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I spoke too soon, we went on a weather hold due to cloud but have just been up for another jump. The forward facing front half built! Awesome job by those guys. On the back half, someone was out on one of the wings and there was a lot of momentum, tension and lift at the back and it broke apart right on break off. So close. We're back on a weather hold again now and we've got 2.5 hours before the event closes, so we've probably got one more jump left if the weather co-operates! Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Andrey Veselov and Willy Boeykens are here as well as the locals so keep an eye on their websites (nothing posted yet). Eric Boyd has a nice top shot of the completed opposing diamond and Andery has a nice shot from underneath which is on the wall. Two jumps this morning so far. Small funnel but in the middle put an end to the second jump. We are putting that behind us and turning around quickly. 3 jumps left to go. So close. We have a bit of cloud around today, hasn't caused an issue so far but it is being monitored. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Day 2 (well, day 3 but we didn't jump the first day). 7am start dirtdiving with jumpsuits and rigs on and taken off by 7.30! Not a great jump, theory being that lots of people were bulked up due to extra clothing (come and try skydiving in Northern Europe people!) and caused fall rate issues. Jump 2, building better but a lot of waves passing through the formation which caused a small funnel on the diving side. Jump 3, much quieter, built to something like a 98-way, or maybe bigger but with just a groken grip or two. Jump 4, 100-way opposed diamond built and held for 3-5 seconds! Jump 5, first attempt at a facing 100-way diamond. BJ said we'd be venturing into unchartered territory and this would be a learning experience for everyone, and it certainly was. It was building really, really nicely. Well enough to allow people to think we were getting close to completing it. The guys turning and backing in were taking it nice and smoothly and it was proceeding well but there was some tension on the diving side and we witnessed what has to be one of the most spectacular and rapidly forming funnel ever seen. What was also impressive about the funnel is the way that everyone dealt with it, and we all stayed safe. Jump 6, a greatly improved dive. The front side of the diamond was again building smoothly and cleanly. A small communication issue meant that not as many on the divers side docked but there were no funnels on this dive. As Kate said, we ran out of time on this jump (as opposed to it being over due to mistakes) and that's not a bad place to be. This jump is within our grasp. Jump 7, a fun 12-way on the sunset load including Bob Stumm, Mary Bauer and Larry Henderson which was a lot of fun :-) So, we have another 7am start tomorrow. We are under strict instructions not to bulk up like we did today (it's predicted to be 15 degrees warmer at the same time tomorrow). We are being released at 4pm tomorrow and we are hoping to do five jumps tomorrow. It's been an awesome day today, doing 6 100-ways, stepping into new territory, learning and getting better with each jump. We're looking forward to nailing the facing diamond tomorrow so we can have a go at something else! Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

If anyone is interested, here is what has been happening on the 100-way diamonds event at Spaceland. Yesterday there was no jumping due to high winds, and we were released mid-afternoon until 10am the next day. Thunderstorms blew through in the early morning but it was clear by midday and we all went up to do multi-point 20-way diamonds. We did that twice. Due to the lost time from bad weather yesterday, the decision was made to skip the 50-ways and go straight to the 100-way. The plan is to build an opposed diamond before going on to the facing diamond. We had two attempts at the 100-way opposed diamond this afternoon. The first attempt was exciting with some levels issues and a bit of a funnel on one side, but built to something like 68 docked. The second attempt was a lot cleaner and quieter but a visibility issue with one of the trailing aircraft meant that nearly all of that plane didn't make it down to the formation but it was a much better jump. We are meeting at 7am tomorrow for a dirtdive with jumpsuits and rigs and we are going to go straight to the aircraft from that. It's going to be a great day! Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

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Isn't it spitting rather than blowing? Obligatory swallowing gag would have been funnier. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Got some press in the North County Times (includinmg video but not of wingsuits). Missed a trick there James :-P Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

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Their policy has this clause Where does it specifically say they cover skydiving/parachuting? Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

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Mia's death was not in vain. Her family consented to the donation of her organs to save the lives of five others. Awesome. From http://www.beacononlinenews.com/dailyitem.php?itemnum=742 BSBD Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

You are totally correct. Although I am NOT placing any of the blame for my strike on anyone but myself, it does illustrate the obvious need for some SOP regrding speeds/attitudes for lower-altitude jump runs in the Caravan. There is no reason why we can't slow down a bit when dropping jumpers low. Again, that complacency thing..... Have you confirmed with that pilot that this actually happened? You said you started to close the door; perhaps the pilot saw this and increased the power thinking you were not getting out? Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

I have a non-smoking twin room booked at the Best Western in Angleton from the 16th until the 20th. The room rate (including skydiver discount!) is $80 per night. Anybody want to share it with me? Breakfast is included. The hotel has a pool and free wireless/DSL. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

I won't be posting this in Incidents! :-P Slow news day in Haruru Falls? http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3765432&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection= Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

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Hi Mac, You'll need to be a Basic Instructor (either a Catergory System Basic Instuctor i.e. static-line or Tandem Basic Instructor) before you can attend at Tandem Instructor Course. Read Section 4 (Instructors) of the British Parachute Association Operations Manual, particularly Para 5 (Tandem Instructor), Para 1 (Category System Basic Instructor) and Para 2 (Tandem Basic Instructor) for more details. I really recommend going the CSBI route as the TBI route only leaves you with the opportunity to do the TI rating and nothing else. If you decide you want other ratings in the future, you'll have to go back and do the CSBI (or AFFBI) course, as I had to do. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

Please see this thread for more details. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

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Arrived yesterday! Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

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Since it is a military base, you'll need photographic ID (Passport/Driving licence) as well as your FAI Certificate to sign in at the gatehouse. You'll also need membership to the APA (either temporary or annual) but that will be sorted out along with the rest of your docs when you register in the manifest/office. Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live

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