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Hey everyone, Attention all you Southern California swoopers. Elsinore is hosting the first Swoop Club event. What's on the menu? Three rounds of in-lane swooping distance. If your too busy working the weekends, here's you chance to come swoop during the week. The course is divided into 10 sections. 10 points per section. Drag all 10 sections and land it for a perfect score. If you chow or bale out you just got yourself a zero for that round. Oh yeah... Did I mention the lane is only 16 inches wide? Bring your "A" game boys and girls. We are meeting at the pond at 8:00 am for the competitor breifing. Please be on time. After the event we will watch all the videos and debrief the runs. Skydive Elsinore: 1-877-THE-JUMP See you there! -jt

We try to hold a cours once a month, but it's best to check the schedule on www.skydiveelsinore.com. The price of this course is $185, and the best news is that your jumps (5) are included. Best deal on the planet for Canopy coaching. -jt

Oh Yeah.... You can call 1-877-THE JUMP to sign up.

Are you having problems landing? Are you a novice jumper who wants to feel more confident under canopy? Or are you an experienced jumper who just wants to polish your skills and learn more about your canopy? You’ll learn about… Basic aerodynamics Effective flaring techniques Flight Planning Dealing with wind and turbulance Aerodynamic stalls and stall recovery Achieving the best glide The “Accuracy Trick” And more…

View these two documents...maybe this will help.

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Essential Skills Course at Elsinore on MARCH 31st There wll be an Essential skills course happening at Skydive Elsinore on March 31st. Just keeping everyone posted. -jt

December 9: Essential Canopy Skills Course Are you having problems landing? Are you a novice jumper who wants to feel more confident under canopy? Or are you an experienced jumper who just wants to polish your skills and learn more about your canopy? The Essential Skills Course is a five-jump program with a video debrief and ground training session between each jump. The course can normally be completed in one day. December 10: Advanced Canopy Skills Course Once you have completed the Essential Skills Course you can continue to develop your skills with an additional day of instruction. Like the Essential Skills Course, the Advanced Course consists of five jumps with classroom training between each jump. Depending on your current skill level and goals, you will be able to focus on one of two different skill areas: High Performance Landings or Advanced Accuracy. -jt

Nothing like a cool refreshing sea to cool you off after a hot run like that.... Sweet! -jt

See you guys "Down Under".

This video should be submitted to the FlyBoyz Film Festival this weekend. Great job, Justin.

If you have never gone to this event, you don't want to miss it next year. Those of you who have experienced it first hand... you know what I'm talking about. Swooping on the beautiful beaches of Spain's Costa Brava. Need I say more. -jt

ESSENTIAL SKILLS: FEBRUARY 17 & 18, 2005 ADVANCED SKILLS: FEBRUARY 19, 2005 The Essential Skills Course is a five-jump program with a video debrief and ground training session between each jump. The course can normally be completed in one day. The Advanced Skills Course consists of five jumps with classroom training between each jump. Depending on your current skill level and goals, you will be able to focus on one of two different skill areas: High Performance Landings or Advanced Accuracy. You’ll learn about… • Basic aerodynamics • Effective flaring techniques • Vertical separation • Dealing with wind and turbulance • Aerodynamic stalls and stall recovery • Achieving the best glide • The “Accuracy Trick” • And more… Course is limited to 8 students per day to maximize your learning. Slots are going quickly, so don’t delay! Call 1-877-THE-JUMP to reserve your slot today. For more information: http://www.skydiveelsinore.com/teams/Flight-1/index.html 5 Jumps with video debrief Come join the FUN! See you there! -jt

The Flight-1 courses are set up to for all levels of skydivers... From the person just off student status, jumping a 220 or larger all the way to the most advanced swooper. All the information is relative and can be used. And all of the exercises will be beneficial in becoming a safe canopy pilot. For more info about the course you can check out the Flight-1 website at www.flight-1.com

It was great... We thought the weather was going to be a problem on Friday, but we started with the Ground School first. Then when the weather cleared at about 12:00pm, we jumped to catch up with ground sessions... it was great. One girl, was just off AFF, cleared to self supervise, and did her first hop-n-pop in our class. It's cool though, because I'm an AFF instructor too. So it all worked out. The Saturday class was great too. I'm really looking forward to this next camp. -jt

ESSENTIAL SKILLS: FEBRUARY 17 & 18, 2005 ADVANCED SKILLS: FEBRUARY 19, 2005 The Essential Skills Course is a five-jump program with a video debrief and ground training session between each jump. The course can normally be completed in one day. The Advanced Skills Course consists of five jumps with classroom training between each jump. Depending on your current skill level and goals, you will be able to focus on one of two different skill areas: High Performance Landings or Advanced Accuracy. You’ll learn about… • Basic aerodynamics • Effective flaring techniques • Vertical separation • Dealing with wind and turbulance • Aerodynamic stalls and stall recovery • Achieving the best glide • The “Accuracy Trick” • And more… This canopy course is the most affordable canopy course out there. You won't get this much for so little anywhere else. Course is limited to 8 students per day to maximize your learning. Slots are going quickly, so don’t delay! Call 1-877-THE-JUMP to reserve your slot today. For more information: http://www.skydiveelsinore.com/teams/Flight-1/index.html Come join the FUN! See you there! -jt

ESSENTIAL SKILLS: DECEMBER 2 & 3, 2005 The Essential Skills Course is a five-jump program with a video debrief and ground training session between each jump. The course can normally be completed in one day. You’ll learn about… • Basic aerodynamics • Effective flaring techniques • Flat Turns (low speed flight maneuvers) • Dealing with wind and turbulance • Aerodynamic stalls and stall recovery • Achieving the best glide • The “Accuracy Trick” • And more… This canopy course is the most affordable canopy course out there. You won't get this much for so little anywhere else. Course is limited to 8 students per day to maximize your learning. Slots are going quickly, so don’t delay! Call 1-877-THE-JUMP to reserve your slot today. 5 Jumps with video debrief 2 Convenient Days to Choose From For more information: http://www.skydiveelsinore.com/teams/Flight-1/index.html Come join the FUN! See you there! -jt

ESSENTIAL SKILLS: SEPTEMBER 23 & 24, 2005 ADVANCED SKILLS: SEPTEMBER 25, 2005 The Essential Skills Course is a five-jump program with a video debrief and ground training session between each jump. The course can normally be completed in one day. The Advanced Skills Course consists of five jumps with classroom training between each jump. Depending on your current skill level and goals, you will be able to focus on one of two different skill areas: High Performance Landings or Advanced Accuracy. You’ll learn about… • Basic aerodynamics • Effective flaring techniques • Vertical separation • Dealing with wind and turbulance • Aerodynamic stalls and stall recovery • Achieving the best glide • The “Accuracy Trick” • And more… Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about essential canopy skills from one of the best canopy instructors in the world! Scott Miller has over 9,000 jumps, 15 years in the sport, and has been teaching canopy skills for over 5 years. Course is limited to 8 students per day to maximize your learning. Slots are going quickly, so don’t delay! Call 1-877-THE-JUMP to reserve your slot today. For more information: http://www.skydiveelsinore.com/teams/Flight-1/index.html Come join the FUN! See you there! -jt

This Wednesday morning, NBC will air a short swoop segment that was shot during the Canopy Piloting Circuit (CPC) event held at Skydive Elsinore on May 15th. Peter Alexander (Commentator) and Michael Austin (Producer) were on site with a camera crew to capture some sweet swoops. And they got 'em. The Today Show was interested in doing a short story on swooping, because of a recent article in the L.A. Times that featured some outstanding photos from Skydive Elsinore and Perris Skydiving. Above and beyond the competition swoops, they also captured some of the exits and the crowd's reaction when competitors ripped it up on the Elsinore pond with two extra rounds of Freestyle. This is a great opportunity for swooping and the sport of skydiving to go mainstream and finally get the publicity it deserves. The segment will air this Wednesday morning between 7:00am - 10:00am. Enjoy and swoop forever. -jonathan

This Wednesday morning, NBC will air a short swoop segment that was shot during the Canopy Piloting Circuit (CPC) event held at Skydive Elsinore on May 15th. Peter Alexander (Commentator) and Michael Austin (Producer) were on site with a camera crew to capture some sweet swoops. And they got 'em. The Today Show was interested in doing a short story on swooping, because of a recent article in the L.A. Times that featured some outstanding photos from Skydive Elsinore and Perris Skydiving. Above and beyond the competition swoops, they also captured some of the exits and the crowd's reaction when competitors ripped it up on the Elsinore pond with two extra rounds of Freestyle. This is a great opportunity for swooping and the sport of skydiving to go mainstream and finally get the publicity it deserves. The segment will air this Wednesday morning between 7:00am - 10:00am. Enjoy and swoop forever. -jonathan

Confidence is the key to Optimal Performance. Swoopers who run a course with high self confidence are more relaxed, and don't get intimidated or anxious. They focus on the positive, maintain optimistic thoughts, and allow themselves to trust their ability in crucial situations. Your confidence can be regained by practicing, by believing in your talent, by others giving you positive feedback. You can gain confidence by winning an event or having one sweet swoop that just felt great. Your thoughts and feelings about yourself and swooping ability will greatly influence your confidence. The ultimate state of confidence that professional athletes/swoopers strive for is enduring, long-term, self-empowered confidence that is gained through quality practice, sustained success, and a positive attitude. But there are also some quick-fix methods that can boost your self-confidence. 1) Tune Into Your Patterns The first step to gaining confidence is to examine the thoughts, feelings and situations that help you gain and swoop with confidence. Armed with this information, you can focus on methods of gaining trust that are more relevant for you. 2) Take Control, Don't Be Controlled Don't let challenging situations scare you and cause you to doubt your ability. Direct your attention to the methods that are within your control... like how much you practice, the quality of your practice, how you respond to a bad swoop or vertical, controlling your mental and physical preparation, and what to focus on or think about in a given situation. All these things can be controlled by you. 3) Delevop Long-Lasting Confidence Enduring confidence is more stable and based on long-term factors such as: past success, many good swoops, healthy practice, and lots of training. Situational confidence is prone to fluctuate with the demands of each swoop and can change based on the difficulty of the next swoop, how good your last swoop was, or outside pressures and distractions. Recall how much you have practiced and remember you have "paid the dues" that are necessary to compete at your level. Remember the successful swoops you've made in practice and in competition, rather than focusing on a couple of missed gates. 4) High Confidence, not Fake Confidence Fake confidence is believing you can do something that is truly above the range of your physical abilities or skills. True self-confidence is an inner belief in your ability without exaggeration of how good you are or the skills you possess. 5) Think, Feel, and Act Confident Think optimistically and maintain positive feelings and appropriate actions to support your thoughts. You can hurt your performance by negative thinking, doubt, indecision, and fear. Maintaining optimistic thoughts and feelings and acting poised is one way to maintain your belief in yourself during times of adversity. 6) Be Accountable, Don't Delay If wait to become confident until after you have a good swoop, this becomes an error in mental preparation. To swoop well be accountable for swooping with confidence before you exit the plane, or before you even gear up. 7) You Get What You Expect You need to imagine success or picture in your mind what you want rather than what you fear. Imagining success means looking for reasons to swoop well rather than reasons to swoop poorly, expecting good things to come rather than fearing what might go wrong, and seeing yourself swoop well rather than expecting to make mistakes and miss gates. In Conclusion, what I would suggest is not to take time off or focus on something else, but to embrace the challenge. You have proven you have the skills to successfully make entry gates and have good swoops. Merely, take those positive experiences and self-manifest them into your next swoop. Make your next swoop easy. Guarantee your success by setting up deeper than you would normally. Focus on plaining out 50-60 feet before the first gate. Then gradually bring it in tighter so that you're at peak performance. Go For It! - Jonathan www.skydiveelsinore.com/teams/Flight-1/index.html

An Extra Day has been added... This course is filling up so quickly we had to add another day. The course will now be held on Friday, April 1st too. Only three slots left. -Jonathan

TWO of the biggest names in canopy flight... PD Factory Team and Freedom of Flight ONE great way to become a better canopy pilot... Flight-1 Canopy Skills Camps Are you having problems landing? Are you a novice jumper who wants to feel more confident under canopy? Or are you an experienced jumper who just wants to polish your skills and learn more about your canopy? On April 2-3, Scott Miller from Freedom of Flight, will be at Skydive Elsinore to teach the Essential Skills Course, a five-jump program with a video debrief and ground training session between each jump. Cost of this course edited out by moderator. No blatant solicitations for business in the forums please. Interested parties can contact Jonathan for cost info. -Chuck We will discuss basic aerodynamics; practice effective flaring techniques; and work to improve each jumper’s flight planning, traffic pattern, and accuracy skills. Jumpers will learn to be more aware of their surroundings and create a safer landing environment for themselves and others. You will learn more about your canopies’ performance characteristics and develop a better understanding of various flight modes, particularly low-speed flight. We will discuss problems such as bad spots and off-field landings, and learn how to deal with them more effectively. Anyone can attend an Essential Skills Course as long as they have been "cleared to self-supervise" and can jump without an instructor. This usually means the person has completed Category E of the ISP, AFF Level 7, or the "graduation jump" of an equivalent training program. Participants must also meet USPA’s “currency” requirements: if anyone needs refresher training they should complete it before the day of the course. Please register early to reserve your spot. The class is limited to only 8 students per day in order to maximize the learning experience. Classes will fill up soon, so don't wait to join us for this super fun and exciting skills course that could save your life. Check out the Flight-1 website for more info: http://www.flight-1.com/school. Contact Skydive Elsinore to register for the Essential Skills Course today! 1-877-THE-JUMP or (951) 245-9939. Jonathan Tagle jonathan@flight-1.com Flight-1 Instructor Skydive Elsinore

You can find more information about the essentials skills camp at the following Website: http://www.flight-1.com Its a great camp! -jt

Here's a few recent ones... ALl taken by Joel K. at Skydive Elsinore. -jt