Well done Weston!
skytash
Charity skydive sets world record
A group of 255 skydivers jumping to raise funds for a charity set a
new world record on Saturday.
The jumpers - volunteers for The Cystic Fibrosis Trust - set a new
record as the largest number of people to take part in a skydive in a
24-hour period.
The event at Weston-on-the-Green in Oxfordshire was held to raise
£100,000 to help find a cure for the disease.
Two RAF planes carried six volunteers at a time and dropped them from
an altitude of 12,000 feet at 15 minute intervals.
Some of the jumpers had never skydived before and each one jumped from
the plane attached to an instructor.
The money raised will be used to help find a cure for the 7,500
babies, children and young adults living with the disease in the UK.
It will go towards the £15m needed to fund the Cystic Fibrosis Trust's
gene therapy programme which will carry out clinical trials of vital drugs.
Matthew Stickels, spokesman for the trust, said: "So far £6mn has been
raised but a further £8.8m is needed to ensure that this groundbreaking
research can continue to find a cure for this devastating disease."
tash
jsk
skytash wrote:
> From BBC News website
>
> Charity skydive sets world record
>
> A group of 255 skydivers jumping to raise funds for a charity set a
> new world record on Saturday.
> The jumpers - volunteers for The Cystic Fibrosis Trust - set a new
> record as the largest number of people to take part in a skydive in a
> 24-hour period.
>
> The event at Weston-on-the-Green in Oxfordshire was held to raise
> £100,000 to help find a cure for the disease.
Surely the 300 way in Eloy involved more than 255 people participating
in a skydive in a 24 hour period. As did the 500+ mass jump in
Thailand in 1999, the 299 way in Russia, and the 286 way attempts in
Chicago.
Unless, of course, big ways aren't skydives any more, or licensed
skydivers aren't "people".
Gary McGuinness
(120-way 2 point at Z-Hills in April), there are many examples of both.
And as exp jumpers we tend to look at 255 tandems as a bit of a
really-unofficial record, but it raises the profile of the sport, and gives
us good PR which ain't a bad thing.
But it raised some dosh for Char-rity, great mates, as well.
Although I was in Cross Keys the other week, and they has 200 tandems booked
in for Sat, while we were doing 124-way seq as well.
And that didn't include walk ups, and they ain't shouting about it, they do
it most w/e's throughout the season.
'''''record as the largest number of people to take part in a skydive''''
It's not really phrased very well, is it ?
Nethers did the most static lines a few years ago, again you could have many
many records of dubious descriptions.
But hey what we think as skydivers and what Joe Public thinks are 2
different things.
A UK dropzone was claiming the world record (I kid you not) with about a
100-150 the other year, at least 255 is in a more serious ball park.
Gary
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Paul Mc
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Regardless of whether its an official record. Well done to all those
involved, and for raising money for a worthy cause.
Rgds
Paul Mc
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> we all know there are official (FAI-300-way) records and unofficial
> ones (120-way 2 point at Z-Hills in April), there are many examples
> of both.
>
> And as exp jumpers we tend to look at 255 tandems as a bit of a
> really-unofficial record, but it raises the profile of the sport, and
> gives us good PR which ain't a bad thing.
I'd worry about all those drogues entangling, especially on breakoff. =B^)
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Rich Orford
"Gary McGuinness" <NO SPAM> wrote in message
> A UK dropzone was claiming the world record (I kid you not) with about a
> 100-150 the other year, at least 255 is in a more serious ball park.
> Gary
>
The point about that one was that it was from just one aircraft.
Thanks Rich
Mick Cooper
> '''''record as the largest number of people to take part in a skydive''''
> It's not really phrased very well, is it ?
>
> Nethers did the most static lines a few years ago, again you could have
many
> many records of dubious descriptions.
> But hey what we think as skydivers and what Joe Public thinks are 2
> different things.
>
> A UK dropzone was claiming the world record (I kid you not) with about a
> 100-150 the other year, at least 255 is in a more serious ball park.
> Gary
>
most tandem jumps in one day at one centre. Blame the BBC for not getting
the facts right. The Guinness Book of Records was there and apparently no
one else has claimed the record so as they see it - it is now a world
record.
As you rightly pointed out, many US DZs could probably beat it without too
much effort, but thats up to them to organise and witness.It was a good day
and nice to be part of doing something to help raise money for the research
into the disease, it was tragic to see so many brave kids there and the
efforts that relatives and friends were prepared to go to on their behalf.
Nice to see the BBC report the event in such an innaccurate manner as well,
I'm sure Steve Swallow will be most distressed to find out that the RAF have
appropriated his 2 Dorniers. Additionally I can now log the extra freefall
time as I was under the impression I did them all from 10 grand. Still they
got the county right.
A good day well organised by Tomo and Brian - no dramas and lots of good
stuff done for a worthy charity.
The burger van gave me the shits though
Mick
Gary McGuinness
>
> Thanks Rich
>
so we could have most static liners out 1, 2, 3, 4+ aeroplanes, most tandems
out of, 1, 2, 3 4+ aeroplanes the list could go on and on and on and on and
on and on and on and on and on
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Gary
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