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Skydive Mag 3 Burton Street Editorial Peterborough PE1 5HA United Kingdom I make no apologies for- this Mag being very the magazine of Tel/Fax: 01733 755 860 i\i We haw a spread on Cheryl L 'm* J f l B K Tel: 01733 380568 The British [email protected] Parachute Association STl Chairman www.skydivemag.com John Saunders. Plus saying a sad farewell to Patron: His Royal Highness ADVERTISING: three of skydiving's most loved characters. The Prince of Wales Jackie Green Warners Group Publications Let's never forget the importance of the individual, as it is these people who West Street BPA. Wharf Way, Bourne, Lines PE10 9PH bring about positive change. New records, ideas and techniques are developed Glen Parva, i Tel: 01778 393 313 only by people with the capacity for original thought. Without such pioneers Leicester LE2 9TF I Tel: 0116 278 5271 \ Fax: 01778 394 748 as Olav Zipser, Patrick de Gayardon and Deanna Kent, elements of skydiving [email protected] Fax: 0116 247 7662 like freeflying, skysurfing and freestyle would not be as they are. They might [email protected] not even exist! www.bpa.org.uk EDITOR: Lesley Gale BPA Staff le s lo y & sKydivem ag.com Yet, it is easy to forget this and want everyone to conform. Whether this is to established FS techniques, safety systems or parachute equipment, let’s D E S IG N Notional Safety Officer John Hitchen Andy Vernum re member that if all of humankind had conformed, we would not even have Technical Officer Tony Butler Tel : 01832 280 686 aircraft, never mind skydiving. I find it inspirational to meet so many jumpers PA to above officers Trudy Kemp [email protected] with fresh ideas, enthusiasm and the capacity for thinking for themselves. Financial Adminslrotor Jon Gretton EDITORIAL ASSISTANT National Adm inistrator Martin Shuttleworth Trish Jones This is so refreshing in the current society. I t ’s also understandable as, in Development Officer Glen Turnbull [email protected] order to skydive, we are non-conformists. This is one of the most independent Administration Secretary SusanWaterfield activities I can think of. Once you leave the aircraft, you are completely in Membership Services Karey Goodwin Z a h e d S h a h your own hands until you reach the ground. Vital decisions must be made and Membership Services Sue Allen quickly acted on no time for faffing around like we do on the ground. So - Stock Controller Dave Brown encourage your brain to analyse things for yourself - whether about choosing your kit, how you plan your freefall or whether to ground BPA Council yourself' as you are still mashed from the night before. BPA Chairman Chris Allen [email protected] individual and encourage, repect and learn from other approaches. Vice Chairman Kieron Brody This will not only make you a better, safer skydiver, it will bring [email protected] s k y d i y g untold benefits in other areas of your life. There are no easy STC Choirman John Saunders answers. You do have to think fo r yourself. [email protected] Competitions Chairman John Smyth copy dates [email protected] Development Chairman Ian Midgley

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Front Cover. By Marcus Heggli. shows Oliver Furrer. 2 skydive December 2000 features

Go Vertical

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Cyprus Challenge a unique concept in teamwork

Micky Munn, MBE Final farewell to the top Fred AGM Round-up of what’s on Bobby Hopkins The Barking One

Strato Quest High altitude venture

Pilot or Passenger Learn canopy skills from Chris Lynch

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Headup Flying Part 3 44 final instalment of the Giles Fabris series STC 50 Report on keeping British skydiving safe

Doc Williams 59 What’s Up Doc?

s k y d iv e December 2000 Lillo, the location to left used for Go Vertical 9, is now open as a full time drop zone, run by Mike Shaw. Facilities include a G92, a newly built clubhouse, bar, showers and restaurant on the DZ. Lillo is open for tandem, AFF, teams and Christmas parties in a warm Spanish location. Tel: 0034 91523 1253 Email: [email protected]

Sun, Spain, 97 funky freeflyers registered and 2 Super Otters: V ertical

After some initial location problems following the move from Bailen,Train In Spain ran the event at Lillo, a brand new drop zone just 45 minutes south of Madrid.This proved to be an excellent new venue. Six load organisers and two additional one-on-one coaches provided many quality skydives.The variety of nationalities created an excellent ambiance and some real progression was made by all.

By the end of the boogie, 3,500 skydives had been made, making sure almost everyone was jumped out.There were 155 loads flown between the two Super Otters and we only had two days of bad weather - which meant plenty of beer in the evening. See you at Go Vertical 10! Words and photos by Tim Porter [email protected]

December 2000 Go Vertical 10:[email protected] or [email protected] Train in Spain will be located in Proenca Nova, Portugal from February 2001

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Each tim e BritlO O has met, the The organisers of team has achieved its goals d espite Brit 100 are back with a the British weather. In both ‘98 and ‘99 fantastic new concept... the conditions allowed for only three attempts at the 100-way.The quality of British CYPRUS CHALtmGe | jumpers pulled a record off each time, a comment on the mettle of UK jumpers. Now the BritlO O team is unique, exciting and may I has the idea of going somewhere with great weather, we’ve even be the biggest sport all done enough sitting around waiting fo r the clouds to clear... team event ever! THE PLACE: Cyprus. A BPA drop zone, effectively British but with I great weather! The island of Cyprus is beautiful, full of ancient history combined with I modern adventure and the charm of its people.

THE TIME ! Saturday 13 - Sunday 21 October 2001.This month is traditionally warm and sunny - no rain, no clouds! r»< THE IDEA: A unique event in which teams from different countries compete to . be the first to achieve the challenge.

THE CHALLENGE: Build a 120-way!

THE AIRCRAFT: Two Antonovs, as used at the last two IBS Espace Boogies atVichy.These tailgate jet giants lift 70 jumpers to J 16,000 feet effortlessly.

THE COUNTRIES: Initially, it was to be a challenge between two countries but now looks like a four horse race between UK, France, Germany and Scandinavia. Of course there Y is a great deal of planning still to do but >■ there are excellent organisers i v 1 0 K S & ^rom eac^ country keen to ^ke on the Cyprus Challenge. UMI3UE IDEA IMVlTATloM oiCy There has never been a competition like this in skydiving - or Teams will be selected by invitation as is usual with in any other sport that we can think of. Part of its appeal is the events of this size and calibre, invitations will go out in extent of original thought required. The challenge is simple - January and February. If you’re a guaranteed top team first team to complete a 120-way. The range of methods, teams member and want to make sure you’re not and formations which could be used is enormous.Team overlooked, email Darryl or Rob, just to make sure. captains will use their skill and judgement in deciding the exit order and whether to go straight for the big-way, after the Utf (TED WE STAMD initial practice days - or whether to build up slowly. One of the outstanding features of BritlOO was that it brought together people who EVERyoME'S A DIMMER/ normally compete against each other and Whichever teams succeed in building a 120-way will also set a united them in pursuit of a common goal. new national record for their own country, a great boost to The Cyprus Challenge is opportunity for public pride. So even losers in the race can be winners in uniting in a massive team event. And, although achieving a ‘first’. Each country which sets a new National we will compete with other countries to do Record will receive an award. Plus there are extra prizes for the 120-way first, of course we will be cheering / the prettiest formation, the fastest 120-way and the most on other countries to achieve their own entertaining screw-up! National Records.

THE oRgAMISERS Country Skydiving Captains and Organisation Cyprus Challenge is a huge venture requiring Rob Colpus, Darryl Moran Phil Curtis international co-operation from skydiving France Patrick Passe federations, government offidals, Germany Dieter Kirsch professional bodies and aviation authorities. Scandinavia Pal Bergan The event is subjed to aircraft clearances, Also Starring safety measures and all the other elements Simon Ward PR, sponsorship, camera team which make up a project of this complexity. Tony Modebe Co-ordination and Cyprus link Obviously it will take time and negotiation George Pilkington Vibes, entertainment, humble pie! for final agreements, contracts and Write to any of the above using permissions to be forthcoming. first [email protected], eg, [email protected] [email protected] Main photo taken in 1 999 at BritlOO by Adrian Nicholas

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[email protected] Compiled by John Mayo SOOOOG/es S > T O l£ A / Chris Gauge Memorial Thailand is OFF! f X O A t Weekend The Exotic Sky Adventures This was held at Target Skysports, Hibaldstow boogie scheduled fo r Thailand in £ a on 9-10 September. The Freefly Competition February is cancelled. The next I f you see this rig, was held despite the weather. ESA Boogie will be in Malaysia, please contact for the latest, see: Empuriabrava DZ or Freefly Winning Teams: www.exoticskyadventures.com send mail to: 1st Noel Purcell / James Swallow Dominican Boogie is [email protected] video: Tim Porter ON! 2nd Rob Simpson / Simon Brentford 10-17 Feb 2001 video: James Swallow Two Casas, Huey Helicopter 3rd Howard Bradfield / Roger Bradfield - Registration fee for skydivers All New at video: Pete Hahnfeld is $285 which includes a week's accomodation plus meals plus all Will Bradbury made his jumps, plus transfer from Sebastian firs t board jumps. The airport base. Limited slots. Skydive Sebastian is under new cup was donated by [email protected] management: www.skydiveseb.com fo r Chris's parents who the calendar of events. Entrepreneur came along with Kevin, Dubai is ON! Andy Grimwade has sold his brother and Toni, his 14-24 February 2001 Sebastian and moved wife to present the cup Turbolet to the winners. I t was a Sreat weather and vibes. Load onto new and apparently very heart felt weekend organisers, video and coaching. exotic business ventures for everyone, especially Contact Pete Marsden in Thailand. the Gauge family. James Swallow, taken by [email protected] J 01932 701321 www.boogieclub.co.uk Michel Fournier's altitude record.r ...attempt has been postponed. Michel's big jump will not now happen in I France. I t is postponed to the next available window weather in another country. Today, Michel is looking fo r another launching site elsewhere. www.legrandsaut.com

Karlovy Vary Boogie 18-26 August 2001 Train in Spain - No, Portugal A t Carlsbad, 90 Km west of - no wait, Spain! Prague in the Czech Republic Train in Spain are moving and will re-open in Proenca Nova Contact Pete Marsden (150 km north eastof Lisbon, Portugal) in Feb 2001. [email protected] der Wal's FS4 Motion Contact: [email protected] or [email protected] 01932 701321 Coach is now available on: www.boogieclub.co.uk www.omniskore.com Mike Shaw informs us of his new DZ in Lillo, Spain, which 4-Way FS Motion Coach is Train in Spain (TIS) used for a short while (see page 4): Also in February: "The DZ is in Lillo ju st south o f Madrid with Steve a valuable tool fo r learning 20-28, Superfest, Sebastian Swallow's fast climbing G92 based here for the winter the angles and engineering www.skydiveseb.com months. We're available fo r teams, AFF, tandem, freefly of the IPC dive pool 4-way the lot. The facilities are amazing... lovely newly built club­ 24 February - 4 March blocks I t does require house, quality showers, bar and restaurant. There are plans Mardi Gras Boogie Flash Player 4, and the fo r a Christmas event and we are open 7 days a week if Zephyr Hills download of a large Flash teams or groups contact us before coming." 001 800 4004 93994 file (630 kb)! The demo Contact Mike Shaw. 00 34 91523 1253 www.skydivecity.com version shows only the firs t [email protected] few blocks; fo r the full version, e-mail Yola at 8 s k y December 2000 Tunnel Across the Chunnel Veloce, a freefall and FS coaching school, organises AVweb, a weekly aviation news wind tunnel training sessions during winter time, in Lille letter, reported that a bungling (N orth of France, next to the Channel and the Belgium burglar broke into a Mooney aircraft at the Knox County, border), with world class FS skydivers. You can fly 3- Ohio airport and removed its way with Martial Ferre (French 4-way World avionics system, including the Champion), Manu Ars (French 8-way, world medalist), Emergency Locating Transmitter and Thierry Boitieux (French 4-way World Champion), or ELT This device sends or discover the basics of body flight and FS fo r beginners (from newbie to long homing signals if the aircraft time jumper or difficult learner). Lille wind tunnel is dedicated to scientific crashes.You can guess what experiments but Veloce has a special agreement to organise skydiving sessions in it. happened next.The ham­ Teams (complete or not) are welcomed. handed crook jarred the ELT enough to activate it, and [email protected] authorities had no trouble tracking the perpetratorrator I 0033 6 61 81 11 33 to his lair!

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B A Courier JAPAN X-GAMES The X-Virus is now in full effect in the Orient, X- You can carry cargo documentation fo r Games Japan 2000! It's the second year fo r the British Airways and hence get a very event in Japan, with skysurfing making its debut. cheap ticket. Only one courier is needed per flight. Check out small Six rounds were scheduled fo r the two days of print via the courier pack firs t. Courier jumping. The view from altitude was breath taking destinations are Budapest, Buenos with Mount Fuji making itself seen on the horizon A ires, Mauritius, Miami, New York, just popping through the cloud layer to the north. Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Team Yahoo! (Stefan Klaus & Brian Rogers) won from Perris Pulse (Oliver Furrer & Chicago, San Francisco Marcus Heggli - see fron t cover) who were second and Perris F irestarter (Tanya Tel: 08706 061133 Garcia -O'Brien A Craig O'Brien) took bronze.

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Email: [email protected] The Airfield, Headcorn, Kent TN27 9HX www.skydive-porhjgal.com Tel: 01622 890 967 Fax: 01622 891 236 e-mail [email protected] F l y i n g F a r e w e l l t o a L e g e n d micky Mic k y Mu n n MB Captain Micky Munn has retired to the ultimate drop zone after 64 years of incredible life. Micky Munn, MBE, was the man who put the ‘Red’ in ‘Red Devil’. His leadership qualities and tireless energy made the Parachute Regiment Freefall Team the best known display team in the UK

Micky had over 3,000 jumps and was an advanced BPA instructor. He to fly Maria Carey's wardrobe from concert to concert. It was great was the longest serving commander of the Red Devils, 1977 to 1989. when he was told of the mission and said 'He's a football player fo r Before taking over the Red Devils, his service in the Arm y Physical Man United isn't he?'. Training Corps included highlights such as training and managing the internationally famous Pegasus Gymnastics Display Team consisting of F ittin g F a r e w e l l young future paratroopers. Micky's own background in His farewell in Aldershot, conducted on the Queens gymnastics included competing in the Commonwealth Parade formally the Red Devils Drop Zone, was Games and he was short-listed for the Olympics. awesome. Low cloud and high winds made the | Micky's hobby was gardening, he loved his dog Petra jfc kind of challenging skydiving conditions that | and his passions were skydiving, and fixed wing Captain Micky Munn MBE would have flying. Our thoughts go to Terry, his wife, and relished. On any other day the 25 strong | Micky's family. parachute team would have been iH tempted to not bother! Driving rain b o r n L e a d e r |J ajB and a challenging spot on the Although I am an ex-Red Devil, I didn't ■H r second pass made Micky's Tribute have the honour myself of serving under Display such a memorable Micky. I think I was probably lucky as he occasion. Ex-team members worked the blokes ragged! Display through the years made the jumping and training student e ffo rt to be there and they parachutists were done at such a rate were joined by TV personality | under his command that soldiers on Matthew Kelly. Micky's coffin I the team clocked up hundreds of was carried by Red Devils in | jumps, became competitive champions their jumpsuits before his final | and got more ratings than the Top 10. drive. A sea of flowers Support and funds for the Red Devils included a floral replica of GO- 1 grew and grew. After I left the team, I RED. Tributes included a DC3 J hunted Micky down to ask some th a t flew the display jumpers si advice, his skills at marketing and and a low fly past by GO-RED, networking were second to none. He trailing smoke. Micky was held in | such high esteem in the Aldershot | was a great friend. I felt he missed a and Farnborough area tha t the vocation as a professional after dinner local paper made it fro n t page news, | speaker. The guy was genuinely followed up later w ith a full page o f J interesting and his stories legendary. I photographic tributes. Even the Daily | recently spoke to Eddie Carroll who pointed Telegraph covered the sad news. out to me that, without Micky's tireless work, the Red Devils team would not be in the e g r e t s enviable position it is in today. When raising the N o R Micky was a great mentor. His top tips and funds for GO-RED, the team's turbine Islander, great advice inspired me to lead a small team. I, Micky's energy was the mainstay of the entire project. amongst many others, will really miss him. I look There were times when the team risked being folded, but forward to hearing the great stories from his Red Devils I Micky punched them forward with TV and press coverage at a about whom he could never stop talking. In his last days, rate th a t has never been equalled. M icky confided in me and said th a t his doctor had told him th a t the M B E rigours of gymnastics and the impact of 3,000+ jumps had shaken his ■ bones to the point that cancer was the result. I asked him 'Micky, if I had « The Parachute Regiment has a lot to thank Micky for. His efforts were been able to tell you that this was going to happen before you started | recognised when he was awarded the MBE. When not flying skydiving, would you have changed anything?' He replied 'No way, I GO-RED on displays, Micky jumped and led from the front in true loved every m inute o f it'. Parachute Regiment style. When he retired from the Army, he became Jonathan Dyer a commercial pilot, with Blackbush as his main haunt. He recently had Ex-Red Devil and Leader o f the Thunderbirds Skydive Display Team §

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400 W Airport Drive • Sebastian FL 32958 • USA When did you start camera work? forgetting the rule number one which is to respect In 1986 I was doing a little bit of AFF but it was not that it is other people’s skydive and other people’s enough money. I had filmed some jumps for fun money. and this stuntman, Alain Prieur called me and said he wanted to jump without a parachute. I thought it Tell us about CrossWind was very exciting. It was the beginning of a new job It is a brave film because at this time it is important for me as a skydiver and film-maker. Patrick de to show a lot of things to please everyone, both Gayardon was the safety person for the jump. He RW and freefly. We wanted to amaze people. Patrick Passe is one and I were on the national team together. I also There are so many good cameraflyers and so started to do some organising, so I was now of the best much good footage at drop zones, it is a challenge making money. There was not a lot of work but it to come up with fresh footage. We wanted to show photographers in was the beginning. Before that I had worked with unusual, special things. This is a movie with a skydiving. His my father who was selling fruit and vegetables. story. It is about how different people flying in 1986-88 was really the start for me to become a different ways are using the relative wind to images never fail to freefall cameraman. We did the Reebok perform. For the first time in the skydiving excite and he is commercial, the first skydiving footage showing cinematography history, I wanted to make a film skysurfing. which gives a face to the relative wind by making it always at the almost visible in the mind of the viewers through forefront of the whole footage, the soundtrack and the writing of Have you tried skysurfing? the movie. sport. Patrick’s I tried it once but I didn’t like it. I didn’t like not to Travelling movies have my feet free. So, what treats an@ in store? broke new ground Well, the FlyBoyz draw incredible curves in the sky with each edition What jumping are you into? trailing smoke. We have Omar Alhegelan At the moment I like the wing suits a lot and freefly. and his new film, demonstrating he is ‘the master’ of the head-up The suits by Lo'ic Jean-Albert are the best I think. freefly position flying with his Skyball. Omar CrossWind looks set becomes also a human wing, surfing the relative to be his best How many jimps do you have wind by using the power from the surface area of his back. The final segment of CrossWind presents creation yet. and why did you start? Olav Zipser flying like dolphins swim.The father of 11,000. It was a static line in the north of France. I freefly becomes an atmospheric dolphin when he is Patrick was a think it was a subconscious call. I just knew. freeflying in and around a 10-way star with Sebastian XL 4-way team and friends. Olav opens member of the a new gate in the sky by showing an incredible What’?Jjie lo|ig§s| time you’ve French National edge in freefly in a way never seen before. had away from jumping? 8-way team in 1983, Probably a month in the winter. I haven’t had And above the Arizona desert, Airspeed members ‘84 and ‘85, when injuries. I am very prudent. > don’J want to be away catch the wind in the most aggressive ways, flying the team gained the from skydiving because of a skydiving accident and in three dimensions. This segment has lots of slow that’s a good motivation to be safe. ■■ "; Jk motion footage, showing the beauty of technical silver medal at the moves in sequential flight. French skydiver Lo'i'c World Meet. , Jean Albert flies in his special suit between 200 You are M and 500ft above the rock edge of a mountain. world’s top FS CrossWind has been filmed in some different Since then he has wonderful places around the world but New will you continue? V 7 * Zealand has touched my heart very deeply. This found fame as a I would like to be part of the freeflying during country is incredible and its people, the Kiwis, charismatic, boogies, I like load organising, I am load organising have a special soul. Most of the planet should be inventive and (RW) during boogies and there is a nice like New Zealand! There is a huge range of atmosphere*with the freeflyers. I see them and I .different scenery where a warm vibe is floating. popular organiser, of would like Jo be with the freeflyers full time during For CrossWind, Wendy Smith takes the viewers both FS and freefly boog.es. I would like to do everything actually as through beautiful wing suit flights high above Lake Taupo with its magic light of summer. loads. Patrick’s the atmosphere in RW is so great as well. I always have a special time with the RW people during approach is to boogies when I anj organising nice big ways. It is a Wfything else? simplify, his dives good challenge to organise people going for the Is that not enough? Of course there is more... are imaginative, and same goal. It isimportant to get a bit of discipline Rfckster Powell swoops gorgeous Lake Taupo’s but I don't like to put too much pressure as Volcanic plateau, between large rocks and pilots his Frrrrrench accent otherwise it is not fun. The most important thing is his fiigh speed canopy inside narrow volcanic is very sexy! the good atmosphere in the group without I ^ V m

i% iI ff * m December 2000 > / i ’ . W M M J* Patrick, it has been said you are an outrageous flirt. (Laughing) I don’t understand what you mean. It is the Latin state of mind I think. I try to learn from different cultures (more laughing).

What are your great loves? In France we have the best red wine in the world. I love to spend some time with my parents. I am very close to my brother. I don’t need to talk with him to know what he is thinking. (Patrick’s brother Bruno is Editor of Paramag) x f ” Describe yourself in three words Passionate, self-demanding, emotional.

What else? I love world record attempts. I try to join all those. My first one was the 126- ravines. way in Belgium. I love it because so many people are coming to share the Bruno same thing. It is an international achievement. It is beautiful to reach the Brokken and same goal together. Richie Hornig slice What’s in store now? ■ k ,- the timeless waters After the release of CrossWind, Wendy going under the stone and I are going to work on the publication arches of a vintage Spanish of a book of photos. We will present between bridge. Plus a group of highly 200 and 300 beautiful and special pictures from experienced French base jumpers show their the last 15 years we have both spent in skydiving. flying skills during a few seconds between the Most of these photos are coming also from the cliff edge and their chosen opening altitude - shootings and many skydiving events that Wendy and I which is close to the impact point! have covered from 1992 until now. This is an exiting project and the book will be released by the end of 2001.

Where do we get hold of one? Also, we are doing a super challenge in Cyprus, between From January 2001, call the Kit Store. different countries, the goal is to build a 120-way first. This is a big team event and will bring many people together with an P ‘ Why is it being released so long after exciting new idea, I am looking forward to it! anticipated? It was due in August! And I have another wish, I would like that BJ Worth organise an other Because I decided to finalise the movie with a special World Record attempt in big formation to get this magic 300-way or soundtrack including original music with a lot of sound more. The 282-way World Record in Thailand last year was the best human design. The film has now its own soul and personality, adventure in my skydiving career. I would like to touch this kind of emotion expanding an emotional vibe in the heart of the viewers. It is again! worth the delay! T T j a f c y j C jp ■ t Patrick Passe was talking to Jo Malone U ptfue yoji are a perfefcfipfe£r 1 \ Photo: Johnny Panakis I am never happy about what I have got when I am working and filming. Sometimes I need to see the footage a little later to realise it is good. 16mm film is beautiful, you;cannot compare it with video. I try to have as little equfpment as possible. The weight on the helmet can change a lot ycfcjr balance whe| J freeflying.

Who do you admire in skydiviog? People like Jerry Bird and Tom Piras made my dreams. I love i the history of skydiving. I have a lot of respect for it, also I love the freeflying, it is the new stuff. I think I am lucky because I am a skydiver in two different ways; RW and freeflying.

W m Now did you feel about Patrick de Gayardon dying while making your m oviet' I have a deep faith. I believe in something else. There is something for me definitely. There is a deep feeling that each life is like a school for m m everyone. We are learning all the time. For Patrick I thought good luck, you are going for something else. Hawaii was a place of energy, his mind and soul is going with this energy. The winged suits taking off now are because of him.

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December 2000 dmr skydive... SAF£7y R£GULArioN Cypres Airport Scare W e recently relocated to Jersey and fly back to England to skydive. fe/e* St One weekend we visited Devon & Somerset PC, using Exeter Airport, had a lovely weekend and managed to jump. °“rref .«**/«» On the way back to Jersey, my rig with CYPRES was queried by 6 V i /1998 security staff at Exeter Airport. Our explanations were not listened to. The CYPRES card and manual we always carry, were TO w»OM n not accepted, (we must have made them at home!) and the K,aYCO!'HCEg# thought of ringing the CYPRES helpline number obviously caused too much distress for the security department to handle! My parachuting equipment was classed as a risk to other ’ET,c ^ chv passengers and was not allowed on the plane. Te «£t£, When asked 'Where should I leave my nice expensive equipftistit?', the airport's response was 'Not our problem'. Great! A gbod friend collected it and, with extra expense to ''oufj and ourselves, one of us flew back to the mainland and brought sincerely the equipment home through Southampton Airport.

In response to a copy of a letter, supplied by the BPA, Exeter Airport said my rig should have been allowed on the plane. However, all parachutists should declare their equipment and clear it's travel prior to check-in at any airport. Office Has anyone else ever been given this advice?

Be aware that if the airline is not happy with the CYRPES, they apparently take no responsibility. This was a costly lesson, all for one jump! dear skydive.,,, However, both the altimeters had come off and been severely chewed by the Miss H Harding and Mr P Stenning Nice One Mads! pigs! increases with the SQUARE of the dear skydive... With little hope of success, I returned speed. I was doing a standard sit fly jump MORE WATER, wearing my new Nvertigo helmet with a both of the altimeters to Larsen & Pro Track and Pro Dytter attached. At Brusgaard telling them the story and This means that by doubling your MORE SPEED! about 6,000 feet, the chin strap came asking if they could be repaired. I speed the effect of dynamic undone and I lost the helmet. Bit worrying received two brand new devices, free of density increases drag by four as I had no idea as to where it might charge, with a message saying that the Comment on the Speed Freaks times. This is why it gets much land or what it might hit! Also, it was circumstances were so unusual they were article in the October Mag. harder to go very fast. £500 worth of equipment. The reason for replacing them. '(Increased) humidity makes you it coming undone was my fault, not that of the manufacturer. It is not often that you get this lucky and iL go faster' And, while we are on the subject, is even more unusual to find a company your final speed also depends on However, the next day I circulated the that has such excellent customer care and your weight since you will Yes, it's true! - Increased humidity local farmers with a reward notice stating support. We seem to be fortunate that our accelerate until your drag equals reduces the density of the air - that I would pay a reward if the helmet sport is well supported by all the wet air is lighter than dry air. The your weight (Newton's 2 nc^ Law). was found. 24 hours later I received a manufacturers and that the products are conventional explanation for this is call - the helmet had been found in the of such a high quality. that the lighter hydrogen atoms of With more moisture in the pig farm. It was completely undamaged, the water replace some of the atmosphere a diver should be able which is a real plus for the helmet design. Dave Cox heavier nitrogen atoms of the dry to go faster (all other things being air - resulting in less density or equal) so I guess the slower results skydive... Weattendeda responded to our obvious enthusiasn thinner air. on the first comp day were due to for our new found sport. W e'd just < military course at Netheravon late technique, not the environment. like to take this opportunity to say | August and have been coming back Air resistance is the total of drag big hello and thank you to everyo most weekends since. We have all in its many roSJftsffld the amount So it follows that currently England at Netheravon and have never made the effort to actively participate of drag is dependant!! should be the speed diving capital considered it a 'misfortune' to cqj in all aspects of Netheravon and have formula for dynamic density wff ,j3f the world! (Sorry about that never encountered an 'elitist attitude'. here but are grateful we can I is l/2 r v ^ squared. iv Australia). Go for it. There are some very good skydivers from the wealth of experience j here with a lot of experience, but professionalism here. r is the density co-efficient Blue Skies from 'skvaods'? Regardless of experience (pronounced roe - like fish eggs) John Chapman, everyone here has always been very Wendy, Lydia, Harrijp, Kerry v is speed - so the resultant drag Technical Officer nd encouraging and and Grainne

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esponse to Never at Nethers letter dm? skydive... a> ian last lime but the writer was Russ Phillips, 'idn't sign it!) OPEN FLAPS! d w skydive.. other. M y profession keeps Is this a 'spot the deliberate mistake', on me away from the DZ for page 7 of the October M ag? The SHOT DO W N IN FLAMES long intervals so my Javelin's main flap is open. M ayalit's progression is relatively slow time to flag up 'Flight line check' gain (April 1997). The mag is looking! jreat, Once again a letter but, every time I do make it, well done to you and the team! appeared where a student I am welcomed and treated seems to have been treated as if I attend every day. I Ron Wands (magic) oresumc with disrespect by the w fT have and show total respect 'skygods' or experienced standard for all the members of staff Nice one spotting the flaps, a good divers. This is generally the weekend irfstri and other fellow skydivers at reminder' o f' the ' » fir first part o f lead-Up guess tfiat I'm part of I disappointing as it infers that the club and make an effort Flying series, August issue, ire we which you seem to think is so rife at the this situation only happens in to fit in. Also as a student I discuss safe gear for freed> club. I have a shocking habit of not our sport. It is inevitable that treat every different instructor We forwarded this letter to pples (Paul getting my students' names until they've there are individuals out as the individuals they are. Applegate, Chairman Aggers come back quite a few times, so I hope there who are excellent Committee who respondt it wasn't me who put you off. It is skydive instructors Those students who feel t this if: possible that we're talking at cross technically, but lack people disappointed at the way they 1. A packing moppet closes flaps 1 & 2 purposes, since to the best of my management skills. Bad knowledge, 'military basic freefall are being treated and may in the wrong order and the protection people managers are present courses' are run during the week, to be even considering tuck tongue has nothing really to grip give free adventurous training to the in all walks of life not just discontinuing this fantastic on. You get a big pucker in number 2 military, and have nothing to do with the ^ skydiving but very often it sport, there are three easy flap. This has been done many times. weekend club skydiving. Again, my boils down to a personality steps to help:- 2. The cfanopy is far too small for the congratulations on your qualification. clash between the two Assess yourself first and be container and all the flaps are pulled tightly together in the middle still leaving parties. So, before criticising brutally honest, you may just Now then, Editor! said pin-protection tongue with nothing a teaching attitude, spend a realise it is not how others few moments assessing to grip on. This is all fine if you are dick treat you but how you down, bum up but if you are bum down First off, you keep right on provoking the yourself to see if you could members into arguing the toss in every receive the them; (does dick-up follow? - Ed), with a lot of have approached or reacted DZ pub we've got, 'cos that's what we If necessary approach your knots winging up your back, it's bound to the situation better. like! If anyone tells you to tone it down, instructor to have a quiet and to cause a problem. they're talking dog's throbbing ones. Conversely, instructors should confidential chat, you may You're the best Editor I've ever read in also be self critical of their be surprised at the outcome If you look at the picture, you can see by the mag and the only one I'd ever hug! approach to students and if your approach is tactful the shadows and the contortion of the One small point, though. You won't take ensure they treat each and and diplomatic; rig, that one of these scenarios is in place. Get gear that fits and slap your in too many thank-you letters and poetry. everyone as the individuals If all else fails join British Okay but this could get a bit one sided, j they are. Instructors should packer to use the right flaps. Skysports at Bridlington! Cheers What I mean is, if Rachel W can pop always think back to their A p p le s off about what a bad time she had, own very first jump or first can't I get in the fact that we weekend A final word of praise to the freefall and remember their instructors frequently get thank-you cards guys (and gals) at Bridlington As far as re-running the Flight Line own emotions. etc from our satisfied students ? who all do a fantastic and Check, my own view is that this can't be Disappointed customers are always professional job and also to learnt from a piece of paper, it is a going to be louder than satisfied ones, I can honestly say that these all those good instructors out hands-on situation. But if anyone would but can you make sure we don't get people must be far and few there who don't get the like the item re-done, let me know. The big problem with flight line checking is (literally) a bad press? I'm not talking between since I have not recognition they deserve. We jumpers not knowing what they are 'PRAVDA' here, just a bit of Yin and encountered any whatsoever. only ever hear about looking for, there are many different Yang... It may be that I am just lucky complaints so it's about time systems around and how can we all be but at my club everybody is Rick Boardman that some good points and aware o f all o f them? The check on equal and the majority are D4495 praises be mentioned. Keep dummies, at the last two AG M 's done by generally willing to lend a (recently naked and up the good work. Chris Jones a nd Rick Bpardman was a happy)@ahousewithno.bloody.int helping hand or offer advice, great w ay to learn and it also ernet.com! not only to students but each Simon Cathrine

not allowed to be jumped or in 12 months time, C in 2 years) dmr skydive... packed in Oz. This can really put a and above that and up to 500 damper on a jumping holiday. jumps we require either an RSL or GEAR DOWN UNDER AAD to be fitted to a rig. We are Approved Standards in Oz at the getting quite a few visitors down A Brit visitor to one of our DZs has moment are: here who want to come jumping just found out that we require TSO C23* (used ii> Australia by and I hate having to break the bad parachute equipment to be made to PA, PISA, the Chute Shop in South news when a Rigger rings me up to I standard. This is a Africa and by USA manufacturers) say 'I can't find a TSO label on this Dur CAA, TSE std N o l (used by TSE) gear...' DZs in O z ^ ^ ^ E EQ 530-03 (used by PdF and the visiforsfrom overseas Parachute Shop in France) must comply. Thanks. urned up with a Vulcan (afrngs and parachutes approved system (a Vector copy) and a fo these. Standards should carry John Predator reserve made by The sewn-on APF Techni Chute Shop in South Africa. The More info on the APF's gear is well made and tested We currently require an http://www.ap locally in South Africa but is not to rigs of all jumpers up to and TSO'd like their later gear, so it is including A licence (going up to B There are 18 candidates for election to the 15 Investment BPA FXCs seats on your new Council for the year 2001. On behalf of the membership, the The BPA are shortly going to be in Information on candidates and a ballot card are Association has invested a large receipt of a number of spare FXCs, enclosed with this issue of the magazine. Use amount of BPA funds from a which will be newly calibrated and in your vote because your elected Council will stagnant, low interest account to a date. All clubs and centres interested make decisions on m atters affecting your sport. high interest account, with a in purchasing the above items projected interest rate of 27% over contact Chairman of Development. Remember to: the term of the investment calculated Include your BPA number (not your FAI on the last three years’ Ian Midgley ianmidgleydPhotmail.com performance. The initial investment Chairman of Development number!) on your ballot card is protected. • Vote YES or NO for EACH candidate; • Vote NO for at least 3 candidates, you may vote YES for up to 15, any more will invalidate your card 9 Ask the BPA office for a second card if you have joint membership; *tP~~ Office Christmas • Get a new card from the BPA office if you make a mistake or spoil your card; • Post your ballot card to arrive at the BPA Christmas Closure for the BPA Office by no la te r than Lunchtime, Friday 2 2 December noon on Thursday 18 January 2001. R e o p e n i n g : ______Tuesday 2 January 2 0 0 1 — - , . Results Did you know... The result of the ballot will be declared at the The staff would like to that if you'd ever like an extra copy of the Mag,i AGM on Saturday 20 January when the names send seasonal greetings just ring Skydive Mag or the BPA Office and we | will be happy to send you one - especially if ' of members of the year 2001 Council will be to all Members announced. you’re in it! Free Membership ! There will also be a draw for free membership of the BPA from the valid ballot cards returned. So vote, vote, vote - because it’s YOUR vote that counts! Olympic Support Martin Shuttleworth Skydiving Gains big step toward... developing skydiving as a global media event and gaining Olympic Support equity for our champions among their The International Olympic Committee sporting peers". (IOC) and the International World Games Association (IWGA) have Note: The World Games are different agreed that the IOC will take the to the World Air Games which are for W orld Games under its wing. So, at FAI sports, due in June 2001, Spain. the next W orld Games (Atika, Japan, September 2001 ] will have the Pilots © Olympic Flaq flyinq alonqside the IWGA symbol

BPA are looking for a representative on GASCo The W orld Games (General Aviation Safety Council) if you are are for sports interested contact Tony Knight at Old not allowed in the Buckenham. Olympics and will include FS, Royal Aero Club freestyle and Six BPA members and teams have been accuracy events nominated for RAeC awards, watch this space. run by the FAI. Michael Allum Claude Gillard, FAI President commented "... a

22 s k y d i v e December 2000 ^ Com petitions Reforms to Nationals & Regionals

The whole form at of the Nationals has changed. In SOOT, these will be run over long weekends rather than full weeks. The idea is to encourage more people to attend by reducing the holiday time and the hassle factor involved. The drop zones and weekends are as follows:

NATIONALS REGIONALS - Grand Prix 2001 FS - Target It is clear that the spread of bids received for Regional Fri 20 - Sun 22 July 4-way event competitions is not sufficient to run a genuinely regional Fri 27 - Sun 29 July 8-way event plus any mop-up from the 4-way event. competition in all disciplines. For example, the most southern bid for any came from Langar! New Age - Peterborough It was therefore decided to rename the competition to Fri 17 - Sun 19 August the Grand Prix, with legs being held at whichever drop with the following long weekend (Fri 24 - Sun 26) in reserve zones bid and are accepted to host one. Points will be awarded at each leg, leading up to the Grand Prix at the Classics and CF- Bridlington AGM. Fri 3 - Sun 5 August The bids received to host a regional competition were Fri 10 - Sun 12 August honoured in being awarded a leg of the Grand Prix. We hope that next year some southern clubs will consider bidding. FS GRAND PRIX 2001 FS Nationals Wild Geese Leg Sat - Sun 19-20 May This is possibly the most contentious area so the committee wished to Hibaldstow Leg Sat-Sun 16-17 June Langar Leg Sat - Sun 1-2 Sept explain how they arrived at the conclusion above. There were four bids, from Target Skysports ( Hibaldstow], British Parachute Schools Classics / CF GRAND PRIX 2001 (Langar), Peterborough Parachute Centre (Sibson) and Wild Geese Bridlington Leg Sat - Mon 5-7 May Brunton Leg Sat - Sun 14-15 July [Northern Ireland]. The first three were closely matched on facilities, Wild Geese Leg Sat-Sun 15-16 Sept aircraft, etc.

One of the key issues next year is lift capacity, the committee was concerned that Target would only have the one Turbine again. But this drop zone assured the committee that they WILL have both Dorniers on line plus an SMG-92 Target's bid offered very low jump prices so Target won these Nationals. It was clear that feedback from this year's Southern Clubs - Please Bid for 2002 We need the support for the Grand Prix Nationals had been considered and responded to.

FS Entry Fees and Jump Prices Wanted! John Smyth would really appreciate some feedback from 4-way FS £56 with own video the clubs saying why they are not inclined to host BPA £61 with pool video sponsored competitions. Please email or call him. John Smyth [email protected] B-way FS £ 1 1 2 with own video Chairman of Competitions £117 with pool video

Entry Fee £15 fo r one event £ 2 5 for two events Did you know... NO LATE ENTRY FEE about these events at Wild Geese | All Ireland Boogie 5-7 May 2001 I Irish Open Nationals 4-6 August 2001 In addition, £1,000 towards the cost of Omniskore was promised Five Nations Meet 8-10 Sept 2001

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Short Cutaway Cable Illegal Modifications A regular jumper was in the habit of During a routine reserve inspection and repack, a rigger noticed putting the excess yellow teflon cable that the half brake setting, which is normally stowed 4" below the into the riser channel each tim e he top of the reserve riser, was actually set 4" above the top of the packed. He was unaware of the dangers reserve riser. that this could cause until he visited another drop zone who refused his After further investigation it was found that the normal half brake equipment until he replaced his setting required the rings replacing, according to a BPA Safety cutaway handle. After returning to his Notice.The rigger contacted three reserve packers who had own drop zone, he was informed that packed the rig previously and none of them thought that the this was not a safety issue, just a rigging brake setting was unusual or that it could affect the deployment issue and was allowed to carry on as approved and tested by the manufacturer. jumping. Conclusions Conclusions I can only surmise that a rigger inspected the equipment very thoroughly If the cutaway cable keeps coming out of its and correctly identified that the original half brake settings were unsafe keepers, it’s a good indication that the cable is according to the safety notice. However, instead of following the correct too short. If the cable is too short, then it’s a modification as provided by the BPA and the manufacturer, they came up definite safety issue. Many people could have with a new modification.This resulted in a lot of rigging work to attach a picked up this problem; the jumper, the new half brake setting and provide new modified toggles. All the work done reserve packer, the drop zone equipment was of a very high standard.The problem is that the reserve will now check or flight line checks.The result of deploy with the half brake setting 8" out from the manufacturer’s catching the cutaway pad even slightly could recommendations, directly affecting the reserve deployment characteristics. have caused the riser to release prematurely. The jumper could also have had a problem reaching the modified small This will generally occur below reserve toggles. deployment height. Recommendations Recommendations Firstly, the rigger who did the work broke a BPA rule which states that any Be vigilant for this problem - it can occur on a modification to the harness / reserve relationship can only be carried out by an regular basis, especially as it’s so easy to replace advanced rigger. Secondly, I don’t know any advanced riggers who would do such a cutaway handle with one that may not be the a modification and who would be happy changing a reserve deployment system, right length. especially when an approved, simpler modification was available. Thirdly, putting a jumper in the position where they may not be able to reach the control toggles is not very wise. Finally, please remember when doing the six monthly inspection, look out for anything that is different or unusual. Tip of the Month P o p T o p s The great advantage of the Pop Top system is that the reserve pins are protected against your back, both in the plane and in freefall (a bit like carrying your passport and I . ' — money in a similar position when travelling).

But do BEWARE of Pop Tops which stand proud and can catch lines. Make sure your rigger has taken care to pack it correctly. Do not accept a bodge job like this one! ______

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cannot be drained and reinflated. If the launch had to be aborted, for weather or other ETRATOQUO unexpected reason, the balloon cannot be reused. depends on having: • a very experienced, unafraid and An open, mostly aluminium gondola must be capable skydiver constructed with elaborate communications, • a 360ft high altitude balloon built to monitoring and tracking instrumentation, plus withstand sub-zero temperatures and the critical oxygen delivery system. Cheryl will high radiation sunbeams have to operate these systems while wearing a • freefall training in fully inflated, pressurised space-suit. There are military wind-tunnels only two sources for these suits in the world • life-sustaining space-suit technology and they are custom built for the individual. • expert team members working towards The suit must be strong enough to contain the THE the mission. pressurisation and resist buffeting, impacts, and JTRATOQUE5T temperature extremes. It must also be flexible TEAM enough for arm, leg and head movement so CHER" Cheryl can control her body in freefall w hilst HALO operating the instruments and controls. Productions Inc is an astounding woman. A commercial airline Project Foundation Captain on Boeing 737's and a member of the PGI (Production US Arm y Reserves, she is the elite in skydiving SPEED O F SOUND G ro u p • current and twenty-one times US International) women's champion The helmet will have an inbuilt head-up-display Film Team • more jumps than any woman in the world (HUD) so she will know her altitude, attitude Golden Knights • most jum ps in 24 hours of any woman (eg, head-down) and orientation. She will wear US Army's on the planet a GPS which will give her location to tracking Parachute Team • 30 world records aircraft and chase vehicles. Any loss of pressure W ilfred Charette • held four different world records or oxygen from the suit or helmet from a HALO Adviser simultaneously - a feat no-one, male puncture or fracture of the face plate could Clayton Thomas or female, has matched. result in instantaneous death. During freefall High Altitude Doctor Cheryl must keep her body in a head-down Per Lindstrand attitude while enduring the violent buffeting of High Altitude EINESS going trans-sonic. She will certainly exceed Balloon Expert .. * jMmmp' • ,-A'** * 'r: ’ ■':% Mach 1 and possibly reach Mach 1 .3. (Mach 1 is Johnson Space One of the longest standing aviation records the speed of sound - probably around 75omph Center Engineering w ill be broached as Cheryl Stearns goes up in a at this altitude. Mach 2 is tw ice the speed o f Glenn Research balloon to skydive from 130,000 feet. Cheryl sound.) The maximum speed is expected to be C e n te r aims to complete this HALO (High Altitude, 900mph but this will depend on body position, Space Exploration Low Opening) World Record Skydive. The temperature and air density. Maintaining a Education dangers and difficulties of this attempt cannot head down position will get her through trans- Ted Strong be overstressed. Cheryl w ill be jum ping from sonic, supersonic and then, as she begins to Parachute above 99% of the earth's atmosphere, where enter heavier atmosphere, the very dangerous Equipment Adviser temperatures will range to as low as minus 90 trans-sonic phase again. This is where.her degrees F. Consider the difficulty of building a superb athletic ability and skydiling skills will balloon of mylar film only a few microns thick be vital in maintaining stability until tim e to but 365 feet tall and about 300 feet in Main photo: deploy. circumference. It will take several hours and a Chris Clements small team of experts to lay out and inflate the HALO Productions will apply this project to balloon. If even a tiny amount of helium enters Landing photo: scientific research, education, entertainment the balloon, it must be discarded as the balloon James Flemmer and aerospace adventure.

2 8 -'December 2000 CHERYL .STEARNS Si®!*!

Cheryl won her firs t World Championship of Style and Accuracy Skydiving in 1978 at just 23. Sixteen years later she did it again! She won the overall women’s title at the military world championships in 1991, 1995 and 1996. Cheryl Stearns is the most successful competitive skydiver in the world.

Cheryl began skydiving in Scottsdale, Arizona at age 17 and convinced her mother to loan her the $ 4 0 jump fee. Her father tried to encourage her in a new direction by paying for flying lessons. Cheryl fell in love with both activities. She developed her flying and parachuting whilst at Scottsdale Community College on a tennis scholarship. In 1975, she graduated with an Associate’s in Arts, with highest distinction. Cheryl contacted world-renowned skydiving coach Gene Paul Thacker to see if she could work for him and learn competitive parachuting. W ith the “the most promise of his help, Cheryl moved to Raeford, successful North Carolina, with her dog, her parachute competitive gear and $50. skydiver in Between flying and maintaining planes, the world” Cheryl learned her chosen sport, focusing on competition in style and accuracy. In 1977 she won her firs t national championship and establishing a world record in accuracy. Then, she joined the US Army and became the first woman member of the Golden Knights, their elite parachute team. She served two 3-year tours with the team, winning many national and international championships.

During this time Cheryl won recognition as the leading performer in her sport and did numerous special skydiving demonstrations, such as jumping the American flag into the grounds of the Statue of Liberty. j Cheryl holds the Guinness World Record for the woman to do the most parachute jumps in 24 hours. (352 jumps, November 8-9, ‘95). Cheryl did accuracy each time (on a 5cm disc) and scored DC’s a record 188 times; 104 in the day, 84 at night.

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There are far too many people hurting themselves or others during landing or approach.

Better canopy flying skills must be developed, to keep us all alive.

IC1 is a good start but there are many more pilot skills to be learned. Ideally these should be trained.

This excellent article by Chris Lynch suggests some safe ways to build canopy awareness and pilot ability.

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2. With the canopy above you, ie, not during a turn 3. Into wind

All three should guarantee you safe landings all the time but, if the options are running out, stick to this order. When I first wrote them down, I had 1 and 2 the other way round because way too many people have been hurt, and worse, landing part way through a turn. 1 and 2 are of equal importance but setting them in the above order allows for small toggle input to maintain level flight throughout the flare.

1. Into a clear space Landing into a clear or hazard-free area is really just a case of making a flight plan as early as you can while you have plenty of height (you should have a plan before you board the aircraft). If you think it's even slightly possible that you won’t make it back to the drop zone, pick out other landing areas and mentally file a flight plan and landing approach for each one.

2. With the canopy above Land with the canopy above you you, not whilst still in a turn 3' CA The importance of landing with the canopy CD above you should be obvious but, just in 5 3 0) case you’re not sure what I mean, o understand that your descent rate increases 3 if you are turning and that landing during a turn has proven to be painful or deadly.

Landing into wind gives you the softest and easiest to control landing but a lot of injuries have been caused by giving it too high a priority, with victims turning into wind without enough height to complete the turn, plane out and flare. Finding the Ways to imI rlf'r >P stall point canopy flying The stall is that point when you are applying enough brakes to the canopy so that it loses Before attempting these exercises, talk to an experienced, skilled and safe forward speed and starts to collapse. It is vital canopy flyer who can advise you on the finer details such as the type of that you know at what point your canopy stalls canopy you're jumping and how it will react. Regardless of your experience, so that you don't stall it as you land. You don't also talk to an instructor. This discussion have to fully collapse the canopy to find the should include spotting, exit order, opening stall point, just touching the stall is enough height, a ‘hard deck’ (ie, no more work height) and recovering is easy; smoothly raise the for each exercise, local conditions and toggles. Until you are comfortable with this I restrictions (eg, it's good to have plenty of would recommend the hard deck for this altitude but is it okay to open in controlled exercise being the same as your hard deck airspace?). Let the pilot know if you plan to for cutaway drills. open high. Slowly bring both toggles down whilst Plan your flight to include the normal flight watching the canopy. As your airspeed drills and check airspace before each decreases you should also notice that the exercise. (Am I going to interfere with anyone angle of the dangle (between you and your else's flight plan?), check alti (Do I have canopy) is changing slightly. As you go enough height to complete the exercise safely through full brakes into the stall, the canopy or shall I leave it until the next jump?) and will appear to buckle as the pressure inside check landing area (Will this exercise affect Practice at altitude to the cells decreases because the trailing edge my chances of getting back to the drop improve your pilot skills is below the leading edge, so the air literally zone?) before each exercise. close to the ground falls out of the cells. To recover smoothly, let AAD Check: Airspace, Alti, Drop zone. 32 kvdive -'December 2000 landings with people ‘just getting away with it’ due to lack of practice. You don't have to limit your landing flare practice to one per jump (when you land). You can improve your landings by doing practice flares virtually all the way down from ‘Locate DZ and make a flight plan’ to your downwind leg.

When practising the flare, your aim is to learn or get a feel for the point where the canopy's forward speed is converted to lift so you will touch down gently. Also check your heading maintenance as even a small turn during the landing flare may result in, at best, one of those funny, side-stepping landings or, worse, damage to the wrist, elbow, shoulder and side of head (see ‘Control in deep brakes’ overleaf).

up on the toggles; it's possible that you may have to ‘pump’ open an end cell or two, though unlikely due to cross-port venting. Now repeat the exercise (after checking airspace, alti and dz), this time looking straight ahead so you feel the stall, rather than see it.

If you keep the toggles held down, the stall will get more radical and your descent rate increases drastically. 7- cell canopies tend to maintain their squareness and fly backwards. 9-cell Student canopies tend to be de-tuned by canopies tend to distort into having the brake lines set so long that the a horseshoe shape, lose canopy will not stall. Understand that the their heading and can be a deep flare used on student canopies lot more ‘lively’ during the (above), could stall a more 'tuned' canopy Practice makes perfect and World Champion recovery. Craig Girard has had plenty! Have patience and take plenty of time to build up your pilot skills During the flare, letting up slightly on the opposite toggle is the best way to maintain heading control; practice this skill at altitude first

Once you are happy with finding the stall point and your flares are nice and straight, it's time to practice heading control in deep brakes. This skill is useful when you want to make a turn without losing too much height (see Adrian Nicholas's Shuffle Turn article, April 2000) and to keep you upright throughout the flare.

Going over sideways during the flare can be caused by: 1. pulling one toggle lower than the other or 2. not being square into the wind as you flare.

The latter can be compared to a boat travelling upstream; if it turns slightly ht: ik b Tn Danbury Tony by Milko Photo: the current will take it the rest of the way round. This situation under canopy happens more often when landing in strong winds and is made worse if the flare is too high. It is also compounded by the body's natural reaction of reaching down with the lower arm for balance, taking the toggle with it.

Canopy flyers need to train the opposite response of letting up slightly on the lower toggle to level the canopy out. I can guarantee that this feels a bit strange at first so don't wait till the ground is really close to try it for the first time. Try the following exercise to get used to deep brake control. This is a fairly mellow exercise and the skill is used close to the ground but, due to the close proximity of the stall point, it What I see as the major downside of going too small and fast too soon, is that now is best to practice above your cutaway you're on a canopy that is so lively that experimenting is scary. This results in hard deck until you are comfortable canopy flyers not training and learning techniques that guarantee safe landings on with it, which shouldn't take too long. the drop zone and improve their chances in testing conditions like demos, nil wind days, windy days or off landings. Extra performance is fun for sure, but: Pull the toggles down to full brakes and, after flying straight for a short Do you need it? while (7-10 seconds should be More to the point, can you handle it? enough), practice changing your Can you get more performance out of your existing canopy? heading by slightly raising the opposite Are you taking it to the edge of its performance? toggle to the direction you want to turn. Can your canopy do more than you can? After about 30 degrees of turn, raise Have your last 20 landings been perfect? the other toggle so both are level, to fly straight again. At this stage you can Do you stay current enough to handle the extra excitement in all conditions? either take both toggles back down to (eg, upping performance means malfunctions are more radical) full brakes and try turning the other Do you want a smaller canopy just so you can have a smaller container? way or recover to full drive. Are you a victim of packing shed peer pressure? Are you within recommendations for size to weight ratio and experience level? You can also practice changing your heading from full brakes and recovering to straight flight by using If your mind is set on a higher performance canopy, make a point of training your one toggle, raise it to turn and bring it canopy flying skills on the existing one to prepare. Don't move on until you're ready. back level with the other to fly straight.

L x J l i l i J: Canopies also tend to dive longer when hooked into high winds because the wind pushes on the i u / . r j s top skin, delaying the start of the plane out. The perfect height for a Now I'm not exactly sure if that last sentence is hook turn is high enough scientifically correct but, for whatever the for the canopy to fly out reason, it does happen. of the dive to level flight (plane out) all by itself. If I would strongly recommend that anyone you always hook from intending to do hook turns gets some coaching this height you should be and practices up high until they are fully familiar okay. The problem is that with both the natural recovery and the ‘urgent’ it's difficult to judge this recovery. height perfectly every time because depth perception can be s i b affected by many factors including changing light from different times of the stun day, snot on your goggles, misted up visor, Even if you plan never to do hook turns, it is a jumping over water, really good idea to know how long your canopy unfamiliar drop zone and takes to recover from a turn and how to make it fatigue. recover quicker. This skill will come in handy if you have to make an avoiding turn in your final Another reason for approach or if you simply turn too low. This getting the height wrong exercise will involve sharp turns so it is crucial is using an unfamiliar that you do the checks: Airspace, Alti and DZ canopy and just not beforehand and continue to check airspace having the experience to throughout the whole manoeuvre. deal with it. As you go The perfect height for a hook is high smaller in size and up in enough for the canopy to fly out of the dive Make a sharp turn, 180 degrees should be plenty, speed, canopies tend to to level flight all by itself. If you regularly let the toggle up and assess the time it takes for dive longer and therefore use the toggles to recover from hook turns the canopy to plane out. It will be difficult to need more height to then you are hooking too low. measure exactly how much height you've lost, it's plane out. much more of a feeling thing. When you've done this enough to have a feeling for the recovery, now is the time to practice making the canopy recover more quickly. This time, after making a sharp turn, let the toggle up and immediately flare with both toggles. As the canopy quickly planes out, you should get a feeling of being heavy in your harness as your body continues to drop but your canopy is pulling out of the dive and getting S m 9 8 t lift. This should eventually turn to a feeling of buoyancy. Go too small too soon and you’ll be on a canopy so lively that experimenting is scary

Food for Thought There has been a huge development in canopy performance in recent years. In skilled hands, this is fun and exciting but sadly there has also been a drastic rise in fatalities and severe injuries under a fully open parachute, proving that canopy flying skills are lacking. It would be easy to blame the canopy’s higher performance but that is a lame attitude to take, just like blaming guns instead of the people who pull the triggers. It’s time to work on the people pulling the toggles.

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It is generally agreed that a toggle hook is more potentially dangerous because it is total commitment - as opposed to a carving front riser turn that will start its recovery sooner and you can ‘bang out of it’ early. Of course it is more down to your input on the controls - you can do a radical, total commitment hook on a riser (twisting your torso to help whip it round) or a gentle carve on a toggle. It's really a case of knowing your canopy, which can only happen through practice and experimentation.

My preference is definitely front risers for landing turns. Of course, a front riser turn will lose more height so should be started higher. On the odd occasion I've gone for the carving turn lower than I should have or the canopy's just not coming around fast enough - then I release the front riser and finish the turn with a touch of toggle.

Make sure your gear is up to it. Toggles have come off the brake lines just when they were needed most. Someone lost a grip on a toggle during a turn because they were wearing webbed gloves. Tiny problems like this can be fatal.

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If you regularly use the toggles to recover from hook turns then you are hooking too low. i i i - Canopy planes out on its own i - Needs a slight stab on the toggles to get the canopy to start its own recovery - Needs major toggle input (flaring) to pull canopy

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This article is not a fully comprehensive guide, so ask instructors or experienced high performance canopy flyers for more testing ideas and get a full brief before trying any of them. Remember to do the three checks; airspace, alti and DZ, before starting any exercises and to respect all other canopy flyers. Chris Lynch’s canopy history: My first jump was a static line round in ‘82. All my progression was done on rounds, then about 30 jumps on Para Commanders (PC’s); high performance rounds with loads of drive slots. Once I'd converted to squares I tried everything they had in the packing shed before I finally got around to buying my own gear, a Merlin 200 sq ft 7-cell. After about 400 jumps I bought a Firefly 170 sq ft 7-cell; both were very handy for CRW and okay for accuracy, two very good disciplines for learning canopy flying skills. I was a member of Gan Canny CRW team who came second in 8-way speed and third in 4-way rotations in the 1984 Nationals. We came second in 8-way and first in rotations in ‘85. Another sharp memory from those days is docking 14th on a 18-stack, the only type of large formation being built at the time. It was also cool to represent UK at the World Cup of CRW in Australia in ‘84.

In 1986 I got into FS and 9-cells, firstly a Surfair 175 then a PD 170 which I remember being a really enjoyable ride. I had at least 2,000 jumps when I got my first zero porosity canopy a Jonathon 150 and progressed to a Jonathon 135 after about 500 or 600 jumps. At some point I got a second hand Stiletto 120; a superb canopy that opened softly, got you back from long spots and swooped amazingly, which I used until I stopped jumping and travelled east. After travelling for 14 months I returned to skydiving, joined Sebastian XL and continued jumping Stiletto 120's, which today are still my canopy of choice.

/4s you can see, it was a rather gentle progression through canopy sizes and performance with time to learn about canopies and how they fly. I can't remember ever being bored by my canopy, a reason quoted by many for getting something too high performance. It's not the canopy that's boring, it's the unskilled pilot.

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So, next tim e you’re in freefall, really think about what the air feels like. Use all your senses. Feel the difference between the pressure on your front or back. Hear the •»* change of noise as ^ you speed up or slow down.

When flying head-up with others, you’ll probably find that everyone flying head-down wants to put their hands on your head and ‘spock’ you. If you want to return the favour, remember these important facts:

You are creating a ‘burble’ for anyone flying slightly above you, so don’t make any rapid radical movements - unless you want them to come crashing down on your head! The key thing is to practice moving your arms solo. When you feel confident and stable, then you are ready to try with others. Remember to fly smoothly and slowly and don’t grab if you cannot gently dock - fly the docks. As you raise your arm(s), you will tend to fall away so widen your legs a small amount to ensure that you keep proximity.

If you have two people each docking on an arm, you will lose stability, so make a few jumps practising flying with your arms in and ask people beforehand to dock gently on you, to make the balancing act a little easier.

:y d )va -'December 2000 Try this one out for size. If you need to move back a couple of feet quickly...

Bend your hands at 90° at the wrists, they will naturally blow up in the airflow. Push your hands in front of you, about 6“ (an honest 6”!), and then push your hands quickly, as if trying to push somebody over. The action is to push against the wall of air in front of you and then return quickly. Whilst pushing, exhale deeply and tense the muscles in your forearms.

The desired result - rapid movement backwards for a couple of feet. I find this really useful if someone moves towards you fast and you think that they are on a path to hit you.

To carve, mix the Hang 10 for To reverse the carve, think of forward motion (see last article) backwards movement with a conscious and turn the centrepoint twist at the waist so that you are looking towards the centre of the carve across the shoulder to the centre of the carve (forward and turn at the same (reverse and turn at the same time). time). The backwards I find that my hand nearest the carve is a centre of the carve is slightly strange looking lower than the outside hand. move - it Some people raise or drop a always makes For relative carving, you will leg slightly in order to initiate a me laugh! have to make fall rate changes carve - this seems to work as you begin to carve well.

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Face off with your partner and decide which way the carve is going to go around.

Once you have started the carve and it picks up a little speed, start to face in a little towards your partner, who will be across from the centrepoint of the carve.

It will feel as though you are in a spin dryer. The When learning to carve, try it first in a forces involved are acting on you, moving you low speed position and then pick up outwards from the centre of the carve, so drive a little the pace when you master the move towards the centre line to keep going around Totems are great fun and one of the most fun skills to use in freeflying. You can dock on the vertical and surf other people or provide a platform for others to stand on. Remember, when touching anyone else, be aware of their handles, you do not want to dislodge them in freefall. Move slowly. Consider a reserve ‘pillow’ Decide whether you want to build from the top or from the rather than a handle bottom. Let one person build at a time. When building, get close first, just a small space away (half an arm's length to start). There are two ways to build totems, from the top or from the bottom. Building Triple Totems from izhe Top Totems are fun with two people and Remember that as you fly above the even more fun with more. They are fast, other person, you will be in their really fast with three or more people... ‘burble’, so get in close first, then move gently. Think smooth, think soft So, think about how you would set up for and be really careful that you don’t a two person totem and then add injure their neck or head with a fast another person. This time you all need to dock. When you enter the ‘burble’, be really close. you will naturally drop a little. If you are too far away, you will drop a lot Try building the totem from the bottom and this can be dangerous. I and top at the same time - the person in recommend trying to stand on the middle becomes the base. Spacing someone's knees first, there is more is important. You need the two people room for error when learning. building to be on opposite sides of the base, so that they do not create a burble Once you have made your gentle for each other. dock, speed up a small amount, with your arms as your legs are occupied. Timing is crucial too. Both people This will make your position more building need to move in at the same stable and you do not want to speed time. If the top goes on first, then the up too much, just enough to keep you totem will run past the lowest person. If together. It’s great fun to lean over to the bottom goes on too fast, the totem face the person on the bottom but this will leave the top person behind as it will affect your stability! accelerates. Everyone needs to think of keeping the totem falling slower to start For the person on the bottom, don’t with. speed up, stay as you are. You are the base. If you are flying with others, way is to build the totem in slow you will want to slow down as the (sit) and then stand it up. This is totem usually dives away really fast. easier to start with. Remember when standing it up, try to keep your profile straight. This will stop it wobbling and, if B uilding you decide you’re going to hold the totem for a long time, it’s going to travel fr o m izhe fast. Be careful of your necks - no-one wants whiplash - well, not in freefall B o tto m anyway! The top person is the base flyer. Fly in from the bottom near to the start as described above. When you fly in, the above person will drop onto your shoulders. They have to trust your skills and judgement, so go easy, and be aware that they will be in your ‘burble’ - so no rapid movements. Once the totem is formed, stay together as described above. Try this first in a low speed position (sit). If you raise both your arms a small amount Stanley Kunitz together, you will carve a downwards spiral. If you lower your arms (or push more against the Imagine a carve: your inside arm is a little wind-flow) a small amount together, you will lower than your outside arm. Now you are also carve an upwards spiral. working to keep the fall rate the same as the person(s) or object that you are carving You can use the same principle for a reverse around. downwards spiral or a reverse upwards spiral.

OK, now go out with an audible and two friends that you trust... Hold onto each other and take turns. Close your eyes whilst your friends hold you. I call this one the ‘freaker’. It feels like you’re going at about a million miles an hour! Feel the air - yes, really feel the air, the way it travels around your torso and limbs. Use all your senses. In school we learned sight, sound, touch, smell and taste. What the teachers forgot to tell us was that there is more to it than that - pressure and balance play a big part too. We tend to almost solely rely on our sight to act and react. By closing our eyes we are able to sensitise our body to the airflow. That is why sensory deprivation is such a great tool. It alters our perception of freeflying and puts us more in touch with our other senses. Article by Giles Fabris: [email protected] Ground shots of Emma Grundy & Giles Fabris by Tony Danbury Thanks to Monkey Claw (the dudes in the funky suits) www.monkeyclaw.com Jump with Giles in the Persian Gulf, February 2001 (call Pete Monkey Claw photos by Chris Norton Marsden 01932 701321) or at Sibson from March 2001. Monkey Claw is supported by Larsen & Brusgaard (Pro-track), Giles is supported by Larsen & Brusgaard (Pro-track), Da’Kine Rags, Rigging Innovations and Icarus Canopies. Jump Design (skydive wear) and is Cypres equipped.

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skydive 49 ^December 2000 An interview with STC Chairman, John Saunders, who explains this com m ittee aren’t the kill-joys som e people think

&¥<£, what does that stand for? Now do we interact with the CAA? STC is the Safety and Training Committee of the BPA, responsible to The BPA have a good working relationship with the CAA, who Council. STC establishes the rules by which we operate. consider us to be one of the most professional organisations they deal with. David Bevin is the CAA contact most directly involved ^)hy do we need STC? with BPA matters. As a jump pilot himself and an ex-jumper, he To ensure that, as an association, we make British skydiving as safe as understands our needs. At the risk of sounding as if I'm creeping, I’ve we can and to develop progression training. always found David to be approachable and helpful.

^Dho’s on the committe? purely it doesn’t m atter if we break the odd Every CCI in the country sits on the committee and BPA Officers BPA regulation? attend as non-voting advisers. Since our appointment as a CAA agency, our rules are effectively laws of the land. So the next time you are thinking about 'smoking it <^re C C I’s the best people? down' realise that, if you do deliberately open low, you are technically They are best placed to know the problems that arise when people breaking the law. decide that they know better than the rules! So CCI’s are in a better position to head off the problem by devising suitable controls. Justify our student training systems holding ^ h en and where do they meet? people back! Every couple of months in the County Arms pub in Leicester, just When it comes to a decision between quicker progression and around the corner from the BPA office. safety, there can only be one winner. Safety is paramount and the principle of erring on the side of caution has given us a safety record ^Dho’s in charg^? which is the envy of many other countries. Ultimately STC reports to Council. STC’s Chairman aims to ensure matters are given a fair hearing and voting is conducted in S a n y would say we are complacent accordance with our BPA Exposition.The STC Chairman is usually an Certainly not. We are not afraid to learn development methods from elected member of Council, nominated at the first meeting of the other countries. STC strives to achieve the right balance and, whilst new Council in January after the AGM. we might not always get it right first time, continual review of our training systems makes sure that, on the whole, students at BPA But aren’t we regulated Affiliated centres receive the best instruction available. by the CAA? Yes. But to explain fully, a Of the rules are so good, why change them? few years ago the BPA Occasionally they need to be amended, sometimes following an became the official arm incident from which we can learn. Changes in aviation laws or good of the Civil Aviation ideas can also prompt STC into re-evaluating the rules. Sometimes a Authority (CAA) in CCI thinks through a particular process and presents an alternative, matters relating to possibly safer method of achieving a similar or better end. Not all parachuting. We CCIs will agree! Some of the issues raise strongly contested and have been heartfelt discussions. It makes for interesting meetings and healthy acknowledged as development. experts in our chosen field and Vet, aren’t STC just kill-joys? have been tasked Most jumpers accept rules as a necessary evil and understand that an with ensuring that absence of them would be good for no-one. safety and training standards are maintained. We are f * * k STC, I just want to skydivel audited by the CAA and Many jumpers aren’t interested in politics or administration, they just obliged to provide them want to turn up and jump, enjoy a bevvy with friends and go home with any information they smiling.That’s a good attitude which I respect. But you wouldn’t be require in respect of skydiving able to enjoy your jumping safely like that if STC and the CCI’s activities in the UK. hadn’t done the background work so you can jump with peace of mind. *v$)hat about new areas such as freeflying? Freeflying has really taken off and I am genuinely impressed at the skill level of some of the up and coming jumpers who take up this exciting area. I am even more impressed by the levels of responsibility demonstrated by many of this new breed as well as their drive to develop and implement their own guidelines and rules of safety. Great skills - great attitude!

losing ratings is S T C ’s fault, isn’t it? STC awards BPA ratings, so is the correct body to regulate their use. Dealing with discipline when people’s livelihoods are at stake is never an easy task. CCI's are sometimes presented with the unenviable task of authorising disciplinary action against someone who is a friend or colleague. It is to the credit of the committee members that the general safety and well­ being of all jumpers is the overriding factor when making their decisions. It is CCt's have reasonable discre­ not the CCI’s that bring about disciplinary action, it's the individuals themselves. tion at their own drop zone - for example, to ensure hook turns don’t get out of hand... Sometimes ST C ’s decisions really wind me up! Ask questions of your CCI. Explained answers can help you understand the thinking behind the decisions that are made at STC. I am always happy to discuss any STC area, my details are below, call or email me.

$Dhy are STC minutes in the Mag so out of date?

The minutes need to be ratified (approved) by Council, usually at two weeks afterwards, to make Divots„ hospital rides or sure they are correct and that decisions are upheld. Council and STC meetings happen every other Worse can reSult month. Unfortunately they are in the same month as magazine publication so are alwaysjust too late. (Editor’s Note - We tried to move the magazine publication dates to make theminutes more up to date but it appeared this would not give sufficient time for membership renewals following the February magazine. But we will revisit this area next year.)

Now can I read the minutes any sooner? The STC minutes are usually available on line shortly after each Council meeting at: www.keme.co.uk/%7Etboughen/index.html

Now do I find out more about STC? Come along to a meeting and see what goes on. Dates are in the diary on the inside back cover. All BPA members are entitled to attend as erring on the side observers although occasionally, for fairness, confidentiality or legal has given us a safc envied by other c

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reasons parts of the meeting may be held ‘in camera' (ie, committee and Council members only). Observers can get involved in discussions but are not entitled to vote.

ISo-one knows how to approach STC Any BPA member can write to STC to ask questions. If this includes a proposal to change the status quo, this must be presented by a CCI. If you intend to present to STC, add credibility to your case by going to the meeting

|¥ ( g : Safety and Training Committee John Saunders [email protected] 1 3 P A British Parachute Association STC Chairman, 2 years as Vice-Chairman ( S A A ' Civil Aviation Authority ex-CCI,Weston on the Green (RAFSPA) Club Chief Instructor ' John has worked with students for 18 years Royal Air Force Sport Parachute Association

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Tests have apparently shown The test involves removing the riser from the rig good results without any and fastening the small locking loop around a smooth hook or similar object that will not negative effects.The liquid F I ya w ay damage the loop material, and which is dries leaving a non-sticky anchored securely. deposit ofTeflon flakes that will not collect sand or dirt. L o o p s 40 lbs o f tension should then be applied fo r three seconds along the plane of the risers in the Rigging Innovations, manufacturers of the direction of the rings. If the bar-tacks are ‘Liquid Teflon is available at VooDoo, Talon, Telesis family of missing, the loops w ill pull free - In this case the Harness/container systems has issued a Service most bicycle shops, although risers must be returned to the manufacturer. Bulletin which relates to their -ring risers. some brands contain oil which 3 If the loop holds, the rear side o f the loops will attract dirt and grit. A dry Apparently one of the locking loops on a pair of should be marked with two dots of a blue formula Teflon lubricant that Rl's risers had not been bar-tacked at the factory permanent marker. The risers may then be and consequently the loop pulled out thus dries to a non sticky coating is returned to service providing no damage has cutting away that riser - bit of a shock for ideal. This makes the cutaway been done to the loops during the test. someone! smooth and easy, with no All risers manufactured a fte r Jan 2000 will have metallic scraping noises and a Rl believe this to be an isolated error but have an identifying QC stamp on the rear of the fraction of the force previously devised a simple test to insure th a t other risers locking loop and do not need to be checked as manufactured by them are not also deficient of required’. above. bar tacks. Rigging Innovations - 001 520 466 2655 ‘M etallic scrapping noises?’ - www.rigginginnovations.com so they presumably accepted metallic scraping noises in the past? - makes m e wonder! O p u i S t P 0 C u i S M eanw hile back in O z, the APF are continuing their

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PdeF will be releasing a smaller version of their Atom Axis style/accuracy rig in the first quarter of 2001 to take the new canopies. Note: Kit News is an editorial feature, not PdeF -0 0 33 I 34 32 77 77 advertising. Inclusion of a product does not www.Parachutes-de-France.com constitute a recommendation.

54 s k y December 2000 Elem entary my dear Sunpath! kit kit news

Sunpath Inc, Anglo-Floridian makers 2. Do you wanna FUNK! of the popular Javelin have come up Also early next year you’ll be able to order some funky new with a few nice little improvements fabrics on your Javelin: a black and white ‘Hound’s Tooth’ - which Sherlock would be proud of, a black fake leather look fabric (if I. New STRAP ON harness you’re into that sort of thing) and a plastic holographic material Available early next year, you’ll be able to get a Javelin with resembling a chequered flag and known as ‘racetrack’. relocated lateral straps (the ones that normally come out of the bottom corners of your rig and attach to the main lift web of the harness) which exit the back pad much closer to the centre of the main container.This allows the lateral strap to contour around your lower back keeping the container snug against your back and resulting in less container movement.-We at Kit News tried this out and were impressed by the difference in feel.

Javelins are now available with a range of funky fabrics such as the Hound's Tooth shown here

3. Snug FIT In production now is an improved method of attaching the cutaway and ripcord housings to the harness at their terminal ends on ringed harnesses - prior to this the cable ends on ringed Javelins are now more comfortable harnesses were free for a couple of inches making them with relocated lateral straps for a snug fit susceptible to possible snagging. Sunpath -001 813 782 9242 [email protected]

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Apart from his passion for jumping his career was very important to him and he rose quickly through the medical branch of the RAF to become one of the youngest ever ENT consultant surgeons in the country. Before specialising in ENT he worked in orthopaedics which was particularly useful around the drop zone. I well remember lying in the pit at RAPA (don’t a lot of people) knowing that the linkage between my hip and my foot was no longer continuous, only to be told by Doc that "I cannot say your leg isn’t broken".

When he was posted to Wegberg he easily moved into the European jumping scene at Lippspringe in Germany, Turnhout in Belgium, and any other drop zone that would take him. One result of this was that he met, fell in love with, and wooed Patricia, they married in 1986. He left the RAF and set up his own ENT practice in Belgium. Pat sold her boutique (appropriately called Free Fall) and helped Doc to develop the practice and they had a beautiful house built for them. Doc continued jumping, mainly in Belgium, and he always seemed to be a member of one team or another. Back in 1995 he was a member of the ‘European Group’ that jumped onto the North Pole. He tried, but failed, to keep it a secret from those of us in the Brit group that were jumping with the Americans, but that was typical of his competitive nature: he hated anyone (especially me!) being one up on him. Of course, not being content with being just a part’ he was one of the designated medical personnel - a very useful mate, in the circumstances.

Lest anyone should think that he could be set in his ways, he had an adventurous bent. He was an early BASE jumper back in the days when it could get you banned, and every jump was experimental. Along with a fellow RAF Officer he got himself arrested by the German police following a rapid descent from a bridge near Stuttgart. The police were so astonished that anyone would freefall from a 600 foot bridge that they suggested they should see a doctor. Once they knew he was one they let them off!

Latterly Doc had been turning his hand to sailing. Since getting his day master’s ticket he seemed to think that the seas were his oysters. The Bay of Biscay and a missing mast soon put him right. My experience of sailing with him and Pat around the New England coast actually had more memories of eating vast quantities of sea food, boastful excesses of beer and the odd photo of a sea bass that we ‘had just caught’!

What we as jumpers rarely saw were his qualities as a doctor. At his funeral it was wonderful to hear of his reputation with all patients but especially children. We learned that one of the main reasons his practice grew so successfully was that he always allowed twice as much time for each patient as others did.

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s k- y her 2000 Achievements Cat 8: M alcolm Hurst, Thaddeus Lawrence, Neil G arrido, Peter Turner. 100 jum ps: John Roller Coaster Fiends Cruickshank,Diane Fricker In October we welcomed POPS to Hinton. Spirits were high 2 0 0 j u m p s : and it paid off with Sunday being glorious (but cold) with Allison Row land lots of jumping. Despite a mini exodus to the Kenya 400 jum ps: C lair Tuckett boogie, we had a brilliant fireworks party, thanks to Mike 500 jum ps: Rich Orford, and John and the inside of the hangar's hod a face lift with M artin W ood an excellent skydiving mural by Katie Johnson. At last we 7 0 0 j u m p s : Dorian Harwood E have showers and some new toilets, thanks to Steve < Saunders and helpers for building them (the aroma will 2.000 jum ps: Mike Browne 3.000 jum ps: O)s never be the same). The roller coaster fiends enjoyed a day at Alton Towers. Stunt Duck managed every ride and staff Micky M atthews were bemused by the way we did the Nemesis (bare foot with trousers rolled up)! We had a well attended meet at Hinton at the beginning of October. We were F a r e w e l l visited by American B ill W ood, POPS Bon voyage to Donny and Helen MacDonald, who are off to # 2 and one of the POPS founders Australia to live. We've said goodbye to the huge packing back in 1966. The weather was against tent. It left us during the storms to go on a tour of the us on Saturday but we met friends and countryside - a more faithful replacement is being sorted. had an excellent evening at the local We close 17 Dec and re-open 6 Jan. The Let 410 will be hostelry. back for when we re-open. Failing that, there will be a Cessna Caravan available. Sunday started well so we kicked off with the Hit n1 Rock. A lon Cam p was presented with Pete's Pot. Second was Julie Shew and third Tony Dale who has recently returned from Australia. We held a round of 5-way speed star, won by a team containing a ringer. Caroline O 'Hagan, Tony Dale, Roger Flavell and Graham F o w ler were joined by Hinton's S teve Saunders (pictured above). We had four Top Pops there too; G ra h a m St Clair, Mike Allum , John C row hurstond current Top Pop, S u e H i l l . New Members P O P S W o r l d M e e t Alan Compand Norman W hitford The sixth POPS World Meet will be in New barbarian teams. No jumper will be allowed packing is easy. On site catering carts are in more than one category. Each event will available. Whatever accommodation you P e t e S h e w Zealand whose POPS society has presented us with a great opportunity. Two riggers will be called after two days and include three need is there; space for camping, rent a be on the DZ throughout. Packers and 4-way rounds except Hit n1 Rock which will be one. motorhome 2-6 berth, airfield bunkhouse or m o te l. video are available. Any POPS camera Canopy Formation will be included for the E jumpers should moke themselves known. first time and is very much in the minds of Off DZ Activities Golf, gliding, fishing, dairy and stud farms, < Local insurance is compulsory for the organisers. This might be at the i competitors. beginning during 1-2 March before the main thermal and volcanic areas, adventure parks meet begins. Load organisers will be (black water rafting, jet boating, bungee Aircraft available and large formations are in mind. jumping (what's that?), gardens and some of the most unspoiled bush in the world. Six Cessna 206, plus a 16 seat Nomad, a Awards will include cash prizes as well WWII Catalina, A DC3 and - as a special traditional medal awards based on Maori I'm Interested, What Now? culture. Any questions, ask me or Peter Carbines World POPS Meet treat - an M l 8 helicopter, book early. ([email protected]) . New Zealand The Meet Facilities John Crowhurst - World TOP POP 4-10 March 2002 The 4-way will consists of 3 categories: This is a well used aero, glider and [email protected] www.pops.co.nz scrambles, 4-way international and parachute centre. The area is dry so outside Office: 001 593 2253555 or 269606 62 Good luck to manifestor John Stevens who heads off to the States to begin a course of flying instruction. John has been keeping things running smoothly for nearly two years and, as well as becoming an expert clairvoyant and weather clubhouse from the outside forecaster, still found time to progress to B licence. John's some real FS teams form ing in th e future. Every weekend, someone shoes will be filled by Dave Lace is achieving a goal, and it's exciting to watch. We also have a r a bit — well, Scottish, but who, despite competing against number of individuals attending instructor courses and we wish s to the hard work of many, the a seasoned competitor, won gold them success! Photo: Groham Harris ooms,assr I and manifest are warm, the toilets for intermediate accuracy at the ar should be up and running Hibaldstow Regionals. Well done e and patio are next. We've got and welcome. Calum Bissett and Katrina bunk beds and extra springy mattresses (innuendo) already. We Winter became engaged have extremely happy pilots who have their very own room (albeit Andy Parkin goes off to Deland in freefall over our padded! ). Chief Pilot Sandy 'Where's the lingerie party' Barnett soon with about 50 jumpers and awesome DZ. Katrina said already feels important. We are devoting individual rooms to CF instructors for the first of many yes (Wouldn't you? Calum and FF so all the squaddies and hippies can bond in privacy. Our holidays. At a recent briefing - hubba hubba), and manifest will be computerised. party, he laid out some pretty we're all extremely happy impressive plans, explaining this We have the culinary stylings of Jo 'When is my birthday' Todd and for them! I Do! I Do! was a great opportunity for all Trish 'The dish' Gordon to keep us going while the canteen is Congratulations levels to learn and have a great finished. We manage hot meals every day and have a good supply Calum and Katrina time. Surprisingly, in view of the of drinks and snacks. We W IL L feed you! Entertainment: Our ensuing merriment, every one of clubhouse will sport a fireplace and telly (you can watch whichever Beach jumps and night jumps, all involving food, drink, and them is still fit to go! you like). We could even have some Karaoke!. Kelly 'I can do the mandatory fun! We are hoping to organise a club trip/skills camp in splits' Strachan is, as always, our morale (note I don't say 'moral') the near future. We plan to have serious coaching for all disciplines Congratulations to Susan support and keeps us in stitches. available on a larger scale. We're dealing with bad weather days by Crossley, Carrie Canteen and organising horse riding, boat trips and swimming. There is so much Jude Rust, who are expecting to do nearby and Toggle the DZ dog can fetch WDIs, carry pilot babies. It must be something in We are really striving to be the friendliest and most progressive DZ chutes, close Javelins, pack reserves, freefly... the Chatteris air! A sadder (and in the UK. When you also have the most accomplished and unconnected!) announcement experienced coaches in Scotland at your DZ, it makes jumping so was made by Bruce who's ileen Dowling very nice! Our AFF, WARP and Skydive U coaches have been in high heading off to pastures new. demand and have done wonders. Because of our excellent FS Jon Ingledew, Fraser Lawson, Stuart McIntyre, coaches, we have seen significant (and refreshing) progression for Julie Matty, Robin Powell, Andy Watts Achievements Sally Powell all of our participating jumpers. The atmosphere is very relaxed and Cat 8: Sharon Dawson, Tony Ben Larpent, Katrina Winter constructive. The emphasis on progression seems to pull everyone Labbadia, Angela Wienand Rona Dickson together to keep students of all levels moving. There is nothing like FS1: Dave Lace, Andy Marsh Vicky Wilkinson coming away from a jump and saying "I was good, eh?". Even a FF1: Jim Harris Alistair McLaren certain Pete 'It vas me' Geppert remarked "I vas brilliant" after his 100 jumps: John Doherty Alan Wilkinson WARP jump. Brian 'When is Jo's birthday?' Dyas ond Graham (pictured), Rob Ellis 'Gimme a hug' Harris have given us a nice place to practice and 500 jumps: Clloydy some planes with doors to keep us toasty (lovely). We can foresee Vicky Wilkinson 1,000 tandems: Mike Rust 1,500 jumps: Sharon Simonian Goodbye for the moment to Dave and Lynne Johnston who are going for a well-earned rest in Words by George Katsoulis the USA. Lynne's toasties and cooked breakfasts will Picture by Steve Wilks be sorely missed as will Dave's cheerful Irish brogue echoing around the DZ. See you lucky buggers in Strut Hanging the spring. Also bidding farewell is long-time club Our ever faithful Cessna 206, Victor November, has stalwart and instructor Phil Lyall who is going to been away for a bit of a makeover and lick of paint. work in the Middle East. Adios Phil and don't forget In her place we were treated to the delights of a to pack your SANDwiches! Instructor Kelvin Raines Cessna 182 and quite a few experienced jumpers celebrated 21 years in the sport. Well done. started doing student exits - must have been something to do with having to hang off the wing Achievements strut! 1st fre e fa ll: Kerry Connell, John Utley, Tracy Thorpe, Danny Rowlin, J. Pearce CCI Nicki Johnston has just returned from the World Cat 8: Alex Rennie, Craig Pearson Championships in Japan. Unfortunately due to a 5 0 0 j u m p s : Phil Harris got the beers in bad first round, he spent the rest of the 900 jum ps: Joanne Johnston championships playing catch-up and finished an uncharacteristic 94th. Paul Simms skydive 63 ^December 2000 Before I embarked on the AFF course in March this year, the Red Devils heard that after losing my legs serving in 3 para in Northern Ireland, I would become the first double amputee in the UK to become a Cat 8 skydiver. They All Irish National Meet pledged that if I passed the course, they would like to jump 9 September saw the Geese host the first All with me - what a great incentive! Well, I passed the Irish National Competition for 4-way FS and course and true to their word, a date was set. The accuracy. The meet was well supported by lads arrived at Langar ready (after being ambushed both Wild Geese and the Irish Parachute by the media) to jump. Jump one was an 8-way speed Club, this being the first chance for most to star which came off quite well - it was the biggest take part in a competition. Five 4-way teams formation I have been part of! Jump two was a 6-way and 30 accuracy jumpers of all skill levels zipper, both jumps with smoke canisters. Tony Danbury competed. On Saturday night, we had a BBQ joined us on the second jump and kindly did some extra S and everyone took time to relax and get to video and stills work. Thanks to the Freds and also Dave & j | know their fellow competitors. Dave (Hickling & Morris) without whom I would only have * watched the Red Devils on TV but - no - instead I jumped ■; 4 - w a y G o ld with them! , 1 Senior: IPC Vision Intermediate: All But One Alistair Hodgson Novice: Bog Warriors

Senior Accuracy Gold: Ian Forman Silver: Ray Hennessy Bronze: Evan Simpson Interm ediate Accuracy Alistair M eets the Freds Gold: Gary Gartland Silver: Jim Hunter Bronze: Oliver O'Regan

Novice Accuracy RISING FALLERS Gold: Steven Robinson 1st freefall: Louise and Teana Tarren Silver: Steven McGuigan (mum and daughter) Bronze: Kenny Rooney Cat 8: Ben Wilkins, Julian Deplidge, Chris Stringer, Ian Currah Club Achievements FF1: Rich B atten Cat 8: Una 0 'Hegarty Lotsa Jumps: Catherine Keeling (100), IC1 & first dem o: Mike Murphy Andy Blevin (100), Martine Howland, 600 jum ps: Pete Lehane Craig Poxon.com (300), Poke It! Paul (400), Ivor Flowers (500), Billy Payn (600), On 30 September, we had beach jumps - Rich Wheatley (2,000) having completed a quarter two lifts and 19 jumpers. We landed on of his jump total in the last year - after 11 years' Portstewart Strand and had a BBQ and jumping. See what an AFF rating can do! cam p fire. Words & photos: John McCourt Fantastic Freds hasten to add! Plans are afoot to m eet the Laugh of the Month The Red Devils also did Langar proud with a boys in red again in February and May Instructor Chris McCann has not only clocked 3-day CF seminar; spectacular results with just 2001, so contact Langar for further details up 900 jumps & 12 hours freefall, he's created two days of jumping. 15 rookies were taken and buckets-full of adrenaline. our most comprehensively trained tandem through CF intro jumps, rotations and student this year. He got through five hours of transitions, stacks, diamonds, and Canadian UPCOMING STUFF the RAPS course before dear old Chris noticed T's. Having achieved all this in just over a day, The Langar annual do is 27 January. The girls something odd! Laughed, we nearly... one thing still had to be done: beat the at T&B Entertainments have decreed a Junior 4-way team Handbags at Dawn vowed Langar stack record of nine, set two years masked ball at a posh hotel. Collar Martine they'd do better at their next meet. Well, they previously. Result: three Red Devils and the Howland, Sally Beck or Vicki Priest at the DZ did, taking gold at the Woodmouse meet - local Magnificent 7 brought in a new Langar for a ticket. Press your best clobber and start not bad, huh? (We won't dwell on the record of ten on their very first attempt! Two making a mask. The next Crazy £100 Handbags at the Central Regionals!) But we 10-stack members deserve special mention: W eekend will be 10-11 February 01. will mention Muppet Show, who brought Craig Poxon (it was only his 4th CF jump - he Experienced jumpers pay just £100 and get to home junior silver medal from the Regionals did his intro the previous day) and Barry jump all weekend - two whole days - for at Hibble! Well done to all. Bonfire night went Carey, who was awarded his CF1 on the that. Bit of a gamble on the weather, but the off with such a bang the locals were 10-stack! Record breakers, from stack pilot last time went very well for those who had the abandoning their displays and coming to ours. down, were: Dane Richardson, Nick Davison, bo ttle... Traditional baked spuds were provided by Sue Mack McLellan (all Red Devils), Craig Poxon, and Pete and Chuckles Bar (.co.uk) was Gavin McLeod, Barry Corey, Gordon Langar Boogie Hodgkinson, Jack Felstead, Bill Miller, Barry running full tilt all evening, with a new DJ, is moving! too. Good job we had him, cos we blew our Joss. Thanks also to Aaron Jones of the Freds, We're going to START the 2001 season with own speakers to bits! who would have loved to be on the jump, but our big event. Jump in at the deep end for the for his broken leg. Nothing to do with us, I Senior 4-way gold: IPC Vision first May bank holiday onwards - 4-12 May. Tony Danbury & Jack Felstead

64 f t |v \ ecember 2000 Glorious skies, two Twin Otters & a Porter were a welcome sight to Paragon jumpers let loose in Empuria recently. All 16 jumpers averaged about 3-4 jumps per day. Of course, there's always got * to be one that takes it to the max... Frenzy was knocking in about 8 a day!

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and photographic evidence of both the aerial Photos: Allan Mackenzie antics and the evening's fun and frolics. The stakes are high and the prices rising, but Reenie, yours is the most sought after!

RW, freeflying, training jumps and several attempts on a Scottish Way, kept us all busy and the days turned into nights. It was all just one big party, continuing down in the Captain’s Cabin and the Surf Inn after dark.

I got my FS1 in the Sky of Rats. Over the town with the bay in the background, the sun on your back, and the wind in your face it was a A busy time for the club with memorable one! I was rewarded new offices and shower greatly after a hard weeks training facilities now in place, phase with Dave. Same again next year? two begins with installation of new lecture room/training Sandra Inglis areas. Our last round canopy course was completed in October.The end of an era as one instructor put it. With the significant amount of static line and freefall RAPS equipment at our disposal, we are more than able to support the increased numbers of students expected.

TURBINE CARK From 11 November, for a couple of weeks, a Nomad (Australian) 18 place turbine operated from North West, negotiations are ongoing for either the Nomad or another turbine to operate full time from the airfield next year, yet another indication of new owners Stuart Morris & Mick Carruthers’ commitment to skydiving.

Congratulations Cat 8: Jo Brass, Colin Higginson, Michael Lloyd (in 6 weeks!) Cat 10: Mike Henderson Doug Summers HIGH TECH at Peterlee The T u rb o C 206 on long-term hire from Wild Geese complements our own Cameraman and instructor Cl 82 well ond offers regular lifts to Danny Branston (pictured 12,000ft. The C182 has been measured here) has had an awesome up by Andy, the aircraft engineer, for an year, winning silver in senior in-flight door. Our co m p u terised 4-way at the British FS m a n i f e s t s y s t e m is now up and Nationals with 4Pak and running, with departure viewers showing coming ‘best of the rest’ for lift manifests positioned in the n e w the UK at the World Cup. reception, shop, packing Photo: Chris Clark area and canteen. The system also enables us to project powerpoint presentations and messages, ie instant Big Fat Party W eather Updates. A lovely gesture by the club was to lay on a huge party to celebrate George Todd and myself clocking up ten years in The University Clubs are back after the sport. I did hear it was more to do with someone called On a day that weather summer recess, including Teeside and Guy Fawkes but no-one could point him out! We had an forecasters could speak of Newcastle. Durham Freefall Club has a excellent party on 4 Nov with the now famous Strathallan nothing but doom and gloom, new driving force in Charlotte Fox, Ollie ‘big pan doo’ (following special approval from Andy Frew) to Sibson was skydiving, with Neuberger & Jo Birch. Northumbria has feed us, a huge bonfire with several guest ‘guys’ and a Tarnya Bayes qualifying FS1 and just reformed its parachute club under spectacular fireworks display courtesy of the club Mark Layzel making his first Tim Best. Teikyo University of Japan pyrotechnics, plenty champagne and loads of beer. freefall - and the fireworks were sends an annual course through great! Congratulations to Darren Durham, usually in spring, just before We welcome new pilot Pete Connor, also instructors Andy Jones for his first freefall and to they return to Japan. They trained in Gibson and John Finnegan who are no strangers to Martin Ball, Catherine Hardesty, November this year so some may make Strathallan but who are now making it their home DZ. freefall or even Cat 8 before they return. Haydn Harris and Steve Hillyer for Thanks to Langar, for the loan of a packer. Congrats to achieving Cat 8. John & Michelle Doug McLellan and Laura Bremner on their marriage. Our AFF students continue, including the Coleman have increased their occasional invasion from the Stranraer family, with a baby girl, Beth. On crowd of Billy Hamilton, Stuart MacIntyre the more bizarre front, Pete Male and Steven Whitelaw. Billy would love to and Chris Harris starred in a get a DZ going in his neck of the woods; sketch for a new Channel 4 perhaps they could get Moc McQueen (ex comedy show, which involved CCIJSPC Lippspringe) out of retirement mounting sharks to Turbolets! in Port Patrick to look at West Freugh? Paul Ward, recent AFF graduate, now Woodmouse Meet produces the Dirt Dive web site. The This was pretty well attended, in content is good and the weather links for spite of being during the fuel our DZs are excellent. crisis. Several people risked running out of petrol and were Ian Rosenvinge rewarded with jumpable weather and plenty of Jet A1. Winners: Senior: Half a Bear Strathallan Achievers Intermediate: Angels 1st freefall: John Kennedy Junior: Handbags at Dawn IC1: "Bunny" FS1: Alan Russell Winter Closing Info: 100 jumps: Ben Larpent Shut through January, open 200 jumps: Rupert Connell weekends only in February and 1,000 Jumps: Eddie Jones full time again, with our Turbolef in March. D ia r y D a te 26-28 May 2001 Cornelia Waymouth Scottish Nationals 4 & 8-way FS, CF, freestyle, freefly, skysurf, classic

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lecember 2000 Congratulations: 1st freefall: Kevin Dawes, Glenn Slack Headcorn LAC Cat 8: Paul Barnes, David Jones, l l teams showed for the 20th Launch and Accuracy competition. All four rounds were Peter Collins completed on the first day. The seven senior teams launched an Opal, Adder, Compressed FS1: Tracy Wadeson, < 9 Accordion and Cat from 5,500 feet and then scored up to 10 metres for the accuracy (wind Liam Guy limits - 20 knots). The intermediate teams launched a Snowflake, Sideflake Donut, Donut FF1: Al Crawford and Cat. All teams managed to launch at least one, only three teams managed to show all 100 jumps: J Applebee four in under 15 seconds. Six people failed to land in the pit at all, some even missed the 200 jumps: lain Millis, right field! 14 jumpers landed in the pit consistently, and 14 competitors hit 22 pads between Al Crawford th e m . Why Us? Interm ediate Accuracy 500 jumps: Phil Cosgrove, retained the senior Tracy Wadeson (bronze), Mo Sherwood Vicki Tomlinson title beating Zygosis (gold), Tim Humphries ( senior) 700 jumps: Paul Stockwell on the tie break. 800 jumps: Ed Leary Out of Focus w on 24 hrs freefall: Chris Shaw the intermediates with 32 hrs freefall: Clem Quinn Mo Sherwood 48 hrs freefall: Jane Buckle winning intermediate accuracy and Jane Congratulations to Charles Buckle once again Henley, who at 74 is our oldest taking the rosebowl Senior Accuracy member. Charles has over 600 for senior accuracy. Dave Crowhurst (bronze), Jane Buckle jumps, many static line and he Billy’s Mates (bronze), Out of Focus (gold) (gold), Michelle Pollard (silver) and Purple Puppies (silver) pete $jzer recently static lined from the Nomad aircraft.

Special Shell Headcorn L A C photos by Michelle Pollard Stuart M ighall We are all thinking about Michelle and wish her a full recovery from a landing accident at the Sibson Woodmouse 4-way on 16 September. Her husband Nigel wants to thank everyone at Sibson for their helpfulness and friendliness, and all at Addenbrookes Hospital who have helped Shell. We re missing Shell and look forward to seeing her back on her feet, propping the bar up again! She's a part time instructor at Headcorn, who won the senior silver medal at our LAC meet, pictured left. Michelle Pollard Fancy Something HOT? Jump the Beaver - only £14 on Fridays! Our Let 410 departed in October to be replaced by a GAF Nom ad, now replaced by the Black Beaver, (yeah, yeah... I) here all winter. The Beaver is a very fast climbing turbine with a well fitting door, good heater and can cope with a wet runway! Chris Lynch is here for the winter, the font of all k n o w led g e!

We'll be closed 25-29 December and open at noon on 1 January for New Year jumps! Mick 'The Builder' Donby is planning to give Skid Row a makeover during the winter. Headcorn's website Dave Crowhurst has recently had a major overhaul thanks to webmaster Darren Connaghan. Check out: www.headcornparachutedub.co.uk Ruth Cooper & Vicki Tomlinson The untouchable Chris Shaw

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lecember 2000 NIGHT JUMPS Fred Chivers, who hung in there and The school has had its best year w ith more At the back end of the week of the worst floods in finally achieved Cat 8 after 13 years and 197 jumps - an inspiration! first time students jumping than ever Britain for decades, it didn't look promising for our before and it isn't finished yet. The Cessna planned night jumps! But 4 November dawned 206 has worked flat out - 500 flying hours, bright and sunny with moderate winds. We had our thanks to pilots Patrick Keene, Ian several visiting jumpers from Peterlee whose Wilson, Paul Norman, Jim Greenshields, runway was waterlogged and who decided to chance Rob W otton, Pete Guest and Mark their luck with us. It was well rewarded. After non­ Gibbons. Meanwhile, club members are stop jumping all day, we had a clear sky with a preparing to spread their wings over perfect half moon and millions of stars. All that, w inter as far as Australia, USA and Spain. coupled with the fact that all the local villages were We had another film crew visit us, for holding their bonfire and firework displays, meant advertising, with a web camera following a that the visuals for night jumps couldn't have been skydiver. Our thoughts are w ith Jules better. Dave did a great job flying, spot on run-ins Harrison who was recently injured at and the jumpers all managed to land on the DZ! Netheravon, keep the chin up girl, you will bounce back! Well done to John Hillam, Dave Hogg, Alex Smith, Alan Thompson, Glen Staley and Eric Hall on doing Achievements their first night jump. Dave, Alex, Alan and Glen 1st freefall: Lee Fitzhenry, Paul Fitzhenry, then went on to do their first night FS. Tony Gillies, Steve Bradley Cat 8: Arthur Hotson Sunday, we carried on to make it one of the most IC1 / 50 jumps: Paul Davis, Gavin Horrell memorable weekends in what has been a pretty 100 jumps: Helen Harding poor year. A very merry Christmas to all our friends 300 jumps: Gary Harbird in skydiving, see you in 2001. Gary Harbird Katherine Andrewes

Of 25 AFF students, 22 are now regular following morning when the vodka had worn skydivers! Ashley and Amanda Kemp tied the off! knot on 2 September, and Andy and Claire Scott Achievements followed suit on 16 September. Heap big Cat 8: Bill O'Kane, drinking at the respective receptions challenged Paul Harrison, Nick the alcohol tolerance of the most hardened Corby, Jonathan Bailey, skydivers - excellent parties! Love and blue Emma Gillett, Gareth skies to both couples. Congratulations to Davies, Pete Law, Ian Pilon and Becks on the arrival of their baby Charlie Paterson, daughter, Olivia, DON'T sell yer kit, Pilon! John Patterson, Russell Phillips, Pete Whiting, End of Season Panto Party Michelle Cullinane, The clubhouse and marquee were filled to Jude Goodman, bursting for the panto party. With amazing Other Stuff Ben Green, Chris Cox, entertainment from Grounded and DJ Richie, W inter blues? Missing your mates? Brighten up Andy Holder, Sarah an impressive array of costumes (who was the your sad life by visiting a fun website designed Price, Jane Bembridge, back end of the cow?), and an even more and run by a group of RAFSPA skydivers - Jason Everitt, Kris Kolb, impressive consumption of champagne and www.homestead.com/westonplumm ets/ Manish Patel, cocktails, the party was a fantastic finale to hom epage, htm I Mick Jones, Vicky Kilby 2000. Hero of the party was Shane Wood who 1st freefall: raised over £340 for Cancer Research having his BPA Dinner Dance - contact Dave Stephens, Paul Mallard cherished locks cut off; Andy House wielded the who's arranging the RAFSPA tables 100 jumps: scissors w ith g rim d e lig h t, in fro n t of L (davestephens@ iname.com) Nigel Holland, a stunned audience. No-one was Simon Stephenson Fancy Dress ' more shocked than Shane the 400 jumps: pictures from Scouse Green if mad skydivers all over the UK B e v F o r d

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The hard core winter jumpers have been taking advantage of our snatching great Dornier altitude. The collegiates continue to spice up the bar allegations (!), N etty, with their drinking habits! The northern university clubs are who left because she decided that sitting at the bringing their new recruits for jump courses and this sudden influx manifest all winter would get a bit cold, makes for a great party every weekend. And never again a tuneless C laire New bold, last seen boarding a moment in the bar - with our new CD juke box full of our own plane for South America (to set up a choices (where ARE the sound police?). drug smuggling operation to fund her skydiving addiction), and young SLOT GOING GOING GONG! D ave! Angels are sad to say au revoir to their fantastic Mr 'Outside Centre' ACHIEVEMENTS Chris Peacock who is flying on to 1st f re e f a 11: Becky Colebrooke postures new after a brilliant two year Cat 8: Mark Hewitt, Barry Woods, Claire Newbold, Justina stint. Chris will be hard to replace, but, Becousse, Rob Rossall F S 1 : Rich Aveyard, Stephen Barr, Erica Peters if you are interested in joining a Congratulations Sunpath sponsored, m ad-for-it team F F 1 : Jim Harris, Kai Sherwood to C h r i s AFF rating : Paul Hollow who are hitting the senior FS category G i l m o r e on 100 jum ps: Erica Peters, next year, then get in touch ASAR Call Regan on 07973 802625 or 4his engagement Tom Wheeley, Beth King email regan.tetlow@ virgin.net. ft to Charlie. 200 jum ps: Marie Forbes Good luck to A AWOL Tim Ragdale M arie 'bar bitch' Forbes has to flee the country after cradle Erica Peters / Regan Tetlow and Francesca on their move to Kuala Lumpur. Party season is in full swing Welcome back for a What o scary Halloween bash! It was debatable whether some quick visit from the people were actually dressed up. There were plenty of ghosties States to Russ and Plenty of new faces! ghoulies - and a crocodile and a rabbit! Congratulations to Mr Jennifer Wylie. A big hello and welcome back to all at Southampton, Steve Apps, who has finally retired from the Army. Rumour has Portsmouth, Bristol and Bath universities. Nice to see you again it he has been offered employment as a mattress tester (to sleep Diary Date - where were you all summer? The instructors were concerned on of course!). Everyone sends their best wishes for a speedy We are closed until Sat 27 January 2001 that they'd managed to scare all our students off and have recovery to Christine Macarthur and Jules Harrison - currently conducted an informal survey. Early results reveal that the taking a break with the NHS. Achievements average Nethers student's favourite colour is orange, and that Kath Salisbury / Dave Poton 1,000 jumps: Gwyn Anthony Ackery Dave has the worst chat up lines! Achievem ents 100 jumps: Ollie Dreghorn, Daz Tyrer Tomy Trindal has joined the 1st f ree f a 11: Lloyd McRitchie, Piers Roberts FS1 & 100 jumps: Rob Grayth (12-way, last jump permanent staff welcome AFF g ra d u a te : Bridget Radice, Troy Leacock, Tracy Bonnar, of the Czech boogie) aboard Welcome also to VMax who % Darren Grant are spending the winter team H T ™ V iH | Cat 8: Helen Taylor, Kate Burn, Barney Hawes L i z R i m m e r training at Nethers before the F S 1 : Tom Arnold, Christine Macarthur, Graham Wood, Kerry World Championships (that's the Gibbs, Marc Kiely sub aqua world championships!) F F 1 : Graham Harrison Halfpenny Green Reunion Style gurus may have noticed a * 200 jum ps: Helen Angove, Keith Gilluley, Barry Heron Anyone who jumped at Halfpenny Green contact spot of trend-setting by our very 400 jum ps: John Bagwell either Lin Brazier: L.B razier@ bham .ac.uk own Andy Godwin (see picture). A makeover team recently got 1,000 jum ps: Mick Tyler or Liz Rimmer: liz@ rim m eril.dem on.co.uk together, and, inspired by Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen, subjected Advanced packer: Gordon McConnell his kit to the Laura Ashley treatment. Mmm, nice! SALES AND SERVICE

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Offers AFF courses in America, Spain, Germany (/) payment to suit YOU! and the UK. Also available; team coaching, Skydive Ace Free Fall Adventures University ane-on-one programme and tandem. as Skydive Wales, Pembrey Airport, Pembrey, Manchester Parachute School 23 Heywood Gardens, Carmarthenshire, Overseas Associated Organisations Woles SA16 0H Z Prestwich, Manchester M25 1FW Contact: Carl Williams Contact: Chris Miller ; The BPA lakes no responsibility Tel: 01 55 4 89 1 5 3 4 OPENING Tel: 0161 798 6895 Mobile: 0777 057 5621 f«r any training or odvice given by these Mobile: 07779 019655 [email protected] organisations as they do not necessarily operate under www.monchesterparachuteschool.com [email protected] c th e BPA Operations M a n u a l www.skydivewales.co.uk Based in Stockport, Manchester with 2,000 sq ft of full time (P C B AFF Adventures offering courses in UK & Spain. Course dedicated training premises for RAPS static line & AFF if courses. W e also offer tandem skydives and AFF courses in PO Box 194, 17487 includes 1 tandem & 7 jumps. Carl is o British team member Empuriobrava, Spain and current national champion. Ratings include BPA the UK at weekends. Train midweek day/evening & jump at weekend. All AFF jumps include FREE video. Operating at Tel: 00 3 4 97 2 45 01 11 | examiner, AFF/tandem instructor with severalL years Fax: 00 34 972 45 07 49 experience in AFF instruction. Personalised instruction with Block Knights PC. See our web site for more details. [email protected] www.skyrats.com somewhere to go once you've finished. Parachute Training Services Skydive Spain! AFF courses (1 tandem, 7 jumps with air- Active Skydiving 11 Godwyn Close, A bingdon, to-air video), tandem flights, freestyle school, Babylon Glengoynan, St Fillans, Oxon 0X14 1BU freefly school, Skydive U, free load organising, team Perthshire PH62ND Tel/Fax: 01235 529570 coaching (special rates), gear hire (with Cypres). 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Emphasis on 4241 Skydive Lane, Zephyrhills, BPA approved instructors Rod Bartholomew, (22 years continued support in UK post course. Video on all jumps, FL 33540, USA Q. experience) and Chris Lynch (ex XL) offer AFF, RAPS only best equipment used. Tel: 001 813 783 9399 § ‘ progression, tandem, FS, one-on-one and freefly coaching at Fax: 001 813 782 0599 our beautiful seaside resort of Royan, south-west France. www.skydivecity.com Pete Shew, 6a Ampthill Rd, Shefford, CO Operating full-time May-Oct, our professional/personal Visit Skydive City / Z-Hills - Florida's # 1 skydiving centre 3- Beds, SG I 7 5BD 0 skydiving holidays have everything. Video included. with full time Super Otters, covered packing, RV park, free Tel: 01462 638312 1 Airwaves operate in Florida Nov-Apr. camping, Sunshine Factory and rigging shop on site, AFF, [email protected] www.thepops.com tandem, video available. BPA instructors. A society of skydivers over forty. 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Equipped team 2 Daleside, Cotgrove, Strathallan Airfield, rooms, gym, volleyball, bunk-house, camping, beoch jumps, i Nottingham NG12 3QA Auchterarder, Perthshire PH3 1BE load organising, rigging service, accommodation arranged. § Tel/Fax: 0115 989 2050 skydve 75 December 2000 A d v e r t i s e r s In d e x 2K Composites 27 00 44 (0) 1296 688536 [email protected] Airsports Insurance Bureau Ltd 53 00 44 (0) 1983 298480 yvon [email protected] Airtec GmbH 52 00 49 2953 98990 Airtime Designs/Tony Suits 58 001 813 788 4753 www.tonysuits.com Airwaves 60 0802 472 566 (Mobile) [email protected] Avia Special Limited 53 00 44 (0) 1707 262 774 [email protected] Centre De Paracaigudisme 60 "Skydive Lillo started operating in the 00 34 972 450111 [email protected] summer of this year and is situated just south of Madrid, and its international Classifieds 57 airport. After an amazing stroke of luck, we had a hectic but enjoyable start Devon & Somerset Parachute School 53 with the arrival of Train In Spain who had recently closed in Bailen, and Diving With Doris 53 Jan's 2 super twin Otters. They sadly left at the end of November for other www.divingwithdoris.com Dodingtons 10 pre-planned commitments. 00 44 (0) 1948 662179 Fiery Pig Films 77 GM B “GOTPMWG0Club 'Compluto' carries on full 001 212 420 8997 [email protected] time continuing where it started 3 months ago with the same level of Freefall Adventures, Florida 26 professionalism just with a different turbine aircraft. We now have another 001 863 679 9779 [email protected] Hanson Safety HB 10 very fast jump ship, Steve Swallow's and Hibaldstow's Dornier C92. If you 0046 404 50260 haven't jumped it, ask someone who has! All our installations are brand Harrison-Beaumont (Insurance Brokers) Ltd 58 new and quite impressive. 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Their top score was 18 and all jumps were in Closed from lunchtime on 22 December Tel 0374 686 161 or 01764 662 572 CF [email protected] Style & Accuracy double figures. They came joint tenth with the 25-29 Headcom - Closed Boogies Danes. Sorry guys that we printed the wrong colour J une Freefly & Skysurf medal on your Nationals picture last issue, we all J a n u a ry 2001 POPS knew it was silver really! 4Pak are Mark Scott, Unclassified 15-22 Freefly Festival 16-17 FS Grand Prix Danny Branson, Steve Mursell, Craig Cunningham Sebastian, Florida Hibaldstow. Tel 0113 250 5600 and Phil Lupton. Tel 001 561 388 5672 www.skydiveseb.com [email protected] www.skydiving.co.uk 20 BPA AGM 18-26 Karlovy Vary Boogie 15-16 Classics/CF BPA Office Tel 0116 2785 271 23 - 1 Jul WORLD AIR GAMES UK contact Pete Marsden Grand Prix Fax 0116 247 7662 [email protected] Spain. Includes World Championships in the pete @ boogieclub.co.uk Wild Geese, N Ireland. Tel 028 295 58609 following disciplines; FS, freestyle, skysurf, Tel 00 44 1932 701 321 parachute @ wildgeese.demon .co.uk 27 Masked Ball CF, style & accuracy. The World Air Games www.boogiedub.co.uk www.wildgeese.demon.co.uk Langar. Tel 01949 860 878 includes a huge range of aerial sports, held at [email protected] different places, the skydiving venue is S e p t e m b e r Granada. 29-2 Feb International Parachute 1-2 FS Grand Prix M a rc h 2002 Symposium Langar. Tel 01949 860 878 4-10 6th World POPS Meet San Diego, California. Tel 001 619 291 7131 [email protected] New Zealand. [email protected] www.pia.com 14-15 Classics/CF www.pops.co.nz Grand Prix 8-10 5-Nations Competition Border PC, Brunton. Tel 01665 589 000 Wild Geese, N Ireland. Competitions in 4-way F eb r u a r y [email protected] FS, accuracy and freestyle 10-11 Crazy £100 Weekend Tel 028 295 58609 Langar. Jump all weekend for £100 20-22 FS Nationals - 1st w/e [email protected] www.wildgeese.demon.co.uk Tel 01949 860 878 [email protected] Hibaldstow. Tel 0113 250 5600 [email protected] 10-17 Air Force Boogie www.skydiving.co.uk Dominican Republic. Two Casas, Huey helicopter. Check out the latest news on our Registration fee $285 US pp. Includes one week’s accommodation, all meals, jumps, transfer from 27-29 FS Nationals - 2nd w/e frequently updated JM’s Newsround: airport base. Slots are limited. Hibaldstow. Tel 0113 250 5600 [email protected] Contact Eugene: [email protected] www.skydiving.co.uk www.skydivemag.com 14-24 Dubai Boogie L410 Turbolet, free load organisers. Video and A u g u s t coaching. UK contact: Pete Marsden Tel 00 44 1932 701 321 3-5 Classics/CF [email protected] www.boogiedub.co.uk Nationals-1st w/e Bridlington. 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