Newsletter #290 (7-13 August 2017)

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Achievements

Aaron Li – Completed AFF
Liam Kwast – Certificate A
Guilaume Champollion – Display D

Congratulations!

 

Photos Missed From Last Week:

  
Angela AFF Stage 7 & 8 – Photos by Sara

 

Here it is again, Newsletter time. It’s Monday 7 August.

Two new skydivers arrived, Emily Harris and Aaron Li did a First Jump Course and Stage 1 jump of their Accelerated Freefall Courses.

Wade refresher – Photo Scotty

On Tuesday Aaron Li did Stage 2 of his AFF Course. The wind picked up after the first load, so our instructor Sara decided to make the best out of it and gave a packing lesson for all the jumpers in the drop zone.

Aaron AFF Stage 2 Delta – Photo Splenda

On Wednesday the weather was better again so we were jumping all day. Aaron did Stages 3, 4 & 5 of his AFF Course and Shai Lewis did a jump towards his AFF. Too much for our DZ Koala who really needed a nap!

  
Aaron AFF Stage 3 with Sara – Photo Adrian & on Stage 4 – Photo Splenda

 


Koala asleep on a branch – Photos by Alex

 

By Thursday Aaron was up for Stages 5, 6 & 7 of his AFF Course.

  


Aaron AFF Stages 5, 6, & 7 – dive exit – Photos by Splenda

 

On Friday Dean Edmonds rocked by for a tandem

 

Dean in tandem with Doyley – Photo Scotty

 

Our Pilot Cam Candy continued his course and did AFF Stage 6.

Cameron AFF Stage 6 – Photo Adrian

 

Meanwhile our student Aaron did Stage 8 of his Course.

Aaron AFF Stage 8 – fast fall – Photo Splenda

 

On Saturday Magnus Palmborg, and Shane & Ryley Lampard came to Toogs for a tandem.

Magnus tandem Saturday – Photo Ben Fuller

 

  
Ryley before boarding & on exit with his Dad Shane in the background

 

  
Ryley in freefall & after landing – Photos by Sara

 

Meanwhile Troy Hanson did his first jump course and Stage 1of the AFF Course. Besides that Kristina Hicks organized a girls bigway training event for Saturday, Girls go large!!

And of course our regular fun jumpers were here doing B-Rels, freeflying, angles and much more!

Istvan and Darcy smashing their B-Rel 5 together

 


Chris B-Rel 6 with Robin and Brandan – Photos by Adrian

 

 

Angles Saturday & Joel Head-Up Crest 2 – Photos by Doyley

 

On Sunday Gina Gray, Darcy Dolan, and Richard Harris visited our Drop Zone to do a tandem.

 

Darcy tandem freefall & after landing

 


Richard in freefall & after the jump – Photos by Sara

 

Troy, yesterday in the classroom, today jumping out of a plane with his own parachute, did Stages 2, 3, & 4 of his AFF Course and Aaron Li did Stage 9 – completing his AFF! Congratulations!!

Troy doing the delta on AFF Stage 2 – Photo Adrian

 


Troy AFF Stage 2, 3, 4 – Photos by Doyley & on Stage 4 with Doyley – Photo Adrian

 

Aaron AFF Stage 9

 

After a busy Sunday with 9 caravan loads, what better way is there to finish the weekend than a sunset angle!?

Sunday Angles – Photo Doyley

 

 
Sunday landings – Photos by Ali

 

See ya!
Macca & Team Ramblers.

Visitor Book Comments:

Josh M – Fantastic Drop Zone.  Well equipped.  Awesome jumping.
Dean E – Speechless!  I will never forget this amazing experience.  Great staff.  Thankyou!
Darcy Dolan – That was amazing!  The view was jawdropping and fall was spectacular!  Thankyou 🙂

I'm a new jumper and it was heaven on earth for me! 
You always get to $14000 feet and you are surrounded by fun jumpers with crazy skill keen to teach. 
If you haven't been go!! To say I love it is an understatement. I'll be back very soon!!

“fun jumpers with crazy skill keen to teach” – by Ande Rogers

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