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Start Skydiving Offer Wounded Veterans
Tandem Skydive Opportunity "Blue Skies for the Good Guys and Gals" Honors our Nation's Heroes Team Fastrax Professional Skydiving Team and Start Skydiving are proud to announce their new program, "Blue Skies for the Good Guys and Gals," to say THANK YOU to the men and women who serve our country. The program will provide a tandem parachute opportunity for those Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guard (active duty, reserve or guard) who have been wounded in combat and received a Purple Heart. Team Fastrax has partnered with the Wounded Warrior Foundation and The Thank You Foundation to reach out to Veterans around the country. "These are our nation's finest and brightest and we have an obligation to do whatever we can to lift their spirits and show them how much we care, said John Hart, founder of Team Fastrax and owner of Start Skydiving. "As a Gulf War veteran and 20 year Army service member, I am honored to sponsor an event that will have a special impact on these men and women." The program will kick off at Start Skydiving in Lebanon, Ohio on Memorial Day Weekend as part of the Thank You Foundation Boogie. Selection.com, the nation's premier background screening service, is spearheading the corporate charge to raise the funds to make these skydives happen. For more information on how to help and participate you can contact The Thank You Foundation at : 1-877-280-8893
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The Thank You Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to show appreciation and express gratitude for those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, both past and present. The Foundation accomplishes its mission though several programs and activities such as sending care packages, visiting Veterans in care facilities, providing complimentary tickets to sporting and entertainment events, and presenting Thank You Cards and Certificates of Appreciation to those who have served or are serving our military. Donations can be made directly to: www.thethankyoufoundation.org |
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| Dear John,
At Start Skydiving, we place our customers first in everything we do. This newsletter is meant to keep you informed about the latest events and occurrences at our Professional Skydiving Center. Please take the time to email or call us with any comments that will improve the services we provide at Start. You can help us spread the word about Start Skydiving by forwarding our newsletter to your friends. All you have to do is select the "Forward to a Friend" button to the left. |
What's Up This Week | Week ending 17 May 2008 We are now operating on Summer hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 12:00 pm until sunset, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 am until sunset. It is another Go Bucks weekend, both Caravans will be flying so come on out and jump.. We ask that everyone (staff included) park on the grass/gravel area where the Start Parking sign is located at the entrance. You can park anywhere within the orange barrels, to include the grass area if it is dry. Please park your vehicles facing south in the lot in rows. |
| | Safety First! | Things you need to know . An A License is earned not issued at Start Skydiving! 1. Persons holding a USPA A license may jump without supervision, pack their own main parachute, engage in basic group jumps, perform water jumps, and must have- a. completed 25 jumps b. completed all requirements listed on the USPA A License Proficiency Card c. completed five group freefall skydives involving at least two participants d. received the signature and official stamp on the USPA A License Proficiency Card or USPA A License Progression Card (ISP) We offer the finest coaching in the World at Start Skydiving to assist you in attaining your A license. |
| Upcoming Events | We've got some great upcoming dropzone events. OSU Go Bucks! May 17th & 18th We will be training more than 150 skydivers on this weekend. Both Caravans will be flying, with one dedicated to our up-jumpers, and one designated for students. Come out and enjoy the weekend with this great group of soon-to-be skydivers. Blue Skies for the Good Guys and Gals Media Day May 16th Team Fastrax, Start Skydiving, The Thank You Foundation and Selection.com will be taking four Purple Heart recipients for tandem skydives. JTM Meats will be grilling out a free lunch and Senator Jean Schmidt will be on hand to thank these heros. Come out and show your support at noon. The American Cancer Society Run For Life Media Day May 16th Start Skydiving will be taking several cancer survivors for tandem skydives on this date to kick off an awareness campaign for the Kettering Marathon being held on May 17th. Start Skydiving and Team Fastrax will be providing a free demonstration jump at the race May 17th. Thank You Foundation Boogie May 24th, 25th & 26th Come out and show your support for our troops! $10 from every tandem is being donated to the Thank You Foundation during this event. Big-way organizing by Fastrax, a BBQ and all sorts of other events will be going on this weekend. Mid-East Skydiving Meet #1 May 24th Everyone is welcome to participate in this 4-way meet. There will be on-site 4-way organizing for anyone not already on a team but wanting to join in. This is an excellent way to meet people and improve your flying skills, while having a great deal of fun. Fastrax Canopy Skills Course and Mini Swoop Meet May 24th & 25th Hosted by one of the top canopy pilots in the world: Stuart Schoenfeld of Team Fastrax Swoop. If you are looking to become a swooper, or just improve your canopy skills, you won't want to miss this opportunity. There is a small registration fee of $40 for this event, $20 for military veterans, contact
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for more information on the course. You can sign up at manifest as well. Don't miss this chance to recieve coaching from one of the best canopy in the World. Head Down Ohio Record Jumps May 24th, 25th & 26th Calling all head down freefliers! Start Skydiving is hosting the Head Down Ohio Record Jumps. We will be making practice jumps on the 24th and 25th, in preparation for record attempts late Sunday or Monday. The goal is to build a 30-way, but there is room to add up to another 20 if enough people register for this event. Contact Nick Hice at
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for registration information. |
| | DZ Happenings | | Here is the scoop! It is time to put your big way plans together and let's set some DZ and Ohio records! Check out the Start Skydiving Events Calendar and mark your schedules accordingly. Congratulations to Andy Gruber for successfully completing the B License requirements. You must be 18 years of age to make a tandem skydive at Start Skydiving. 16 & 17 olds can perform Accelerated Free Fall skydives with a notarized parental consent form. BIG WAY CAMP Want to learn how to fly well (and safely) on any size RW formation? Are you just starting out with RW and want to learn more? Are you an experienced FS skydiver and want to brush up on your skills? Then this 2-day camp is for you! As long as you have an A-license and can fly competently on small formations, you qualify to attend. This 2-day camp will give you a chance to practice everything from mental preparation to exits to safe diving to proper tracking. You will receive a DVD of all your jumps. The plan is to make 8 jumps with video debriefs with John and I being available for questions at any time. To increase the learning curve, we will break the camp into two groups with John Hart taking one group and Ed Lightle the other. Then after the individual groups have demonstrated the necessary skills, we will combine the groups and do a bigger formation to wrap up the camp. When you finish the camp, you should be qualified to skydive competently on 20-ways and slightly larger. The goal is to set a DZ Record 30 way at the end of the camp. Place: Start Skydiving Dates: TBD (probably mid-July) Times: 8:30 am - 6 pm Saturday and Sunday Cost: $225 per person (includes 8 jumps, DVD, and cost for videographer and a grill out for lunch) All interested parties should email
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In both aircraft do not to re-buckle the seat belts. Someone could catch a foot in the seat belt as they are exiting the aircraft. (really bad, really, really bad) Also in the Grand Caravan (Spaceship)remember to shorten the belt by the door so that it will not beat against the side of the aircraft. And always remember, If you're in the market for new gear, make sure you check out our sponsors on the left side of this newsletter. All the manufacturers we support are top-of-the-line. Ask manifest if you are in need of something; Kip or John will sit down with you and explain the benefits of having the right equipment. |
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An Ohio State student exits Patriot One over the Warren County Airport. Photo by Marcus Harris |
| National Skydiving League |  Mid-East Skydiving League News Greetings Four-Way Junkies, It's only two weeks before our inaugural meet in the Mid-East Skydive League. It's coming up fast, and I hope everyone is as pumped about it as I am! We have had some groups get together, and do some minor training at Start on those days we have had good weather.
For those of you who intend on coming out to the meet, and do not yet have a full team, now is the time to talk to others of like mind. To help facilitate that, individuals or partial teams, please forward to me your intended division and your current status as soon as possible. I'll return an e-mail to all respondents no later than Monday May 19th with the list of names gathered. People within each division can then contact each other ahead of the meet to form your team. Don't forget to ask around for available video people. We have some video people available. But without any feedback so far, it's difficult to know if we'll have enough for everyone.
Those who DO have a full team ready to go, please forward your members names/team name and division.
Details about meet day:
Competitors briefing will be held at 7:30 SHARP, regardless of weather. We want an early start so that everyone gets their full 6 rounds in. If you party, do so lightly on Friday. Videographers must also be in attendance.
There is a registration fee of $100 per team, prior to manifesting for round 1. This is independent of the jump fees.
The draws for each division will be available on the NSL web site Friday evening, and we will have hardcopies available to the teams Saturday morning.
Plan to stay the weekend as there will be other activities at the DZ after the meet is complete. Also, if the weather is non co-operative on Saturday, then we intend to either start or continue on Sunday, whichever is necessary.
MESL Schedule Meet 1 - May 24 Meet 2 - Jun 21 Meet 3 - July 19 Meet 4 - Aug 16 NSL Playoffs - Sept 20 - 21 Rain dates are the Sundays. If good weather prevails and the meets complete in one day, we'll have organized big(ger) ways on the Sundays. If anyone has an interest in doing some 4-way this summer, feel free to contact me directly at
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. We're here to serve. Here's to a great season in 2008! -Mike |
Thank you for making Start Skydiving the place where great people become skydivers and skydivers become great! Blue Skies, The Team at Start Skydiving |
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