A 97-year-old man from Dorset is believed to have become Britain’s oldest skydiver after jumping out of a plane at 10,000ft (3,048m). George Moyse, who will celebrate his 98th birthday on Wednesday, landed safely on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. via BBC NEWS | England | Man, 97, completes 120mph skydive. […]
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Kitesurfers at an Algarve beach
Kitesurfers at an Algarve beach, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Follow the link for a few shots from Portugal.
Read MoreSkydive Algarve – day 4
Windy again today, but we managed two jumps in the early evening. Both were a mess, but good fun. At the beach, the kite surfers were out: pictures to follow. Based on the weather forecast, Mark and Jake expect to go to 21,000 feet tomorrow, and perhaps land on the […]
Read MoreSkydive Algarve – days 2 and 3: the theme is high winds
We had six good three-way formations yesterday, including a superb “dive to pin”. Mark exited first, Jake a half-second after him, followed by me a moment later. It’s remarkable how much space the first jumper gains as he accelerates away: maybe two or three hundred feet in that half-second. We […]
Read MoreSkydive Algarve – day 1
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… 😀
Read MoreNever too old to live
Mark and Grace, originally uploaded by Lowerlighter. “Grace celebrating her 91st birthday with Mark Gazley at Skydive Goolwa.”
Read MoreVector 3 parachute container modification for magnetic riser covers
United Parachute Technologies’ riser cover modification, which adds extra magnets. I understand this is intended to increase the security of the riser covers, particularly for those who work at higher freefly speeds. The cover on the left of the image is modified and that on the right, standard. The kit […]
Read MoreSomething to look forward to: Skydive Algarve
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.
Read MoreOfsted’s new mission – to get rid of boring teachers
This is ridiculous. It should not need saying: Ofsted is to launch a crackdown on “boring” teaching in response to concerns that children’s behaviour is deteriorating because they are not being stimulated enough in class. … The inspectorate’s latest annual report, published in November, warned of “pedestrian” teaching in primary […]
Read MoreShocking Science 2008 | The smell of fear
Having exposed volunteers to the whiff of sweat from skydivers, researchers concluded that humans can smell fear via Shocking Science 2008 | Science | guardian.co.uk .
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