Milestones: ⭐️ Eriqa (Q) –600th jump – smashing it! ⭐️ Natisha – First time over 510 – faaast! ⭐️ Fran – Earned her Coach Endorsement – well done!
Straight from the DZ
“Another awesome two weeks of skydiving it was, weather was still an issue on some days but we all sat and waited it out. Big welcome to our newest students who have started their AFF Course – they are Jacob, Victoria, Luke, Marcos, Tom, Jessica, Macayla, Sacha and Raphael. Plenty of Tandems keeping our instructors busy, check out their photos below.
Training camps were in full swing with 5 Camps being held over the last two weekends, to the delight of all fun jumpers. There was the ‘Burn + Nachos’ camp with Alvaro, the ‘BURN’ Bigways with Scottie, and Vertical Descent 8with Matt, plus the XRW camp with Woody and ‘BURN Angles with Scottie….PHEW! it was great seeing all the happy faces at the DZ.
🗓 Week 1: Monday 5th May – Jacob started his 20-Jump Package and powered through to Stage 6 within three days. Well done, legend! And on Saturday 10th May – Marcos kicked off his skydiving journey with the 15-Jump Package First Jump Course — can’t wait to see you in the sky soon! Morgan, Jacob, Tom, Luke and Bryce sat in for Refreshers to dust off the cobwebs.
🗓 Week 2: Monday 12th May – Thomas began his 15-Jump Package and was straight into the action with AFF Stage 1 the next day. And on Saturday 17th May – Morgan joined in for his classroom Refresher training. Jessica and Raphael began their 15-Jump Packages, and Macayla started her 20-Jump Package. On Sunday, all three got into the air and smashed out Stages 1 and 2. Sacha also made his first-ever jump — welcome to the sky tribe!
👏 Ongoing Students
Plenty of our students continued smashing through their AFF Stages: Sebastian nailed Stages 5 and 6, Tingting completed Stage 5, Victoria pushed through Stages 3 to 5, and Angus powered on with Stages 3 through 6. Awesome progress all around – keep it up legends! Big shoutout again to: Ned – AFF Stages 7–9, Samuel – Stages 4–9, Christian – Stages 6–9, and Leanne –Stages 7–9. You’ve all officially graduated from AFF! Sky’s the limit now – go get it!
⭐️ Coach / B-Rel Jumps
Well done to those working through B-Rels and coaching jumps: Derrick, Thomas, Adam, Jared, Luke, Samantha, Jacob and Bryce — great commitment to learning and progression.
Plenty of brave legends took the leap these past two weeks! Luke, John, Allan, Randy, Natalie, Rosanne, Naomi, Kelly, Tisha, Piper Lily, Benjamin, Xavier, Phileas, Jake, Lucas, Cheyenne, Dekshna (May), Harry, Matthieu and Martin — congratulations to all of you!
Big cheers to those who took the Video/Photo Package to capture that unforgettable first jump! And an extra thanks to everyone who left reviews — your words inspire the next generation of skydivers.
Heads Up!
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Photo Album: Weeks of 5-18th May
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4 refreshers Jake, Luke, Bryce, Tom, and Marco FJC 15 jump package – photo by Bill – 11th May 2025
Adam angle exit – photo by Bibi – Sunday 18 May
Adam B-Rel 6-2 with Calaeb helping out – photo by Toddy – Thurs 8th May
Angus AFF 3 with Shelby hanging on – photo by Toddy – Tues 6th May
Angus AFF 4 with Robin – video grab by Steve Fitch – Wed 7th May
Angus AFF 5 – photo by Toddy – Thurs 8th May
Angus AFF 6 1st unlinked exit – photo by Toddy – Thurs 8th May
Angus AFF 6 being height aware – photo by Toddy – Thurs 8th May
Ben Tandem with Shani – photo by Toddy – Sun 18th May
Bryce Refresher – Photo by Marcee – Saturday 17th May
Cheyenne Tandem – photo by Alex – 18 May
Cheyenne Tandem landed – photo by Alex – 18 May
Chris AFF 6 – photo by Bibi – Saturday 17 May
Chris AFF 6 alti – photo by Bibi – Saturday 17 May
Chris AFF 7 – photo by Bibi – Saturday 17 May
Chris AFF 7 turn – photo by Bibi – Saturday 17 May
Chris AFF 8 exit – photo by Bibi – Sunday 18 May
Chris AFF 8 High5 – photo by Bibi – Sunday 18 May
Chris AFF 9 – photo by Bibi – Sunday 18 May
Dekshna (May) in Tandem – photo by Robin – Sunday 11th May
Derick Refresher Jump – Photo by Marcee – Wed 7th May
Derick Refresher Jump Opening – Photo by Marcee – Wed 7th May
First Jump Course – Morgan, Raph, Sacha, Macie, Jess – photo by Bill – Sat 17th April 2025
Harry Tandem – by Robin – Mon 12 May
Jacob AFF 1 with Toddy – photo by Robin – Tues 6th May
Jacob AFF 2 Delta with Shelby hanging on – photo by Toddy – Tues 6th May
Jacob AFF 2 opening – photo by Toddy – Tues 6th May
Jacob AFF 3 deployment – photo by Toddy – Wed 7th May
Jacob AFF 4 with Shelby – photo by Toddy – Wed 7th May
Jacob AFF 5 – photo by Toddy – Thurs 8th May
Jacob AFF 5 – photo by Toddy – Wed 7th May
Jacob AFF 6 – photo by Shelby – Thursday 8th May
Jacob refresher – photo by Marcee – Mon 12th May
Jess AFF 2 Deployment – photo by Toddy – Sun 18th May
Kelly in Tandem with Robin – photo by Toddy – Sun 18th May
Leanne AFF 7 dive Exit from the 182 plane – photo by Toddy – Tues 13th May
Leanne AFF 7 ready to Exit the 182 plane – photo by Toddy – Tues 13th May
Leanne AFF 8 Hanging on the wing strut for exit – photo by Toddy – Tues 13th May
Leanne AFF 8 track position – photo by Toddy – Tues 13th May
Leanne AFF 9 excited for her HNP – photo by Toddy – Tues 13th May
Leanne AFF 9 ready to exit HNP – photo by Toddy – Tues 13th May
Leanne AFF 9 really enjoying her HNP exit – photo by Toddy – Tues 13th May
Leanne AFF 9 stand up Landing Congratulations – photo by Sara – Tues 13th May
Leanne with her AFF Certificate, with Instructor Toddy – congratulations! – photo by Skydive Ramblers – 13th May
Luke B-Rel 4 – photo by Bibi – Sunday 18 May
Macayla AFF 1 – photo by Bibi – Sunday 18 May
Macayla AFF 1 – photo by Wayne – 18 May 25
Martin Tandem – photo by Ty – 18 May
Natalie Tandem – photo by Shani – 17 May
Ned AFF 7 – photo Wayne – 18 May 25
Ned AFF 9 – photo by Bibi – Sunday 18 May
Ned AFF 9 – photo Wayne – 18May 25
Randy Tandem – photo by Robin – Sat 10 May
Raphael AFF 1 first jump – Lisa is stocked – photo by Shani – Sunday 18 May
Raphael AFF 2 demostrates a perfect DELTA – photo by Shani – Sunday 18 May
Roseanne Tandem – photo by Alex – 18 May
Sam AFF 4 with Robin – video grab by Steve Fitch – Wed 7th May
Sam AFF 5 flying by himself for the first time – photo by Robin – Wed 7 May
Sam AFF 6 Exit – video grab by Steve Fitch – Wed 7th May
Sam AFF 8 Tracking – photo by Shelby – Thursday 8th May
Sam AFF 9 – photo by by Shelby – Thursday 8th May
Samantha B-Rel 3 – Photo by Marcee – 18th May
Samantha B-Rel 4 – Photo by Marcee – 18th May
Seb AFF 5 – photo by Toddy – Sat 17th May
Seb AFF 5 thumbs up deployment – photo by Toddy – Sat 17th May
Seb AFF 6 and loving it – photo by Toddy – Sat 17th May
Seb Awesome AFF 6 exit – photo by Toddy – Sat 17th May
Thomas Refresher – Photo by Marcee – 17th of May
Ting Ting AFF 5 deployment – photo by Toddy – Mon 12th May
Toddy another thumbs up landing- photo by Caleb – Wed 7th May
Tom AFF 1 ready to go with Instructor Robin – photo by Skydive Ramblers – 13th May
Tom AFF 1 with Robin Hanging – photo by Toddy – Tues 13th May
Tom AFF 1 with Toddy – photo by Robin – Tues 13th May
Tom AFF 1 ticked off – first jump done – congratulations! Photo by Skydive Ramblers – 13th May
Victoria AFF 3 doing a turn with Toddy – phtoo by Shani – 17 May
Victoria AFF 3 opening – photo by Toddy – Sat 17th May
Victoria AFF 3 with Shani hanging on – Photo by Toddy – Sat 17th may
Victoria AFF 4 doing turns with Toddy – photo by Shani – Sunday 18 May photo
Victoria AFF 4 with Shani – photo by Toddy – Sun 18th May
Victoria AFF 4 with Toddy after jumping out from the plane – photo by Shani – Sunday 18 May
Victoria AFF 5 – photo by Wayne – 18 May 25
BURN Bigways Toogs (10 & 11 May)
“On May 10-11 we had 16 jumpers from all over the country and 1 overseas visitor from Singapore gather at skydive ramblers for the BURN bigway event. The event was ran and organized by Scott Hiscoe in preparation for the upcoming 200 way world record attempts in August, a handfull of flyers looking for a world record invitation while the others were just looking to sharpen up their bigway skills.
Unfortunately the weather caused us dramas and lived up to the Scotty Curse of Cloud Camps. Non the less the crew still managed to get 8 jumps over the weekend picking any hole they could find in the clouds. Everyone learnt a lot and The progression was insane, the last jump was 1 grip off a complete formation.
Thanks everyone for making the effort and the patience with the weather, thanks to skydive Ramblers for hosting us and making every effort possible to get us jumps, even starting at 6:30am one day just for us, legends!”
Scotty.
BURN Photos – courtesy of Scott Hiscoe
BURN Bigways Toogs May 10-11 – photo courtesy of Scott Hiscoe
BURN Bigways Toogs May 10-11 – photo courtesy of Scott Hiscoe
BURN Bigways Toogs May 10-11 – photo courtesy of Scott Hiscoe
BURN Bigways Toogs May 10-11 – photo courtesy of Scott Hiscoe
BURN Bigways Toogs May 10-11 – photo courtesy of Scott Hiscoe
BURN Bigways Toogs May 10-11 – photo courtesy of Scott Hiscoe
VD8 – Vertical Descent #8 (17 & 18 May)
“Vertical Descent 8 went straight down at Skydive Ramblers last weekend on May 17 & 18. It was the 1 year anniversary of our first event and we celebrated accordingly with another ripper camp!!
The progression we have seen in the last year is through the roof and we are just getting started!
We ran this one combining both orientations with a 9 way HD group and a 4 way HU group with John Hannan running outside camera.
Saturday morning saw a bit of cloud but once we got going the weather turned it on for the rest of the weekend! We completed 9 jumps over the 2 days and saw some epic progression and leveling up!
Special thanks to all of the participants, coaches and camera. Skydive Ramblers and all of the team, SQPC and TSC for their continued support! It would not be possible without you all!
See you at the next one.”
Matt Thomas
VD8 – Vertical Decent #8 (17 &18 May 2025) – photo course of Matt Thomas / John Hannan
VD8 – Vertical Decent #8 (17 &18 May 2025) – photo course of Matt Thomas / John Hannan
VD8 – Vertical Decent #8 (17 &18 May 2025) – photo course of Matt Thomas / John Hannan
VD8 – Vertical Decent #8 (17 &18 May 2025) – photo course of Matt Thomas / John Hannan
VD8 – Vertical Decent #8 (17 &18 May 2025) – photo course of Matt Thomas / John Hannan
VD8 – Vertical Decent #8 (17 &18 May 2025) – photo course of Matt Thomas / John Hannan
VD8 – Vertical Decent #8 (17 &18 May 2025) – photo course of Matt Thomas / John Hannan
VD8 – Vertical Decent #8 (17 &18 May 2025) – photo course of Matt Thomas / John Hannan
VD8 – Vertical Decent #8 (17 &18 May 2025) – photo course of Matt Thomas / John Hannan
VD8 – Vertical Decent #8 (17 &18 May 2025) – photo course of Matt Thomas / John Hannan
Reviews & Visitor Book Comments
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ May:“The video was amazing and it has been forwarded to my friends in UK Ireland NZ Singapore Malaysia and India and they are really impressed. I want to say a special special Thanks to Robin. He gave me all the confidence I needed as I was very nervous at the start. I couldn’t have done it without him! Thank you.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Naomi:“Thank you so much, the entire experience was amazing. I wanted to also thank Robin as he was awesome and made everything about the experience enjoyable and put any anxiety to ease. We will definitely be jumping with you again.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Haz R.: “First time tandem skydiving I had an awesome experience. I had an amazing instructor Robin he was amazing to jump with and talk with. I will definitely be back thanks for the awesome dive, Robin.”
Did my AFF course here and loved every bit of it. the instructors were fantastic, I mainly had Toddy as my coach and he was phenomenal, couldn’t speak more highly of his character. It was clear that Sara and the office staff worked hard to keep everything running smoothly while i was there. Would recommend coming here to learn how to skydive!
