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Skydive Algarve – day 1

by Steve Baker 15 March 2009 in Fun Comments are Disabled

Skydive Algarve, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Six great skydives today. Four two-ways with Jake, then two four-ways, once Mark arrived, with one of the resident experts. It’s a beautiful view from up there. Three-way formations tomorrow, finishing, we hope, with a jump from 21,000 feet, with oxygen… 😀

Something to look forward to: Skydive Algarve

by Steve Baker 7 February 2009 in Fun Comments are Disabled

Just booked a trip to Skydive Algarve: View Larger Map This trip is expected to be 2, 3 and 4-way formation work, without coaching, from altitudes as high as 22,500 feet. Exciting. Carbon-neutral of course.

To improve on this twelve-point skydive, tunnel time booked

by Steve Baker 13 December 2008 in Fun Comments are Disabled

On a lighter note, from the collection of Lillo videos, a reasonable two-way formation skydive achieving 12 points. To improve our speed and precision, we have some two-way tunnel time booked for February, something I recommend to anyone, just for fun.

“Eurocorps – A Force for Europe and NATO”

by Steve Baker 24 November 2008 in Politics Comments are Disabled

Some of my military friends recently insisted that there would never be a European Armed Force. I would like to bring Eurocorps — effectively founded in 1963 — to their attention. From a speech by Lieutenant-General Pedro Pitarch, Commander Eurocorps: Now a future truly European military structure will require Eurocorps-alike […]

Exiting an aeroplane two and a half miles up

by Steve Baker 22 November 2008 in Fun Comments are Disabled

Jumping would have been a little chilly today, but here’s a still from Lillo:

Skydiving, Lillo 2008

by Steve Baker 22 October 2008 in Fun Comments are Disabled

Thanks to Mark Ryall, a great edit of our skydiving trip to Spain:

A tandem skydive at Lillo, Spain

by Steve Baker 21 October 2008 in Fun, Photography Comments are Disabled

Tandem at Lillo, Spain, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Using a stabilized 70-300 mm lens on the ground, I captured most of a tandem jump from exit at 13,000 feet, through parachute deployment, to the approach. Follow the link from either photo for more. Aggressive cropping was required for the higher-altitude […]

Six great skydives at Lillo today

by Steve Baker 19 October 2008 in Fun Comments are Disabled

Highlights were a superb 2-way of 12 points with outfacing moves followed by a tracking jump. Looking forward to wingsuit: 2-3 minutes in freefall…

How I learned to love double glazing

by Steve Baker 19 October 2008 in Top Tips 1 comment

The Casa Rural Hospedería El Convento is charming and the staff friendly, but I thought roosters were supposed to crow at dawn, not constantly from 3 am. The blasted thing sounds quite hoarse now and I am happy to announce that I am ready to put it out of its […]

Skydiving at Lillo

by Steve Baker 17 October 2008 in Fun Comments are Disabled

Mark Ryall at Lillo, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. It’s good to be skydiving with my old mate Mark. Five magnificent jumps today: video to follow.