The Latest DZ Happenings









CAA/ARO/0004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 10:08th Mar.- 14th Mar. 2010:

 

 

Mon.

Tue.

Wed.

Thu.

Fri.

Sat.

Sun.

Duty Instructor

LP LP Anton Mark Mark LP LP

Start time

09:00 09:00 09:00 09:00 09:00 09:00 09:00

Remarks

             

 

How do I find Skydive Cape Town?

Click here for description of route

Click here for a printable map

Click here to see the Google Map of the DZ'z location

 

 

 

Weather

 

A late summer heat wave has seen temperatures into the high 30s. It should cool a bit on Wed.
Check with Johnathan 082 800 6290 before coming out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The View

 

 

Bruno Brokken, who recently placed 9th at the 2nd World Championships of Canopy Piloting held at Wonderboom, visited Skydive Cape Town. His 'pic of Gabi Meis shows our famous view.

See more of his work here.

 

Recent achievements:

(click on thumbnail to enlarge in new window)

 

Julian Boulle: 10 000 Skydives!

 

 

Receiving his certificate from CI Mark Bellingan.

 

Jonathan Leeming and Seth Beighton: AFF Graduates

 

 

With AFF Instructor Julian Boulle.

 

Connie Nöpper and Sarah Lutz:AFF Graduates

 

 

Roger Hochstrasser: AFF Graduate and A Licence

 

 

With AFF Instructor Rainer Bäcker

 

Martin Sander and Inglish Halloway: AFF Graduates

 

 

With AFF Instructors Gerry du Plessis,  Rainer Bäcker and Tim-O-T

 

 

Jochen Müller: AFF Graduate

 

 

 

Mirko Foletti: AFF Graduate

 

 

With AFF Instructor Rainer Bäcker

 

Alex and Frank Sergeant: AFF Graduates

 

 

 

Shane Cairn: AFF Graduate

 

 

With AFF Instructor Tim-O-T

 

 

James Pascoe and Jeremiah Langston: AFF graduates.

 

 

With AFF Instructors Gerry,Tim-O-T and Julian.

 

Tim-O-T Hutchins: 10 000 Skydives!!!

 

 

 

Regular Videographer, AFF Instructor and all round good guy T-O-T, seen here with CI and National

Safety and Training Officer Mark Bellingan

 

 

 

 

 

A quiet time recently. Let me know if I have missed anything.

Issued by PASA recently:

Pascal Vogeli A and B Licence
Teresa Barkhuizen A and B Licence, Jumpmaster Rating
Kristian Sejrbo A Licence
Johnathan Wooldridge A Licence
Jason Baker B Licence
Corné Vermeulen C licence
Roger Hochstrasser A Licence

 

See here for 'photies. of past achievements.

 

Weather and A/C:

 

Click here for 7 day weather/wind forecast

 

Despite the odd front, the summer weather pattern seems to have arrived. Expect strong SE winds in the afternoons.

 

 

Gear for sale: 

 

Skydive Cape Town is a dealer for the following companies:

 

SunPath Products Inc.: Javelin Odyssey harnesses and all Performance Designs parachutes.

Parachute Systems: Vortex harnesses; ZP EXE mains; Decellerator reserves etc.

Aerodyne Systems: Icon Harnesses; Pilot mains; Smart reserves etc.

 

Drop me a line if you are interested in any of the above products.

 

Occasionally I receive e-mails from members at other DZs offering gear for sale. I have made a page containing some recent examples. Updated 13 Dec 2009 See here ...

Latest are: a complete Vortex II with Decellerator  reserve, ZP EXE  and accessories.

 

Archives:

 

Check here to check out old news/pictures etc.

 

PASA-ADZO meeting :

Our CI, Mark Bellingan, attended the quarterly ADZO meeting held in Johannesburg on Mon. 21st Sept. 2009.

Check out the PASA website  www.para.co.za , under documents to see the minutes.

For more info. contact Mark, markb@skydivecapetown.za.net , 082 571 3155  , or chat to him at the DZ.

 

Skydive Cape Town mailing list:

We have a regular news e-mail. If you would like to join the list, let us know.

The latest newsletter was sent out on 03 February 2006.

Team Building Day

You may recall the NMC day on Saturday 22nd Jan. '05 See here for more and some 'photies.

 

On Thursday 24th March 2005, Wesgro, the Official Trade and Investment Promotion Agency of the Western Cape, held a similar day. www.wesgro.co.za

 

Standard Bank brought a bunch of people for Tandems on Sat. 29th October 2005.

 

This is a great idea for corporates, spread the word. Contact Ronél or call her on 082 781 2342.

 

How do I find Skydive Cape Town?

Click here for description of route

Click here for a printable map