Auckland Skydivers Inc

Team,

Our skydiving community, the Fox Glaxier community and New Zealand and the families and friends of the victims were struck with tragedy last weekend with the fatal air accident at Fox Glacier.  On behalf of the ASC Para Club, I express our condolences and that our thoughts are with these people and their communities and you all affected by this tragedy.  In remembrance of them, the ASC Para Club will host at its clubrooms a Remembrance Service this Saturday morning (11 SEP) wet or shine at 1030 followed by a Remembrance Jump by the club’s CRW team.  The team will be jumping with a black flag in memory of the jumpers that will be available to be signed by you all and will be sent down to the Fox.  You are all invited; the clubrooms are outside the Base’s perimeter on the corner of Punga and Karaka Roads, Whenuapai, Auckland, and we will be lighting the BBQ afterwards so feel free to come down and catering contributions are welcome. 

For more details click here.  

Looking at the weather this weekend, we seem to be having a pattern of 6 days of rain then one of sunshine and it often seems to be a sunny Wednesday when many of us can’t get to a DZ.  Unfortunately, the weather for this weekend is looking fairly touch and go but there may potentially be a few holes and periods of opportunity early Sat and Sunday:

SAT     Sep 11          Max 17°         Min 13°         Rain developing later. Northeasterlies strengthening.
SUN    Sep 12          Max 18°         Min 11°         A few showers.  Winds tending westerly.

So, hopefully the poor weekend weather comes at least after the CRW Remembrance Jump on Saturday but it is likely to be a wait and see for the weekend with our fingers crossed. 

On the club side of things, there are few events coming up for September and October:

Night Jumps:  confirmed for the Full Moon on 23 SEP  More details next week…at a minimum you have to be current at our DZ, ‘B’ licensed and a club member.  The remaining requirements, i.e. CSO approval, instruction, altimeter lighting, will be addressed that afternoon/evening with start meeting at 1500.

1st Jump Static Line Courses: 25/26 SEP and 2/3 OCT (the 18/19 SEP is full).  Email through to skydiveclub@nzdf.mil.nz if you are keen.  If you have done your first jump or more then get the word out and recommend to others to do their first jump with us.

So the Remembrance Service is on Saturday and we may also have an opportunity to get in the sky so standby for jumping from 0830 Saturday and 1000 Sunday.  For updates ring our clubrooms (09 417 7000 extension 7519) or check http://www.skydiveclub.co.nz.  Wet or shine hope to see you down at the clubrooms this weekend!

Blue Skies,
Cheers,

Mark Beccard

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Sport: Parachuting – Artistic Skydiving
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Type : World
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Team,

Its been good fun at the DZ with about a dozen loads getting away last weekend, with POPS joining us on the weekend for some jumps and yarns.  This weekend  is looking to be a weekend of halves for jumping with the Saturday looking towards blue skies while the Sunday is looking quite iffy at this stage:

SAT Jul 31     Max 15°         Min 8°  Fine spells, northerlies developing
SUN Aug 1    Max 16°         Min 10°         Cloud increasing, chance of rain. Read the rest of this entry »

WHERE:  Whenuapai DZ 4 – corner of Punga & Karaka Rd’s,  Whenuapai

WHEN:  Saturday / Sunday (24th & 25th July)  this weekend Read the rest of this entry »

Team,

It’s been a great last few months and over 30 people have done their first-jump course with us and some of them have clocked up number 2 and 3 as well!  That is fantastic and congratulations to all of you and thanks to the ground and air teams for facilitating this jumping.  Last week was a cracker for weather during the week, Saturday was a bit iffy weather-wise but on the Sunday 7 loads got away.  This weekend we are having a second shot at hosting POPS (last time the weather closed in) and its looking like we will definitely be jumping and its forecasted that we will be welcoming the POPS crew with some classic Auckland weather:

SAT     Jul 24  Max 15°         Min 7°          Fine with a few showers. Southwesterlies.
SUN     Jul 25  Max 14°         Min 7°          Mainly fine. Southwest turning southeast. Read the rest of this entry »

Hi Team,

Last weekend turned on a couple of ‘clear and crisp’ days which were great for winter jumping.  We managed to get 7 loads away on the Saturday and another 2 loads on the Sunday.  Congrats to the 8 first time jumpers, nice effort, it will be great to see you back down at the club to get into the progression jumping, touch base with your club contacts to find out when instructors will be available for your next jump.  During the weekend, Ruan H also completed his 100th jump in the bare essentials, suffice to say, it can be a little chilly by the door !  These milestones are good to see as Adam W also hit the 100 mark the weekend before in fine style. Read the rest of this entry »

Hi all,

Good news !  

There WILL be jumping at Whenuapai tomorrow (Sunday 11th July ) from 10am. Read the rest of this entry »