Toogs DZ e-News #419 (27 January – 2 February 2020)

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

ACHIEVEMENTS

Victoria Thorpe – Completed AFF
Nicole Konsten – Certificate A
Kristina Truesdale – Certificate A
Andrew Briskey – Certificate A
Ben Mooney – Certificate B
Dave Hodson – Angle Crest

Ben Nordkamp – 1st Jump back after 11months 4 days
Burkey – New Rig
Matt Rankin – New Container, forgot alti
Marc Degacz – 20 years skydiving

Sunset on Australia Day – Photos by Skydive Ramblers

Monday 27th January and the long weekend continued. 37 jumpers were still here and we did 8 big loads. It was a great long weekend. Our Tandem today was Maddison Harper. Our new student Victoria Thorpe did Stage 1 of her AFF Course. Jake Christie did Stage 3 and Nicole Konsten did Stage 9, on ya Nicole!

Guess what happens next? – Shirley B-Rel 6.1 with Martin and Ryan – Photo Sara

Tuesday. Victoria got stuck into it and did AFF Stages 2, 3 & 4. And Jensen Brouwer arrived and also got stuck into it & did Stages 4, 5 & 6. Other “regulars” were here and 6 load were done for the day.

Wednesday. Victoria Thorpe continued on with Stages 4, 5 & 6. Jensen Brouwer did Stages 7 & 8. Again there were 6 loads for the day. On Thursday there were 4 loads. The weather was a bit funky.

Funtastic Friday arrived and so did the jumpers. Our Tandem today was Jamie Chidley. Ali Fazeli arrived for Stage 1 of his AFF Course. Victoria Thorpe did Stages 7 & 8. There were 5 loads for the day and 21 jumpers did them.

Victoria AFF Stage 8 exit – Photo Doyley

Saturday 1st February – it’s almost Christmas! Andrew Sheehan arrived and started his AFF Course. Victoria Thorpe finished hers and did Stage 9. Ali Fazeli did Stage 2. There were 13 loads for the day, a beauty! Sara had 8 starters for her Canopy Handling Course. Lots of everything happening – flatties, wingsuits, freefliers, hop & poppers, students and Tandems. And 54 jumpers.

Sunday was just about as busy as yesterday. Lots of everything, lots of happy faces and fun jumping, B-Rels, girls 4 way RW team training – go the girls! There were 11 loads and 48 jumpers here doing them. Our Tandems today were Donald Biggs and Elijah Richman. Andrew Sheehan and Ali Fazeli each did Stages 2 & 3 of their AFF Courses. Victoria was still at it and did some fun jumps. Sara’s Canopy Handling Course continued. It was a great weekend and a pretty good week. Bring on the Learning Curve Camp!