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Was wäre das Skydiver-Leben ohne all die wunderbaren Boogies und Treffen auf der ganzen Welt? Wir wollen Euch jeden Monat über die besten, lustigsten, exotischsten informieren und auch über tolle Dropzones weltweit berichten. |
Quincy 2000 - Knock Down Weather but Lots of Jumping
by Gary Peek peek@freefall.comThe Convention started out great. Cool weather and an increasing number of jumps each day. But a little rain early on softened the ground and loosened the tent stakes, so when the driving rain and wind came suddenly on Sunday August 6th at about 1:30 PM, the tents came down! All three huge load organizer tents and all the aircraft loading tents went down, and not without some injuries. It all happened so quick and affected so many tents that we all stood around afterward amazed.
But right after the storm, Convention skydivers showed what they were made of! Spirit and teamwork was the word, and hundreds of skydivers pitched in, many still soaking wet, and helped straighten out the load organizer area. When Monday rolled around and the weather looked great, people started jumping like crazy. Having no tents to pack in was hot but it didn't stop anyone, especially Packin' Cathy's crew. They just packed outside in the sun. By Tuesday the tents were beginning to be put back up and soon it was our regular old home, dry and shady. Then we really started jumping.
The rest of the week the weather was mostly good and both the B-17 Flying Fortress and the B-24 Liberator were at the Convention, but unfortunately the Jet was not able to make it to the Convention on Friday. The previous supplier, Amerijet, was not available, and the paperwork for another jet simply didn't get done in time. This didn't stop any jumpers however, and jumping continued strong in the good weather.
By Saturday people started mentioning how they missed the kick-in-the-pants blast of a jet exit, so high speed passes in the Casas began to happen, and people got a good idea of what a jet or Connie exit felt like.
The Convention Load Organizers kept very busy, both the experienced groups and the novice groups.
On Friday August 11th the Convention Load Organizers set a new record. Mike Crow, Liam Brennan, and Marcus Thorton organized a 56 way formation that completed and looked beautiful from the ground. This large formation was significant because it was made completely from "walk-up" jumpers, or those who simply came to the load organizer area each evening to try to be in a big-way.
Chicagoland Skydiving did the AFF instruction this year and everyone I talked to from there had a lot of fun. Many first jump courses and many graduates.
Wendy Faulkner led the CRW organizers this year and I heard of several big-ways going up. (They land at an alternate landing area and are a quiet bunch so you will have to ask them about everything they did.)
The Muff Brothers and Brian Germain's group provided other types of load organizing so that jumpers could try whatever types of skydives they could think of.
I made 45 jumps this year, (nothing compared to what some of the organizers do) and each year I know a little bit more personally about the folks I jump with. I can hardly wait until next year.
If you have any feedback you wish to provide the Convention Load Organizers, please write to wffc@freefall.com or Gary Peek at peek@freefall.com. Blue skies, and have a safe and happy year until WFFC 2001!!! |
Pink Boogie in Fürstenfeld
21. Oktober 2000Der Pink Parachute Club veranstaltet wieder ein Pink Boogie in Fürstenfeld, Österreich, und jeder mit gültiger Lizenz ist herzlich eingeladen, zu einem relativ niedrigen Preis zu springen. Das Ticket kostet ATS 340.- und es wird keine Organisationsgebühr verlangt! Beginn des Boogies ist am 26. Oktober, um 10.00 Uhr.
Wer ein Zimmer benötigt, möchte sich an office@pink.at wenden, oder unter der Hompage der Stadt Fürstenfeld nachschauen. Camping am Flugplatz ist möglich. |
Boogies weltweit gibt es in der Englischen Ausgabe von "skyXtreme"
oder im Kalender 2000 von Skydive World.
| Boogies in Europa - September/Oktober 2000 |
| Datum |
Veranstaltung |
Club/Drop Zone |
Homepage |
| 01.09. - 03.09. |
Smala Boogie |
Voss Fallskjermklubb
Bømoen, Norwegen |
 |
| 21.07. - 23.07. |
BENELUX FreeFly
Big Ways & Record |
Para Centrum Texel
Texel, Holland |
|
| 01.09. - 10.09. |
Tatra Boogie |
Aeroclub Nowy Targ
Nowy Targ, Polen |
|
| 04.09. - 10.09. |
Bergstad Boogie |
NTNU Fallskjermklubb
Røros, Norwegen |
|
| 08.09. - 10.09. |
Pink Boogie |
Internat. Pink Parachute Club
Bad Vöslau, Österreich |
|
| 11.09. - 17.09. |
Freefly Meet |
Fallschirmsport Dädalus
Höxter, Deutschland |
|
| 13.09. - 15.09. |
Freefly Total |
Aero Fallschirm Sport
Gera, Deutschland |
|
| 15.09. - 24.10. |
Korsika Boogie |
Mountain-Skydive
Belp, Schweiz |
|
| 15.09. - 24.09. |
Pink Boogie |
Internat. Pink Parachute Club
Silian, Österreich |
|
| 16.09. - 17.09. |
Paratec Promotion Tour |
Aero Fallschirm Sport
Gransee, Deutschland |
|
| 16.09. - 21.09. |
Sprungwoche |
FSG Südpfalz
Schweighofen, Deutschland |
|
| 18.09. - 24.09. |
Sprungwoche |
VfF Holzwickede
Holzwickede, Deutschland |
|
| 29.09. - 01.10. |
Maribor Boogie, Turbolet L- 410
4000+ m, 33,- DM |
Skydive Maribor
Maribor-Skoke, Slowenien |
|
| 30.09. - 03.10. |
Pink Boogie |
Internat. Pink Parachute Club
Fürstenfeld, Deutschland |
|
| 06.10. - 06.10. |
Nachtspringen |
Aero Fallschirmsport
Kassel-Calden, Deutschland |
|
| 06.10. - 08.10. |
Pink Boogie |
Internat. Pink Parachute Club
Bozen, Italien |
|
| 13.10. - 13.10. |
Nachtspringen |
Aero Fallschirmsport
Kassel-Calden, Deutschland |
|
| 14.10. - 14.10. |
Scramble & Abschlussparty |
Fallschirmsport Dädalus
Höxter, Deutschland |
|
| 21.10. - 22.10. |
Saisonabschluss / Party |
Skydive Salamanca
Soest, Deutschland |
|
| 26.10. - 29.10. |
Pink Boogie |
Internat. Pink Parachute Club
Bozen, Italien |
|
| 27.10. - 27.10. |
Nachtspringen |
Aero Fallschirmsport
Kassel-Calden, Deutschland |
|
| 28.10. - 28.10. |
Saisonabschluss / Party |
FSR Breitscheid
Breitscheid/WW, Deutschland |
|
| 28.10. - 29.10. |
Maribor Boogie, Turbolet L- 410
4000+ m, 33,- DM |
Skydive Maribor
Maribor-Skoke, Slowenien |
|
| 28.10. - 05.11. |
Halloween Boogie |
European Skydiving Center
Lapalisse, Frankreich |
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