25 Nov 2017

Day 1 - The Marina DZ - the Palm Dubai

Saturday, 25th November and there were a lot of pilots at the Marina DZ this morning for their practice jumps and registration. Some competitiors took the opportunity to continue jumping out at the Desert DZ , particularly as with so many wanting to jump they were worried about the winds - which did prove to be the case.

So tomorrow the plan is as follows:

Tentative Schedule Sunday 26th November 2017
Official Practice Period 2nd Day 9th FAI WC CP 2017

1. Departure Buses Hotels - to Competition Site:

1.1 From Hotel Ibis Style Dragon Mart: Departure: 06:45h

1.2 From Hotel Grand Excelsior, Al Barsha: Departure: 08:00h

2. Official practice jump commence (no jumps on 25 Nov due to high winds) - 1 per competitor:

09:30h - 11:00h Participants have to report to the Manifest of Skydive Dubai for registration early enough, right after arrival at the DZ.
Jump order first come, first served
First take off 09:30h

It was requested to the General Manager of Skydive Dubai to allow further non-official practice jumps against payment (AED 65.00), after the official practice jumps are done.

3. Registration:

09:00h - 11:00h Registration continues in the office at the rear entrance of the dining tent (near parking area, marked at the entrance door: "Registration").

Still missing the following countries: Austria, Brazil, China (arriving 26 Nov, 00:05h), Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands! Please report to the Registration office ASAP!

4. Judges meeting: