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Please join us in welcoming a new addition to the

Please join us in welcoming a new addition to the safety team at British Skydiving - Kev Dynan.

Kev will be joining us in the role of Safety and Training Officer, he will be working alongside Ryan and Jeff. Kev's joining completes the safety team at British Skydiving.

Kev joins British Skydiving from a busy PTO where he was a full-time instructor and Deputy Chief Instructor. He started skydiving in 2001 and gained his first instructor rating in 2009, an eventful course as an instructor candidate deployed his canopy in the aircraft as he was moving to the door on a static line jump! He has just under 9,000 jumps, and is an Advanced Instructor, Examiner and CT/CP Coach.

Outside skydiving, Kev has interests in travel and flying. He holds a helicopter PPL and a degree in Geography. He taught in Ghana for 6 months when he finished his degree, has travelled to various exotic parts of the world and has been involved in running overseas volunteer organisations.

“Instructing is my skydiving passion, and I still find it an honour to take, teach or film someone on their first ever skydive. Being awarded an examiner rating further fuelled my passion for teaching and I’ve had the privilege of working on courses with the instructors of the future, who I hope will carry their passion forward and inspire the students they train to become future skydivers.

Outside working with the next generation of skydivers and instructors, I developed a keen interest in safety which was motivated by a couple of incidents at PTOs where I have worked at. This inspired me to look at the causes of incidents and, in particular, the human factors that lead up to them. I firmly believe that training people in the causes of incidents and the lessons learnt will ultimately help us to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

I look forward to working with the next generation of instructors, playing my part in keeping skydiving safe and taking a role in this new and exciting time for British Skydiving.”

Welcome to the team Kev!

𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐁

𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐒𝐊𝐘𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐋

At the STC meeting of 3rd August 2023, the following amendments were made to the British Skydiving Operations Manual:

𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟒 (𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒), 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 𝟓.𝟕 (𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚)

Change to read:

𝟓.𝟕. 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚

Tandem instructors wishing to jump with a hand/wrist mounted camera must have a minimum of 500 Tandem descents and have completed a minimum of 250 Tandem descents within the previous 12 months or, have a minimum of 1,000 Tandem descents and have completed a minimum of 100 Tandem descents within the previous 12 months. Prior to jumping with a hand/wrist mounted camera with Tandem Students the Tandem Instructor must demonstrate the ability to perform 3 successful consecutive Tandem jumps with an ‘A’ Licence skydiver acting as a Tandem Student whilst using a hand/wrist mounted camera.

𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟒 (𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒), 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 𝟓.𝟕 (𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚), 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝟓.𝟕.𝟑. 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐛-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝟓.𝟕.𝟒. – 𝟓.𝟕.𝟕. 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐮𝐛-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝟓.𝟕.𝟑. – 𝟓.𝟕.𝟔.

𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟒 (𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒), 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 𝟓.𝟗 (𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚), 𝐒𝐮𝐛-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝟓.𝟗.𝟏.

Change to read:

5.9.1. Any TI wishing to continue jumping a hand/wrist mounted camera 12 months after first being cleared to do so must have made 100 Tandem skydives with at least 50 hand/wrist mounted camera descents within the preceding 12 calendar months, otherwise they must again satisfy the initial requirements.

The results of the British Skydiving Canopy Format

The results of the British Skydiving Canopy Formation Nationals 2023 are in! Thank you to @skydivelangar for hosting the event with some challenging weather!

Thank you to the judges and everyone who helped run the event.

𝟐 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞
🥇 Cark Crw
🥈 Cark Screw
🥉 Winter Never Left

𝟐 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞
🥇 Stack It Up Before You Wrap It Up
🥈 Carnage Crew
🥉 Helroy

𝟐 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧
🥇 Airspace Invaders
🥈 Crewcumber Sandwiches
🥉 Turbo

𝟒 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧
🥇 Airspace Invaders 4 Way
🥈 Thick Socks Big Docks
🥉 CFing

𝟒 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧
🥇 Cark-Rash

Congratulations to everyone who took part! You can see the score breakdowns on InTime via the link in our bio

You can also recap some of the action from the weekend on our YouTube channel!

Photos by @gary_wainwright_uk

#BritishSkydiving #CanopyFormation

British Skydiving proudly announces the appointmen

British Skydiving proudly announces the appointment of Rob Gibson as its new Chief Executive Officer.

The CEO position will supersede the current COO role held by Tony Butler, who formally advised of his intention to retire from the role back in May 2023. The appointment of Rob follows an extensive and robust recruitment process. He will commence his duties from 28th August 2023.

Rob is a sport leader with an excellent track record across multiple leading governing bodies in the high-performance sport industry. He will bring a wealth of leadership experience and strategic expertise to British Skydiving.

In his role in GB Boxing, a multi-Olympic medal winning programme, Rob delivered significant portfolio and organisational change as part of transforming its talent strategy. His deep sports knowledge and proven ability to drive innovation and results will be instrumental in steering British Skydiving towards continued success in an ever-evolving membership body landscape.

In accepting the role, Rob expressed enthusiasm for the opportunity to lead British Skydiving into its next phase of growth. He stated, “I’m extremely excited with leading British Skydiving over the next phase of development. There is huge potential to grow the sport, targeting new markets, especially with a surge in the extreme sport, adrenaline and adventure ecosystem.”

You can read the full press release via the link in bio

The @skydivetilstock Women's Weekender '23 recentl

The @skydivetilstock Women's Weekender '23 recently took place with help from the British Skydiving Development Events Fund.

A successful weekend with many achievements!

Ailbhe and Bethan jumped again after 4 years off, Ayesha jumped after a 9 year lay off, Cheryl jumped after 1 year off, Orla did her first jumps since having a baby. Wendy got her FF1, Sharon did her first 4 Way and Jenny completed her AFF Level 6! 👏🏻

Inspiring Talks and Presentations from

🪂 Elise Sharp - Project 19/Women's Vertical World Record
🪂 Laura Bamford - Working Abroad
🪂 Karen Saunders - Our Kit
🪂 Lucy Mancey - Packing Tips
🪂 Hannah Betts - Highlight Pro Skydiving Team/Becoming a Stunt Performer
🪂 Yoga sessions from Reka Szots.

Organising Team

🪂 Sara Orton - CI
🪂 Victoria Bradley - AFF/FS
🪂 Rebecca Bradley - AFF/FS
🪂 Lucy Mancey - FS
🪂 Kate Lindsley - FS
🪂 Julie Murray - FS
🪂 Cara Pritchard - AFF/FS
🪂 Reka Szots - FF

From Kat Busby Hicks

"Each time we do this, we are so inspired by the women who come - these women of courage, resourcefulness, determination and a willingness to try something different. Those who've persevered despite injuries, or had a long break from skydiving or come not really knowing anyone or those who came and jumped and made great progress. Those who shared their knowledge and those who felt comfortable asking questions. All of you make the event such a success and it is humbling to hear how much you gained from it, how much you enjoyed it and found out how bloody great it is for women to have a bit of time together. We've got you, sisters!

Here's to next year and the rise of the Tilly Cartel - plans are afoot!"