27 Dec 2010
The first parachuting competition of the year looks as though it is going to be a very large one. At the close of "official" registration there were 189 athletes from 28 Nations competing in Accuracy; 92 athletes from 24 Nations in Canopy Piloting and 26 Formation Skydiving teams. News, reports and...
28 Dec 2010
Students and teachers joined forces to design and build an aircraft that broke no less than four World Records! The records have been officially ratified today by the FAI in the category of aircraft with piston engine, propeller and total takeoff weight of up to 300 lbs (1C-1.a/0) for the following...
10 Dec 2010
After a year full of great competitions and fantastic performances in 2010, what can we expect for 2011 ? The answer is “a lot” ! World and Continental Championships, World Cups, almost 40 category 1 events in total will take place next year. February: first event of an exciting year The category 1...
10 Jan 2011
Canopy Spotting - CP SPeed 10th January 2011 - After yesterday's bad weather forcast for today, apart from swirling misty fog around the buildings close to the drop zone, by 8.30 and the start of the second Canopy Piloting Speed round the sun was back. And Speed is the keyword for today - having...
11 Jan 2011
So the bad weather arrived this morning. The above picture shows the Chief Judge, Accuracy, Gunter Barendt arriving on the tuffet, first out on the seekie load. They may well be the only canopies we see in the sky today. The winds are already over the limits, and the locals are forecasting rain!...
17 Jan 2011
We were treated to a dramatic Closing Ceremony last night which commenced with a flag jump of great precision by members of the UAE team, followed by yet another dramatic heart stopping flying display by Zoltan and his extraordinary aerobatic routine. Two different formation skydiving loads built...
