Ramblers Drop Zone Action ⭐️ e-News #454 (1-7 March 2021)

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

⭐️ Mikel Acund Lumbreros – Completed AFF
⭐️ Jade Grobler – Completed AFF

Monday 1st March Student Mikel Acund Lumbreros knocked over Stages 5, 6 & 7 of his AFF Course.

Oli’s 4th tandem under canopy – Photo Adrian

On Tuesday Mikel Acund Lumbreros continued on with Stages 8 & 9 – completing his ADDICTION AFF Course. Congratulations!

Oli last tandem all smiles – Photos by Sara

Wednesday and Thursday were quiet. No skydiving. Oh well, the instructors took a breather.

Friday dawned bright and jumpable. More Competitors arrived early in preparation for the National Skydiving Champs. So did new students Ross Nihill and Kieran McKenzie who commenced Stage 1 of the AFF Courses, Airi Kawazawa did Stages 2, 3 & 4 and Jade Grobler did Stages 8 & 9 – completing of her AFF Course.

Saturday 6th – The 2021 Virtual Australian National Skydiving Championships started today. Sofie Halfpenny and Jacob Gobourn also arrived here for their Tandem jumps.

Another new jumper also arrived. Aaron Campbell did Stage 1 of his AFF Course. Kieran and Ross were still here and did Stages 2, 3 & 4 of their AFF Courses. Dawn Adams and Thiago Giraldi returned for Refreshers.

Both DZ Cessna Caravan aircraft were going flat out with the Nationals. So was our CI Ben Nordkamp: Meet Director, DZ National’s Dubber, team video man and TV Star! Must be a carton there somewhere??

Sofie with Tandem Master Oli, before her jump – Photo by Sonja B.

Sunday 7th The National Championships for all allocated events were completed today. More Nationals competition events start next Friday and go all weekend.

Meanwhile our Tandem skydivers today were Phillip Harrison, Giardina Dawae and Christopher.

Student Aaron Campbell did Stage 2 and Ross Nihill and Kieran McKenzie did Stages 4, 5 & 6 of their AFF Courses.

Mark Sillifant (TM), Phillip, Dina, Ty Fels (TM) – ready for tandem skydive – Photo Sara

Ross AFF Stage 5 – first time flying by himself

Ross AFF Stage 6 – checking out – Photos by Adrian

Kieran AFF Stage 6 – smiling down on turn – Photo OliM

It was a great way to end a great week. Thanks again to Ben, and out skydiving and Manifest Staff, and especially all our pilots. Get ready to do it all again next weekend!

2021 Virtual Aussie National Champs

(click image to visit the Facebook event listing)

Team: The Toogoolawah “Bellas”

Team Bellas: Laura Fitzpatrick, Catherine Brown, Michael Young (video), Tayia Merrett, and Kristina Hicks.

Team Bellas above the clouds – photo by Michael Young

Team Bellas – Photo by Steve Fitchett – www.fitchimages.com

Kristina Hicks from Team “Bellas” under canopy – Photo by Steve Fitchett – www.fitchimages.com

Macca with the Bellas – Photos courtesy of The Bellas

Skysisters: Team “Bellas” – Photo courtesy of the Bellas

Team “Whitefish”

Team “Contagion Equation”

Team “Milly’s Mower”

Milly’s Mower: Aaron Radford, Ben Nordkamp (Video), Paul Osborne, Mildred Spinoza, Oliver Dixon. Photo by Steve Fitchett – www.fitchimages.com

Ramblers YouTube – Nationals Playlist

Click to watch videos of all 4 teams that competed at Toogoolawah – by Steve Fitchett

APF LIVE STREAM – RESULTS

Final results will be announced on the 15th of March 2021.

7 NEWS coverage

“Skydiving competitors are being judged from Melbourne”

Fitchimages 2021 Nationals Event Gallery

Click the image below to view all brilliant event photos by Fitch.

Also visit Steve Fitchett’s Facebook event photo album to like and share!

Ramblers Facebook Photo album

2021 Virtual Australian National Skydiving Championships

Click to view the Facebook Photo album – Photos by Sonja Bruss

See ya,

Macca and Team Ramblers.

VISITOR BOOK COMMENT

Sofie Halfpenny – Oli was fantastic!!! First ever jump, was actually the best thing ever.

(2021 – to be confirmed…)

March 12-14 – 2021 Virtual Australian Skydiving Championships
March 26-27 – Night Jumps at Toogs – with Oli Morris
March 29-2 April – Learning Curve Camp (Full moon on the Monday the 29th March)
April 30 – May 2 – Zack’s Canopy Course
May 24-28 – Learning Curve Camp (Full moon Wednesday 26th)
June 18 (Friday) – Ramblers DZ Anniversary (1979: Ramblers DZ & airstrip official opening)
July 19-23 – Learning Curve Camp (Full moon Saturday 24th)
September 20-24 – Learning Curve Camp (Full moon Tuesday 21st)
September 24-26 – Aussie Women’s Star and Sequential Record – with Kristina Hicks
November 15-19 – Learning Curve Camp (Full moon Friday 19th)

2022

15-19 March 2022 – “Nox Heavy” – Equinox Boogie 2022 – Skydiving and Music Festival

Ramblers Drop Zone Action ⭐️ e-News #454 (1-7 March 2021)

Wednesday, March 10, 2021