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@skydive_ireland with support from @britishskydivi

@skydive_ireland with support from @britishskydiving Development Events hosted a canopy course with legendary Curt and Jeannie Batholomew.

The event had a fantastic turnout, and it was great to see so many jumpers improving their canopy skills with coaching from some of the best in the world.

Looking good everyone and we hope you improved as canopy pilots over the weekend! 🪂

@aex_clutch
@aex_pink

#BritishSkydiving #StaySafe #Skydiving #DevelopmentEvents

☀️ The Summer of travel is well underway ☀️

A lot of members might be planning a jumping holiday to the USA. There are some important rules to follow in relation to your equipment, depending on if your equipment is TSO'd or NON-TSO'd.

Much of this information has been taken from an article written by Michael Knight in the May edition of the USPA publication Parachutist and the FFA Regulations.

NON-TSO’D EQUIPMENT

Federal Aviation Regulations Section 105.49 allows foreign parachutists
to jump their non-TSO’d equipment in the U.S. and have their county’s
repack rules apply if certain conditions are met:

• The parachute system is worn by the foreign parachutist who
is the owner of that system.
• The parachute system is a single-harness, dual-parachute type.
• The parachute system meets the civil aviation authority requirements
of their country.

TSO’D EQUIPMENT

If your equipment is TSO'd, then your equipment falls under Section 105.43 which says "The reserve parachute must have been packed by a certificated parachute rigger.”

It is likely that as a British Skydiving member, based in the UK, you will not have had your TSO'd equipment packed by an FAA rigger. If this is the case it will need to be packed by an FAA rigger before it can be jumped in the U.S.

You should call your visiting dropzone well in advance and liaise with them should you need to have a repack on arrival.

Remember to plan ahead so you don't get caught out!

#BritishSkydiving #USPA #SkydivingHoliday #StaySafe

Breaking into the Bigway scene by Fleur Jones "Br

Breaking into the Bigway scene by Fleur Jones

"Brian Cumming has a vision. It is his mission to cultivate skydivers and introduce them to opportunities to develop themselves wherever he can. Whether they are younger or older, experienced or not, or aspire to work in the industry as ambitious camera flyers, budding load organisers or potential coaches or instructors, Brian offers a helping hand.

I class myself as someone who is privileged to experience this guiding hand, and so I share my journey from novice to Load Organiser with you, in the hope that it might inspire you to achieve more than you ever thought possible."

Read the full article on the website or in the latest edition of the mag.

#BritishSkydiving #SkydiveTheMag #Skydiving

🎖️ British Skydiving Wingsuit Nationals 🎖️ - hosted by @skydivelangar

Despite the challenging weather over the weekend, the wingsuit nationals had a good turnout with some great results. With only one round completed, there are only results for speed in the performance category, with a plan to finish the other rounds at a rescheduled date which is TBC. The acro category managed 4 rounds and we have the full results here.

WS Acrobatics - Advanced:
🥇 Turbo Ice Cloud
🥈 Glide Ratio Master Rave

WS Acrobatics - Intermediate:
🥇 Wing' Jers

WS Performance (Speed Only) - Advanced:
🥇 Liam Byrne
🥈 Charlie Hutchinson
🥉 Dave Francis

WS Performance (Speed Only) - Intermediate:
🥇 Nigel Thurston
🥈 Phillip Tzourou
🥉 Dave Green

WS Performance (Speed Only) - Rookie
🥇 Paul Monaghan
🥈 Amy O'Rourke

🎉 Congratulations to everyone who competed! 🎉

#BritishSkydiving #Skydiving #AchieveMore #TeamGB

The latest issue of Skydive the Mag has landed 🎉

In this issue:

🔹 News - World Games results, SOS record attempt and the launch of skydiving charity, Uplift
🔹 British Skydiving Matters - British Skydiving vacancies, development events, Expo 2023, competition results and more
🔹 The road to load organising – Fleur Jones shares her story of breaking into the bigway scene
🔹 Legendary Lake District – Stunning scenes from the Buttermere Bash Charity Free Flyers Festival
🔹 Everest – Four Veterans make history by jumping over the world’s highest mountain
🔹 What skydiving means to me – John Hillam didn’t let major surgery stop him from doing the sport he loves
🔹 Safety – The importance of remaining cautious when the sun comes out

If you are a member, your mag should have arrived in the post by now (or very soon!) and you can always head over to the mag website to view the digital version.

https://britishskydiving.org/mag/latest-issue/

#britishskydiving #skydivethemag #toptips #staysafe #skydiving

The weekend fast approaches and 2 fantastic @briti

The weekend fast approaches and 2 fantastic @britishskydiving events are being held across the country.

🎖️ The UK Wingsuit Acrobatic and Performance Nationals are taking place @skydivelangar

https://www.facebook.com/events/1791526477708031/

🪂@skydive_ireland with support from British Skydiving's Funding for Development Events are hosting a canopy course weekend with the incredible Curt and Jeannie Batholomew

https://www.facebook.com/events/5073319882711932

Are you going to one of these events this weekend?

#britishskydiving #skydiving #nationals2022 #wingsuitskydiving