Enrique 0 #1 February 1, 2006 What is their job in the World Record, exactly? Are they "the bench" in the event someone is cut from the team or injured? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #2 February 2, 2006 Download Skydive Radio #23. BJ Worth talks all about the World Team, including the role of the Alpha Team. But yeah, the Alpha team is the bench. They're also the cream of the crop - they need to be able to step into any slot on little notice and get it right first time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #4 February 2, 2006 QuoteBut yeah, the Alpha team is the bench. They're also the cream of the crop No kidding... thats one bench with an awfull lot of depth!Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmpwme 0 #5 February 2, 2006 are the members of the Alpha Team listed anywhere? S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #6 February 2, 2006 From http://www.theworldteam.com/06TeamMembers.htm Alpha Team Representing Jumps Kirk Verner Captain USA Vladimir Arutyunov Russia 7700 Guillaume Bernier France 5000 Mathieu Bernier France 7000 Didier Boignon France 17000 Julien Degen Belgium 7000 Peter Galli USA 4500 Polo Grisoni France 12500 Eric Heinsheimer USA 11850 Alexander Kvochur Russia 2200 Makler Minaev Russia 11100 Mikhail Mosolov Russia 9900 Lise Nansen Norway 10000 Mickey Nuttall USA 2000 Vladimir Ostanin Russia 10300 Alexandre Pereira France 5600 Eliana Rodriguez USA 6500 Sergey Romanyuk Russia 4400 Patrick Saget France 11000 Shalich Shalamykhin Russia 9350 Sergey Shenin Russia 11780 Alex Tychinskiy Russia 9253 Elena Vertiprakhova Russia 9968 Nikolay Vylegzhanin Russia 7078 Stéphane Zunino France 10000Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMax 0 #7 February 2, 2006 wow, nearly half of them are Russians Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #8 February 3, 2006 SO that is why Eric isn't answering at the office!An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skykittykat 0 #9 February 3, 2006 QuoteBut yeah, the Alpha team is the bench. They're also the cream of the crop - they need to be able to step into any slot on little notice and get it right first time. That is one bench I aspire to be on!! The Alpha team are also the "base" for practice dives for the outside wackers. Liz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fsjumperuk 0 #10 February 5, 2006 QuoteSO that is why Eric isn't answering at the office! He was in the office all day Friday - I was speaking to him from the UK. Guess he didn't want to speak to you Mathew - lol!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #11 February 6, 2006 His other office, the one he doesn't want to be at most of the time.An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heinsx3 0 #12 February 6, 2006 OK OK I'm in the office and not in Thailand. But I am living the experience through the Brits Sector 11 blog. No TDY funds and minor surgery kept me here. Dave We might have a 130 lined up from RAF Mildenhall! Looks like all of Alpha team is going to be utilized. Need to build a base. Same story in 04. Picture is from WT04 practice jumps. Note fellow trying to kill me as mind my own buisness in the base of a 200+way. Still taken from Russian (Oleg) belly cam. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,113 #13 February 6, 2006 QuoteOK OK I'm in the office and not in Thailand. But I am living the experience through the Brits Sector 11 blog. No TDY funds and minor surgery kept me here. Dave We might have a 130 lined up from RAF Mildenhall! Looks like all of Alpha team is going to be utilized. Need to build a base. Same story in 04. Picture is from WT04 practice jumps. Note fellow trying to kill me as mind my own buisness in the base of a 200+way. Still taken from Russian (Oleg) belly cam. Sheesh. I thought these were supposed to be The Cream of the Cream!... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMax 0 #14 February 6, 2006 I understand when people overshoot stopping too late, but this person is still in a full dive. Where is he/she going and looking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
