Ramblers Drop Zone Update – Fortnight Ending 16 March
Well… we battened down the hatches for Cyclone Alfred – tied everything down, moved gear, prepped like pros – and then… not much! A bit of wind, barely a drop of rain. Looks like the DZ was sitting pretty in a sweet little safety bubble. No complaints here!
🐨 By Thursday the 13th of March we were back open and back in the sky – and we weren’t the only ones out and about. Our local resident Drop Zone Koala made a surprise visit, casually strolling past the Turkey Hut like he owned the place (fair enough too). Just a friendly reminder that while the skies might be clear, you still have to watch out for drop bears at Ramblers (🎬👉Watch the koala in action).
🏁 Joshua and Changeui kicked off their skydiving journeys with First Jump Courses, smashing out AFF Stages 1–3 and 1–2 respectively. They both learned Freefall Skydiving Techniques and Canopy Handling Skills on their very first jumps – legends!
⭐ Ongoing students were out in force too: Hung (Stage 3), Rusty (Stage 2), Stephen (Stage 9), Cameron (Stages 2 & 3), Conor (Stages 3, 4 & 5), Glenn (Stages 7 & 8), Josh (Stages 2 & 3), Peter (Stages 8 & 9), and Steve (Stage 9) all made solid progress. Congratulations to Stephen, Steve, and Peter for having completed their AFF Course with Stage 9! Keep it up, crew!
☀️ It was great to welcome back Dane, Nathaniel, Dave and Coley for refreshers – good to see you legends getting current again. Nick, David, and Shakira both knocked out some B-Rels – big congrats to Shakira on finishing the B-Rels table! Nice work, everyone, and onwards to the next steps!
🪂 And a massive high-five to our Tandem passengers Paris, Amanda, George, Benjamin, Riley, Victoria, Marilou and Louise – we hope you loved your taste of the skies!
The weekend brought the energy with two camps running simultaneously – heaps of Fun Jumpers rolled in, keen and ready to send it. Big shoutout to Madd Dog for running Vertical Descent #7, and to The Flying Nachos for hosting a solid Angle Camp – great vibes, stacks of learning, and some seriously fun flights. “Go Nachos! 🌶”
Cheers to everyone who made it out, helped out, jumped in, or just brought the good vibes. Here’s to blue skies ahead – cyclone-free, please!
Catch you in freefall, The Ramblers Crew 🪂
Past Issue
📸 Relive the magic from the week of 24 Feb – 2 March in Rambling On #651 – packed with awesome shots, including the Belly Bash images by professional Freefall photographers Steve Fitchett and Dave Brown.
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Photo Gallery – Weeks of 3-16 March 2025
4 way – by Tytus – 14 March
Amanda Tandem – phtoo by Robin – Sat 15 Mar
Ash and Ty having some fun – photo by Ty – 16 March
Cameron AFF 3 with Ash – photo by Toddy – Sun 16th March
Coley refresher jump – photo by Adam – 15 March
Conor AFF 3 – 15 March 25 – photo by Wayne
Conor AFF 4 with Wayneo – photo by Toddy – Sat 15th March
Conor AFF 5 – photo by Marc – 15 March
Dane refresher – photo by Adam – 16 March
Dave – Nice refresher jump – Welcome Back – photo by Toddy – Fri 14th March
Dave refresher jump – photo by Toddy – 14 March
George Tandem – photo by Ty – 15 March
Glenn AFF 7 ready to go – photo by Weaver – 15 March
Glenn AFF 8 – photo by Weaver – 15 March
Hung AFF 3 with Paul 1 – photo by Chris – 15 March
Josh AFF 3 with Toddy – photo by Wayneo – Sat 15th March
Josh AFF 4 smashing it – photo by Chris – 16 March
Josh AFF 5 flying by himslf – photo by Toddy – Sun 16th March
Kim starcrest – 15 march
Kim StarCrest – photo by Scott Ferrar – 15 March
Kim Starcrest – photo by Travis – 16 March
Louise Tandem – photo by Ty – 15 March
Marilou Tandem – photo by Ty – 15 March
Nathaniel refresher jump – photo by Adam – 16 March
Nick B-Rel 6-1 – photo by Toddy – 14 March
Nick on the right doing his Brel 6-1 with Alex and Josh – photo by Toddy – Fri 14th Mar
Nikki rodeo with Jared – photo by Wayne – 15 March
Paris 21st Birthday Tandem with Robin – photo by Toddy – Thurs 13th Mar
Peter AFF 8 – photo by Wayne – 16 March 25
Peter AFF 9 – photo by Wayne – 16 March 25
Rhani Tandem – photo by Ty – 16 March
Riley Tandem – photo by Shelby – 15 March
Robert B-Rel 6-3 – photo by Dawn – 16 March
Shakira B-Rel 6-3 – photo by Chris – 15th March
Shakira B-Rel 6-3 – photo by Scott – 15th March
Steve AFF 9 – photo by Wayne – 15 March 25
Victoria Tandem – photo by Robin – Sat 15 March
Vertical Descent # 7
“Vertical Descent #7 was held at Skydive Ramblers last weekend on March 15 & 16. This was a Head Down event consisting of 2 groups, 9-way and 5-way.
Multiple camps and a heap of fun jumpers and students were at the DZ, eager to hit the skies with some primo weather. Unfortunately, the white caravan with the new engine couldn’t quite make it in time, so it was up to Homer to run hard all day until sunset. Special thanks to Sara for all her help!
Coaches Matt Thomas and Dave Schlatter took 12 participants to the sky and Safe, Fun, Progressive jumps were had by all. We completed 8 jumps over the 2 days and saw some epic progression. Outside Cam Puttee and John Hannan were with us and captured some great footage and pics.
Special thanks to all of the participants, outside camera flyers and coaches. Skydive Ramblers and all of the team, SQPC and TSC for their continued support! It would not be possible without you all!”
Madd Dog
📸 Vertical Descent #7 Photo Gallery
Watch this space – coming soon…
Nachos Pop Art Camp Recap (March 15-16) 🎨🪂
What a weekend! We had 15 spicy legends, 4 Nacho-fueled coaches, and a whole lot of stoke in the skies. Each group smashed out 6–7 jumps, diving into angle flying fundamentals, safe approaches, solid break-offs, and loads of movement jump knowledge — all served with a side of smiles and high-fives. 🌶️🪂
The Pop Art 80s theme brought the colour, the flair, and the laughs — especially during our Nacho TV night, where we relived the highlights (and the hilarious moments) together.
What made it even more special was seeing so many familiar faces from the wider Ramblers skydiving community, with other events happening at the same time — the dropzone was buzzing and full of great energy all weekend long.
Huge thanks to everyone who joined, supported, danced, dressed up, and sent it! You made it magic.
Let’s Go Nachos! 🌮🔥 #Fly4Guac
📸 Nachos Pop Art Angle Camp – Photo Gallery
“The Flying Nachos” Angle Camp – Pop Art Edition! (15-16 March 2025)
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