Comrades. We have an amazing opportunity to have renowned bigways coach Angelo Declerck, from Belgium, fly to Australia to run a bigways camp here. This is soooooo much cheaper than us flying to Europe to go to his other camps. Several of us have jumped with him over last few years in Europe (Empuria in Spain and Klatoivy in Czech) in 30 - 66 ways sequentials. He's an accolayte of Patrick Passe and brings with him a braod range of knowledge and skill to design fun and challenging jumps. His debriefs are both informative and entertaining. Some very cool formations are made at his camps. Check out our posts from August last.
We'll have 2 planes available at Toogs, and the possibility of higher altitude oxygen jumps (TBC).
From Doug:
Update #2
Event registration is open, BUT we are starting on the waiting list.
You can fill out the registration - The sooner you register, the higher you will be on the waiting list.
If we get 14 or more on the waiting list, we might look at adding them all to the event.
Registration link:
https://forms.gle/Hti9VAUoxedmGq1j7
Event plan.
One of the Goals: Build up individual and groups skills to complete some more challenging formations, not just your average boogie jumps.
Coaches:
Angelo Declerck
Mark Higgins (Higgo)
Doug Pryor (if needed)
Camera:
Steve Fitch
David Brown
Michael Young
Start day 1 with the event briefing (8am), then on to some 8-10 way jumps for everyone to get familiar with the planes and DZ.
Later on day 1, we should move on to some 12-15 way formations, single plane.
Expect to do 4-5 jumps with video debriefing for each jump. (depending on start time with registration & gear checks as required for some people)
Day 2
Continue with 12-15 ways, to consolidate skills in preparation for formation loads.
Expect to do 5 jumps with video debriefing for each jump.
Day 3
Starting on 28-30 way formation loads depending on weather & skills achieved
Day 4-5
Consolidation. Multi point formations. Formation loads if possible. Jump, pack, debrief, repeat.
Tip to get things running smoothly:
Try and arrive at least the day before the event start, especially if you haven’t jumped at Toogoolawah before and you need to do manifest registration, gear checks & DZ Brief. Manifest closes around 5pm. But we will possibly be arranging for gear checks after that time on the 12th.
We will be using WhatsApp for group communication – posting event information, groups, and formations for the next day. Please have WhatsApp installed and registered to your phone number supplied on the registration form.
