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We welcomed an exped
of seven this month from 2PARA organised by Adam
Wilson.
The group arranged BPA
instructors John Horne and Dick Kalinski for 5 to
complete the AFF Course, and two were here for FS1
and FF1 coaching from our staff.
Thanks to John Horne
for all the photos shown here.
| Gareth, Adam,
Chris and Ben |
| Alfie, James
and Andy |
Day One...
Alfie, James,
Gareth, Andy and Ben were thoroughly briefed on the
course, undertook extensive training and practised
safety procedures, nuisance factors and malfunction
drills during the groundschool. Now they are all set
to make their first skydive!!!
Day Two... 1st days
jumping
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The first day
of jumping for the AFF students saw them
each complete their Level One.
Their
instructors, John and Dick captured the
freefall experience on video. Alf Batchelor
edited the footage of each days jumping for
the end-of-day DVD in the bar. |
Andy under canopy on Level 1 |
Day Three... 2nd
days jumping
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Float exit at
15,000ft from Turbo Finist |
Experienced
skydivers, Adam and Si came for fun jumping.
They can both be seen here exiting the
finist on an FS dive, practising vertical
separation and re-docking techniques.
Adam, Si and
Chris walk back to the hangar. |
Level Two jumps
were completed today for the AFF students.
Day Four... 3rd
days jumping
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Ben and Alfie
get ready for their next jump, Alfie can be
seen below exiting the aircraft on one of
his consol jumps.
Ben (right) is
seen exiting the Finist for his Level 7.
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All photos by John Horne
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Day Five... 4th
days jumping
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During their
time here Andy, James, Alfie, Gareth and Ben
all completed the AFF Course and got their
10 consol jumps completed. Congratualtions
lads!!
Chris Sharman
got his FS1 - Well Done!
A big thank
you to John, Dick and Adam from 2PARA and
Skydive Spain.
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Achievements
on 2PARA's visit to Skydive Spain: |
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AFF Graduates:
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Andy,
James, Ben, Gareth and Alfie |
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FS1: |
Chris Sharman |
Gareth and James make their way back to
the hangar after a consol jump. |
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