SkyDive Rustenburg and Angel SkyDive News - 5th May
SkyDive Rustenburg
Please pay attention, there are a number of dates coming up when
SkyDive Rustenburg will be closed due to other skydiving events
nationally.
Whilst we do not run a pre-manifest system we would like to know if
you are coming through, when you expect to arrive, how long you are
around for, what your requirements are, and what you would like to
achieve. As a courtesy please let us know if you are coming out and
what your intentions are.
Fun Jumpers, Sports Skydivers, Misfits and Rebels, all Welcome...
All weekends NOT mentioned below SkyDive Rustenburg will be operating
as per normal:
Closed - 13th to 15th May - Canopy Piloting Nationals PSC / Wonderboom
Closed - 16th - 19th June - Margate Boogie
Closed - 24th - 26th June - Canopy Formation and Style and Accuracy
Nationals Skydive Xtreme / Nylstroom, Modimolle
Closed - 5th - 9th August - Ranch Boogie Polokwane, Pietersburg
== Quote of the Week ==
"Hold the tofu hippy, Im gonna get me a steak!" - Jaco Coetzee.
== Zero to Hero - SkyDive Rustenburg members take Gold at South
African National Skydiving Championships ==
Graduating from AFF less than a year ago and recently entering South
African National Skydiving Championships with less than 150 jumps
each, SkyDive Rustenburg trained members Jaco Coetzee and Nico Hickley
(with Jasper on camera) took Gold in 2-Way Formation Skydiving Novice
as Team "Duck, it's the beef of chicken", as well as came 4th in 4-Way
Formation Skydiving Novice with Team "Les Gin & Tonique". Super good
effort and congratulations to you guys, as well as all to all teams
that competed in Formation Skydiving, Artistic Events and Atmonauti at
Robertson. Results at www.para.co.za
== South African National Skydiving Championships - Canopy Piloting ==
Friday 13th May to Sunday 15th May Canopy Piloting Nationals -
Pretoria Skydiving Club (Wonderboom).
Training Date: Friday 13th May 2011 starting 1st load at 09:00
Competition Dates: Saturday 14th May 2011 starting 1st load at 08:00
and Sunday 15th May 2011 starting 1st load at 09:00
This ceremony will take place at the drop zone approximately 1 hour
after the last load has landed and judges have signed of final
results.
SkyDive Rustenburg will be closed in support of this, the most
spectator friendly skydiving discipline.
== Margate Boogie ==
The Margate Boogie... Pretoria Skydiving Club and Angels Way Skydiving
Club in association with SkyDive Rustenburg and Skydive Central...
16th to 19th June... Minimum requirement is A-License, and B-License
for beach landings... 3 x Atlas Angels... 13 000ft and 18 000ft loads
(oxygen available)...
Boogie Director: Peter Lawson
Chief Safety Officer: Steve Bartels
Everyone needs to organise their own accommodation (no camping at the
airfield) – if anyone has any ideas or places available please let us
know... I would personally rather stay in one big party place with
everyone rather than each person trying to organise individual
accommodation!!!
We will be taking the Party Bus down. Let us know if you want to be
in it! The cost of getting there and back will be divided amongst the
people travelling in the bus...
== South African National SkyDiving Championships - Canopy Formation
and Style and Accuracy ==
Friday 24th June to Sunday 26th June Canopy Formation and Style and
Accuracy Nationals at Skydive Xtreme (Nylstroom / Modimolle).
SkyDive Rustenburg will be closed in support of this event.
== South African National Skydiving Championships on SuperSport ==
A 30 min program featuring the 2010 SA Skydiving Nationals Events (FS
/ AE / CP) will be shown on SuperSport. The schedule is as follows:
13 May 18H30 SS7
14 May 09H00 SS7
16 May 10H00 SS5
17 May 15H00 SS6
18 May 18H30 SS7
19 May 17H00 SS5
20 May 12H30 SS5
The program has been sponsored by the SSA, Skydive Xtreme, Pretoria
Skydiving Club, PAC 750XL Partnership and Nashua Mobile.
== Last Weekend 29th April to 2nd May - The Smoking Dragon Boogie ==
With a Music Festival and the Mighty Drakensburg as the backdrop and
extended playground, Steve B and Noogs on the ground, near perfect
weather the entire time, many friends (with girlfriends / boyfriends /
husbands / wives, kids, pets and toys...)... the Smoking Dragon
Boogie got underway... and super chilled it was! The (Super Chilled)
Smoking Dragon Boogie...
59 Jumpers from 7 different drop zones registered, 26 people made
tandem introductory skydives with Duran flying Atlas Angel Gabriel to
altitude a total of 50 times. There were some high openings and some
low openings, with a mass of fun, coaching, progression, firsts, naked
jumps, license requirement jumps, as well as partying and relaxation
for all from sun rise to sun set and from sun set to sun rise again
and again... for 4 (or was it 5?) days.
For those who met Mike "No Shoes" Mackenzie and noted that he actually
did have shoes.... check this shit that he got up to a while back:
Mike Mackenzie & Fabian Raidel take the Gold Medal in the 2 way
freefly event at the Bedford World Challenge 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3WiYAUkUQ4
The stories and photos are flying around popular mediums... Unlucky
to those that didn't make it!
Thanks to Amphitheater Backpackers, Vernon Kloppers, Roy Steemson,
Steve Bartels, Durban Skydive Centre, everyone that was part of
organising and running the event, as well as to all those who
attended.
== This Weekend @ SkyDive Rustenburg – 7th and 8th May ==
Saturday wheels off 08:00. Sunday wheels off 08:00.
Whilst we do not run a pre-manifest system we would like to know if
you are coming through, when you expect to arrive, how long you are
around for, what your requirements are, and what you would like to
achieve. As a courtesy please let us know if you are coming out and
what your intentions are.
Fun Jumpers, Sports Skydivers, Misfits and Rebels, all Welcome...
== Next Weekend – 14th and 15th May ==
SkyDive Rustenburg will be closed in support of the most spectator
friendly skydiving discipline. South African National Skydiving
Championships - Canopy Piloting @ PSC / Wonderboom.
Details above.
== Chief Instructor Graham Field’s Comment ==
Welcome back all those who attended Nationals or The Smoking Dragon
Boogie - this weekend its back to normal DZ life so please take a few
moments to give your gear a good once over before you go out to the
DZ. I suggest you open your main and have a look at all the connection
points, slinks, lines, bridles, p-chutes etc for wear. Cutaway your
main and give the cutaway cables and housings a clean and make sure no
dirt has found its way into the works. Connect the 3 ring system up
correctly and reseat the cutaway handle after checking the velcro on
this and the reserve handle sides. If your gear has been in the boot
of your car for travel make sure nothing has been spilled on it and
that things like your BOC pouch hasn't been damaged while being
transported.
Check your reserve is in date & note that as of time of writing Argus
AADs may still not be used in South Africa
C U this weekend :)
== First Time Jumpers ==
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...
SkyDive Rustenburg
079 345 7058
SkyDive.R...@gmail.com
www.SkyDiveRustenburg.co.za
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