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Jun 29, 2011, 4:04:26 PM6/29/11

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Happy Wednesday / Thursday.

We will be doing a couple of quick loads on Thursday morning from 0830. This weekend anything could happen… let us know if you intend to come out, what time you will arrive and what you would like to do. Normal Operations – subject to enough confirmed interest. We will have one AFF Instructor, but may be able to get 2 AFF Instructors for Sunday morning – again, subject to enough confirmed interest. Tandem Introductory Skydiving possible all weekend – bookings essential.

Last week (on the way back from The Margate Boogie) a couple of us were invited to jump the Police Porters with the SAPS Special Task Force alongside their Specialized Parachuting Training. We did a few exciting things including: Kit Jumps, Operational Training Night Jumps, 16Way Canopy Formation Cross Country Flights, GPS Navigation under Parachute, as well as some FS and FreeFlying. Thanks Bertus and SAPS Special Task Force for the invite and accommodating us. Most Drop Zones in the area experienced the same kak cold windy weather last weekend. We didn’t do much in the way of skydiving at all!

Graham did his 500^th Angel Jump the other day, doing a tandem out of WWO at Wonderboom with Lew Pilot flying and Angie on cam.

== “Interactive” Quote of The Week ==

“Life’s a journey, pack a ____” – Make it your own quote, pack what you like for your journey!

== The Ranch Boogie 16^th to 19^th June ==

Organisation for The Ranch Boogie (25km South of Polokwane, Limpopo Province) is in full swing. Expect an efficient friendly, coordinated Skydiving Boogie with 3 Turbine Atlas Angels. Organized and disorganized loads, representation from all skydiving disciplines. Symposium Style Educational, Interesting and Relevant Displays and Talks.

The event is open to all PASA Members and Visiting International Skydivers as well as friends, family, kids and interested parties – sorry no pets (not even Klip). www.TheRanch.co.za

Meet Directors

· Pete Lawson and Mike Rumble

Chief Instructor / Safety Director

· Graham Field

Aircraft

· 3 Turbine Atlas Angels

· Various Specialty Aircraft – under discussion.

A title sponsor, as well as other sponsors and support for the event are being actively perused. All sponsorship, support and funds generated will be going back into the event to enhance it to the max.

Lots of support for the event has been voiced from various areas.

Official Invites and more information pertaining to accommodation arrangements and specials, details on transport arrangements from OR Tambo and Lanseria, confirmation of Entertainment, Live Music and Prizes, as well as other activities etc… will all be coming very soon, distributed through this and other official channels. Expect load organizing and representation from the various skydiving disciplines, and a super venue.

Parachute Displays will be performed in and around the area in the run up to and during the event.

Your support will be rewarded with an awesome event, diarise it – 5^th to the 9^th August. We are calling for support from all skydiving and parachuting faculties and drop zones, as well as all Female Skydivers in light of Woman’s Day on the 9^th of August.

· http://www.para.co.za/Events.aspx?EID=33

· http://www.theranch.co.za/the-ranch-resort-protea-hotel-fly-in-destination-airstrip-helipad-limpopo-polokwane-south-africa.html

· http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ranch_Resort

· http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRanchResort

· https://www.facebook.com/people/Mohlatsi-Lucky-One/100001709491787

· http://maps.google.co.za/maps/place?cid=1532348087730074343

== Feathered Friends – Vulture Programme Gala Fund Raising Dinner – 9^th September – Leopard Lodge ==

The Vulture Programme, together with the help of Leopard Lodge, will be hosting its first ever gala fundraising dinner on the 9 September 2011. Based in the foot of the Magaliesberg Mountains and home to the fourth largest Cape Vulture breeding colony globally, Leopard Lodge is ideally placed to host this event, in support of vulture conservation. With good friends such as Michelle and Riaan Garforth-Venter joining us for this event, this evening promises to be an unforgettable night with a special appearance from Cody our Mazda Cape Vulture. We are also extremely privileged to have Rike Coetzer coming through to entertain us with some of her incredible music during the evening's festivities. (http://www.thesaxplayer.co.za/). The evening will also hold a live auction where 100% of the proceeds will go towards vulture conservation, we have some amazing items up for grabs! The tickets are R250 per person and more than 60% of this cost will go towards vulture rehabilitation expenses. Please do join us, your participation and support will go towards saving an endangered and forgotten species. For more information, contact Kerri Wolter at kerri....@gmail.com. Please visit our website at www.vultureconservation.co.za

We are going to be taking a table and supporting the Vulture Programme and some of our feathered flying friends – if you would like to join us please email SkyDive.R...@gmail.com

== This Weekend 2^nd and 3^rd July @ SkyDive Rustenburg ==

This weekend anything could happen… let us know if you intend to come out, what time you will arrive and what you would like to do. Normal Operations – subject to enough confirmed interest. We will have one AFF Instructor, but can get 2 AFF Instructors for Sunday morning – again, subject to enough confirmed interest. Tandem Introductory Skydiving possible all weekend – bookings essential.

· Saturday wheels off 08:30

· Sunday Wheels off by democratic vote, 08:30ish

· Come enjoy a bit of Rustenburg Sky and Hospitality!

· Please let us know if you intend coming out.

== Next Weekend 8^th 9^th 10^th July @ SkyDive Rustenburg ==

· A bit of a Wing Suit Weekend is planned with a bunch of confirmed interest already.

· Friday Evening the Wing Suiting 101 DVD will be shown.

· Saturday we will have a number of Wing Suit Coaches and Demo Wing Suits available.

· Operations Normal, all the Usual Suspects. A number of Tandem Introductory Skydives booked in already.

· We will try to confirm 2 AFF Instructors and perhaps another AFF Ground School – let us know NOW if you are available for AFF please.

· Thatch might be coming up and running a Sigma Tandem Rating and Conversion Course – awaiting confirmation.

As always… please let us know if you intend to come out, what time you will arrive and what you would like to do. Bookings are essential for Tandem Introductory Skydiving and AFF Training.

== Chief Instructor Graham Field’s Comment ==

Some longish advice on outlandings this week as most jumpers will experience off DZ landings at some time.

Firstly don’t panic if you see you are not going to get back to the immediate DZ area, or at least onto the airfield.

Make clear and early decisions regarding the available options and stick to your plan. From your first jump you are trained to deal with outlandings so go back to basics.

Find an open area clear of visible obstacles. Long and narrow areas are generally better than a short round type area.

Watch for overhead lines and fences near roads. Colour changes in a straight line to grasslands and fields often means a fence line and darker / denser areas of vegetation / grass often have concealed rocks. On sloping ground try land along the contour, downhill if you must and only uphill if no other option. Look all around you including behind for the best option and don’t be afraid to fly away from the DZ to get to the best place - lifts are easy to get.

Land and flare normally and don’t make any sharp or low turns close to the ground. If you are suddenly faced with an obstacle make as small as possible corrections to avoid it at least with your body. Fly your parachute all the way into a hazard and make it go where you want - be the pilot not a passenger. If you must hit something then hit it as slow as possible – flare, land into wind if possible - and try choose the softest option ;)

Carry a cell phone, identify good out landings around your regular DZ, learn to spot and check your position during freefall, learn a bit about upper winds and freefall drift, make sure you can land your newly downsized main and reserve safely anywhere not just back on the nice DZ lawn, for obvious reasons chat to the local CReW Dogs, wing suiters and demo jumpers. Practice flat turns, learn to PLF properly, try land together if a group outlands, get your PRO rating, attend a canopy control course etc..

The advice list is endless but always have a plan, and a back up plan… and stick to them.

== RSC CLOSED - OTHER COOL STUFF HAPPENING WEEKENDS ==

All weekends NOT mentioned below you can expect SkyDive Rustenburg to be operating as per normal, check weekly newsletters for updates:

· Closed - 5th - 9th August - Ranch Boogie Polokwane / Pietersburg

== First Time Jumpers ==

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHL2XIB4eRY

Bookings are essential for Tandem Introductory SkyDives as well as AFF Ground School and AFF Levels 1 – 10.

Please request our Bookings and Info Document.

Blue Skies and Great SkyDives...

Mike Rumble +27 (0)82 926 3591

SkyDive Rustenburg and Angel SkyDive

Club Cell +27 (0)79 345 7058