Freefall pics NLC

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:20 am

Photoshop...I did it for him.

louiro · Post by **louiro** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:01 am

Looks fun especially in that type of scenery!!

Rag_It · Post by **Rag_It** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:01 am

you wish your photoshop abilities were that good!

ryallm · Post by **ryallm** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:57 am

Well done Si, great picture

Whereabouts is that? Scenery looks fab.

We need to organise an SE AFF course next year. Dave, Andy, Jamie and Scotty all seemed interested. Any other takers?

Now I am a full on addict (52 solos and counting) I have arranged lots of opportunities to get my fix. Off to Ocana in Spain again this evening for a long weekend. Two weeks after that I am heading out to Empuriabrava in NE Spain. A nice beach resort ideal for a family holiday with Helen and baby Max..... and ,er , it also happens to be the venue for the Empuria Go Vertical event - a week jumping from a whopping 15,000 ft from the fastest jump ship in Europe http://www.beech99.com/ Can't wait

Mark

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:06 am

ryallm wrote:Well done Si, great picture Whereabouts is that? Scenery looks fab.

We need to organise an SE AFF course next year. Dave, Andy, Jamie and Scotty all seemed interested. Any other takers?

Now I am a full on addict (52 solos and counting) I have arranged lots of opportunities to get my fix. Off to Ocana in Spain again this evening for a long weekend. Two weeks after that I am heading out to Empuriabrava in NE Spain. A nice beach resort ideal for a family holiday with Helen and baby Max..... and ,er , it also happens to be the venue for the Empuria Go Vertical event - a week jumping from a whopping 15,000 ft from the fastest jump ship in Europe http://www.beech99.com/ Can't wait

Mark

Ever think about the shoot not opening?

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:09 am

The plane flying nose down...scary!

Rag_It · Post by **Rag_It** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:11 am

Mark,

I was saying to Simon really keen to do it now, and he is even keener! You're the Keenest though!!

I had a quick look following on from a chat with Si and Errol nr Dundee do it, and a few other places!

What suprised me was the cost of then having extra jumps after your initial training really only about £30 a jump!!!

The Go Vertical jump looks awesome!

ryallm · Post by **ryallm** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:12 am

Gareth wrote: Ever think about the shoot not opening?

I try not to

Seriously, major malfunctions are very rare, and of course you do have a cut away system and a reserve, and a last resort device called an AAD which would deploy your reserve automatically at 1000ft if, say, you blacked out you were still in freefall.

Mark

ryallm · Post by **ryallm** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:19 am

Rag_It wrote:Mark,

I was saying to Simon really keen to do it now, and he is even keener! You're the Keenest though!!

I had a quick look following on from a chat with Si and Errol nr Dundee do it, and a few other places!

What suprised me was the cost of then having extra jumps after your initial training really only about £30 a jump!!!

The Go Vertical jump looks awesome!

At Strathallan where I have been jumping in Scotland it is £17 for a jump from 10k (which is a high as they go in their wee Cessnas) + £15 per jump for kit hire, with £10 back if you pack it. So, once you buy your own kit, which I am planning on doing soon, it isn't too bad. Forget training in Scotland though, the way to go is AFF where the weather is reliable and they have good fast planes - Spain or the US.

Mark

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:22 am

Flight to spain could be cheap (£30). Easyjet or somethin.

Post by **simon** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:30 am

I did it in Queenstown, NZ Mark so that's probably the Remarkables behind me. Don't think I could've had a much better view than that one

I definitely want to do more, it's an incredible rush, solo must be fantastic. Dave, don't think many places do the AFF course in Britain, had a quick read of some stuff the other night but we can definitely have a look at doing something

Post by ed » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:37 am

Am i just being paranoid or would you rather not pack your own shute rather than let some other punter do it for you?!

ryallm · Post by **ryallm** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:40 am

simon wrote:I did it in Queenstown, NZ Mark so that's probably the Remarkables behind me. Don't think I could've had a much better view than that one

I definitely want to do more, it's an incredible rush, solo must be fantastic. Dave, don't think many places do the AFF course in Britain, had a quick read of some stuff the other night but we can definitely have a look at doing something

There are one or two places in England that do AFF, but really the whole point of AFF is that you cram a lot of jumps in quickly to get your confidence up, so I can't see it working very well unless the weather is reliable. Besides, you may as well just get a cheap flight to Spain and do it there - the course will be cheaper anyway. Feel free to PM me or call me for a chat if you want any more info 07899 814158.

Mark

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:12 pm

ryallm wrote: We need to organise an SE AFF course next year. Dave, Andy, Jamie and Scotty all seemed interested. Any other takers?

Mark

Sounds like a plan!

Scotty C · Post by **Scotty C** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:22 pm

DDtB wrote:
ryallm wrote: We need to organise an SE AFF course next year. Dave, Andy, Jamie and Scotty all seemed interested. Any other takers?

Mark

Sounds like a plan!

We could aways drive over. couple of track days etc.

Scotty C