d y o u c a n g e t m e a s u re d fo r a n e w suit / rig a n d b u y v a rio u s
item s o f s k y d iv in g e q u ip m e n t fro m c a m e ra helm ets to a ltim e te rs . It's d e fin ite ly
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ea sy to sp e n d m o n e y in th e re ! B ut a t th e sam e tim e y o u h a v e fre e ke y rin g s ,
p u ll-u p s a n d stickers h a n d e d to y o u !
I d id n 't stay fo r the d in n e r d a n c e o r th e p a rty b u t I th in k th e p ictu re s
b e lo w tell the w h o le s to ry!
Summary
In a nutshell it's a re a lly w o rth w h ile e ve n t to a tte n d . The A G M is
o n ly o n c e a y e a r y e t encom p a sse s so m uch in fo rm a tio n a n d is a
g re a t o p p o rtu n ity to h a v e a g o o d c h a t. A s o u r C h a irm a n h im s e lf
s a id in his speech "The A n n u a l G n e ra t M e e tin g is a b o u t le a rn in g ,
m e e tin g w ith o ld frie n d s a n d m o s t im p o rta n tly , h a v in g a g o o d
tim e ". If y o u h a v e n e v e r b e e n , then y o u h a ve 11 m o n th s to b u y
_________________y o u rs e lf a b e tte r m a p th a n m in e
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a n d fin d y o u r w a y th e re !
Michelle
Meakins
February 2003
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REGIONAL I
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Senior FS Cham pions: Relative Breeze
Andy C liff,A aron Faith, Julia Fox w e 11, Sacha Chilton,
Julie W o o d ro w (pictured) & Bernard Devine
Interm ediate FS Cham pions: Quest
Stephen Rossall, Andy W rig ht, John Goodyear, Simon Brentford,
Lynne M urray & Jean-Philippe Reynard
Interm ediate FS Silver: UBI
Craig Bailey, Shane W o od, C h ris Ivory, Ben W ood & G ary Ivory
Interm ediate FS Bronze: MissChief
Sally Beck, Lesley Gale, Beth King, A le x Stone, G ary W ainw right (pictured)
& M artine Howland
Junior FS Cham pions: Sky Pirates
Christian H inchliffe,Terry W rig ht, Stephen Rossall, Amanda Truman,
C h ris Southworth & Damian Fereday,
Junior FS Silver
Chaos
G ary W atson,
Stuart Brown,
Maria Russell,
Ivan Betts &
Madeleine Moore
Junior FS Bronze
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Jane Henderson,
R obert Rossall,
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zero Tolerance for Hook Turns
What is going on in skydiving, do we have we o collective deathwish? When I started sport
parachuting in 1974 the BPA put out a warning notice on the dangers of low hook turns on
high performance round canopies such as PCs. By today's standards these were very slow
turning canopies, however, if put into a tight hook turn just before landing, they were more
than capable of breaking your ankles - and they did! I do not recall any fatalities, just
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Thanks but No Thanks
porous FI 11 type fabric with a generous volume which gave a much faster forward speed (up
There were 15 letters in The Mag, December 2 0 0 2 ,1 1 of which were thank-yous.
to 20mph) and softer, flared landings. Hook turns did not go away, they became more
Some were covering things that have been covered in past editions (Brit Chicks and
dangerous and with the added canopy speed caused far more damage to the luckless
Freefly Wiggaz). On page 11 John Smyth thanked the teams at World Cup, then
individual out to impress. Major injuries to everything below the waist increased in frequency
below the teams thanked John Smyth, then again on the letters page, the teams
and recovery took much longer. The odd fatality cropped up, mostly from stalled canopies.
thanked John Smyth again. Some people work hard on behalf of the sport and I'm
Jumpers were still warned about the dangers of low turns; many continued to ignore the
sure all the teams thanked John personally; his effort is what the sport needs - but is
advice and paid a moderate to heavy price.
the magazine a place where everybody keeps slapping each other on the back?
Through the eighties the situation remained fairly static, only gaining momentum towards the
end of the decade, with the advent of the small zero porosity (ZP) canopy. At the start of the
nineties it was possible to land a canopy at speeds of 40mph plus and by the end of the
decade up to 60mph. Illogically, low turns on such canopies seemed to become even more
attractive and suddenly fatalities became a depressingly regular occurrence, combined with
massive neck-down injuries. And so to today, where the situation is such that at my own DZ
this year a highly experienced jumper inexplicably hooked in for one final time leaving a
grieving widow and children. This is the harsh reality of the current jumping environment, can
I was under the impression that The Mag would only publish thank-you letters or first
jump stories if they were out of the ordinary or of a deserving nature. USA's
Parachutist and Skydiving have similar editorial stances. The more thank-you letters
you publish the more people will send them in and the same with first jump stories.
The letters page should be there for education, discussion and debate. The only letter
of any real substance was Craig's letter. It was informative, interesting and to the
point and FP Beaumont's response never addressed his points as a customer; in
summary the sort of gritty thing the letter page should be there for.
we allow it to continue?
Why do a low hook turn? Quite simply, because it feels good, because we can and we all love
People who have recently started may be aghast by my comments but after 15 years
to show off; it's only human nature and as such is most prevalent in the extrovert parachutist
in the sport I can see precious magazine space used for better things. The letters page
of today. Also, we never think it can happen to us, so we are prepared to take a chance; after
was full of thank-you letters when you first took over the magazine and you got rid
all the very sport of parachuting is a controlled risk. The major factor in all of this must be
of it... and now it is full of thank-you letters, have we moved on?
the availability of a generation of canopies that perform to thrill at high speed and will allow
GaryMcGuinness, [email protected]
the ultimate in hook turns, who can resist? It is of course an inherent human trait to trust our
own abilities in avoiding trouble!
(See E d ito ria l, p a g e 1)
Consider the hook turn: a canopy turning in less than half a second, whilst dropping up to
200 vertical feet, the pilot flung out parallel to a canopy's leading edge facing the ground
below. Now the pilot will swing down below the canopy at up to 60mph and attempt to
partially brake in order to glide parallel to the surface at maximum speed with only a foot or
so of clearance, for as far as possible. The question is, if you get your calculations wrong,
how high can you lift your legs? The margin for error is so tiny, I would suggest a maximum
of four foot. A large number of jumpers have not been able to, so have crashed and burned.
Co Directly to Hinton
The very British problem of poor retention in our sport is caused by two factors - our
climate, about which we can do nothing and the outright unfriendliness of so many of
our drop zones. A committed few go to America and are embraced by the all-inclusive
I have used maximum speeds but anything over 20mph can be just as problematic; the same
camaraderie of skydivers there, just as I was at Skydive Orlando. My subsequent
speed x drop x turn x experience equation comes into play. Despite my mentioning
quest for a British DZ with a similar genuine welcome has caused me great
'experience' for the first time, do not be fooled. A large percentage of major landing injuries
frustration. Then I happened upon Hinton and my prayers were answered. The moral
are to experienced jumpers. The old adage about old and bold jumpers still applies, there are
of this tale is two-fold - students get off your knees and down to Northamptonshire.
very few old-bold jumpers about. One of the most experienced UK jumpers is Bob Charters,
Rival DZ operators, send your seconds-in-command to gather some intelligence.
whom I have witnessed land a Fury canopy on a 4ft high table top on many occasions, yet
Mark Rostovsky
Bob never found it necessary to show off with a hook turn.
Hook turns are very dangerous no matter who you are or how experienced you think you
are. In my opinion the margin for error is so slim, all such low turns should be greeted with
Touched
an immediate grounding. There are very few sports where such a dangerous area of
What a great response the trustees have had to the article in The Mag. I really do
exposure would be tolerated. Motorcycle racing was the most dangerous of all sports in the
appreciate the generosity of readers, most of whom don't even know me, and was
sixties and seventies, according to insurance statistics. The main cause of death up until the
very touched by the sentiments on the cards. I will let you know how I get on with
eighties was the lack of run-off at critical points on the circuits, following a spill. By the end of
the treatment in the US.
Penny Roberts
the century this statistic had dropped massively as circuits were redesigned and safe run-offs
installed. Nowadays there are very few deaths in motorcycle racing. I use this as an
illustration of my point that change is possible. In the way that we do not tolerate low-pulls in
the sport, I believe we should no longer tolerate low turns.
There is a building groundswell of official opinion that the future lies in compulsory AADs. It is
a fact that currently more jumpers are dying from low turn impact with the ground than die
through failing to deploy their canopies. At the end of the day the question has to be, 'Is such
Cockerham: No 1
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of weeks I feel that I have known the lads years; it's that kind of place, very friendly.
With Phil, Jeff, Cliff, Dave, Chris and Jim having a combined parachuting experience
of approx 200 years I don't think you can be in better hands, do you? In the list of
showing off really worth the candle?'
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w ere a n y o f the to p cu rre nt British 4 a n d 8 -w a y
By the th ird d a y w e w e re try in g the first
jum pers, most o f w ho m have a lre a d y g reviously
3 0 0 -w a y s . Everything from this p o in t on w as on
a g ia n t scale - d irtd ive s took a fo o tb a ll pitch
abused th e ir ann ual leave quotas to
accom m odate tra in in g a n d in te rn a tio n a l
com petitions.
a n d a loudspeaker, the a irc ra ft line consisted o f
o ne SkyVan a n d thirteen O tters, all e q u ip p e d
T raining fo r the record had started the previous
S aturday, w ith Jack Jefferies a n d Dan BrodskyC henfeld le a d in g the skydiving p roceedings,
w ith the necessary oxyg e n systems fo r 2 0 ,0 0 0 ft
skydives a n d there w e re nine cam eraflyers on
the jum ps.
backed b y G e o rg e Jicha. The sector captains
Planning th ro u g h o u t the event w a s incredible.
read like a 'W h o 's W h o ' o f s kyd ivin g , so the rest
A n a irc ra ft fa ile d to start p ro p e rly a n d it took
o f us tried to keep o u r heads d o w n in
Inadequates' C o rn e r', h o p in g not to be noticed
just e ig h t m inutes to ge t the replacem ent a irc ra ft
fo r the d u ra tio n o f the event.
u n a w a re th a t there h a d been an a irc ra ft change.
up a n d ru n n in g . M o st o f the jum pers w ere
The base 10 4 took a few jum ps to ge t it rig h t (I'll
Even befo re the start o f the event w e all knew the
be honest, I h a v e n 't ever heard the w o rd s 'b a se '
exact slot w e w o u ld be in, o u r lin e -u p position in
and '1 0 4 ' used in the same sentence before.)
the a irc ra ft a n d h o w the b re a k -o ff plan w o u ld
The ta rg e t tim e o f less than 4 5 seconds lo o k e d ...
w o rk . 2 2 countries w e re represented and the
Russians even b ro u g h t an in te rp re te r w ith them .
challe n g in g , as m a n y o f the substantial sized
jum pers in this section w e re no t p a rtic u la rly used
to d o ckin g on the outside o f a 1 0 0 -w a y. The
e ig h t 'W h a c k e r' teams split in h a lf a n d threw
B reaking o ff 3 0 0 people is an e n g in e e rin g feat
in its o w n rig h t. It started a t 7 ,0 0 0 feet in fo u r
together some w a rm -u p 9 6 -w a y dives.
w aves, w ith a m a z in g ly fe w close calls, a n d the
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o n ly injuries occurred on la n d in g . This m ig h t have had
p ro v id in g helmets fo r the use o f e very p a rtic ip a n t).
som ething to d o w ith being forced to have straight-in
A n y o n e w h o w a n te d to have visors rem oved had it
ap p roa ch es from 2 5 0 feet, all in the same d ire ctio n ,
ch anged b e fo re the next jum p. Pilots w e re p o lite ly
even if it w as slightly d o w n w in d .
thanked bu t asked to stay d o w n to 2 0 ,0 0 0 feet.
A s the dives b u ilt up there w e re the n o rm a l problem s
that you expect o f la rg e scale jum ps. Personnel changes
w e re m ade, lin e -u p positions in the a irc ra ft a lte re d and
By the fifth d a y it w as cle a r th a t it should com plete. O n e
o f the jum ps cam e v e ry close, w ith o n ly a fe w g rip s
m issing. W e still had fo u r days left to finish the jo b , but
e veryone w a s v e ry conscious that one mistake could cost
you y o u r slot. N o pressure then.
th a t d id n 't prevent m o re personnel changes from
The pilots d id a sterling jo b a ll w eek. They trie d to ge t us
result w as th a t some p e o p le w h o h a d n 't m a d e a n y
a b it o f e xtra a ltitude on one o f the jum ps, d ro p p in g us
serious m istake w e re rem oved from the team . Still no
pressure then.
at 2 1 ,0 0 0 feet. The result w as chaos - the extra tim e at
a ltitud e w as uncom fortable fo r m ost o f the jum pers (you
try b eing in an O tte r fo r an h o u r w ith 2 2 o th e r base
guys), an d the tem perature w as -3 4 ° C (-2 9 ° F). V isors
iced over, swathes o f the fo rm a tio n never even g o t close,
a n d the best o f intentions fa ile d to p ro d u ce a n y benefit.
co n tin u in g , p a rtic u la rly in one section o f the base. The
Thursday 1 2 D ecem ber w as a g o o d day. The first tw o
jum ps both b u ilt to o ve r 2 9 0 a n d the th ird ju m p turned
o u t to be the one that m attered. 7 .2 seconds a fte r the
3 0 0 -w a y bu ilt, G e o rg e Jicha d e p lo ye d from the centre o f
the fo rm a tio n as the signal to leave.
The result o f th a t jum p w as typ ica l o f the o rg a n isa tio n .
3 0 0 p a irs o f g oggles w e re p ro d u ce d w ith in an hour,
courtesy o f G o Fast (w ho sponsored the event by
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Norman Kent
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Date: 12 D ecem ber 2 0 0 2
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O rganisers: Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, G e o rg e Jicha, Jack Jefferies
Countries represented: 22
Youngest jumper: 21 ye ar old M a x Thiele
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skydive 43
February 2003
Is
In its usual stylish way, the Centre de
Paracaigudisme Costa Brava (CPCB) was a
superb host to a week of canopy
formation jumping in October 02. The CRW
seminar run by Richard Hayden took a
year to put together and was attended by
skydivers from 11 countries, who were
enthusiastic in their praise.
Sponsors
Captain's Cabin, the well known skydivers'
bar in Empuriabrava, sponsored a 4-w ay
competition and a CF big-w ay trophy. CIMSA,
the parachute m anufacturer provided eight
dem o parachutes, launching their Quantum
CRW canopies onto the arena. The
Quantums IQuanta? - Ed1w ere to be seen
docking on the bottom of the largest s’ac’c,
w inning the Captain's C abirf Challenge. They
were also flown in the Spanish recordbreaking 10-way diam ond.
Coaching
CRW coaches from Britain, Belgium, Holland,,
Ireland and Spain collaborated in a unique
way, by adopting the BPA's system for
coaching the novices w ho attended to CF1
standard. The m ore experienced CRW
jum pers w ere treated to coaching from
national team members, ensuring that
everyone's skills w ould be challenged.
th e re
a n y w h e re
b e a u t ifu l t o
b u ild
fly
fo r m a t io n ?
a
c a n o p y
and each coach the opportunity to compete.
The scores w ere surprisingly competitive, a
tribute to the coaches. All seven teams
com pleted each round successfully.
Results
Gold w ent to Carbi, captained by Marc
Calluy. Alan Donny's team McFly took the
silver and bronze w ent to Roel Roeloffzen's
team, Desperados. The 4-w ay m edals were
the largest and most beautifully presented
CRW m edals I've seen.
Big-way Competition
The big-ways divided into tw o formats;
straight stacks for novices and diam ond
form ations for the more experienced. The
first 9-w ay diam ond flew with ease and
M arc Calluy knew he had a good base for
even bigger formations. Pat Hammond's
students built an 8-stack on the first attempt,
now everyone w anted to join in the bigways! Mark's next diam ond group consisted
of a core of CPCB instructors and they
successfully m ade a new record by flying a
10-way diam ond in Spanish skies, on the first
attempt!
What Language Barrier?
Organising any international event presents
a big com m unication issue, the 'language
barrier' but this w as no problem , thanks to
our coaches w ho collectively spoke seven
languages.
Skills Matching
The w eek long sem inar started with
matching people's skills. A core coaching
group worked with novices on a 1-to-l basis,
another team worked with 2-way, a third
group of coaches developed 4-w ay skills
and tw o coaches w ere tasked with the bigways. With the 4-w ay and big-w ay
competitions starting on Thursday, the
coaching objective w as to have everyone
ready.
4-way Competition
The jumps in the 4-w ay w ere designed to
allow beginners to compete but still present
a real time challenge for the more
experienced. One coach captained each
4-w ay team, giving guidance for the novices
44 skydive
February 2003
m o re
a n d
piloted the w inning stack of his team Codo,
working m ainly with novices giving them the
opportunity to experience the sheer scale of
a big stack and the breathtaking view from
inside one. The exceptional Captain's Cabin
Big-way Challenge trophy w as masterly
designed and engraved.
Video
All the jum ps w ere videoed by Gus Cabana
and Sarah-Jane Smith with Bruno Brokken
getting som e beautiful photographs over one
of the most picturesque DZs in the world.
Award Ceremony
M ax M onod, M anager of Captain's Cabin,
presented the aw ards on the terrace outside
Captain's Cabin, with a live band getting the
festive atm osphere going. Looking on was
his proud father Michel M onod, w ho
engineered the collaboration of sponsors to
make the event an Empuriabrava classic.
CPCB took a very professional interest in the
seminar, because CRW is one of the largest
grow ing disciplines in skydiving.
Belgian team captain M arc Calluy and Dutch
Hilfiger sequential team m em ber Roel
Roeloffzen coached some of the CPCB
instructors in sequential. Ian M arshall took
tw o form er British team mem bers through
the BPA's CF coaches system and they
subsequently qualified for their BPA CF Coach
rating.
Complete Success
In addition to learning new skills and having
a terrific fun week, everyone w as given a
poster and sweatshirt depicting one of Gus
Cabana's spectacular 25-w ay diam ond
photographs. A com plete success, the
Empuriabrava CRW sem inar and the
Captain's Cabin Challenge trophy is featured
on the w orld's most popular DZ's calendar
for 2003.
Spanish R eco rd 10-way diam ond
Bruno Brokken showed his skill by brilliantly
calculating the exit point for Ian Marshall's
Captain's Cabin Challenge winner. The wind
changed directly from the northwest to the
southwest at a critical height on the dive and,
under competition rules, all challengers have
to land on the drop zone to qualify. Ian
Repeat Performance
The event will be run again in late September
or early October 03, contact me for details.
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I’m stuck at level 4
I can't stop my left turn. I start the movement and to
stop it I brake hard to the right but instead of stopping
the turn, I start to orbit. My instructor says I have a
good position and all I need to do is to relax but I think
that something else is missing. What do you think?
Several com binations o f body position o r m ovem ent could cause this
situation. If you are o rb itin g to the rig h t w hile bra kin g fro m a left turn then
I'd say you are o ve r-b ra kin g and possibly d ro p p in g your right shoulder,
extending your left leg o r d ro p p in g your rig h t knee as you brake. If you are
o rb itin g to the left, perhaps you are not so m uch bra kin g hard but extending
your rig h t arm out and extending your rig h t leg, possibly also d ro p p in g your
left knee o r shoulder as you do so.
A s k y d iv in g re la te d c ro s s w o rd w ith tw o sets o f clu e s g iv in g
th e s a m e a n s w e rs ; use th e m a in o r th e re se rv e !
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Dow n
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7 Tom travelling w ith nude on
horseback (7)
1 Depressed Yank is bad but better
than none (3,4)
2 N ew spar, new shrouds (7)
3 Source o f comet! (2,9)
5 Black magic o f one cricket club
in W estern Australia (5)
6 Stronger? At first! Higher? No!
Faster? No! (7)
8 Found innocent Shakespearean
King in last month's revolution (7)
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track (5)
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pin goes (7,4)
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charged (7)
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am azed (7)
19 Sound advice for comm ittee (7)
20 Silly skydivers from 26? (5)
23 Electronic outlet for competition (5)
10 Teaches groups o f swimmers (7)
11 Turning up in air w ith me in
European DZ (7)
12 W hat all freeflyers seem to
have and, as w e know, they
never lie (7)
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14 Outlines o f canopies ( I I )
16 Flying contrarily from plot in
PM 's street (11)
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from sunburn (5)
22 Fed w ith h alf portion o f
couscous scram bled and
concentrated (7)
24 Prehistoric rigs! (7)
25 Concoction o f sucrose leads to
runs (7)
26 Irish field spotted in
regurgitated ursine vom it (7)
27 Positions for m any aboard (5)
I'd suggest you have video taken on your next skydive. Problems becom e so
m uch easier to understand and solve when you can see w hat's happening.
H aving your instructor d e b rie f you using the video m ay solve several m in o r
b ody positions w hich w ill advance your skydiving skills greatly, at a sm all
price com pared to m aking several m ore AFF jum ps.
I'd suggest your instructor is correct and that it's a relaxation situation.
Fluidity w ith the a ir really is the secret to go o d skydiving. I know
that m ig h t sound a bit Zen-like but it's true - and I'm a b o u t the
least 'new a g e ' th in ke r you could m eet so take th a t fo r w h a t it's
w orth!
Sky Eye Surgeon
[email protected]
What’s it like jumping a w ingsuit?
How much different is the freefall experience? What
speeds can you track and how slow is your descent?
How experienced do you need to be to try a wingsuit
and which drop zones provide training?
T h e m a in d iffe re n c e in th e fre e fa ll e x p e rie n c e w ith
th e w in g s u it is th e in c re d ib le fe e lin g o f flo a tin g , c o m p a re d w ith th e
v e ry o b v io u s fe e lin g o f fa llin g in o th e r d is c ip lin e s . T h e h a rd e r yo u
w o rk th e m o re e ffic ie n t y o u r p o s itio n w ill b e b u t a tw o m in u te p lu s
flig h t c a n b e q u ite e x h a u s tin g .
A n y th in g u p to 10 0 + m p h fo r w a rd is e a s ily a c h ie v a b le if y o u d iv e
th e s u it a n d s a c rific e lift fo r s p e e d . A s fo r d e s c e n t ra te , 4 0 m p h is a
g o o d s lo w s p e e d b u t fly in g w ith a g r o u p is g e n e ra lly a ro u n d th e
6 0 m p h a re a as y o u fly fo r m a tio n s a n d ta k e g rip s .
A cro ss
4
7
10
11
12
13
14
16
21
22
24
25
26
27
Line tangle
Climbed
Colleges
Spanish DZ
EG box brownies
Dutch flower
Portraits o f profile
Flying two canopies
Gas
Unfuzzy
Myths - rigs
Race tracks
Irish airfield
Grooves
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2
3
5
6
8
9
12
15
17
18
19
20
23
Late deployment (3,4)
Swaddles
Aircraft manufacturer (2,9)
Witchcraft
Least quick
Became unclouded
River mouth
Circle o f line (7,4)
4-way FS formation - one foot
Unbiased
Skydiving glasses
Governing board
Birds
Occurrence
T h e BPA fo llo w th e B ird M a n m a n u fa c tu re r's g u id e lin e s o f n e e d in g
5 0 0 ju m p s b e fo re fly in g a su it. You w ill s till n e e d g o o d in s tru c tio n
fr o m a n e x p e rie n c e d w in g s u it fly e r b e fo re m a k in g y o u r firs t flig h t.
S uch ju m p e rs c a n b e fo u n d a t m o s t U K d r o p z o n e s n o w th e
d is c ip lin e h a s b e e n a ro u n d fo r a c o u p le o f y e a rs . W e sto n ha s o
lim ite d n u m b e r o f suits a v a ila b le as d o H in to n , N e th e ra v o n ,
H ib a ld s to w , L a n g a r a n d C h a tte ris . P h o n e b e fo re h a n d
to c h e c k th e a v a ila b ility o f d e m o suits a n d in s tru c tio n .
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O c c a s io n a lly m a k e the e ffo rt to g o to o th e r d ro p zo n e s e s p e c ia lly fo r an
e v e n t lik e a ro a d s h o w o r c o m p e titio n , it's w o rth it! It c a n seem p re tty
d a u n tin g tu rn in g u p a t a n y D Z u n d e r y o u r o w n steam , e s p e c ia lly y o u 're
used to re g u la r h o m e D Z w ith a ll its fa m ilia r faces. You soo n le a rn each
o n e is d iffe re n t a n d th e p e o p le h a v e th e ir o w n s p e cia l w a y s ! W h e re d o y o u
g o first? W h o d o y o u s p e a k to? W h e re a n d w h a t g e a r d o I h ire ? W ill th e y
shout a t m e if i a p p ro a c h them ? These a re q u e stio n s w e 'v e a ll bee n p h a se d
by. W e ll, h e a d fo r the
m a n ife s t a n d A S K ! Even if it
seems to b e th e m ost s tu p id
q u e s tio n to y o u , it's fa r b e tte r
to ask th a n to fre a k o u t in the
d o o r b e ca u se y o u w e re to o
sca re d to d o u b le check.
Y o u 've a lre a d y th ro w n
y o u rs e lf o u t o f a p la n e ,
a p p ro a c h in g a n in s tru c to r is
Simon W ard
(u su a lly ) less s c a ry th a n that.
F in d o u t a b o u t lo c a l rules,
a n y h a z a rd s , n o -g o a re a s ,
p la ce s o f tu rb u le n c e , the
a ir c r a ft a n d a n y o th e r
C h eck a t m a n ife s t w h o to a sk a b o u t w h a t. D o n 't c o p y b lin d ly !
You m a y see s o m e th in g th a t lo o ks lik e a g o o d id e a , b u t w h ic h
c o u ld b e in a p p ro p ria te fo r y o u o r it m a y s im p ly b e a d a ft
id e a .
q u e s tio n s y o u m a y h ave.
Take a ll y o u r d o c u m e n ts a n d
e x p e c t to h a ve y o u r d o cs a n d
rig c h e cke d .
4. Get Coached
I g o t a b it c o m p la c e n t
a fte r g e ttin g m y c a t 10 .
Then, o n c e I sta rte d
d o in g som e b ig g e r
fo rm a tio n s , I re a lis e d
th a t I'd g o t in to such
b a d h a b its , I n e e d e d
u rg e n t c o a c h in g ! A fe w
c o a c h e d ju m p s d o w n
th e lin e a n d I k n o w I'm
o v e r those b a d h a b its ,
b u t it's VERY e a sy to
s lip b a c k . H a v in g
s o m e o n e ju m p w ith
y o u g ive s y o u a ta rg e t
to w o rk a g a in s t, a
g o o d p o in t o f
Simon Wardi
re fe re n ce .
O n c e y o u 're settled in , h o n e th e skills y o u 'v e le a rn e d g e ttin g to C a t 8
b y g e ttin g in d iv id u a l c o a c h in g fro m a n in s tru c to r a n d w o rk in g
to w a rd s IC1 (In d iv id u a l C a n o p y , G r a d e !) . H e re y o u 'll le a rn m o re
a d v a n c e d c a n o p y skills, la n d in g in p re -d e c la re d a re a s , le a rn h o w to
C a n o p y fo rm a tio n sh o u ld o n ly b e trie d w ith a n in s tru c to r h o ld in g a
BPA CF1 c o a ch ra tin g ; d o n 't e x p e rim e n t w ith frie n d s ! You c a n o n ly
s ta rt s ky s u rfin g w ith 5 0 0 ju m p s so it's to o e a rly fo r th a t b u t le a rn in g
fre e fly a n d fre e style skills, e s p e c ia lly those o f h e a d -u p fly in g w ill
b e a re a l b e n e fit.
6. Buying Kit
- Not Too Soon!
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b u y in g y o u r o w n kit. It c a n b e te m p tin g
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ru n b e fo re y o u c a n w a lk . You
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s p o t (w h e re to d ro p to la n d s a fe ly o n the D Z), a n d flig h t-lin e checks
i.e. w h a t to lo o k fo r o n y o u r g e a r b e fo re y o u ju m p , etc. It's a fte r this
th a t c o a c h in g is S O im p o rta n t. Y o u r FS1 (F o rm a tio n S k y d iv in g ,
G ra d e 1) q u a lific a tio n w ill p r o b a b ly c o m e next. A series o f c o a c h e d
ju m ps w ith o th e r p e o p le w ill c u lm in a te in a fo u r p o in t 4 -w a y , g iv in g
y o u m o re fre e d o m to ju m p in b ig g e r fo rm a tio n s w ith w h o y o u like .
I s ta rte d o u t s m a ll, b u y in g m y h e lm e t,
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to m e a su re if p o ssib le , s tra n g e ly e n o u g h , it
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d o e s h e lp a lo t!) By the tim e th a t h a d a ll
a rriv e d , I'd n o tch e d u p a ro u n d 6 0 ju m p s - a
N.
g o o d tim e , I w a s a d v is e d , to s ta rt th in k in g a b o u t
It m a y seem m o re e x p e n siv e b u t in the lo n g ru n , c o a c h in g w ill save
y o u tim e , m o n e y a n d lo w e r y o u r c h a n c e o f in ju r y (see la st issue). If
y o u o n ly ha ve e n o u g h m o n e y fo r ten ju m p s o v e r a w e e k e n d , d o five
in ste a d , p a y in g o u t o n the o th e r slots fo r a c o a ch to ju m p w ith y o u .
It'll b e m o n e y w e ll s pe nt in th e lo n g -te rm . W ith 4 0 0 m a in ly so lo
ju m ps y o u 'll p r o b a b ly b e n o t n e a rly as g o o d as so m e o n e w ith 2 0 0
ju m p s b u t m ost o f them h a v in g be e n c o a ch e d .
5. Choose a
Discipline
It's p ro b a b ly b e st to sta rt
w ith FS1 as th e skills w ill
tra n s fe r la te r to fre e fly in g
sh o u ld y o u w a n t them to
a n d y o u r p ro g re s s io n is
k n e w w h a t size c a n o p y I w a s c a p a b le o f fly in g a n d la n d in g
safely. A c a n o p y b o u g h t a t th a t sta g e s h o u ld la st a c o u p le o f
h u n d re d ju m p s b e fo re y o u s ta rt d o w n s iz in g . D O N 'T d o th a t to o
soon. You w o n 't lo o k v e ry c o o l s m a c k in g in o n a sm all c a n o p y just
b e ca u se y o u 'v e seen the
m o re e x p e rie n c e d g u y s
ju m p th e m !
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W h e th e r n e w o r s e co n d -
w ill then n e e d to w o rk o u t
h a n d , A S K a d v ic e fro m
a n d g e t a n y p o te n tia l rig
y o u w a n t to m ove
o n to a n o th e r
ch e cke d o u t th o ro u g h ly
b y a n e x p e rt b e fo re y o u
fre e fly in g , fre e style ,
p a r t w ith a n y m oney. A
rig g e r w ill sp o t p ro b le m s
a c c u ra c y , s k y s u rfin g o r CF
y o u w o u ld h a ve n o id e a
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Go Freefly-Friendly
O n th e s u b je ct o f g e a r, it's a g o o d id e a to g e t a n ice , tig h t,
fre e fly -frie n d ly rig s tra ig h t o ff. This w ill be g re a t fo r FS
to o . If y o u th e n w a n t to tr y fre e fly a t a la te r s ta g e , y o u
d o n 't ne e d to w o r r y a b o u t m o d ific a tio n s to y o u r rig to
m a k e it safe - a n d th e re is n o te m p ta tio n to try 'ju s t o n e sit
ju m p ' w ith a n u n s u ita b le rig to see if y o u lik e it. It's just n o t
w o rth th e risk - p re m a tu re d e p lo y m e n ts c a n a n d d o
h a p p e n (even in FS) so g e n e ra lly th e tig h te r th e rig th e
better. It m akes sense to c a rr y a s p a re c lo s in g lo o p so
Eli Thom pson
y o u c a n re p la c e it a t th e firs t sig n o f w e a r.
A n o th e r tip is to n o t le a ve it to o lo n g a fte r
g e ttin g y o u r C a t 8 to ju m p a g a in . A
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la y o ff c a n le a d to a ll sorts o f p ro b le m s ,
n o t le a st a c tu a lly lo s in g th e n e rv e to ju m p .
You c a n ta k e th e v ie w " O h w e ll, I'v e d o n e it n o w ", b u t there's S O m uch m o re to a ch ie ve .
The fa n ta s tic th in g a b o u t th is s p o rt is th a t there's a lw a y s a n e x t stage - m o re q u a lific a tio n s
to g a in , stu ff to le a rn a n d ro o m to im p ro v e . It's N O W th a t y o u n e e d to m a k e th e rig h t m oves. Put
the e ffo rt in to g a in in g y o u r n e x t g ra d e s . Then g o to ro a d s h o w s , g e t som e c o a c h in g , g o to skills ca m p s a n d
y o u 'll b e s u rp ris e d b y w h a t y o u le a rn a n d w h a t y o u ca n d o .
Lindsey Ashwood (pictured)
[email protected]
"Give you PartEx on a used
Cypres, pal"
Very soon the earliest built Cypres
AAD s w ill be celebrating their 12th
S I
K V o lu t io n
A s th o u g h th e re w a s n 't a lre a d y a b e w ild e rin g c h o ic e o f
o p e n -fa c e d h a rd helm ets o n th e m a rk e t, P a ra s p o rt Ita lia
ha ve a d d e d to the list w ith th e in tro d u c tio n o f th e ir Z1
Evo.
birthday. As the system has a 12 year
life cycle this means that the end is nigh
R e p la cin g the o ld Z1 A lp h a w h ic h w a s d is c o n tin u e d
for m any Cypres units and owners w ill
be digging deep into their pockets fo r a
a b o u t a y e a r a g o , th e Evo is b a se d o n te c h n o lo g y used
in th e c o m p a n y 's p o p u la r Z1 fu ll-fa c e d helm et.
replacement.
The Evo shell is fo rm e d fro m 3 m m in je c tio n m o u ld e d
A irtec have explained that m any o f the
components o f the high tech device
p o ly c a rb o n a te , w h ic h a lth o u g h p ro v id in g g o o d im p a c t
p ro te c tio n , still re m a in s re la tiv e ly fle x ib le a n d th e re fo re
have a finite life span perform ing w ithin
the strict parameters set by the
is c o m fo rta b le to w e a r. The Evo's sides a re fa irly fla t to
a llo w fo r th e fittin g o f a s id e lo c a te d c a m e ra m ount.
company. A irtec have from day one set
A v a ila b le in ten c o lo u rs , in c lu d in g som e m e ta llics a n d
a very high standard for their creation
's o ft to u c h ' v e lve t lik e m atts, th e Evo is e q u ip p e d w ith a
and have never been prepared to w ater
c o m fo rta b le lin e r a n d a s tu rd y c h in stra p . A s w ith the Z1 fu ll-fa c e , the shell com es in a fix e d s in g le
size b u t the lin e rs a re in te rc h a n g e a b le in o rd e r to set the size.
dow n their high quality control
standards in order to extend an
individual unit's life. The com pany
A n in te rn a l p o c k e t w ill ta k e m ost types o f a u d ib le a ltim e te r a n d P a ra s p o rt a ls o p ro d u c e a v e rs io n
o rig in a lly thought a 10 year life span
c a lle d th e 577 (S k ytro n ic Inside) w h ic h is s p e c ia lly d e s ig n e d w ith custom cutouts o v e r the e a r w h ic h
w ould be the system's maximum but
e x p o se th e c o n tro ls o n o n e o f th e ir o w n S ky tro n ic a u d ib le s .
after testing hundreds o f units a t their 8
The Evo re ta ils a t a ro u n d £1 2 5 .
year service period found that a 12
Parasport Italia: 0039 0121 69692
www.parasport.it
year life was attainable. But after this
period the unit literally goes in the bin.
Previously w e have reported in Kit
News that no trade-in deal w ould be
forthcom ing from A irtec the Germ an
m anufacturer but recently the com pany
have announced that indeed a small
trade-in discount o f 6 0 Euros is
available on the purchase o f a brand
new unit. The 6 0 Euro discount w ill be
knocked o ff the purchase price o f a
new Cypres by any recognised A irtec
dealer w ithin one year o f the expiry o f
the 12 years and 3 month maximum
life span.
BENCHM ADE
A sm all US c o m p a n y c a llin g them selves The
B en c h m a d e K n ife C o a re o ffe rin g a n
a lte rn a tiv e to th e u b iq u ito u s o ra n g e p la s tic Z a k
k n ife w h ic h w e h a v e a ll c o m e to k n o w a n d
lose. C a lle d th e M o d e l 5 , this s m a ll h o o k kn ife
is re p o rte d ly r a z o r s h a rp a n d w ill c u t th ro u g h
a n y fib ro u s m a te ria l, "lik e a h o t k n ife th ro u g h
b u tte r", so c la im s a c o m p a n y s p o ke sm a n .
U n lik e o th e r h o o k knives o n th e m a rk e t w h ic h
Each traded-in unit must be complete
fe a tu re tw o r a z o r b la d e s set a t a n a cu te a n g le
w ith a non-activated cutter.Jf the unit is
to e a ch oth e r, th e M o d e l 5 is m a c h in e d o u t o f
w ithout cutter o r the cutter has been
a s o lid p ie c e o f 4 4 0 C steel, c re a tin g a
activated the discount w ill am ount to
lig h tw e ig h t b u t v e ry s tro n g a n d e x tre m e ly
only 40 Euros. O n ly one expired
s h a rp c u ttin g to o l. The h a n d le even d o u b le s as
Cypres w ill be accepted against each
a b o ttle o p e n e r fo r w h e n th e b e e r lig h t is lit.
new unit purchased.
The M o d e l 5 com es w ith a s m a ll n y lo n s to w
Airtec: 0049 2953 1293
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F e b ru a ry 20 03
p o u c h a n d re ta ils fo r a ro u n d £ 2 0 .
Benchmade:001 503 655 6004
www.benchmade.com
P r o t e c t io n
lymounts
R a c k e t
G a th helm ets h a ve c o m e u p w ith
w h a t th e y th in k is a so lu tio n to the
p ro b le m o f 'ris e r s la p ', ie , th e
te a rin g o ff o f y o u r m ost p riz e d
V e rtic a l V is io n s in the States a re
p ro d u c in g a n ic e ra n g e o f
P ro -D y tte r o r P ro-T rack fro m th e side
b e lly m o u n t c a m e ra p la tfo rm s fo r
o f y o u r h e a d a n d s e n d in g it
the s k y d iv in g m a rk e t a n d o th e r
fre e fa llin g a ll o n its o w n so m e .
a p p lic a tio n s . If y o u 'd lik e to w a tc h
G a th 's so lu tio n consists o f a s im p le a e ro d y n a m ic p ro te c to r
c o v e r fo r the P ro -D ytte r b a se p la te w h ic h sh o u ld save y o u r
b a b y fro m p e ril. The u n it c a n still b e e a s ily c a lib ra te d w ith o u t
re m o v a l a n d b a tte ry access is p o s sib le w ith th e o p e n in g o f
y o u r o w n fe e t as y o u tra c k a w a y
fro m a 3 0 0 -w a y o r film th a t AFF
o r W A R P stu d e n t fo r d e b rie fin g ,
o r w o u ld just lik e to w a tc h y o u r
o w n fa c e as y o u c u t a w a y fro m a
o n ly o n e screw .
Gath: [email protected]
www.gathsports.com
C R e W w ra p , then a b e lly m o u n t is
fo r y o u .
V e rtic a l V is io n s b e lly m o u n ts a re
C y b e r
co n stru cte d fro m a s tro n g y e t
F S
If y o u 're a c o m m itte d h a rd c o re 4 - w a y FS a d d ic t o r even a
lig h tw e ig h t, p o w d e r-c o a te d
a lu m in iu m , a n d co m e in a c h o ice
m e m b e r o f a b u d d in g n o v ic e 4 - w a y te a m , a n e w p ro d u c t
o f th re e typ e s a n d fo u r c o lo u rs .
fro m C ra ig B uxton o f G ra v ity P ilot P ro d u c tio n s w ill p ro b a b ly
They a re c o m p a tib le w ith a w id e
be m o re th a n y o u 'll b e a b le to resist.
ra n g e o f d ig ita l c a m e ra s such as
C a lle d A r iz o n a A irs p e e d M in d M a p s 2 0 0 3 , this C D -R O M
the S o n y PC series, th e C a n o n
CL1 a n d o th e r s im ila rly size d
a llo w s access to liv e -a c tio n v id e o o f e v e ry c u rre n t 4 -w a y e x it
c a m e ra s. A 3 5 m m stills c a m e ra
a n d b lo c k tra n s itio n .
m a y a ls o b e fitte d .
U sin g the 'V irtu a l V id e o g ra p h e r' m o d e y o u c a n fly a ro u n d
The sim p le st m o d e l is th e F la t Top.
the fo rm a tio n s a n d see the FAI d iv e p o o l fro m e v e ry a n g le .
This com es w ith a n o n -a d ju s ta b le
U tilis in g th e 'T ra c e r T e c h n o lo g y ' y o u c a n see th e p a th y o u
m o u n tin g p la te a n d s in g le b o d y
nee d to fo llo w fo r e a c h b lo c k , in c lu d in g 3 D tra n s itio n s . You
s tra p a n d w e ig h s o n ly 1 .6 lb s. The
c a n a ls o use a c o lo u r c o d in g schem e to fo llo w y o u r slot a n d
m id d le m o d e l is th e R a p to r w h ic h
fe a tu re s a s p e cia l b a ll a n d socket
y o u r p ie c e th ro u g h ea ch fo rm a tio n a n d tra n s itio n .
system a llo w in g th e c a m e ra to tilt
You c a n ru n a d e m o o f the s o ftw a re fro m th e ir w e b site a n d
a t 5 5 d e g re e s a n d s w ive l a n d
th e C D -R o m re ta ils a t a ro u n d £ 5 5 .
ro ta te a t 3 6 0 d e g re e s p ro v id in g
a ll th e c a m e ra a n g le s y o u r h e a rt
Gravity Pilot: 001 386 738 5914
[email protected]
www.gravitypilot.com
Flat Top
d e sire s. The D e lu xe m o d e l is
c a lle d th e D u a l R a p to r b e ca u se it
is e q u ip p e d w ith d o u b le b o d y
m o u n tin g stra p s fo r e x tra c a m e ra
s ta b ility a n d w e ig h s in a t 2 .6 lb s .
F o o d
f o r
t h o u g h t !
A ll V e rtic a l V is io n s m o u n ts c o m e
Some discussion has been taking place in BPA circles recently in respect of Cypres
AAD service and battery dates and how they might conflict with the reserve's repack
cycle. Recently a rig was refused an inspection tag at a DZ because the Cypres
batteries were out of date but the reserve itself was, in foct in date.
To me this scenario opens a Pandora's box of questions: We all know that AADs are
e q u ip p e d w ith a q u ic k release
c a m e ra s a fe ty s tra p as w e ll as
Raptor
m o u n tin g holes in the c a m e ra
p la te , a fo a m c u s h io n e d b o d y
m o u n tin g b a se p la te , secure
not mandatory for intermediate or experienced skydivers, right? Right - therefore
s q u e e ze re le a se s tra p b u ckle s a n d
we can happily and legally go jump our rig if it doesn't have an AAD inside. But
a d ju s ta b le 'ty p e 1 2 ' harness
what about if it has an AAD inside but you choose not to turn it on - is that not the
( 1 ,2 0 0 lb s ) w e b b in g straps.
same thing?
Therefore if you have an AAD inside and choose not to turn it on, then surely it's
irrelevant if the batteries are out of date or indeed even if the unit itself is out of
service - it's exactly the same as not having one at all - which don't forget is okay
and legal.
Taking this logic further - why couldn't Mr X's rig be tagged if he has the option of
never turning the AAD on? Just food for thought...
V e rtic a l V is io n s re co m m e n d the
use o f a w id e a n g le lens w h e n
u sin g a b e lly m o u n t.
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001 304203 8500
www.vertical-visions.com
Dual Raptor
(also pictured above)
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Those of us who are a bit longer in the tooth may remember a TV advert from
the 1970s that had a cartoon father holding an insurance policy that
miraculously grew and turned into a metal shield around his family. The father,
arms around his wife and children inside the shield, tapped the outside and to
its reassuringly solid resonance proclaimed, "Get the strength of an insurance
policy around you!". That 20 second flash said it all - well, nearly all...
An insurance policy is simply a fund into which a number of people pay some
money la premium) for a precisely defined purpose (the policy) to build up a pot
of money. If one person has an accident and needs money, then providing he
or she is covered by the policy, it pays out. Or as the comedienne Hylda Baker
would have said, "You've got something coming". (Why am I so obsessed with
70s television?)
BPA Liability Insurance
BPA Members benefit from third party public liability insurance cover, (within the
limitations of the terms of the policyl. For example, if you accidentally landed on
someone's car the BPA insurers would be responsible for paying for repairs.
The premium for this is included in the membership subscription, be it full,
provisional or temporary. But what the policy doesn't cover is medical
insurance, personal accident (compensation in the event of injury or death),
or cover for travel, equipment or baggage.
Ensure you Insure
Skydiving is variously described as an 'extreme sport', an 'adrenaline activity' or
as Grandad might say from the comfort of his armchair, '****ing dangerous'.
Although statistics prove skydiving to be nothing like as high risk as some nonskydivers may perceive, it can never be entirely risk-free, as with any action
sport. The risk is reduced to an acceptable level by strict operational procedures
but can never be entirely eliminated. Skydivers must therefore voluntarily accept
an element of risk, which it is prudent to always insure against.
Medical and Repatriation
Over the last few months at least two British jumpers have been seriously
injured skydiving whilst they did not have repatriation cover. The cost and
kerfuffle of getting a seriously injured person home to a UK hospital is surely
more than anyone would wish to impose on their partner, family or friends
(who will already be stressed enough!). We all pay into the NHS but this won't
get you an air ambulance should you need it. These cost thousands of pounds.
The whole medical and repatriation bill can be tens or even hundreds of
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thousands. Okay, this is a worst possible scenario but it does happen. It's
happened twice recently. It could happen to you.
Medical insurance cover including repatriation is the absolute minimum
that any skydiver should have whilst parachuting abroad. This should
include cover for non skydiving medical emergencies too. See the leaflet Health
Advice for Travellers from Post Offices or telephone 0800 555 777.
Paying the Bills
There's also the compensation side of personal accident insurance for which you guessed - an additional premium is payable. This sort of policy pays out
for serious injury such as the loss of an eye or limb or in some cases, death.
Some policies may also make a contribution to lost earnings - say you are a
driver and your leg ends up in plaster. Who is going to pay your bills and those
of your dependents, with no money coming in?
Travel, Equipment and Baggage
There's also travel, baggage and equipment insurance. If you have a
household policy, it may already give baggage cover or be extendable.
Single or Multiple Trip?
Typically, insurance is available for single or multiple trip, in various parts of the
world such as Europe, USA or beyond. An annual multi-trip policy may be
better value compared with a separate policy for each holiday.
Note that most general insurance policies don't cover skydiving. Start with the
skydiving and add personal accident, travel, equipment and baggage cover as
required. Be wary of any offer of free travel insurance, eg, on a credit card as it
is highly unlikely to include 'high risk' activities such as skydiving.
Form E111
When travelling within Europe, it's a good idea to get a Form Elll - the passport
to free or reduced cost emergency medical treatment in most European
countries. Pick up an application from the Post Office - this gives further
information on a country-by-country basis. Remember that the Elll is intended
to cover illness and emergency medical treatment. It doesn't cover
repatriation to the UK if you have a serious skydiving accident and it doesn't
give longer-term cover after the immediate emergency is over - when things
can get very pricey. An Ell! is good to have and can help you out but don't
depend on it to the exclusion of a proper insurance policy, or you could end up
seriously out of pocket.
ME!
According to the 2002
BPA survey, 12% of the
membership have had
a skydiving injury in the
last 3 years. 82% jump
abroad. How do your
odds stack up, jumping
abroad without
adequate insurance?
Photo: Steve Utter
Shop Around
Keep Your Policy Handy^f
Insurance premiums for everything have hiked up a lot following the events of
11 September. But a premium is still a small price to pay for the peace of mind
that a good insurance policy brings to you and your kin.
If you do need to call on an insurance policyTrwnember that you may not be in
a fit state. Keep your insurance details somewhere obvious, such as in your
log-book holder, wallet or purse and tell others so they can find it easily in an
emergency. If you are in a coma, you can't tell anyone where it is! You might
think this doesn't bear thinking about but we can assure you that from recent
experience, ifs only sensible to plan in this way. It is also worth making
photocopies of all your documents to carry with you, just in case your bags are
misplaced or stolen.
Some travel insurance companies are listed in the box below. These are not
recommendations, just options. There are more companies providing travel
insurance than we have space to list. If you shop around you can still get
comparatively good deals - but watch the small print to make sure you are
getting what you want. Be aware there may be an excess, ie, an amount of a
claim you have to pay yourself before the policy will pay out.
Checklist
Make a checklist and go through it with the insurance company as it can be
easy to forget something that later turns out to be important. There's a
suggested checklist here but think about what is important to you and make
your own. Never be afraid to ask, however silly a question may seem. Few of
us are insurance experts so if you see a jargon word or phrase, ask what it
means in plain English. Getting the policy that's right for you is your own
personal responsibility, not the insurers!
We hope you will never need to call on your insurance. But, unless you have
the strength of an insurance policy around you, you could find yourself - and
your Nearest and Dearest!!) - in quite a pickle indeed.
Martin Shuttleworth
[email protected]
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out from other skydivers about any claims they have made, how easy it has
been, whether they have had problems with exclusions and so on.
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Reports are a little thin at this time of year, as the jump season
becomes too cold for some. If you’ve had some adventures that
we could learn from, let’s hear from you.
Here’s hoping we have a safe season once it kicks in.
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The a b o v e a re c o n f id e n t ia l
R eports o n this p a g e a re c o m p ile d p a rtly fro m o ffic ia l In c id e n t R eports, s u b m itte d to th e BPA a fte r e v e ry U K in c id e n t a n d p a rtly
fro m the C o n fid e n tia l R e p o rtin g S ystem , a v o lu n ta ry m e th o d o f re p o rtin g d ire c tly to Rick B o a rd m a n , in c o m p le te secrecy. W e th e re fo re
d o n o t g iv e d e ta ils o f w h e n a n d w h e re in c id e n ts h a v e h a p p e n e d , to p ro te c t th e c o n fid e n tia lity o f p e o p le w h o use the system . Rick extracts
sp e cific re p o rts fo r a n a ly s is w h e re he c o n sid e rs th e re is m uch to b e le a rn e d .
But b e a w a re th a t this p a g e is o n ly a s m a ll p a r t o f re p o rtin g in c id e n ts to th e m e m b e rs h ip . A resum e o f a ll in c id e n t a n d in ju ry re p o rts, on
a n o n g o in g b asis is c o n ta in e d w ith in th e BPA's S afe ty a n d T ra in in g C o m m itte e (STC) m inutes, e n clo se d w ith e a ch m a g a z in e . In the ra re
case o f a U K fa ta lity , a B o a rd o f E n q u iry is im m e d ia te ly fo rm e d a n d c o n ve n e d . The B o a rd in ve stig a te s the in c id e n t a n d m akes a full
r e p o rt to STC w ith c o n clu s io n s a n d som etim es re c o m m e n d a tio n s . These fa ta lity re p o rts a re c o v e re d in th e STC m inutes en clo se d w ith
ea ch m a g a z in e .
Wingsuits and cutaways again!
Following a wingsuit dive I deployed my canopy at about 3,800
feet. I immediately had twists and the canopy (very high
performance) started to turn and dive. My left arm wingsuit zip
jammed and the turn had accelerated so I cut away my leg in
order to try and kick to stop extra twists occurring. Without
holding the risers it was useless so I cut away the arms next and
went for the risers. I got to them and kicked hard but the canopy
continued to accelerate, dive and twist up.
It was time to get off it (probably a late call!). I reached in and
took hold of both pads, peeled the velcro on the cutaway and
punched down. It only moved about 1.5 inches and the force
was too great for me to pull it any further. I added my left hand
to the cutaway pad and pulled again and when there was no
further movement, I REALLY didn't like it!
I relaxed the pull and then pulled hard with both hands once
more. This time the cables slowly withdrew, and I was free...
There was no RSL. I grabbed the reserve pad and banged out
the reserve. I'd been belly to earth for the last couple of
rotations and being catapulted free hadn't flipped or spun me.
The reserve opened quickly and on heading.
When I landed I checked and my AAD had fired but hadn't cut
the loop. I guess I just beat it!
didn't go according to plan that I got scared. I saw a bit of
ground where I would impact, if I stopped working the situation.
I might amend my thinking regarding two handed reserve drills.
I'd always dismissed heavy pull forces as a problem for the
slighter man, or the smaller women!
I may also return to using an RSL, it was quite strange to have
used my left hand in the cutaway and then to have a 'further
task' to perform. By this stage I was no longer performing a
drill, I was having to work things out to save my life which
again, was not part of the plan.
M o s t o f th e ke y fa c to rs to b e p u lle d fro m this re p o rt a re a lre a d y
q u o te d b y th e jum per. H e h a d a p la n a n d c a lm ly w o rk e d the
p ro b le m as it p re se n te d itself. B ut d o y o u d e te c t the ris in g stress
levels as th a t p la n h e a d s o u t th e w in d o w ? This g u y d id w e ll to
re co g n is e th a t fa c t w h ils t som e o th e rs m ig h t n o t h a ve stayed so
c o o l. It d o e s n 't stop th e re . He's a ls o sat b a c k a n d a n a ly se d the
w h o le s itu a tio n a fte r th e fa c t a n d m a d e som e d e d u c tio n s a b o u t
h o w his m e n ta l a n d p h y s ic a l p re p a ra tio n needs to b e a lte re d .
I p e rs o n a lly a m d e lig h te d b y th is s to ry fo r tw o rea so n s. Firstly, I
b e lie v e it is a su p e rb e x a m p le o f h o w to re c o v e r fro m a m istake,
u sin g a p re -p re p a re d p la n as a s ta rt p o in t a n d c o n tro llin g the
s itu a tio n even w h e n the p la n a lm o s t g o e s o u t o f th e w in d o w . If it's
o u r tu rn fo r som e stress th is w e e k e n d , m a y w e a ll h a n d le thin gs so
w e ll. S eco n d ly, the v ic tim has d e b rie fe d h im se lf, lo o k in g a t e v e ry
I know ellipticals aren't ideal with wingsuits, however I'd done
most of my wing jumps on this beast or my Stiletto. Only
occasionally have I had turns or twist problems with them on
deployment. I now have a Sabre 2 and riser inserts on order.
I think now that I should have deployed higher, I'll be opening
above 4,000ft for the future.
Being low didn't spook me when I looked down at first. I was
working through my planned drills. It was when the cutaway
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a s p e ct o f his b e h a v io u r w h ic h he c o u ld h a v e c h a n g e d . This
p a rtic u la r s to ry a ll b u t w ro te itself!
Note:
Students a n d in te rm e d ia te p a ra ch u tists MUST NOT
c h a n g e th e ir re se rve d rills . If y o u h a v e a n y d o u b ts , speak to
y o u r in s tru c to r o r C CI.
A n y e x p e rie n c e d p a ra c h u tis t th in k in g o f c h a n g in g th e ir reserve
d rills sh o u ld o n ly d o so a fte r c a re fu l c o n s id e ra tio n a n d a
le n g th y p ra c tic e session, w h ic h sh o u ld b e o fte n re p e a te d .
Education, Education, Education!
I was asked to look at some 'expert' (ie, non student) club hire kit because the
low experience jumper who had just used it had major problems flying it. When I
spoke to the jumper, he was quite excited by what had just happened.
The canopy had seemed to fly well at first but when the jumper brought the
brakes down below hip level, he had been very alarmed to see both ends fold
back until the tail touched together. Jerking the brakes up had caused a radical
diving-forward effect. Turning the canopy left a minute later, he was even more
alarmed when he found the canopy pulling him violently left and back until again
he brought the toggle back up.
The canopy was found to be fine. The jumper was long armed and tall and had
come up through the AFF system. He had only recently completed his
consolidation jumps and was somewhat surprised when I told him that he'd been
a stall!
sat with him for about fifteen minutes and over a cup of tea, told him how a
canopy stalls!
O f co u rse n o w a d a y s students g e n e ra lly ju m p la rg e , d o c ile stu d e n t c a n o p ie s w h ils t
th e y tra in a n d m o st o f them a re v e ry h a rd (o r d a re w e say, n ig h o n im p o s s ib le ) to
sta ll. Ju m p e rs r a p id ly g e t o n to h ig h e r p e rfo rm a n c e z e ro p o ro s ity squares
a n d th e n , s a d ly, som e le a rn the h a rd w a y a b o u t w h a t else p a ra c h u te s can
d o . A fe w o f those in d iv id u a ls g e t d e n te d a lo n g the w a y.
T h in g s used to b e d iffe re n t. B efo re th e a d v e n t o f RAPS a n d AFF,
students w o u ld tra n s it o n to sq u a re s a fte r a lo n g a p p re n tic e s h ip
o n ro u n d s . The b rie fin g s a n d e a rly ju m p p ro g ra m m e th a t
y o u r C C I p u t y o u th ro u g h to fly a s q u a re w e re p re tty heavy,
if y o u d id n 't p e rfo rm w e ll o n y o u r ra m -a ir, y o u c o u ld even
e n d u p b a c k o n a ra d io ta lk -d o w n ! I ca n c e rta in ly
re m e m b e r b e in g o rd e re d to g e t in a n d o u t o f the stall.
N o w a d a y s these th in g s a re n o t ta u g h t to the sam e level.
The BPA is lo o k in g h a rd a t m o re e d u c a tio n fo r ju m p e rs
a n d a n IC 2 (In d iv id u a l C a n o p y 2 ) ra tin g is in the
o ffin g .
P re v e n tio n
W h e n y o u ju m p s o m e th in g n e w g e t a b rie fin g . If
y o u 're g iv in g th e b rie fin g , d o n 't fo rg e t to co ve r
th e o b v io u s . W h a t's se co n d n a tu re to you
c o u ld be a lie n te rrito ry to som eo ne
else.
Dave Wood h a s
been Club Chief
Instructor of
RAFSPA for nearly
six years and is
now C C I of Cyprus
Parach u te Centre.
Popular, friendly,
opinionated but
fair, Dave h as
greatly developed
the efficiency,
fa cilitie s and so cial
life of RAFSPA. He
will be sorely
m issed.
D ove W ood
When did you start jumping and how
m any skydives do you have?
I d id m y firs t ju m p in 1 9 7 3 a t W e s to n , a m ilita ry
b a llo o n d escent fro m 8 0 0 ft. It w a s the m ost
frig h te n in g th in g I've e v e r d o n e in m y life. H a v in g
s a id th a t, th e se co n d o n e w a s even w o rs e ! I w a s
keen to le a rn m o re so I d id th e m ilita ry p a ra c h u te
c o u rs e , fo llo w e d b y the m ilita ry P ara chute T ra in in g
In stru cto rs co u rse . In 1 9 7 8 I c a m e b a c k to the
P a ra c h u te S ch o o l a t B riz e N o rto n a n d starte d s p o rt
ju m p in g a g a in a t W e sto n in 1 9 7 9 ; I n o w have o v e r
6 ,0 0 0 ju m p s.
W hat disciplines have you tried?
FS a n d a ccu ra cy . I'm a fr a id to s a y I o n ly trie d
a c c u ra c y b e ca u se I h a d to w h ils t I w a s a t N e fh e rs!
The s p o rt to d a y o ffe rs such d iv e rs ity, b u t FS has
a lw a y s be e n m y p a ssio n .
W hy did you start instructing?
I g o t in to s p o rt in s tru ctio n b e ca u se I w a n te d to
b ro a d e n m y h o riz o n s a n d e x p e rie n c e a c h a n g e fro m
m ilita ry in s tru c tio n . I q u a lifie d as PI (n o w Bl) in 1 9 8 9
a n d w e n t to N e th e rs w ith m y CSI in 1 9 9 0 . T hat y e a r
I a ls o g o t m y A FF a n d ta n d e m ra tin g s.
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Have you entered an y competitions?
I w a s in a 4 - w a y te a m in the C yp ru s C h a m p io n s h ip s
a n d th e A rm y C h a m p io n s h ip s a t N e th e ra vo n th re e
y e a rs o n th e tro t, '9 0 , '9 2 a n d '9 3 . M y p a rtn e rs in
c rim e w e re Pete Lam son, K eith S ke lley a n d S k ip p y
M o r r is - w e h a d such a la u g h . I loved those
c o m p e titio n s a n d the sense o f c a m a ra d e rie ; it re a lly
fire d m e u p a n d g o t th e a d re n a lin e g o in g . H o w e v e r,
I h a ve a n a p p a lin g m e m o ry so m y team n ic k n a m e
w a s M a r v o th e M e m o ry M a n - I w a s c o n s ta n tly
fo rg e ttin g p o in ts! It d o e s n 't ta k e a g e n iu s to w o rk o u t
that's n o t a g re a t tra it in c o m p e titio n .
Images: Simon Ward, Paul Hollow and Andy Ibbotson
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What's your most m emorable dem o?
The m ost m e m o ra b le d e m o w a s in to W e m b le y S ta d iu m , fo r the
Tell me something that skydivers are unlikely to
know about you
E n g la n d v G e rm a n y E u ro p e a n F o o tb a ll C h a m p io n s h ip a ro u n d 1 9 9 6 .
In 1 9 9 9 I c yc le d fro m S outh to N o rth W a le s w ith a g u y c a lle d C h ris
I fle w th e G e o rg e C ross fla g o n a 2 - w a y CF ju m p in to th e a re n a ; it
G e e a n d a b a c k -u p ve h icle . W e s ta rte d b y ru n n in g u p th e h ig h e s t
w a s a w e so m e . U n fo rtu n a te ly , w e lo st th e fo o tie .
p e a k in S outh W a le s , then c yc le d to N o rth W a le s a n d ra n up
S n o w d o n . It w a s b lo o d y d iffic u lt b u t w e m a n a g e d it a ll in tw o d a y s
Do you enjoy w orking on a DZ?
a n d ra is e d o v e r £ 3 ,0 0 0 fo r c h a rity .
It is w ith o u t q u e s tio n the m o st e n jo y a b le a n d m ost d e m a n d in g
e x p e rie n c e I h a v e e v e r h a d .
W hat trait do you most value in people?
Loyalty.
W ho is your mentor in the sport?
T h e re is n o o n e in d iv id u a l w h o has in flu e n c e d m e, m o re a succession
o f p e o p le . F o r e x a m p le , R oy W illis , w h o has be e n in the s p o rt fo r
m a n y a y e a r a n d is e x -C C I a t W e s to n , Joe F ra n ce a n d B ob S outar. I
liste n e d to th o se g u y s ta lk in g a b o u t re p re s e n tin g B rita in in 4 - w a y
a n d th a t im p re s se d a n d in s p ire d me.
Of all your achievements, which m eans most to you?
S eeing b o th m y sons, Ben a n d S h a n e pass th e ir AFF courses a n d
q u a lify as skyd ive rs. I'm n o t sure m y w ife C h ris w o u ld a g re e w ith
m e!
W hat w inds you up?
W o m e n d riv e rs a n d s lo w ju m p p ilo ts.
A ls o Len nie M o b b s , W e sto n 's lo n g e s t s e rv in g c lu b m em ber. Lennie
used to w a tc h th e m ilita ry ju m p in g a t W e s to n , a n d as a re su lt s ta rte d
s k y d iv in g in his teens. A t 7 3 he still re m a in s in c re d ib ly a c tiv e in the
W hat has been the highlight of your time at Weston?
s p o rt, s k y d iv in g p re tty m uch e v e ry w e e k e n d . H e loves it a n d I so
b e lie v e th a t w e c o u ld m a k e it w o rk , a n d w e d id .
a d m ire th a t (I a p o lo g is e if I h a v e g o t y o u r a g e w ro n g , L ennie!).
Describe yourself in three w ords
A rr o g a n t, d e m a n d in g , fa ir.
Tell us about your fam ily
I've been m a rrie d to C h ris s y fo r 2 9 y e a rs a n d h a v e tw o sons, S h a n e
w h o is 2 7 a n d Ben w h o is 2 5 . I a ls o h a v e a g ra n d s o n , Fletcher.
A v e ry successful season w ith th e Tw in O tte r. So m a n y p e o p le d id n 't
W hat m akes a good CCI?
N o t o n e th in g as e v e ry C C I b rin g s th e ir o w n p a rtic u la r style, skills
a n d id io s y n c ra s ie s to the jo b . W h a t p e rs o n a lly m o tivate s m e is
g e ttin g p e o p le in th e a ir a n d w a tc h in g th e m e n jo y th e ir s k y d iv in g ,
w h e th e r it b e te a m m e m b e rs , students o r ta n d e m pa sseng ers. Big
sm iles, h a n d -c la p s a n d h o lle rin g u n d e r c a n o p y - that's w h a t m akes
the jo b w o rth w h ile .
What's your favourite food?
Did you teach your
sons to skydive?
G rille d tu n a steak w ith m a y o a n d s a la d .
T h e y m a d e th e ir firs t fe w
And your personal motto?
ju m p s w ith m e a n d they
P ositive M e n ta l A ttitu d e .
a re n o w c o m m itte d
s k y d iv e rs . Ben is a n
in s tru c to r in th e RAF a n d
S h a n e e n jo y s a ll aspects
o f th e s p o rt a n d just loves
W hat w a s your most memorable skydive?
W ith o u t d o u b t, o n e o f th e ro u n d s o f th e C y p ru s C h a m p io n s h ip s
w h e n I w a s in th e te a m w ith Pete, K eith a n d S kip p y. W e h a d to
ro ta te tw o co m p re sse d a c c o rd io n s b u t w e d id n 't k n o w h o w to so w e
to ju m p . T h e ir te a m UBI
just k in d o f m a d e it u p , w ith c o m ic a l results. B ob C a rd w a tc h e d fro m
w o n th e In te rm e d ia te
th e g ro u n d as these tw o p a irs w e re s p in n in g o u t o f c o n tro l in the a ir
4 - w a y a t th e B ritish
a b o v e h im , a n d m a d e th e c o m m e n t, " O h m y G o d , a re those fo u r
n a tio n a ls this y e a r
g u y s re a lly m y s e n io r s ta ff? ".
(p ic tu re d ).
Describe your perfect day
How did you feel
about that?
That's e a sy - b lu e skies a n d 6 5 safe lifts w ith m e ru n n in g the show !
V e ry , v e ry p ro u d .
W ho do you adm ire in the sport today?
Team U BI fo r th e p u re e n jo y m e n t th a t th e y g e t fro m s k y d iv in g a n d ,
H ave you done a 3 -w a y with your sons?
I h a v e b e e n k n o w n to step in w ith Ben a n d S hane's te a m o n
let's b e h o n e st C ra ig B a ile y is n o s p rin g c h ick e n a t 3 9 ! [D o I d e te c t
s om e b ia s in this c h o ic e ? !] Just b e ca u se b o th m y sons a re in this
o c c a s io n .
te a m - n a h !
H ow did you and Chrissy feel after Ben's canopy
collision?
W hat are your ambitions for the future, both
personally and for the sport?
C h ris s y w a tc h e d it a n d says she g o t 5 0 m o re g re y h a irs fro m d o in g
For m e, it is to e n jo y ru n n in g th e C y p ru s p a ra c h u te c e n tre as C C I! A s
so! G e n e ra lly w e d o n 't w o r r y to o m uch a b o u t th e ir safety. I'm re a lly
fo r th e s p o rt, I w is h th e re w a s a w a y o f m a k in g stu d e n t s k y d iv in g
h a p p y a b o u t th e ir ju m p in g as th e y 're b o th v e ry c o n fid e n t.
1 0 0 % safe.
D a ve w a s s p e a k in g to Bev F ord
[email protected]
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Give your rep a hug!
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D o you know who your club
rep is? D o you ever thank them
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about your club? W ell you
should - they w ork really hard!
D o tell us what you’ve been up
M ilita ry S k ills C am p
the trip in November 2003 with a smaller group so if you're
At the beginning of December, 40 members of the British Armed
interested and in the military, contact:
Forces went to DeLand, Florida for an intensive skills camp organised
[email protected]
A l Macartney
by Dave Tyler and Alastair Macartney. Skills levels ranged from AFF
G e t W ell S o o n
students, to those with over 1,000 jumps.
Coaches came from across the Army plus DeLand M ajik and Freedom
to, through your club rep or
of Flight. Performance Designs provided demo canopies ond coaching,
directly to us. W e ’re not
as well as giving a tour of their factory. A number of seminars were
psychic, you know. If you want a
given including break-off, tracking and canopy flight. Due to bad
Best wishes to Bob Soutar who's recovering in hospital from an
accident in January. We also wish Julia Northcott o speedy recovery
from her recent accident in Spain. Apparently she's in good spirits and
is doing well.
mention, tell your rep!
If you are submitting items to us
directly, indicate which club you
jump at. Even if we don’t have
the space for a separate article
Netheravon Achievements
Cat 8
Beth Relf, Ed Bowyer
3,000 jumps
Arthur Gibson, Phil Gibbs
in its own right we can often
find another slot for your piece.
For example, this Club N ews
includes an X L Challenge w rite­
up from Hinton and a report of
the Military Skills Cam p under
Netheravon. So if you make the
effort to tell us what you’ve
Photos: Simon Ward
been up to, w e’ll make the
effort to include it.
The best diary in the world
I spend a lot of time collating
Awards
dates from adverts and other
Student of the Year
Rob Lay
Jump Numbers
countries’ skydiving magazines.
Jump Hog
Ed Murdoch
W e think we're the only
New management and support made last
Ooops Award
Chris Francis
skydiving magazine in the world
year very successful. The transformation of
Dipstick Award
Ian Bottomley
to include such an extensive
the canteen is complete and is so impressive
Cutaway King
Terry Wakenshaw
range of international diary
we had to have a party to celebrate! The
Club Chief Pilot
Glen Gotland
General Dogsbody
Geraldine McGuinness
dates. Each entry has a phone
Christmas bash was just as popular and we
number and contact info. Ch eck
all had a great night. Thanks to those from
out the inside back cover for
details.
other centres who came along. John Hillam
and Alice Gillies received awards for
Ifv
Award for Trying
Harry Minty
Bum Spot Award
John McCourt
400
Ed Murdoch
In December David McGuinness was diagnosed with cancer.
achieving their instructor ratings. Louise
Keeping his usual high spirits, he did a tandem dressed as Elvis
Cliff, Helen Brewis and Laura Johnson also
(pictured right) prior to his operation. Everyone at Border would
received awards for their continued support.
like to wish him a very speedy recovery.
Lama Johnson
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SfBSOM
C o r n w a ll
)
Once everyone had arrived for the Christmas party, we trundled off to
the pub for a good ol' pub quiz to start the evening, followed by a
raffle organised by Belle and Kat. A few hours later in the lobby, the
suits and dresses came out to play and everyone looked fantastic!
After dinner Fran gave the announcements and commendments. A
well deserved thank you went to our packers, Bob and Katrina
Hazell; also to our resident cameraman and president of Plymouth
Uni Skydiving Club, Dan Ranson, who has made a big effort to
introduce students to CPC. Alex Burr (Student of the Year 2001)
presented this years' CPC Student of the Year award to none other
than yours truly! (pictured below)
We then took to the floor which proved that we have some good little
movers, namely John and Fran Fisher who were great! Along with the
hotel lifts, the swimming pool, the food fights, the fire extinguishers,
the portable stereo and 'Medium Pace'l!), the broken bed, the threein-a-bed (twice), the jacuzzi, the flat roof, the kids' playroom and the
alcohol; it was a good couple of days!
Cheryl Marks
Lots of jumping was to be had in November and early December
from our warm and toasty 206 so we eagerly await its return in
early March. The usual end of season party at Birdland Bar
ensured a hangover or two. Sibson reopens this month.
On 29 November Kate Cornell exchanged vows with Golden
Knight, Brian Krause and became Mrs Krause (pictured right).
This was a fantastic wedding, with not a dry eye in the house
when Brian pledged his love to Kate. Good health and happiness
to you both.
With the chilly winter weather here, lots of Sibson regulars and
staff took the opportunity to travel to DeLand, Elsinore, Eloy,
Grenada and Venezuela to name but a few. In DeLand Lee
Matthews managed a paltry 13 points on his first 4-way (FS1
qualifying dive) and finished by 5,000ft. There was much buying
of beers!
Lizzie Harris
Sibson Achievements
Graduated AFF
Mark Hall, Alison Chaplin, Bob Owen
Cat 8
Bob Owen
FS1
Lee Matthews, Lizzie Wright
K a te Cornell & Brian the Golden Knight,
aka new lyweds, M r & Mrs Krause
Since the season drew to a close in November, members had to find something else to occupy their
time - so they got fit and community spirited and entered the infamous Cyprus 'Dhekelia Dash'.
This involved fifteen people running fifteen miles in relay which was great fun. They somehow
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scooped a silver medal in the club team category (pictured right)!
2003 sees a big changeover in 'da management' fo r the new season. We welcome new CCI, Dave
Wood (see page 60) and his wife Chris. We also welcome our new senior instructor Greg McKenzie,
his wife Helen and kids Lia and Locklian.
The DZ re-opened on the first weekend of the year and the plane flew in promptly at 7am.
Jumping was rounded o ff by the first barbecue of the season, a sign of great things to come.
Helen Mills
Jum p N um bers
3,000
Greg McKenzie
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RAPA )
RAPA staff travelled to Empuria in November to do some training. We were fortunate
to have Steve Thomas come along prior to his trip to the 300-way World Record,
everyone benefited from his knowledge and expertise.
Highlights of the trip included 'Swoop' Scobie forgetting his container was open and
walking across the manifest, dragging his canopy behind him; Nick Culligan's 200th
which was a nice 10-way with two cameramen; Dutch Holland had his first mal
(subsequently told the whole DZ about it); and the most fun was trying to get a
picture of all the assistant staff together in the same piece of sky! (pictured left)
Due to bad weather we only carried out 30 of the planned 40 jumps each. I bumped
into Jorris from Icarus at the DZ, and we blagged a guided tour of the Icarus factory
at Barcelona. He is very enthusiastic about his product and really looked after us.
The last weekend in November saw the RAPA Christmas party, with a barbecue (yes,
in November) and free (yes free!) beer. A lot of jumpers made the trip to the party
and had a great time. Some even enjoyed my attempt at an end of year vid which
was played in the bar on a big screen (thanks Bish).
Goodbye to the assistant staff who have now returned to their regiments to do some
proper soldiering. Hello to 'H ' Harrison who comes to RAPA from Weston and takes
over from Steve Blee. The centre has reopened giving just about enough time for us
to recover from the APA and BPA AGMs.
Words & photo: Buzz Busby
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C h r is tm a s P a r ty
2002 ended with a bang at the Swan Hotel.
It's the one night of the year we get to see the
fellas in dinner suits and the girls spend the
previous six months looking for 'that frock'.
The meal was superb and was again served by
to Basil Fawlty and a penchant for shouting,
“ Turkey?" then walking o ff before you have
time to answer!
A w a rd s
Helen Shaw collected the Commitment to the
Sport award on behalf of all the instructors
and boy, did the girls clap! Outstanding
Achiever was awarded to Wendy Lloyd, an AFF
student who has come a long way since
H elen Sha w collecting the
C om m itm ent to the S p o rt Aw ard
watching husband Mick jump whilst she ran
the canteen. Wendy now packs and helps get
students in the air during busy periods. Trish
Hayton was awarded Student of the Year for
her dedication and patience. Skydiver of the
Year went to Julia Baker who, this year
graduated AFF and got her FS1, achieved 8
and 15-ways, and still only has little more
than 50 jumps! Brian Shaw was commended
on completing 2,000 tandems. Many mentions
were read out and thanks were given to all
the staff, instructors and jumpers at NWPC for
their hard work and support.
The new year saw Jane and Jason tying the
Jump Numbers
knot, congrats to them both. Proud parents,
Martine and Stuart Morris christened baby
Georgina Alicia in January. Just as the vicar
asked us not to send in any videos of him to
'You've been Framed', he tripped over and
Steve Hogan
Julia Baker
200
Rachel Stott, Karen Bain
300
Amanda Baillie
400
Carol Sutton
900
Darren Baillie
applauded by us for her good behaviour and
for not laughing at him. NWPC is now open for
jumping and the next event is our Easter
Boogie, which is just round the corner, dates
tbc.
N ine do t h e USA
Over Christmas we headed for the SkyVenture
wind tunnel in Orlando and were put through
our paces at the Airspeed Tunnel Camp. We
were all amazed by the skills of our coaches,
the progress we all made and the unbelievable
M ic k & A nd y with their D afta aw ards
pain of the two hours of 'freefall' in three
days! The tunnel was amazing fun - unlimited
freefall and no packing. Alas all we have now
is our memories (of Chad and his pants!), oh,
and also the nine hours of video. After the
tunnel we went to Sebastian and soon realised
that tunnel training does nothing for your
canopy skills! Firsts for the group included
helicopter jumps at Sebastian and Casa jumps
and a 21,000ft lift at Lake Wales. Thanks to
the Airspeed and Sebastian XL fo r their time
and patience and to SkyVenture for their
material compiled by events throughout the
boy' Tim and how he must be the smallest Let
50
Andy Butterworth
almost landed in the font! Little G was
hospitality and the free trip to the Sky Coaster,
sketches included one about pilot, 'Monkey
Graduated AFF
N ew Y e a r
the world's largest swing.
'Whets a Christmas bonus Daddy?'. His
Cork Achievements
4 hrs freefall
CCI Dennis then took to the floor with his
year, aided by two puppets, 'Parvo' and
Skydiver o f the Year, Julia B aker
range of highly windproof clothing.
Ellen Nath
the head waiter with an uncanny resemblance
pilot in the world, not forgetting to mention his
Michelle Mealtins & Karen Bain
Photos: D uncan Stott
M a rtin e & Stua rt with baby
G eorgina at her christening
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Chatteris
The club held its Christmas dinner dance in the Bushtown Hotel
and as usual, it was good to see so many old friends and
retired jumpers. Congratulations to Wendy Simpson and Ted
making our first BPA course a
Jensen who shared the honour of Student of the Year. The club
success. The club Christmas bash
reopened in January with clear crisp blue sky, let's hope that's
was well attended and was used as a
going to be the trend for the rest of the year. CCI Maggie
final meeting place for the thirty or so
thanks everyone for their help and support during the past
club members who flew out to Eloy on
year.
Christmas day. A great time ensued with
John McCourt
lots of firsts being achieved throughout the
Achievements
Wendy Simpson, Ted Jensen
First freefall
over one thousand descents between us and
holiday. Lots of sympathy to Sharon Dawson
who broke her leg, landing awkwardly on day
two, not so much sympathy to Russell Smith
who broke his nose in the bar on the last
night! (No he wasn't fighting, yes he did start
the tequila frenzy.) Eloy is thoroughly
recommended with an awesome line-up of
It has been a quiet couple of months due to some very bad
aircraft, facilities, weather and the cheap
weather so we have a small backlog of students waiting to do
dollar. On the busiest day of the
their first jump when we open again at the end of February.
boogie we did 98 lifts!
See Drop Zone Focus, page 74. We had a good festive season
with a Christmas party that everyone enjoyed. We also went to
Goodbye to Ben Harrison who
the Christmas party at our sister drop zone, Border Parachute
leaves us and hello to Phil Speight,
Centre where a thoroughly good night was had. Due to such
our new duty Nomad pilot.
bad weather down south we have been arranging trips up
Steve Wilkins
north quite regularly so that we can keep jumping. We hope to
recruit more enthusiastic students in the new year and look
forward to seeing both the new blood and all the old regulars
again.
Rob Lay
Achievements
Cat 8
Joggi Botma, Rachel Hinde
FS1
Martin Harris
C h atteris p h oto s: R u ssell Sm ith
TflSTOCK
We had a good end to the year at our Christmas do at the
popular venue, the Hawkstone Hall Hotel. We had great food
and great accommodation, nice one Liz for that. During the
night all the usual awards were given out, some of which
C hatteris & C a rk ju m p e rs in Eloy’s
remain unpublished due to legal reasons!
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Awards
Student of the Year
Nick Ervin Memorial Plate
Tye Grundy
Ben Skellern
Crater Award
Martin Wilshaw
Party Animal
Claire Wilshaw
Achievements
First freefall
Tom Gateley
IC1
Steve Shone
FF1
Tony Houlton
Jump Numbers
200
Jamie McCullock, Rob Grey
3,000
Simon Davenport
sky
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BmiWGTOM
C lassics R e gio n a ls
28-29 Septem ber
Dave Walker has devised a new way of scaring off
seagulls humanely; jumping in fu ll Elvis attire, singing the
King's greatest hits and swooping in over them. It doesn't
W asp A cc u ra c y
sound humane to me! It did however create interest in the
The central regionals in classics
Sunday Mirror.
___ _ proceeded normally at Brid until
round four in accuracy when five
jumpers, a pilot and a wasp boarded a
Cessna 206 bound for 3,300 feet. During the climb
The latest must-have fashion accessory at the DZ is a
brand new Javelin Odyssey. Paul Scott went one better
and gave his an earthy look, giving a whole new meaning
several of the jumpers reported seeing a wasp but all
to the phrase 'dirt dive'. Welcome back to Rob Mitchell
agreed that, much to their relief, the stripy stowaway
and get well soon. The word is they want you to go back
completely disappeared shortly before running in.
to the USA and re-build the wall.
Dave Saville was first to exit, but most unfortunately
Dave Saville is a hat; he's just come clean. Pig Airlines are
for Dave, he had neither seen the wasp during the
now flying over Bridlington. The fact that Andrew 'Baggy'
climb, nor realised that the insect had sought refuge
Collins has just passed his Cat 8 has nothing to do with it!
down the back of the neck of his jumpsuit. Dave was
two seconds into his dive when the wasp announced
in the way that wasps always do, that:
1. It was down the back of his jumpsuit... and
2. It did not enjoy freefall.
Calling all the ladies': the two bronzed/chiselled Adonises
^
(masquerading as Simon Cathrine and Alan Westerman)
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Sjmon<
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on th e jr trjp t0 W M G eese s k y d iv in g C e n tre
are planning to do a nude jump. Free sick bags and
smelling salts come with every jump ticket. Bets are odds
on that they want to do a rodeo!
Dave's canopy deployment served to shake the wasp
Paul Simms
further down his back, inside his shirt, an action that
seemed to only to antagonise the already angry little
passenger.
I
Bridlington Achievements
First freefall
Peter Hardaker
Cat 8
Paul Scott, Helen Moon, Lindsay Potter
FS1
Lara Jordan, Vicki Hosier
have been in this sport for a considerable number of
years, witnessing many, many accuracy target
approaches. Most jumpers employ the technique of
Andrew 'Baggy' Collins
2 hrs freefall Tracy Bartley, Paul Simms
hanging motionless in the harness in order not to
upset the glide of the canopy. Dave, however seemed
Jump Numbers
to be pioneering a new and very radical approach.
50
His new technique was both noisy and vigorous,
100
Lara Jordan
involving agile contortion of the upper torso whilst
200
Vicki Hosier
bellowing some intelligible mystic chant which went
900
Phil Lyall (out of the mock-up!)
Jason Ellam
something like, "Aah ah ahhhh ah ahhhh".
The close of 2002 saw another sell-out BKPC Christmas party
This new technique resulted in a 25 metre zap, which
to our astonishment, he celebrated with a wild, rowdy
dance, hurling away all of his kit and tearing off
most of his clothes, imploring both judges and
B lack K m g h ts
hosted at Thurnham Mill. Many awards were presented from
Freestyle Packer of the Year (gratefully accepted by Rob McVey),
to the prestigious 2002 Turf-surfer Award (to Neil Sharpies and
his tiny pocket rocket canopy). We we're pleased to see Dean
spectators to join in and help him.
Thorpe recognised as the Student of the Year for his enthusiasm
Whilst I have been assured that Dave has now
and progression. Dean received a trophy and sponsorship of
permanently abandoned this technique, the incident
WARP progression jumps (pictured left).
has given both judges and officials some cause for
concern. We judges have been completely through
Dave and Mo in the canteen turned out an excellent Christmas
both the FAI and BPA rules for accuracy landing and
meal at the end of December, which everyone enjoyed. We were
are unable to find anywhere, rules covering
glad to see that discounted turkey sandwiches were not on the
competitors who jump with wasps inside their
menu in the new year!
jumpsuits. Sue Waterfield was worried that the wasp
may not have been a member of the BPA and Nicky
Johnson was concerned that Dave Saville may have
been tandeming a wasp without a tandem instructor's
rating.
We only closed the centre for two doys over the holiday period by
request so enjoyed a very busy start to 2003. All those mince
pies and drinks certainly seemed to have improved everyone's
fast fall skills! Preventive maintenance on the runway has been
paying off with us able to keep flying despite the wet weather.
Putting this aside, the competition was won with a
brilliant performance by Nicky Johnson, totalling 6cm
for the six accuracy rounds and our thanks must go
J e ff lllidge
Black Knights Achievements
Cat 8
Michael Bridge, Michael Romanek
to British Skysports for hosting such a friendly and
Jump Numbers
enjoyable competition.
Bob King
68
skydive
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200
Chris Ince
2,700
Jeff lllidge
1,000 tandems
Billy Sharpies
(
tf/A/TO A/
)
X L e r a t e y o u r s k ills
C h r is tm a s & N ew Y e a r
Along with other Hinton jumpers I've just completed the XL
December saw most of the club regulars fly off to warmer climates.
Challenge, an intensive coaching week with British National
Maddie Moore wins the 'Who can say the most stupid thing to USA
4-way Champions, Sebastian XL in Florida, combining jumps
customs' award, with a quip about an AK47 which cost her over
with tunnel time, pictured above and below.
£700. (We all know what a good sense of humour Customs have!) I
Hinton Achievements
think just about every Kalashnikov/machine gun joke has been used
The challenge was tailored on a jump by jump basis to meet
but if anyone knows any more, let us know.
our individual skill levels. If the rest of the group advanced at
a different pace to you, this wasn't a problem. XL worked with
Christmas saw a fantastic bonfire and fireworks party at Steve and
us one-on-one or two-on-two. They videoed and fully
Elaine Parks's house where I think we must have set o ff most of the
debriefed each jump, picking out the good points in a jump
fireworks in Northamptonshire! Steve and Elaine ore currently
and then adding new skills, boosting confidence.
apologising to the neighbours. If anyone in the Northants area sees
a silver, remote-controlled blimp could they please return it to Steve.
XL have over 26 years of skydiving experience between them
(Ivan liberated it by accident.)
and it shows. They talk with authority and their advice works.
They thoroughly enjoy what they do and their enthusiasm is
Congratulations to Gave Luke and Nicola Dwyer on their
contagious. For myself, as the least experienced jumper, the
engagement. The Nomad is back and will stay until the Beaver takes
learning curve was ballistic and I hod a jaw-dropping
over at the end of April.
transformation in my skydiving skills.
Caroline While
Words and group photo below by Colin Hicklin
Rob, Patrick, Beryl, Jo h n , Ben, Gibbo, E m m a , D ave, Phil, Colin
a n d X L ’s Pete, Jo hn, Thom as & Steve
FS1
Sam Matthews
Jump Numbers
300
Mike Sheehan
Steve Stringer
400
Elaine Parks
5.000
Geoff Wood
2.000 tandems
Dave Luke
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As a surprise for the regular jumpers and to prove that the cold didn't affect him, our CCI
After enduring moans of the regulars at the centre being closed over Christmas, Alan finally
organised the first ever night jumps at St Andrews. All the regulars and some new faces
caved in and agreed to stay open. So 2002 ended with our new year party, giving an
gathered anxiously. Once the day's jumping had finished everyone helped to set up lights on the
opportunity for everyone to thank Alan, Brian and Sandy fo r their hard work in building the
runway and landing area. When it was sufficiently dark jumping commenced. We started with
centre to what it is. It was a great night's drinking in front of the fire that Andy kindly kept
jumps from 5,000 ft for first timers then did formation and freefly lifts. Most people did at least
going. Our chief pilot, Sandy is currently on his way to pick up our new, eagerly anticipated
two jumps and everyone thanked Alan in the usual manner with drinks at the bar!
Cessna 206.
A door for the Cl 82 is in
the pipeline and a bar still
a possibility by Easter.
We're also hoping to get a
Let for early April. The
centre may close on
30-31 March for the
aircraft's C of A. A special
Three British d eaf sky divers, Alan Thompson , Stuart Wilson & Tim Powell
mention goes to Andy
TARG£T
)
Howe for his boxing
Annual Awards
prowess, apparently he's
Most Progressed Student
Paul McCormick
being lined up to fight
Most Persistent Student
Richard Head
Richard Head
Mike Tyson next!
Most Entertaining Landing
Dave Taylor
Guy Raddiffe
NE Uni Parachute Club
Durham University
Achievements
We had an excellent Christmas party and dinner;
IC1
Paul McCormick
Jane Robertson
our karaoke kings, Chris Southy and Roo (yes, I
thanks to Nick Battles for singing and Dan & Co
have photos). I never want to hear 'You've lost
for DJ-ing.
that loving feeling' again!
A lg a rv e W in ter B o o g ie
We adopted Kerry the South African (the poor
Those who went to the Algarve had a fab time. It
girl didn't know what she'd got herself into),
was nice to see so many Brits out there; it was
we'll see you soon at Hib. Derrick fell down a 4ft
Caitlin Rogers
like a mini Hibble on tour. On Niki's first jump
drop into a ditch full of dirty water outside the
Laura McDermott
she managed to land in a small field surrounded
car park. Ruth said she would've helped but was
Matt King
by an 8ft barbed wire fence (but it was Buzz
laughing too much! He rescued his phone and his
Graduated AFF
Laura McDermott
Lightyear who rescued you, wasn't it?) We can't
beer, so that's ok.
Cat 8
Julie Hutton
forget her unfortunate landing either (see left).
IC1
Will Powell
She says she landed standing up but do we
Kerry Short
believe her?! Poor Tom had a mal after a
Liz George
30-way carnage jump but we'll blame Tony for
Will Powell
that. Noel and Tony were tandem students for
Kerry Short
the first time. Geetha and
Achievements
First freefoll
I had the funniest 6-way
Jump Numbers
100
ever with Tim Carter and
Geetha Naranayanan
Danny Jessop falling belly
200
Tom Hibberd
to earth - worth seeing,
300
Calvin Blacker
believe me, thanks to
600
Alan Russell
Emma and Ben too.
1,000
Tony O'Leary
1,400
Noel Purcell
We nearly got the boozer
closed down but I think
the Strath clan had
something to do with that.
70 sky
The Crow's Nest's
favourite customers were
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A lg a rv e S p rin g B o o g ie
We hope to see you all there on 1 March to 21
April when we'll do it all over again.
Hannah Swallow
La n g u r C h ris tm a s P a r ty
The Langar Christmas party attracted a record
130+ people and had all the required ingredients:
alcohol, food, alcohol, music, alcohol, presents for
everyone, and, of course, alcohol. We hod a
fantastic time and were particularly pleased that
the charity raffle in aid of Cancer Research UK
raised over £2,000. Thanks to everyone who
donated prizes including Sunpath, Bev Suits,
SkyVenture, Shannon Pilcher and BPS Langor.
'Never The Bride' played for us again and were as
brilliant as ever. Everyone got into the Christmas
party spirit including organisers Sally, Martine,
Alex and Jill who managed to relax and let their
hair down once things had gone to plan. Thanks
girls!
s h o w e r s P ro m ise d !
Dave Hickling's end-of-yeor address summed up a
record-breaking year for Langar and we're
expecting even more from 2003. Dave announced
the imminent construction of a hangar at Langar
(volunteers needed!) and in an unguarded
moment, also promised new showers (must have
been drinking...)
H o no ured
The Annual BPS Student of Year award went to
Paul Monaghan (pictured bottom left) and well
deserved it was too. Our very own Dylis Price
received an OBE in the New Year Honours list. See
page 14.
Alex Stone & Tony Danbury
Langar Achievements
FirstFreefall
Chris Britton, Sam Jackson
Cat 8
Paul Rimmington, Clare Wilson
FS1
Paul Cropper, Laura Hillas
IC1
Darren McGing
FFI
Andy Pike, Rich Wheatley
David Garretty
Michael Wilson-Roberts
Jump Numbers
100
Angela Hickling
9,000
Dave Hickling
HeADCORM
In December our illustrious chief instructor Pete
Achievements
Sizer had a bit of a surprise (surprise) when he
100 jumps James Wilson
took Cilia Black on a tandem jump (pictured above)
FSI & IC1
Michelle Theobald
for a new TV programme.
On our last day jumping in 2002, Jane Buckle
managed three jumps even though she rarely
ventures out in the cold! The staff organised an
excellent Christmas dinner at a local pub which
surprisingly had few casualties until the hangovers
kicked in the following morning. We saw the year
out as we saw it in, with a party in Wings. Those
who can remember anything of it enjoyed it (even
Alex doing his Frank Sinatra in Skid Row at 2am!).
Congrats to Marky Mark and his girlfriend Jo who
will be having a baby and to Polly Parrott and
Maria who became engaged.
A jubflbe, I5 -w a y at H ea d co rn
Photo: M a lco m Darling
Ruth Cooper
POPS
.
SSPA
The SSPA's Last Act
On Sunday 10 November 2002 the final act of the
Scottish Sport Parachute Association (SSPA) was carried
out by acting chairman Bunny McGeechan. Bunny handed
over a cheque for £1,632, the total amount remaining in
the SSPA coffers, to Billy Gollan of Paragon Skydiving to
help alleviate difficulties brought on by an arson attack.
History
Members of the Scottish Parachute Club, Para Clan and
the Golden Lions founded the SSPA in 1975. It existed to
assist and promote skydiving in Scotland, a task it carried
out over 27 years with various grants from the Scottish
Sports Council. The vast majority of skydivers in Scotland
Louise H a w k in s over Langar
have benefitted at some time from the SSPA. New jumpers
Photo: Tony D an b ury
will continue to benefit for many years, through
equipment provided by the SSPA and from instructors
The AGM has been and gone so there is a new top POP,
Following on from the 27-way record last year, we will try
whose training was sponsored by the SSPA.
Nils Hansen. I would like to thank all of you for your
to make it even bigger this year. Jack Felstead has agreed
support over the last three years and expect to continue to
to organise it again and, if you want to take part, you
The decision to wrap up the association was not taken
see you at DZs and POPs meets in the future.
should start to think about practicing in groups. It may be
lightly and was unanimously supported by the current
Last year was pretty full with a world meet and a new
record as well as the usual local meets. This year we have
a long way off but we are starting to think about the 2004
members. It had become clear over the last four years
world meet in Switzerland. Check the info on our website.
that funding from the Sports Council was no longer
Pete Shew
a different format with main meet at Hibaldstow on the
last weekend in June and an introduction to freefly at
Sibson on 17-18 May. For this you will need to ensure that
your equipment is suitable for freefly use, your rigger can
advise on this.
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New TOP POP - Nils Hansen:
0117 973 8341
Jack Felstead:
[email protected]
www.thepops.org.uk
available, mainly due to the way that grants are now
awarded through lottery channels. Thank you to all the
people who served on the SSPA, giving their time and
expertise freely to help others. It was fitting that the last
act of the SSPA was to help a Scottish drop zone.
Eddie Jones
SftMR S tars
What a year it has been for the team, we lost our plane but
thanks to Tiggs and his Islander we finally got o ff to a flying
start. We said goodbye to CCI Andy Paddock and hello to Steve
Jelf. Carl Williams moved his operation from Wales and up to
South Cerney to work along side the team, which at times has
been interesting but still fun. Goodbye to Jeff Montgomery
who leaves us for the Black Knights display
team. Replacing Jeff is Rob Brown mind you, no sooner had he
arrived, he disappeared
with our CCI to
DeLand! The last
operating
weekend saw
another successful
night jump programme. Some of us tried
some FS in the dark. All went well and we
had a great night.
Sluarl Miller-Holi
Achievements
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Rob Brown
400 jumps Vancent (Big Al) Allen
Photo: Craig O ’Brien
BCPA
N ottingham U ni stu dents
Tom, C hris & La uren ce in E m p u ria
November saw the first BCPA meet for this
the club captains met with the BCPA
academic year, Freshers 2002 at Langar.
committee; an opportunity to find out what
Friday night passed in a blur as a result of the
the clubs need, share ideas and get to know
brilliantly low prices at the bar while skydivers
each other.
drank themselves into oblivion, comfortable in
the knowledge that barring an act of God,
there would be no chance of jumping the next
day. True to form, cloud-base the next
morning was at approximately 2ft, so
everyone was given plenty of time to wake up
and come to their senses for refreshers and dz
orientations.
Presentations on skydiving were prepared to
while away the daylight and to stop the
collegiates turning on each other out of sheer
boredom. It appeared to work but the major
event of the day was still ahead - the
opening of the bar (again). Whilst most
people were fighting to be the first at the bar,
The party continued with a DJ who knew
exactly how to please a group of glow-stickwielding collegiates! Thanks to Steve Newman
who did a fantastic job running the bar and
thank you very much to Langar for helping
get the academic year off to a successful start
(despite no jumping whatsoever).
Many collegiates were lucky enough to jet off
to sunnier lands for Christmas to beat off
those winter blues! Spain, Portugal, and New
Zealand all had British collegiates falling from
their skies. Check the diary page inside the
back cover for 2003 BCPA events.
Owner/Operator
London Parachute
School
D Z located off J B o f M 4 0 in Oxfordshire
31 Green Street, Hazlemere,
Buckinghamshire, HP15 7RA
Tel: 0 14 94 4 5 9 5 0 0
Fax: 01494 4 4 4 32 6
C h ris Fran cis & M artin H arris
CCI
C h ris Francis
Instructors
Val Slattery, Rob Zealley, Dick Barton, Dave
Skinner, Los C ro ss
Pilots
Ja so n Bishop, Mike W estwood
[email protected]
www.londonparachuteschool.com
Aircraft
C e ssn a 2 0 6
5 places
BN Islander on call
7 places
First Jump Courses
RA PS, Tandem, A FF
Jump Prices
Tandem
£220
R A P S continuation £ 4 0
1 0 ,0 0 0 ft
£18
5 ,0 0 0 f t
£14
Altitude Restrictions
Maximum altitude is 1 0 ,0 0 0 feet.
Coaching
W ARP, FS, C F
Load Organising
Directions
From London (M40)
Exit the M 4 0 at JB and turn left, take the
Load organising is free. Simply turn up, rep o rt to m anifest and speak to Martin or Rachel. 1
DZ Attractions
L P S is a small, friendly club that places an em phasis on having fun. W e welcom e any visiting
jum pers and all have a good time. Owner, O perator and CCI C h ris Fran cis is also owner of
first right turn, signposted Lewknor and
B ord er P arach u te Cen tre in Northumberland. Regular trips are made to Bord er and m an y'
follow the road through the s ta r t of the
students com plete their training here and they h iv e no altitude restrictions.
village and take the first left turn. Follow
this road and keep going through an S
□Z Accommodation
bend. The DZ is down a tra ck on the left,
which can be spotted looking power lines
You can cam p at L P S by prior a rran g e m e n t
and a tra n sfo rm e r box mounted on a
pole.
Food Si Drink
A catering trailer offers hot and cold drinks,
From Birmingham
burgers, hot dogs, sandw iches, crisp s and snacks.
A s above, except at J B turn right.
Th e re ’s the pub, the Leathern Bottle nearby which
offers really good food at reasonable prices. M ost
Recommended Local
Accommodation
Peel Guest House
□ 1 8 4 4 351 310
(Postcombe)
Sunday afternoons after jumping are spent here!
W e have b arb ecues on bank holidays too.
Local Attractions
The DZ is right n ear the Chiltern Hills which form s
a ridge making an im pressive walkway. High
W ycom be is 15 m inutes away and has a great
Black Prince Hotel
shopping centre.
01844 345 569
(Princes Risborough)
View from a visiting jumper
George & Dragon
□ 1 8 4 4 4 6 4 414
(Princes Rlsborough]
Red Lion
□1844 344 9 80
(Princes Risborough)
Backg ro un d Im age: H a n s Bergrren
"When I arrived at London PC, the first thing that
hit me was how friendly everyone was. Load
organising was simple and I didn't have any trouble
finding someone to jump with. I had a great day
and was made to feel very welcome even though
I’d never been there before. I've been going back
ever sin ce."
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video room
equipment shop
canteen
evening restaurant
bar
bunkhouse
showers
camping welcome
caravans welcome
R e d la n d s Farm , W anborough. Sw indon, Wiltshire
Tel/Fax: 0 1 9 0 2 65 3 22 0
sky d iv ered lan d s @ aol.com
O p e n : W/ends 9am - 8pm Please call 07855 908 083 prior to coming
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : squares
A i r c r a f t : Various
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Headcorn Parachute Centre
D uke of G lo u c e ste r B arracks, South C erney,
C irencester, G lo u c e ste r GL7 5RD
Tel: 0 7 7 7 9 01 9 655
w w w .skydivesouthw est.co.uk
will @ sky d iv eso u th w est.co .u k
O p e n : Fri-Sun (W/days by arrangement)
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : tandem, squares AFF
A i r c r a f t : Cessna 182, Islander
H ead co m A erodrom e, H eadcorn, Kent TN 27 9HX
Tel: 0 1 6 2 2 8 90 86 2 Fax: 0 1 6 2 2 8 9 0 644
h e a d co rn @ b tco nnect.com
w w w .headcornparachuteclub.co.uk
Open: Tue-Fri 9am - dark, (winter Mon 1pm - dusk)
W/ends & bank hols 8.30am - dusk
First Jump Courses: squares, AFF, tandem
Aircraft: Turbolet (May-Sept), Beaver (Oct-April), Islander
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L a n c a ste r LA2 ODY
Tel: W /end 0 1 5 2 4 791 820
W /days/Fax: 0 1 772 7 1 7 624
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O p e n W/cntls, bank hols, mid week by arrangement 8am - 8pm
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : rounds, squares, AFF, tandem
A i r c r a f t : Cessna 185
FS WP & A * JE
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Tue-Thu by arrangement, Fri- Sun. 9am - dark
squares, AFF, tandem
A i r c r a f t : Cessna 206, Islander
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British Parachute Schools
L an gar Airfield, Langar, N ottingham NG 13 9HY
Tel/Fax: 0 1 9 4 9 8 6 0 878
info@ bpslangar.co.uk w w w .bpslangar.co.uk
O p e n : Every day 9am - 8pm (or sunset), 10am start Sun
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : squares, AFF, tandem
A i r c r a f t : Tuibolet (summer). Cessna 206, Grand Caravan
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British Skysports, Bridlington
E a st Leys Farm , G rindale Rd, Bridlington,
E Yorks Y 0 1 6 4YB
Tel: 01262 677 367 / 0 7836 276 188
Fax: 01262 401 871
w w w .britishskysports.co.uk
O p e n : Every day Sam - 8pm
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : squares, AFF. tandem
A i r c r a f t Cessna 206
FS C F A C W P
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Devon & Somerset Parachute School
3 0 Tow er Way, D unkesw ell, Nr Honiton,
D evon EX14 4XR
Tel/Fax: 0 1 4 0 4 891 690
a g u e s tl @co m p u se rv e.c o m ww w.parachuting-uk.com
O p e n : 9am - sunset Wed-Sun, midweek by arrangement
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : squares, AFF, tandem
A i r c r a f t : Cessna 206
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Kingsmuir Airfield, Saint A ndrew s, Fife KY16 8Q Q
Tel: 0 1 3 3 4 880 6 7 8
skydivestandrew s@ m ail.com
w w w .skydivestandrew s.co.uk
O p e n : W/ends 8am - 10pm, Fri 5pm - 10pm, midweek by arrangement
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : squares, AFF, tandem
A i r c r a f t : Cessna 185, Cessna 206, Turbine & Islander by arrangement
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London Parachute School
31
G reen Street, H azlem ere, B ucks H P 15 7RA
Drop Zone located off Junction 6 of M40
Tel: 0 1 494 45 9 500 Fax: 0 1 4 9 4 44 4 326
info@ londonparachuteschool.com
w w w .londonparachuteschool.com
Open: Weekends 9am - dusk
First Jump Courses: squares, tandem, AFF
Aircraft: Islander, Cessna 206
LO FS CF AC W P X
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10 Merlin Parachute Centre
Now operating from Peterlee (map no 15), contact:
Bill Rule, 3 Lower Darcy St, Bolton, L an cs BL2 1PW
Tel/Fax: 0191 51 7 1234
O p e n : W/ends & bank hols 9am - dark
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : squares, AFF, tandem
A i r c r a f t : Islander
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Strathallan Airfield, Nr Auchterarder, Perthshire PH3 1LA
Tel: 0 7 7 7 46 8 6161 W /end 0 1 7 6 4 662572
kbrady@ fsbdial.co.uk w w w .skydivestrathallan.co.uk
O p e n : Fri 5pm - 9pm (Summer), W/ends & B/hols 9am - dark
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : rounds, squares, tandem
A i r c r a f t : Turbine (Summer), 2 x Cessna 206
LO FS C F FF A C W P f t A *
North London Parachute Centre
Hibaldstow Airfield, Hibaldstow, Brigg, N Lines DN20 9NN
Tel/Fax: 0113 2 5 0 5 6 0 0 or DZ 0 1 6 5 2 648 837
info@ targetsky.dem on.co.uk www.skydiving.co.uk
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Old Buckenham Airfield, Attleborough, Norfolk NR17 1PU
Tel: 0 1 9 5 3 861 0 3 0 Fax: 0 1 9 5 3 861 031
jum p@ u k p arach u tin g .co .u k w w w .ukparachuting.co.uk
O p e n : W/ends & W/days (by arrangement)
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : squares, tandem
A i r c r a f t : PA-32 (available for w/end displays)
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Errol Airfield, G ran g e, Errol, P erth sh ire PH 2 7TB
Tel: 01821 642 4 54 Fax: 01821 64 2 656
w w w .paragonskydiving.20m .com
b g@ gollan66.fsnet.co.uk
Open: Wed-Fri 9am - 7pm, Sat 9am - 6pm, Sun 10am - 6pm
First Jump Courses: rounds, squares, tandem
Aircraft: Cessna 182
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S ibson Airfield, W ansford, P eterb o ro u g h P E 8 6NE
Tel: 0 1 8 3 2 28 0 4 9 0 Fax: 0 1 8 3 2 2 8 0 409
skydive@ skydivesibson.com ww w.skydivesibson.com
Open: Mar-Nov Tue-Sun 8am - 8pm, Dec-Feb Wed-Sun
First Jump Courses: squares, AFF, tandem
Aircraft: Cessna 206, Turbolet (summer)
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Peterlee Parachute Centre
T he Airfield, Shotton Colliery, C o Durham DH6 2NH
Tel/Fax: 0191 517 1234
shottonairfield @ aol.com
h ttp://m em bers.aol.com /skydiveam y
Open: Wed-Fri 1pm - 8.30pm, W/ends & hank hols 8.30am - 8.30pm
Flexible hours, please phone to confirm
First Jump Courses: squares, AFF, tandem
Aircraft: Cessna 182, Turbo 206 (occasionally)
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C ark Airfield, Flookburgh, Nr G ran g e-o v er-S an d s,
Cum bria LA11 7 J S
Tel: 0 1 5 3 9 55 8 67 2 Fax: 0 1772 78 7 106
skydive-northw est@ totalise.co.uk
w w w .skydive-northw est.com
Open: W/ends & bank hols 9am - 9pm
First Jump Courses: squares, tandem, AFF
Aircraft: Turbolet 410 (Mar-Dec), Islander
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9am - dusk every day
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : squares, AFF, tandem
A i r c r a f t : G92 Turbine, SMG-92 Turbo Finist.
Tilstock Airfield, W hitchurch, S h ro p sh ire SY 13 2HA
Tel: 0 1948 841 111 Fax: 0 1 9 4 8 8 4 0 638
skydive @ th ep a ra ch u te c e n tre .c o m
w w w .th ep arach u tecen tre.co m
O p e n : All year Sat 8am - 9pm, Mar-Oct Fri 2pm - dark
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : squares, AFF, tandem
A i r c r a f t : 2 x Cessna 206
12 North West Parachute Centre
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The Parachute Centre
Chatteris Airfield, M anea, March, C am b s PE15 OEA
DZ Tel: 0 1 3 5 4 74 0 81 0 Fax: 0 1 3 5 4 7 4 0 40 6
Office Tel: 0 8 7 0 787 4 9 0 0 Fax: 0 8 7 0 78 7 4 9 0 9
ch a tp a ra@ a o l.co m www.ukskydiving.com
O p e n : Tue-Fri 9.30am - 8pm, W/ends 8am - 8pm.
Closed Mon/Tue in winter
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : rounds, squares, APT, tandem
A i r c r a f t : Nomad
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Cornwall Parachute Club
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Hinton Airfield, S tean e, Brackley, Northants NN13 5NS
Tel: 0 1 2 9 5 81 2 30 0
Fax: 0 1 2 9 5 81 2 400
info@ skydive.co.uk www.skydive.co.uk
Open: Tue-Fri 9am - 7pm, W/ends 8am - late
First Jump Courses: squares, AFF. tandem
Aircraft: Cessna 206, Turbolet
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F ra n ’s R anch, Old Naval Airfield, S t Merryn,
W adebridge, Cornwall PL27 7RT
Tel: DZ 01841 540 691 CCI 0 1 2 0 8 81 3 310
cp c @ m a d a sa fish .c o m w w w .com w allparachuteclub.com
O p e n : Oct - April W/ends, May - Sept Wed-Fri 8.30am - sunset
F ir s t J u m p C o u r s e s : squares, tandem
A i r c r a f t : Cessna 182 , Cessna 206 or Islander
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Border Parachute Centre
Brunton Airfield, Chathill. N orthum berland NE67 5ER
Tel: 0 1 665 589 000 Fax: 0 1 4 9 4 44 4 326
cjfpara@ hotm ail.com w w w .borderparachute.co.uk
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M ovenis Airfield, 116 C arro w reag h R oad, G arvagh,
C oleraine, C o Londonderry, N Ireland BT51 5LQ
Tel: 02 8 29 5 5 8 60 9 Fax: 0 28 2 9 5 57 050
p arach u te@ w ild g eese.d em o n .co .u k
w w w .w ildgeese.dem on.co.uk
O p e n : W/end 8am - dark, W/days 9.30am - dark
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A i r c r a f t : Cessna 206, Cessna Caravan
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APA Airfield C am p, N etheravon, Salisbury, Wilts S P 4 9S F
Tel: 01980 678 25 0 Fax: 01980 671 026
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B RAFSPA &RAFSPA H aw ks P a ra c h u te Team
JSPC (W) RAF Weston-on-the-Green, Bicester, Oxon OX6 3TQ
Tel: 01869 34 3 34 3 / 34 3 201 Fax: 0 1 869 343 676
skydivew eston. rafspa @virgin.n e t www.rafspa.com
C Services Parachute Centre
S hackleton B arracks, B F PO 802
Tel: 0 2 877 721 4 7 2 Fax: 0 2 8 7 7 721 342
D Silver Stars Parachute Team
D uke of G lo u c e ste r B arrack s, S o u th C erney,
C irencester, G lo u c e ste r GL7 5RD
Tel: 0 1 2 8 5 8 6 8 2 5 9 Fax: 0 1 2 8 5 861344
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Active Skydiving
East Coast Parachute Centre
Glengoynan, St Fillans,
8 Burns Crescent, Chelmsford,
Perthshire PH6 2ND
Tel/Fax; 01764 685316
M obile: 07803 041348
scotty@ ottiveskydiving.com
Essex CM2 OTS
Tel: 01245 268772
slattery@ blueyonder.co.uk
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Specialist AFF School offering residential
courses in Spoin and USA, video included on
all jumps. Run by Scotty Milne, ex Red Devil,
5 times British Champion, Advanced
RAPS, static line and progression courses.
AFF and tandem - UK and abroad. Tandem
video by arrangement.
Currently sharing facilities with the London
Parachute School at Lewknor drop zone.
Royal Novy & Royal Marines
Sport Parachute Association
PO Box 442, Portsmouth, Hants, P03 5XY
Tel: 01980 678 277
secretary@ skydivenavy.org.uk
RN8;RMSPA is a small RAPS/AFF/Tandem
operation based at Netheravon and is the
first point of contact fo r service sport
parachuting.
Bunny McGeechan (Chairman, SSPA),
techniques fo r best results.
The Coach House, West St, Epsom,
Surrey KT18 7RL
Tel: (Spain) 00 34 972 45 45 63
Airw aves International
Skydiving School
kevin@ freefallco.com www.freefallco.com
Operated by Kevin McCarthy, ex National
Strathallan Airfield,
Auchterarder, Perthshire PH3 1 BE
Tel: 01698 812 4 4 3 (weekdays)
Tel: 01764 662 572 (weekends)
78 High Street, Bexley,
Kent D A51LB
Tel: 01322 557375
M obile: 07802 472 566
Champion with over 7,500 jumps and over 20
years experience. Probably the best AFF
Newsgroup:
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and professional, personalised training gives
The SSPA aims to prom ote parachuting in
Scotland and provide training grants and
France: 00 33 (0) 619 605 997
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subsidies fo r all aspects of the sport.
available all year in the Costa Brava. Flexible
Skydive Academy
BPA Approved instructor Rod Bartholomew
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(24 yrs experience), Coco Cazolas (USPA &
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Peterlee Parachute Centre, Shotton Colliery,
Co Durham DH6 2NH
Contact: Ian Rosenvinge
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Tel/Fax: 01235 529570
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have everything. Video included. UK support
on return. Training programmes now offered
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11 Godwyn Close, Abingdon,
at the new wind tunnel in Paris.
Run by Doug Peacock, BPA
Instructor/Examiner. The complete RAPS
British Collegiate Parachute Association
package, PTS offers one jum p introductory
courses with the option of individual
Lorraine Blacker, BCPA Chairman
12Abberton Road,
Manchester M20 1HU
www.bcpa.org.ukchairman@ bcpo.org.uk
The BCPA aims to promote parachuting and
skydiving at collegiate level. We hold events for
our 25 affiliated university clubs and we provide
help on setting up and running these clubs.
Most importantly we provide a community
where university skydivers of oil abilities can
find like-minded people to jump and socialise
with.
David M orris Action Sports
2 Daleside, Cotgrave,
Nottingham NG12 3QA
Tel/Fax: 0115 989 2050
M obile: 0777 498 6600
dave@ daleside2.demon.co.uk
www.daleside2.demon.co.uk
Dave specialises in AFF courses and tandem
introductions in the UK, Spain and France.
The AFF course includes free jumpsuit,
progression tra inin g through Cat 8 and
advanced grades. Operating at Hinton
A irfield in conjunction with Hinton Skydiving
Centre. Six days per week, call for further
info@ sspa.co.uk
www.sspa.co.uk
Tel/Fax: 0191 386 5261
skydiveacademy@ aol.com
http://m em bers.aol.com /skydiveam y
7 day AFF courses our speciality. Late Maym id September at Peterlee. Outside this
period, courses can be arranged abroad.
Centre 15 mins drive from Durham city
(2.45hrs from Kings Cross and and less than
2hrs from Edinburgh). B&B in local pubs
from £12.50, in Durham City from £18.
The Skydiving Company
Headcorn Aerodrome, Heodcorn
inform ation.
Kent TN27 9HX
Contact: Colin May
PhD Skydiving
Tel: 01622 892 092
m ail@ theskydivingcom pany.co.uk
Laburnum, The Hollow, Shrewton,
Salisbury, W ilts SP3 4JY
Tel: 01980 621363 Fax: 01980 620609
Mobile: 07971 665815
Operating from Headcorn Parachute Club,
the Skydiving Company offers tondem, RAPS
aff@ phdskydiving.co.uk
www.phdskydiving.co.uk
Skydive lim ited
Friendly, professional AFF school and Skydive
U coaching run by Martin W illiams, BPA
examiner, AFF instructor and Skydive U
coach. Providing clients with small,
personalised courses all year in Californio,
Spain and UK. Emphasis on continued
support in UK post course. Video on all
jumps, only best equipment used.
and AFF courses.
Sibson A irfield, Wansford,
Peterborough PE8 6NE
Tel: 01832 280066 Fax: 01832 280067
M obile: 0785 000 7178
chris@ skydiveltd.com www.skydiveltd.com
Chris Allen, Ex Red Devil, CCI, BPA
AFF/Tandem Examiner, USPA Safety and
Training advisor and Skydive University UK
co-ordinator. Offers AFF courses in the UK
Pops UK
and abroad. Also available; team coaching,
Skydive University one-on-one programme
Pete Shew, 6a A m pthill Rd, Shefford,
and tandem.
oltim eter, helmet, goggles, video log w ith re­
jumps a t cost. A great deal if you want to
Beds, SG17 5BD
learn to skydive. Dave has over 7,000 jumps
and is a BPA Tandem and AFF Instructor and
Tel: 01462 638312
pete@ thepops.org www.thepops.org
A society of skydivers over forty. Regular
Examiner.
Dhekelia Garrison, BFPO 58, Cyprus
Tel: 00 357 2474 4337
Fax: 00 357 2474 4180
[email protected] www.skydivecyprus.com
Rhine Army Parachute Association JSPC (L)
(RAPA)
PTCHQATG(G), BFPO 16
Tel: 0049 5254 982 2378 Fax: 0049 5254 982 2740
[email protected]
Scottish Sports Parachute Association
FreeFall Company
Instructor & Exominer w ith over 7,000 jumps.
Scotty uses the latest equipm ent and teaching
Cyprus Combined Services Parachute Centre (CCSPC)
national and international meets at host
parachute centres.
Terminal Velocity Skydiving
4 Cottesmore, Bracknell,
Berkshire, RG12 7YL
Tel: 01344 440212 Fax: 01344 445704
m artin@ term inalvelocity.gb.net
A irfield Camp, Netheravon,
Offers RAPS to Cat 8 plus support beyond,
tandem w ith/w ithout video and stills, WARP
coaching and AFF in the UK and abroad.
W iltshire SP4 9SF
Tel: 01980 67821 l o r 300 or 212
Emphasis on personal coaching and
enjoyment. All courses under direct
Fax: 01980 678349
reddevils@ reddevilsonline.com
www.reddevilsonline.com
supervision of London Parachute School.
Red Devils
Overseas Associated Organisations
The BPA takes no responsibility h r m y training or advice given
by these organisations as they do not necessarily operate under
the BPA Operations Manual
Centro de Paracuigisme Costa Brava
PO Box 194,17487
Empuriabrava, Spain
Tel: 0034 972 450 111 Fa*: 0034 972 450 749
[email protected] www.skyrats.com
Skydive Spain. AFF courses (1 tandem, 7 jumps with oir-to-air
video), tandem flights, freestyle school, Babylon freefly school,
Skydive U, free load organising, team coaching (special rates), geor
hire (with Cypres). Pilatus Porter and Twin Otter all year. All jumps
from 12,500ft. Open all year - and now club house, tennis and pool.
Florida Skydiving Centre
440 South A irp o rt Road, Lake Wales, FL 33859, USA
Tel: 001 863 678 1003 Fax: 001 863 678 1409
info@ skydivelokewales.com
BPA qualified WARP ond tandem instructors and USPA AFF &
RAPS courses. Very large landing open area, large covered and
carpeted packing area, fu ll line of equipment, rigging shop, cafe,
snock bar and lounge. King A ir summer, CASAs and Super Otters
November-April.
Freeiall Adventures, Florida
400 West Airport Drive, Sebastian, FL 32958, USA
Tel: 001 561 388 0550 Fax: 001 561 581 4468
[email protected] www.ffadventures.com
BPA & USPA qualified instructors. Owned by Brit Mick Hall. Otters
and Casas. Over 600 acres, classrooms, state of the art equipment,
undercover packing, wind tunnel training, free comping, showers,
bunk rooms, rigging, store, restaurant.
Freefall Adventures/Skydive Cross Keys
300 Dahlia Avenue, Williamstown, New Jersey 08094, USA
Tel: 001 856 629 7553 Fax: 001 856 629 7585
[email protected] www.freefolladventures.com
Licenced skydivers: www.skydivecrosskeys.com
BPA instructors. AFF, tondem, Skydive U, Monkeydaw FF school,
freestyle and team coaching. Super Otter, Super SkyVon, Grand
Caravan, Stearman Bi-plone, helicopter ond balloon jumps. Rigging
loft, cafe/bar, indoor packing, team rooms, lorge, open landing area.
Perris Valley Skydiving
2091 Goetz Rood, Perris, CA 92570, USA
Tel: 001 909 657 3904 Fax: 001 909 657 6178
office@ skydiveperris.com www.skydiveperris.com
Three Super Otters, Super SkyVan, shaded packing and creeping,
video rooms, organising, coaching, team and group rates,
packing, rigging, Square One gear store, loft, guest house, RV
hookups, restaurant, bar, pool, AFF and tandem schools.
Skydive Elsinore
20701 Cereal Street, Loke Elsinore, CA 92530, USA
Tel: 001 909 245 9939 Fax: 001 909 245 3661
skydive@ skydiveelsinore.com www.skydiveelsinore.com
Sunny southern California's prem ier drop zone, located between
LA and San Diego. Two Twin Otter aircraft, teom rooms, snack
bar, kit store, rigging, comping, bunkhouse, warm showers and
friendly staff. Professional instruction and coaching. W onderful
views and atmosphere.
Skydive Sebastian
400 West A irport Drive, Sebastian, FL 32958 USA
Tel: 001 772 388 5672 Fax: 001 772 388 2105
info@ skydivesebastian.com www.skydivesebastian.com
BPA & USPA qualified training. SkyVan, Super Otter and
Caravan. Tandem AFF, FS1, Skydive U, FS and team training with
Sebostian XL, freefly coaching with Chris Lynch, Rob Silver, Mike
Swanson, Rook Nelson. Load organising, beach jumps, camping,
showers, bunkhouse, volleyball, rigging service, covered carpeted
packing area, store and restaurant.
Displays, tandem and RAPS courses.
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KIT FOR SALE
135 250 jumps
Micro Raven 135 reserve, o
jumps. Reflex container, fully
loaded. BOC. Immaculate
piece of kit. £1,500.
G3 red / black
custom made container to fit
medium build. Stainless steel
hip rings and hardware, hacky
handle, soft reserve handle,
aluminium
hook
knife.
Spectre 135 red/black, 100
jumps. PD143 reserve. Expert
Cypres.
Great
condition.
£2,750. Am prepared to sell
without canopy.
JUMPSUITS
Merlin Freefly
and Pro competition (FS). Both
white with navy and red to fit
approx 6ft. Mint condition,
hardly used. £100 ono each.
STILETTO
Contact: Jerry
07967 831699 Bucks
Contact: Sean 0772 9404069
Yorkshire.
ATOM LEGEND main - Safire
requested)
Contact: Sam Link
07984 062751 Romsey.
[email protected]
CONTAINER ONLY Javelin NJ.
Charcoal/purple/green. Will
take 113 reserve, Stiletto 120 COMPLETE RIG Vector 3 all
main. BOC. 3 years old. £350. black cordura, stainless steel
hip rings and three rings.
Contact: Steve Scott
BOC. 100 jumps. As new.
07712 869935 Bucks.
Stiletto 135, 20 jumps,
steve.scott@h bfuller.com
blue/white as new. PD113R
reserve, no jumps. Cypres.
COMPLETE
RIG
2-pin
£2,200. Also jumpsuits in
Teardrop BOC, Fury 210 main.
various sizes for sale.
Raven 1 reserve, Cypres,
Contact: Tim
new batteries fitted Sept 02:
07976 285 750
Medium
harness.
Good
or 01733 313 212
beginners rig. maintained by
RAFSPA. £1,000 ono.
MIRAGE
145 - Techno 140 Reserve.
Only 21 jumps so excellent
Contact:
Alex Micallef 07932390073 condition. Black and red
alexm icallef@ hotm ail.com Cypres, Gath helmet and
(can
email
pictures
if goggles. £2,750 ono.
COMPLETE RIG red / black
Javelin container, BOC, PD
190 main. SR reserve, Cypres,
150
Jumps.
Excellent
Condition. £1,950. also Alti,
Icarus rig bag, Gath helmet,
Pro-Track (brand new), jump­
suit, goggles, gloves etc.
Contact: Matt Sellors
07779 881902. Essex
[email protected]
COMPLETE RIG Spectre 120,
COMPLETE
RIG
1 pin
Teardrop BOC, PD190 main,
250 jumps. Raven II reserve,
Cypres, bag & pack mat.
Medium harness. £1,200.
Contact: Colin Barmby
07941 119 336 or
01480 402992 Cambs
[email protected]
120 Tempo unused, expert
cypres harness
medium /
small, all stainless BOC, hip
rings, hacky. Blue and orange
throughout, only two years Contact: John Doyel
old. Only 90 jumps. Like new! 07788 130631
£2,200 ono.
Hemel Hempstead
Contact: 0776 1719328 Leeds [email protected]
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February 2003
18-21
Target Easter Bash
Hibaldstow
0113 250 5 6 00
[email protected]
3-7
FEBRUARY
15-16
valentines £100 Weekend
BPS Langar
€ 1 0 0 f o r w e e k e n d ju m p in g
15-16
01949 86 0 878
info.bpslangar.co.uk
Valentines Weekend
Hibaldstow
0113 250 5600
[email protected]
18
BPA Council Meeting
[email protected]
22
0116 278 5271
Tunnel Freefly/Freestyle Meet
SkyV enture, Orlando, [email protected]
Florida
www.tunnelcamp.com
22-23
001 520 466 3753
www.skydiveaz.com
0116 278 5271
[email protected]
CSI/Pre-A6s/ar\ce6
4-9
Mardi Gras Boogie
Sold Coast Skyd ive rs,
001 800 79 6 7117
M ississippi
www.goaldcoastskydivers.com
6-9
New School Flight Camp
Florida Skydiving Center, Lake W ales
FF coaching A tunnel time [email protected]
7-9
BCPA Scottish Regionals
S t Andrews
01334 880 678
ww w .b c p a .o r g .u k c h a ir m a n @ b c p a .o r g .u k
8-9
Kate Stephens FS Coaching
S t Andrews
Freefly Money Meet
Skydive Arizona
Eloy, U SA
instructor Course
Netheravon
8-22
01334 880 678
www.skydivestandrews.co.uk
Thai Sky Festival
22-8 Mar Ecuador Boogie
www.bigskyproductions.com/thaiskyfestival.htm
Exo tic Sky
Adventures
10-14
24-28
[email protected]
www.exoticskyadventures.nl
instructor Course
Netheravon
C S B I/ T B I/ A F F B I/ A d v
0116 278 5271
[email protected]
27-4 Mar Airspeed Tunnel Camps 42/43
SkyV enture, Florida
[email protected]
www.tunnelcamp.com
MARCH
1
Ramblers PC,
S Q , A ustralia
10-15
10-16
Night Jumps
001 813 783 9399
www.skydivecity.com
1-21 Apr Algarve Spring Boogie
with T arg et Skysp orts
0113 250 5600
[email protected]
Pure Progression Program
South of the Border Boogie
Skydive San Carlos Organised by A Z Airspeed
[email protected]
001 520 466 3753
Mardi Gras Boogie / 60-ways
Skydive C ity,
Z ephyrhills, Florida
[email protected]
www.skydive-portugal.com
F re e fly Training Center, Sebastian, Florida
[email protected]
14-16
1-4
0061 917 33 99 6400
www.ramblers.com.au
Skills Camp & 4/8-way Coaching
Skydive Portugal
Proenca a Nova
12-17
Hibaldstow
0113 250 5600
[email protected]
Learning Curve Camp
Go Fast/Total Body Pilot
Air & Speed Races
Skydive C ity, Colon B e rry: 001 813 783 9399
Zep hyrhills, Florida
www.totalbodypilot.com
15-20
18-22
16-22
Skills Camp & 4-way Coaching
Skydive Portugal
Proenca a Nova
17-20
Aerokart 3D-Pro Weekend
Aerokart Wind Tunnel
Argenteuil, France
18-21
Symbiosis w ere proud
to be part
of the...
0033 130 257 288
flacro ix@ aero kart.fr
Freefly Tunnel Camp
F re e fly Training Center, Sebastian, Florida
[email protected]
18-30
Organised by A erostore
21-23
001 610 3 2 7 8555
www.aerostore.com
BCPA Southern Regionals
Hinton
01295 812 300
ww w .b c p a .o r g .u k c h a ir m a n @ b c p a .o r g .u k
22-30
FS/Accuracy Meet
Croatia
00 38 5917 8490
ww w . f a l c o n a i r . c z f a l c o n a i r @ q u i c k . c z
27-29
Aerokart 3D-Pro Weekend
Aerokart Wind Tunnel
Argenteuil, Frar\ce
29-30
0033 130 257 288
flacro ix@ aero kart.fr
indoor FS Competition
Aerokart Wind Tunnel
Argenteuil, France
27-30
0033 130 257 288
flacro ix@ aero kart.fr
Airspeed Big-way Camp
Skydive Arizona
Eloy, U SA
29
001 520 466 3753
www.skydiveaz.com
Langar Party
Langar
01949 86 0 878
ww w .b p s la n g a r .c o .u k [email protected]
31-4 Apr instructor Course
BPS Langar
AFF/Tandem
0116 278 5271
[email protected]
APRIL
3-6
[email protected]
www.tunnelcamp.com
XL April Fools Boogie
Skydive Sebastian,
Florida
11-13
[email protected]
www.skydive-portugal.com
Airspeed Tunnel Camps 44/45
SkyV enture, Florida
4-7
steve@ sebastianxl.org
www.sebastianxl.org
Vertical Skills Camp
F re e fly Training Center, Sebastian, Florida
[email protected]
11 -20
Easter Boogie / spring Meet &
Sequential world Record Attempt
120-ways, 8-way & 40-way competitions
Skydive C ity,
001 800 40 4 9399
Zep hyrhills,
www.skydivecity.com
12-20
Airspeed 4-way Skills Camp
Skydive Portugal
Proenca a Nova
12-20
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M B IO S IS
S U I T S Congratulations
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to
everyone involved
The Airfield, Headcom, Kent TN27 9HX
Tel: 01622 890 967 Fax: 01622 891 236
[email protected]
www.symbiosissuits.co.uk
ROB COLPUS (Have I told you I was on a 300-way lately?)
[email protected]
www.skydive-portugal.com
Portugal Easter Boogie
Skydive Portugal
Proenca a Nova
12-27
[email protected]
www.skydive-portugal.com
Empuria Easter Boogie
CPCB, Empuriabrava,
0 0 34 972 45 0 111
Spain
ww w .skyrats.co m cp cb@ g na.es
12-27
BCPA Elsinore Progression Trip
ww w .b c p a .o rg .u k fo re ig n trip @ b c p a .o rg .u k
Skydive Elsinore
www.skydiveelsinore.com
14-17
BPA Council Meeting
[email protected]
18-20
0116 278 5271
Easter Hybrid Dives
Langar
01949 86 0 878
ww w .b p s la n g a r.c o .u k in fo @ b p sla n g a r.c o .u k
80 skydive
February 2003
19-20
Hinton Memorial Scrambles
Hinton
[email protected]
20
21-27
01295 812 300
www.skydive.co.uk
Weston Party
01869 343 343
Go Vertical Freefly Boogie
Skydive Portugal
Proenca a Nova
24-27
[email protected]
www.skydive-portugal.com
New School Flight Camp
Florida Skydiving Center, Lake W ales
FF coaching &tunnel time [email protected]
26-27
4-way Scrambles
Hibaldstow
0113 250 5 6 00
[email protected]
26-27
Hybrid & Tracking Weekend
F re e fly Training Center, Sebastian, Florida
[email protected]
26-4 May Airspeed Ultimate 4-way Camp
Skydive Arizona
Eloy, U SA
27-28
001 520 466 3753
www.skydiveaz.com
Crosskeys Season opener
Skydive Crosskeys
001 856 629 7553
Florida
www.freefalladventures.com
18-2 May instructor Course
Ta rg et Skysp orts
AFF/Tandem
0116 278 5271
[email protected]
29-1 May Cancer Survivor Big-ways
Skydive Spaceland, Rosharon, T exas
Tony Albano
[email protected]
MAY
1-4
Aerokart 3D-Pro weekend
Aerokart Wind Tunnel
Argenteuil, France
2-10
0033 130 257 288
flacroix@ aerokart.fr
Philippines Skydiving Festival
Tropical Asia Parachute Club, 0063 45 917 955 3409
Philippines
www.dreamtrekspampanga.com
3-4
POPS Meet
RAPA, Bad Lippspringe,
0 0 49 5254 933 862
Germany
[email protected]
3-5
CF Southern Regionals
Cornwall
01841 540 691
ww w .s k y d iv e c p c .c o m c p c @ m a d a s a fish .c o m
3-11
Langar Boogie
BPS Langar
01949 860 878
ww w .b p s la n g a r.co .u k in fo @ b p sla n g a r.c o .u k
4
Weston Party
R A FS P A , W eston
8-13
9-11
01869 343 343
Airspeed Tunnel Camps
SkyV enture, Orlando,
Florida
46/47
[email protected]
www.tunnelcamp.com
Wing Tips Canopy Pilot Coaching
Sibson
01832 280 4 9 0
with Chris Lynch: [email protected]
10-11
VNE Coaching Roadshow
Netheravon
[email protected]
www.netheravon.com
01980 678 245
10-11
Student Progression Week
Headcorn
01622 89 0 862
[email protected]
www.headcornparachuteclub.co.uk
15
Easter Big-way Boogie
Freefly Basics with Tim Porter
Skydive Portugal
Proenca a Nova
3-8
18-27
Skydive Nagambie
0061 03 57 94 1466
Victoria, A ustralia www.skydivenagambie.com.au
R A FSP A , Weston
Brazil Boogie
XL Challenge
X L Challenge
[email protected]
Skydive Sebastian, Florida www.sebastianxl.org
[email protected]
www.skydive-portugal.com
Sibson 6-way Speed
Peterborough
01832 280 4 9 0
[email protected] www.skydivesibson.com
Andy Kelly 4-way Meet &
FS Southern Regionals 4-way
Headcorn
01622 89 0 862
[email protected]
www.headcornparachuteclub.co.uk
12-16
instructor Course
Stra th a lla n
C S B I/ T B I/ A F F B I/ A d v
12-16
0116 278 5271
[email protected]
Learning Curve Camp
Ramblers PC,
S Q , A ustralia
0061 917 3399 6 4 0 0
www.ramblers.com.au
15-18
Airspeed Big-way Camp
Skyd ive Arizona
Eloy, U SA
001 52 0 466 3753
www.skydiveaz.com
17-22
Classics Selections Nationals
01295 812 300
Hinton
[email protected]
www.skydive.co.uk
9-10
Classics Central Regionals
Langar
01949 860 878
ww w .b p s la n g a r.c o .u k in fo @ b p sla n g a r.c o .u k
ADVERTISERS
A erokart
16-18
Wing Tips Canopy Pilot Coaching
Headcorn
01622 890 862
w ith Chris Lynch: [email protected]
16-18
Port Macquarie Boogie
& POPS Meet
Port Macquarie,
[email protected]
N S W , A ustralia www.portmacquarieinfo.com.au
17-18
POPS intro to Freeflying
Peterborough
01832 280 490
[email protected] www.skydivesibson.com
19-20
XL Tunnel Camp
SkyV enture, Orlando, [email protected]
Florida
www.sebastianxl.org
19-23
instructor Course
Strath allan
CSI/Pre-A d vanced
22-26
0116 278 5271
[email protected]
Babylon Freefly
19-20
Hinton
[email protected]
20-22
21-22
Woodmouse 4-way Meet
Peterborough
01832 280 490
[email protected] www.skydivesibson.com
27-29
Speed Skydiving world Cup
Hibaldstow
0113 250 5600
[email protected]
28-29
CF & Classics Northern Regionals
0 28 2955 860
[email protected]
www.wildgeese.demon.co.uk
28-29
23-26
Pau Parachutisme
Passion, France
Strathallan inc: CF 2/4-way, Classics, Artistic events
www.skydivestrathallan.co.uk
07 7 7 4 686 161
weston Party
Target Skysp orts
01113 250 5600
with Chris Lynch:[email protected]
7-8
VMax Coaching Roadshow
01334 88 0 678
www.skydivestandrews.co.uk
Classics Roadshow
with Julian Spencer, fo rm er national champion
Hinton
01295 812 300
[email protected]
www.skydive.co.uk
7-8
woodmouse Speed 7 Meet
Headcorn
01622 89 0 862
[email protected]
www.headcornparachuteclub.co.uk
7-9
Queen's Birthday Boogie
Ramblers Parachute Centre,
SQ , A ustralia
www.ramblers.com.au
7-10
Freefly Mini Boogie
Skydive Nagambie
0061 03 5794 1466
Victoria, A ustralia www.skydivenagambie.com.au
8-14
RAPA Championships
Bad Lippspringe, Germany 0 0 4 9 5 2 54 933 862
(FS, Classics, CF A Swoop)
[email protected]
12-15
Aerokart 3D-Pro weekend
Aero kart Wind Tunnel
Argenteuil, France
12-17
0033 130 257 288
flacro ix@ aero kart.fr
Classics Roadshow
with Julian Spencer, fo rm er national champion
Hinton
01295 812 300
[email protected]
www.skydive.co.uk
14-15
Pre-Nationals Freefly Meet
Hibaldstow
0113 250 5600
[email protected]
14-15
FS 8-way Grand Prix
Langar
01949 860 878
ww w .b p sla n g a r.co .u k in fo @ b p sla n g a r.c o .u k
14-22
Target Summer Boogie
Hibaldstow
0113 250 5600
[email protected]
17
BPA Council Meeting
[email protected]
0116 278 5271
SEPTEMBER
World Championships
Byron Bay Boogie
B re tt/ S c o tty : 0061 04 1897 4131
FS 8-way Grand Prix
Hibaldstow
0113 250 5600
[email protected]
5-13
6-7
FS Week
11-13
01622 890 862
[email protected]
www.headcornparachuteclub.co.uk
22
RAPA, Bad Lippspringe,
0 0 49 5254 933 862
Germany
[email protected]
12-19
Swedish Friflaj Festival
Glenn Johannesson
w w w .friflaj.com
19-26
[email protected]
+46 70 7 979 757
XL Pre-Nationals Coaching
FS British Nationals 4-way
Hibaldstow
0113 250 5600
[email protected]
Lapalisse, France
27
[email protected]
www.lapalisse-aero.com
Bewl Reservoir water Jumps
Headcorn
01622 8 9 0 862
[email protected]
www.headcornparachuteclub.co.uk
01932 701 321
[email protected]
Go vertical Freefly Boogie
Skydive Portugal
Proenca a Nova
4-12
[email protected]
www.skydive-portugal.com
The Oktober Boogie
Skydive Nagambie
0061 03 5794 1466
Victo ria, A ustralia www.skydivenagambie.com.au
21
BPA Council Meeting
[email protected]
0116 278 5271
FS British Nationals 8-way
Hibaldstow
0113 250 5600
[email protected] www.skydiving.co.uk
2-4
Artistic British Nationals
Hibaldstow
0113 250 5600
[email protected]
4-10
CF world Record Attempt
Lapalisse, France
9-10
[email protected]
www.lapalisse-aero.com
Weston Scrambles
R A FS P A , Weston
01869 343 343
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17-21
01869 343 343
0116 278 5271
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Instructor Course
Headcorn
C S I/Pre-A dvanced
0116 278 5271
[email protected]
20
in fo @ s k y d iv e p o rtu g a l.c o m
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Hibaldstow
0113 250 5600
[email protected]
33
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25-26
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32
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2-4
42
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10-14
26-3 Aug Espace Boogie
DZ Sports
120-way Challenge
Headcorn
01622 89 0 862
[email protected]
www.headcornparachuteclub.co.uk
Hibaldstow
0113 250 5600
[email protected]
26-28
28
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div e rd o ris @ a o l.c o m
Bewl Reservoir water Jumps
4-12
Hoxter 4-way Mini Meet
Diving with Doris
G ro u n d ru sh Clothing
27-28 CF Central Regionals
XL/PD Roadshow
Langar
01949 86 0 878
&
Pre-Nationals XL Coachingww w .b p s la n g a r.c o .u k in fo @ b p sla n g a r.c o .u k
Headcorn
01622 89 0 862
[email protected]
www.headcornparachuteclub.co.uk
4
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D a v id F erg uson (G oing to Em puria?)
78
m o b ile 0 0 4 4 (0) 7 9 6 6 5 3 6 6 2 4
p u ig m a l@ g m x .n e t
0033 492 540
LAC Meet
Peterborough
01832 280 490
[email protected] www.skydivesibson.com
M l
28
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H eadshield
Pete Marsden
a t Umm Al Quwain
A ustralia
B risb a n e Sk yd iving Centre
w w w .g r o u n d ru s h u k .c o m
16-27
3-6
17
0049 419 599 770
s a le s @ m y -s k y w o rld .c o m
0 0 4 4 (0 ) 1 9 4 8 6 6 2 1 7 9
01869 343 343
Headcorn
POPS Meet
Airspeed Tunnel Camps 48/49
ww w .tu n n e lc a m p .c o m d a n @ a irs p e e d .o r g
14-15
0033 559 048 589
[email protected]
Hibaldstow, Accuracy A Hit n Rock 0113 250 5600
www .thepops.orginfo@ targetsky.dem on.co.uk
5-6
JUNE
S t Andrews
28-29
Tracking Meet
46
0 0 4 4 ( 0 )1 8 0 2 4 7 2 5 6 6
s k y d iv e @ a ir-w a v e s .c o .u k
Dodington's Sports Instru m ents
Wiggaz Festival
R A FS P A . W eston
4-14
A irw a v e s
01869 343 343
All discipines, Gap, France
[email protected]
01869 343 343
30-1 Jun Wing Tips Canopy Pilot Coaching
7-8
28-29
01869 343 343
30
0049 295 398 990
m a rtin @ a ic y p re s .c c
British P a rach u te Scho o ls, L a n g a r
0116 278 5271
Weston Summer Ball
Rodders 4-way Meet
R A FS P A , W eston
Scottish Nationals and 4-way
N Regionals & 8-way Grand Prix
0116 278 5271
[email protected]
BPA Council Meeting
30-31
20
0 0 4 4 ( 0 )1 9 8 3 2 9 8 4 8 0
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Airtec
A lb atro s Skyw orld
Instructor Course
[email protected]
24
63
16
A irsp o rts In su ra n ce B u re a u
FS Central Regionals 4-way
Hibaldstow
C S I/Pre-A dvanced
19
A erod yne T echnologies
Aerostore Corp oratio n
john@ sebastianxl.org
Langar
01949 860 878
ww w .b p s la n g a r.c o .u k in fo @ b p sla n g a r.c o .u k
18-22
0 0 3 3 (0 )1 3 0 2 5 7 190
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XL Skills Camp
Empuriabrava, Spain
16-17
0116 278 5271
trudy@bpa,org.uk
R A FS P A , W eston
W ild Geese
Wing Tips Canopy Pilot Coaching
R A FSPA, W eston
www.skydive.co.uk
VNE Coaching Roadshow
Hinton
01295 812 300
with Chris Lynch:[email protected]
25
01295 812 300
78
instructor Course
Hibaldstow
C S B I/ T B I/ A F F B I/ A d v
11-15
CF Nationals
Hibaldstow
0113 250 5600
[email protected]
Peterborough
01832 28 0 490
[email protected] www.skydivesibson.com
23-26
01295 812 300
www.skydive.co.uk
Hinton
[email protected]
21-22
11-15
Hinton Scrambles
T hom as Sports Eq uipm ent
OBC
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POPS
Speed Skydiving
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