Toogs DZ e-News #345 (27 Aug. – 2 Sept. 2018)

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Achievements

Zak Tilling – Completed AFF
Adam Parker – 100th Jump
Jeanine Glasson – C Licence and Star Crest

On Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th of August we were closed for jumping and the DZ Staff carried out a great DZ preparation Working Bee. The place is looking great. Wait until you see our new Turkey Hut carpet.

On Wednesday our tandem was Charles Morgan. Our newest students Aaron Costa and Mahmoud Kammouna did Stage 1 of their AFF Courses. Zak Tilling (second generation skydiver) did his Stage 7 and Joel Adams did a refresher.

Charlie in tandem with Sara and Ben Skuce – Photo by Sara

On Thursday Mahmoud and Aaron got stuck into it and did Stages 2, 3 & 4 of their courses. Zak Tilling did Stages 8 & 9 and completed his AFF – congratulations!

Zak AFF Stage 9 – Congratulations – Photo Adrian

Friday was a bit windy, painful. Mahmoud Kammouna and Aaron Costa managed an AFF Stage jump each.

Mahmoud AFFF Stage 4 Repeat – Photo Sara

Aaron AFF Stage 5 – flying by himself for the first time – Photo Adrian

Saturday wasn’t much better with the windy conditions. However we managed a few loads and our Tandems were Haami Crawford, Gerard Tyler and Jeremy Duncan got to jump. Our students were on standby most of the day. Diego Quieroz, Mahmoud Kammouna, Aaron Costa and Zak Tilling we not going home!!

Jeremy tandem Buck’s Party – Photos by Sara

Sunday was a bit better weather-wise but not muck. Our ten Tandems for the day were Janette Johnson, Talen Copeland, Greg Copeland, Mitchell Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Scott Aitken, Grace Oxenham, Dean Langbridge, Rory McElwee and Sarah Huang.

Janette rocking her tandem – Photo Ben N

Talen with his Certificate – Photo by Karen

Thomas and Mitchell with their Certificates – Photo by Karen

Grace with her Certificate – Photo by Karen

Sarah with her Certificate – Photo by Karen

Diego Quieroz did Stages 5, 6 & 7 of his AFF Course. Aaron Costa did Stages 6 & 7. There was a bit of other jumping activity happening, fun jumps and B-Rels.

Aaron AFF Stage 7 backflips for days – Photos by Adrian

Both our Caravan aeroplanes have been fitted with jumper oxygen. Ben Nordkamp organised our first high altitude, 18,000ft jump. Yahoo! We are now ready for 18,000’ skydiving. Tandems anyone?