indradhanush 0 #1 August 6, 2004 hi iam operating the only dropzone of india i am doing maily Tandems and statc line student jumps. so for i know three skydiver who are current having their own gear. (uma, anil kumar & bose) all are Non resident Indians. do u know any one i would like to get in touch with them. email: hanuman_skydiving@yahoo.com presently in nindia there are only 3 skydivers with valid licence and current and with riglife is a daring adventure or nothing at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 August 6, 2004 How are Uma and Anil doing? I started jumping with both of them. Please send me a Private Message with any info on them.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indradhanush 0 #3 August 7, 2004 hi i have not met both of them so for. they will be in india for holiday during December. anil got about 110 jumps uma about 250 anil e mail id: achalla@ucsd.edu u can contact them blue skies santhoshlife is a daring adventure or nothing at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #4 August 7, 2004 Please tell us more about your DZ near Bangalore. How many static-line students do you drop each year? How many tandems? etc. I find it curious that you are operating the only DZ in India. In comparison, we have large Hindu and Sikh communities near Vancouver, but few of them skydive. Out typical Hindu student is a young woman who tries a tandem jump to assert her independence or defy her parents. We only have one Sikh who is a licensed skydiver at Pitt Meadows. Maybe it is an immigrant, nose to the grind stone mentality .... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indradhanush 0 #5 August 7, 2004 this year i had 22 student and we did 250 jumps. one day we did 20 loads with Cessna-180 and i did only one jump sunset load. i did 15 tandems as well. i would like to see indian team in comptition. right now they go for CISM championships attended only by military. i was with military before i quit and opened up the first dropzone. u can get some idea about aour compnay www.agniaviation.net it is the same comany which is having cessna and islander. if my cessna is not serviceable then wetake our big machine with only one student. i am having one student one tandem and one rig vector-III with sabre-107 for me. u can mail me at hanuman_skydiving@yahoo.comlife is a daring adventure or nothing at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adriandavies 0 #6 August 9, 2004 I jump at Langar which is in the Midlands of the UK. Its close to Leicester which has about 40% Asian population, but despite that very few Asians of any ethnic origin (broadly speaking around here by Asian I mean Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi or Sri Lankan) jump. A steady stream come along for tandems, but even these numbers don't reflect the actual make up of the local catchment area. Its the same with black skydivers, as again there are very few. Its a shame really for skydiving but it is not unusual as this trend it is reflected in most sports and pastimes except maybe cricket. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indradhanush 0 #7 August 9, 2004 hi fiend if u are skydiving at langer then u must be knowing Swiftiee & al and tim porter i met them week back at Norway. regarding skydivin at Iran there are two clubs but its only for military. i know two iranian friend ABI and Seema who skydives in Germany. abi email id abi_k_22000@yahoo.com thanks for the reply.life is a daring adventure or nothing at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adriandavies 0 #8 August 9, 2004 Swifty and Al are two amazing skydivers who just prove that serious problems don't have to get in the way of skydiving. Thanks for the info about the Iranians in Germany. One day I'll find a way of getting some skydives in there when I visit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indradhanush 0 #9 August 9, 2004 if u meet them tell my regards Swiftiee will surely remember me, i made his resrve loop shorter at norway.life is a daring adventure or nothing at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rendezvous 0 #10 August 9, 2004 yup ! very much. I'm one of them. I jump in NJ. Just PM'd you ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrisFlyZ 0 #11 August 9, 2004 Count me as well...... Kris. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indradhanush 0 #12 August 9, 2004 give memore detils krislife is a daring adventure or nothing at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indradhanush 0 #13 August 9, 2004 kris give me more detailslife is a daring adventure or nothing at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amazon369 0 #14 August 10, 2004 Yes, there are a a few. I am a skydiver. My brother is a skydiver. We both live in the US. There are apparently three more jumpers from India who live in the US. Uma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amazon369 0 #15 August 10, 2004 Eric, is that you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrisFlyZ 0 #16 August 10, 2004 QuoteYes, there are a a few. I am a skydiver. My brother is a skydiver. We both live in the US. There are apparently three more jumpers from India who live in the US. Uma My brother is also a skydiver. I met atleast two others in Houston. One of those two is on these forums under the screen name Scorpion. One on the newbies that made a post in this forum Amit is Indian. There must be more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #17 August 11, 2004 Yep, its Eric from SGC. There is a large group of Indian military jumpers out here at WFFC this year. I've seen 4-5 of their canopies in the air at the same time already. They look like the Indian flag, large F111 style canopies.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rendezvous 0 #18 August 11, 2004 WOW ! I should have gone for the WFFC then. I was looking for some Indian jumpers last year. Found one but he was visiting from the UK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rendezvous 0 #19 August 11, 2004 well if you happen to be passing through NJ do let me know and may be we can make a jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amazon369 0 #20 August 11, 2004 Hey! I live in Albany NY. I jump at Mohawk Valley Skydiving. I was up at the Ranch last weekend. Where do you jump? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rendezvous 0 #21 August 12, 2004 Just PM'd you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indradhanush 0 #22 August 12, 2004 ya they are jumping 290 Sqfeet skymasters from PISA and Naro conatiners, i know all of them since i assembled it, i know all the guys as well. its Jay, Mike, Raj, Biju,satish, Mishra. if possible go them and ask them do they know anyone by the name santhoshlife is a daring adventure or nothing at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
