Mum treated me to two skydives and a bottle of wine for my birthday: Gallery here – blame digital zoom for the poor quality of some shots – and Beth and I are enjoying a delightful bottle of white wine this evening. Thanks Mum!
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“Difficult is worth doing”
Well done them! My jumps from those planes were rather less sophisticated. Difficult is worth doing, and not just in the air.
Read MoreWaiting for the wind
Here at Weston on the Green with Andy, Simon and Will, waiting for the wind to drop. Subject to the tandem master’s approval, I’ll be allowed in the air with one of the tandems: something to look forward to…
Read MoreRed Bull HUMVEE-mounted DJ
Grotesque, yet appropriate, which is cause for thought.
Read MoreFinishing off the trip and reflecting on carbon offsetting
We squeezed in three jumps this morning: one tracking, one fun and a four way formation. The Porter’s door is small for four big lads: So, despite practising the exit, we broke the formation while upside down and reformed before crossing over and under one another a couple of times. […]
Read MoreThe most fabulous day
Today was a fabulous day. I jumped 8 times with Steve and Tristan (second and last from the left), with Mark joining for the last four on his recovering ankle: I never thought I would witness one airline pilot rodeo riding another in freefall: it was vastly amusing, taken in […]
Read MoreFreefly!
First jump in shorts and T-shirt today: it feels much more real somehow. Naked next?
Read MoreA record day
Seven jumps today; a new personal record. The seventh took me to exactly one logged hour of freefall. Ten a day remains elusive: we usually lose a couple of hours to wind, or find ourselves waiting for enough people to make a load Had to take Mark to the hospital […]
Read MoreThree good formation jumps this morning
First, linked 360’s, then sidebodies on two jumps. Pulled early on the second jump – 4500 feet – and played with the canopy. Great fun, followed by a perfect landing. Third jump, flared gently, maintaining speed, and completely failed to run it out. Achieved a full length, high speed plant. […]
Read MoreAnd another two in the evening.
Finished off with a party. Sunset, aeroplanes, bikes, bar, barbecue and, of course, a Humvee-mounted DJ. Someone’s got to do it.
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