⭐️ Ian for smashing through AFF and completing his course!
⭐️ Alvaro M., ⭐️ German M., ⭐️ Titouan J., ⭐️ Dominic G. for achieving their Star Crests
⭐️ Chris – 1000th Milestone Jump, ⭐️ Laura – 500th Milestone Jump
✈️ BIG NEWS: DKV Gets an Upgrade!
Our white aircraft, Marj, is back in the skies—now with a bigger, faster engine! The weekend fun jumpers loved the quicker climb to altitude, meaning more loads, more jumps, and even more skydiving fun!
🏁 First Jump Course
Welcome to the skies, Henry! Your skydiving journey starts now!
⭐ Ongoing Students
Henry completed AFF Stage 1, marking his first solo jump. Sebastian progressed through Stages 4 & 5. Joshua Gworked through Stages 6 to 8. Changeui completed Stages 4 to 8. And Ian successfully completed Stages 2 to 9 – he has now finished the course! Congratulations!
☀️ Refreshers & B-Rels Progression
Sean and Nathan refreshed their skydiving skills, while Jack powered through B-Rel Stages 1, 2 & 3, Patrick and Rob both completed B-RelStage 1!
A big shoutout to this week’s thrill-seekers: Georgia, Fiona, Rory, Mieczyslaw, Graeme, Oscar, Nina, Mitchell, Billy, Jacob, Robert, Jordan, Isaac, Amelia, Peter & Jacob! What a crew!
🎉 Weekend Drop Zone Action
On Saturday Chris & Dawn ran the monthly Belly Bash, bringing jumpers together for epic formation flying.
And on Sunday Travis hosted the TSC Star Crest Day, with many smiles (and new Star Crest holders!) by sunset.
Check out the brilliant photos of both events by Steve Fitchett in the photo galleries. Cheers to everyone who made it out, helped out, jumped in, or just brought the good vibes. Here’s to blue skies ahead…
📸 If you are featured in this week’s photo gallery below, don’t forget to share your news and forward this newsletter to your friends! Also, keep an eye on our weekly Facebook photo albums – tag yourself, tag your mates, and share the stoke!
📆 Make sure to check out our list of upcoming events below and join our Facebook event listings to see who’s going and invite your jumping mates, and share the news! Let’s send it! ✈️🪂
Need a jump buddy?
And if you have finished your training and you are looking for someone to jump with, let manifest know and they will put you in contact with our Load Energiser, who will either jump with you, or match you up with a jump buddy. No charge. All you pay for is your own jump slot.
Photo Album (17-23 March)
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Marj is back with a new propeller, and she is FAST!
Amelia Tandem – photo by Ash – 22 March
Amelia with her Tandem Certificate – 22nd March
Changeui Hong AFF 4 – photo by MarcD – 22 March
Changeui Hong AFF 6 – photo by Paul – 23 March
Changeui Hong AFF 7 – photo by Paul – 23 March
Changeui Hong Fun Jump – photo by Paul – 23rd March
Fiona, Mitchell, and Billy with their Tandem Certificates – 22nd March
Georgia Tandem – photo by Ty – Sat 22 March
Georgia and Oscar with their Tandem Certificates – 22 March
Graham Tandem – photo by Ty – Sat 22 March
Henry First Jump Course – photo by Bill Cochrane – Sat 22 March
Ian AFF 2 deployment – photo by Todd – Mon 17th March
Ian AFF 2 deployment – photo by Todd – Mon 17th March
Ian AFF 5 – photo by Toddy – Tues 18th March
Ian AFF 6 ready to jump – photo by Robin – Fri 21 March
Ian AFF 8 doing a perfect exit – photo by Robin – Fri 21 March
Ian AFF 9 Exit – photo by MarcD – Fri 21st March
Jordan loving his jump – photo by Ash – 22 March
Rory, Jordan, Nina, Robert, Mieczyslaw, and Isaac with their Tandem Certificates – 22 March
Josh AFF 6 – photo by Wayne – 23 Mar 25
Josh AFF 7 – photo by Wayne – 23 Mar 25
Josh doing a bat hang off the 182 – photo by Robin -Tue 18 March
Kaitlyn first ever 182 exit – photo by Robin – Tue 18 March
Nathan Refresher – photo by Li – Sat 22 March
Sean & Nathan Refresher jumps – photo by Bill Cochrane – 22 March
Patrick B-Rel 5 – photo by Ash – 23 March
Rob B-Rel 2 and 3 – photo by Ash – 22 March
Sebastien AFF 4 – photo by Wayne – 22 March 25
Ramblers Regulars – photo by Bill Cochrane – 22 March
Belly Bash – Load Organising with Dawn & Chris (Sat. 22nd March)
“Well, after 3 months of challenging conditions, the weather gods were finally smiling on us for a ripper of a BellyBash!!! Not only was the sun shining, but we were blessed with being the first Ramblers event to try out Marj‘s long awaited Black Hawk engine!!! A blistering 13 mins to height had us grinning all the way to the top and comfortably got 4 epic jumps in, including Chris’ 1000th and Laura’s 500th!! Which featured a 12-way sunset jump!!
Thanks to all 29 of you legends for coming out and making it such an awesome day!! And thanks as ever to our sponsors, Ramblers, TSC, SQPC and Mee Loft, and our awesome camera dudes, Steve Fitch and Dave Brown!
See you next month!!!
Attendees: Chris Dodds, Dawn Adams, Adrian Bramwell, Trav McCartin, Jarod Potter, Steve Brett, Dave Brown, Martin Klapper, Greg Maskell, Rab McCulloch, Farrell McKay, Tim Ragdale, Zurika Bleeker, Eriqa Hermen, Charleen Hermann, Luke Matthei, Scott Ferrar, Holly Ahern, Jase Corbitt, Steve Fitch, Laura Fitzpatrick, Ken Paten, Jason Schmidt, Titouan James, Chloe James, Matt McKenzie, Susie McEvoy, Joshua Newbold, and Paul Osbourne.”
TSC Star Crests with Travis McCartin (Sunday, 23rd March)
“Despite the weather forecast being rather unpredictable, it was truly fantastic to see such a strong turnout. This serves as a wonderful reminder that you can only seize the opportunity to jump by being at the DZ, and after last month’s unfortunate cancellation due to weather, we certainly made the most of today.
We completed four successful loads with seven crestees: Jason Schmidt, Ken Paten, Alvaro Mathiot, German Martinez, Akalia Laxton, Titouan James, and Dominic Gretener.
A special congratulations goes to Alvaro Mathiot, German Martinez, Titouan James, and Dominic Gretener for completing their Starcrest jumps—well done!
A huge thank you to the eleven incredible helpers: Susan McLachlan, Luke Matthei, Barry Olson, Fred Olive, Joshua Newbold, Denzil Saldanha, Scott Ferrar, Chloe James, Ty Fels, John Hamilton, and Matthew McKenzie. Your support is greatly appreciated.
A heartfelt shoutout to Steve Fitchett, who, as always, captured the most amazing footage, making the debriefing a true pleasure.
I was thrilled to have my AFF instructor, John Hamilton, back to Skydive Ramblers. It was surreal to have him join us on two jumps, adding even more fun to the day.
To top it all off, our final jump, briefed by Susie, was called a “weedwacker.” Despite being a technically challenging jump with three crestees, we decided to give it a go. Although ATC restrictions limited us to 11,000 feet, the jump was a resounding success, ending the day on a high note.
Looking forward to seeing you all at the next event!
Jordan – That was amazing, would recommend to everyone. Amelia – WOW, amazing experience, instructor was incredible. Thank you. Georgia – That experience cured my depression…WOW. Felix is a legend. Oscar – Magical. Such a cool experience, felt safe and in control with my instructor Ash.
Thanks guys was an absolute amazing experience my daughter and I loved it we both will be back again for a second tandem jump in the future a special thanks to Anna and my camera man awesome job guys you both made me feel very safe I highly recommend ramblers skydiving too anybody wishing to experience a skydive.
