Toogs DZ e-News #311 (1-7 Jan. 2018)

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Achievements

James Smeath – Completed WT AFF Course
Kun Min Tien – Completed AFF
Jake Mackell – Completed AFF
Greg Casey – Completed AFF
Robert Stewart – Completed AFF
Aaron Brogden – Completed AFF
Rafael Faria – Certificate A
Che Pritchard – Certificate A
Shelby du Moulin – Certificate C
Adrian Seemann – 1000 Jumps

Photos Missed From Last Week:

Jason and Sara celebrating landing on the 31st of Dec. 2017 – Photos by Ali

Welcome 2018! It’s going to be a big year. It’s going to go quick. It sure started off big! It’s Newsletter Time. It’s Monday 1st New Year’s Day and we had a day OFF! We had Tuesday the 2nd off too – from jumping that is – the weather was only good enough for a DZ clean up, and did we get stuck into it! By the end of the day the DZ looked great. Thanks to all the Volunteers.

But on Wednesday 3rd it was Game On! New students Ku Min Tien, Jake Mackell, Nicolas Bonastre, & Robert Stewart did Stage 1 of their AFF Courses. Brodie Irwin did B-Rel Stage 4. Adrian did his 1000th jump! Congratulations Big Time. We were off to a good start.

There were a bunch of fun jumpers here too. Matt and Isaac kept the pace up.

On Thursday 4th Game On continued. Our new tandems were young fellers Max Young and Samuel Blomley.

Max Young, Samuel Blomley and Kevin Young

Our new students Rob, Jake and Kun Min did Stages 2, 3 & 4 of their AFF Courses, and Nicholas did Stage 2.

Rob AFF Stage 4 with Macca – Photos by Adrian

Adrian getting a silver mug for his 1000th jump – Congratulations! – Photos by Sara

The fun jumpers kept the plane going. We did five good loads.

Friday was Funtastic! There was over 30 skydivers here and it seemed like Saturday! Plus our newest skydivers, new students Harley Weston, Jason O’Shea and Paul McElhenny all did Stage 1 AFF. Rob & Kun Min did Stages 5, 6, 7 & 8! Jake did Stages 5 & 6.

Kun Min tracking some funky moves on AFF Stage 7

Saturday was full on. Skydivers everywhere! Well, at least 40. We did 12 loads and there was a really good feeling on the Drop Zone. Our new skydivers doing their tandems were Jonny Thorn, Zachary Rocks, Dale Shuttleworth and Lucas Mota. Welcome aboard.

Jono with Warwick after landing – Photos by Sara

We had about 9 students here. Harley Weston did Stages 2 & 3 of his AFF course and Jason O’Shea and Paul McElhenny did Stages 2, 3 & 4. Heath Bamford did Stages 4, 5 & 6, while Jake Mackell did Stages 7 & 8. Kun Min Tien and James Smeath both completed Stage 9, well done –Yahoo!

Harley AFF Stage 3 with Ben Fuller – Photo Emily

Jason AFF Stage 3 with Tish – Photo Adrian

Heath AFF Stage 4 with Sara – Photo Adrian

On Sunday we had a great day’s fun jumping (and a great night!). And our students made the most of the day – all nine of them. It was busy! Jason O’Shea did Stage 4 of his AFF Course. Greg Casey and Aaron Brogden did Stages 7, 8 & 9, well done! And Jake Mackell also did Stage 9 – all completing their AFF. Fantastic!