Toogs DZ e-News #404 (14-20 October 2019)

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

ACHIEVEMENTS

Ivan Wang – Completed AFF
Ailin Shao – Completed AFF
Luke Robertson – Completed AFF
Rob Flux – Completed AFF

Elise Bessen – First Outside Camera
Rosie Dodgson – First Hybrid B-Rel Ever

Monday 14th October. Another newsletter and another two people arrived to start their AFF training. Rob Flux and Adrian Allen did Stage 1 of their AFF jump after a day in the classroom. It was a great day. Luke Robertson did Stages 5 & 6. Ivan Wang did Stages 7, 8 & 9 and Ailin Shao did Stage 9 – both completing their AFF Courses, well done.  Adrianne (DeeDee) Murray did a Refresher.  There were 4 loads done from Marj the Caravan and 16 jumpers were here to do them.

Rob TAF Stage 1 – staying altitude aware – Photo Adrian
Adrian TAF Stage 1 – Photo Darren
Luke AFF Stage 5 – Photo Adrian
Ivan AFF Stage 7 deployment – Photo OliM
Ivan AFF Stage 9
Ailin AFF Stage 9 – Photos by Adrian

Tuesday. Rob and Adrian got stuck into it and successfully completed AFF Stages 2, 3 & 4. Luke Robertson did Stages 7 & 8.  There were only 3 loads today, all pretty full with 13 jumpers here for the fun.

Rob ready for exit AFF Stage 2
Rob AFF Stage 3 – Photos by Robin
Rob AFF Stage 4 – Photo Adrian
Adrian ready for AFF Stage 2
Adrian AFF Stage 3 – Photos by Sara
Luke AFF Stage 7 track
Luke AFF Stage 8 freefall – Photos by OliM

Wednesday. Helen Mendes was next to get started skydiving did AFF Stages 1, 2, & 3. Rob Flux breezed through Stages 5 & 6. Luke Robertson did Stage 9 – completing his AFF!  Numbers were down a little. There were 3 loads today.

Helen ready for AFF Stage 3 with OliM and Sara – Photo Sara
Helen AFF Stage 3 – Photo OliM
Rob AFF Stage 6 – Photo Robin
Luke AFF Stage 9 exit
DeeDee B-Rel Stage 3 Smiles

On Thursday we weathered out. Friday made up for yesterday. It seemed like a weekend jump day!  Our only Tandem today was Li Huang.  Frank Henderson started Skydiving did Stage 1 of his AFF Course. Helen Mendes did Stages 4 & 5. Adrian Allen did Stages 4, 5, 6 & 7!  Rob Flux finished his AFF with Stages 7, 8 & 9 done, congratulations!  There were 7 full loads done and 25 jumpers were here doing them.

Li Huang tandem freefall – Photos by OliM
Frank TAF Stage 1 – Photo Doyley
Helen AFF Stage 4– Photos by Adrian
Adrian and Adrian doing turns on AFF Stage 4
Adrian AFF Stage 5 – Photos by Doyley
Adrian all smiles on AFF Stage 7 – Photo OliM
Rob AFF Stage 9 exit
Rosie B-Rel 6 with Skinny and Burkey – Photos by Robin
Rainbows …… Terry & Nellie….
Robin …. In the Sky – Photos by Karen

Saturday was disappointing, the weather was not good. We only managed 2 loads between rain showers. However Frank Henderson got Stage 2 done. The bar opened early. It was a nice drop of much needed rain.

On Sunday the weather was great. Emily Smith and Khadija Ahmed both did a Tandem. Clinton Howard and Pulin Cui were back and did their AFF Stage 3. Frank Henderson continued on and did AFF Stages 3. 4 & 5. Helen Mendes did Stages 6, 7  & 8 and Shuyi (Shirley) Zheng did Stages 7 & 8.  The week ended on a high. Lots of smiling happy students and about 25 fun jumpers made the most of it. Our new AFF instructors are getting some good jumps in.

Emily’s tandem

Khadija’s tandem – Photo’s by Sara
Clinton AFF Stage 3
Cui AFF Stage 3 – Photos by Robin
Frank AFF Stage 3 turns – Photo Doyley
Frank AFF Stage 5 – flying by himself for the first time – Photo Adrian
Helen AFF Stage 6 exit
Helen AFF Stage 7 backloops  – Photos by Sara
Helen AFF Stage 8 – Photo by OliM
Shirley AFF Stage 7 – Photo Doyley
Rosie B-Rel 5
Luke B-Rel 6 with Skinny and Kurt – Photos by Adrian
Sunday afternoon angle with Macca, Adrian and Scotty – Photo Gio

See ya!

Macca and the Team of Ramblers.

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Today I went flying for the first time in a long time, as I had a stroke 3 and a bit years ago. Just wanted say thank u Ramblers for bringing me a great day and a bit of normality back in my life. Again I would like to thank all the people that truly made my day and the special man, that looked after me. It won't be my last time out there. And would recommend this experience to anyone. Again thanks to everybody involved.

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