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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 Start Skydiving at
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or call 513-934-3483. 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 also be made directly to: www.thethankyoufoundation.org |
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| What's Up This Week | Week ending 8 March 2008 We are officially open for the season, so come on out and get current! We are now operating on spring hours: Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 am until sunset. Weather permitting, we will be jumping this weekend. On Saturday, the Caravan will be flying; on Sunday, we'll have the 182. The team is performing at the Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday at noon, and then flying to Deland to pick up a new harness sewing machine for the loft. The jump should be on ESPN. |
| | Safety First! | Things you need to know Safety Day at Start Skydiving is March 15, beginning at 9:00 am. We would like to have an idea of how many people will be coming, so please confirm your attendance as soon as possible by sending an email to
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. We will have the grills fueled up, so bring your burgers and brats and we will have a barbecue for lunch. Water training is tentatively set for the 29th of March at the YMCA in Lebanon, OH. The cost is $25.00 per person. Please send an us an email, at the same address as above, if you plan to attend. Don't forget your bathing suit and towel! Remember, students and A license holders, this is a B License requirement. For many of us, it's been at least a couple of months since we've been up in the air. Below are the requirements for regaining currency for each of the USPA licenses. Please take a moment to see what you need to do to get up to date for this skydiving season.
A License | USPA A-license holders who have not made a freefall skydive within 60 days should make at least one jump under the supervision of a currently rated USPA instructional rating holder until demonstrating altitude awareness, freefall control on all axes, tracking, and canopy skills sufficient for safely jumping in groups | B License | USPA B-license holders who have not made a freefall skydive within the preceding 90 days should make at least one jump under the supervision of a USPA instructional rating holder until demonstrating the ability to safely exercise the privileges of that license. | C and D License | USPA C- and D-license holders who have not made a freefall skydive within the preceding six months should make at least one jump under the supervision of a USPA instructional rating holder until demonstrating the ability to safely exercise the privileges of that license. |
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| | DZ Happenings | | Here is the scoop! Treeman and Stephan flew to Deland in the Caravan last week. They made some new friends, and a lot of jumps. Stephan, you look sharp in your new Bev Suit! Make sure you let people know how much you enjoy flying in it. Staff Day was held on March 1st. More than 40 people attended, expressing their interest in helping out at the DZ. All we can say is: WOW! It's no wonder we are the hottest DZ in the United States. The weather cooperated, and we flew loads Saturday and Sunday for fun jumpers and staff re-currency. |
Picture of the Week | Freaking out with Treeman!
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| National Skydiving League |  Four Way Tips John Hart, Team Fastrax Greetings All, Below is the fifth in a series of Four Way tips Team Fastrax is providing at the April Skills camp. Drills
A drill is a skydive in a format other than that of a competition dive. These are used to focus training on particular skill sets. Many teams use drill dives, particularly early in their training season. Some of the types of drills used are: · Stop drills · Speed drills Eye contact
Skydiving is a highly visual sport. Jumpers rely on vision to establish and maintain their positions relative to other jumpers and to communicate during the skydive. During a random transition, a jumper should: · Look across the formation. The more effectively you use your mirror as a reference point, the better you can maintain fall rate and stop in your exact, proper slot. · Look at the grips. Taking a moment to look at the grips you are taking will minimize the chances of fumbled grips. · Look into the formation. This will heighten everyone's awareness of when the formation is built and ready to be keyed, and will minimize the chances of level differences developing while jumpers are on grips.
Direct eye contact between teammates is an important part of keying formations. For instance, when building a Unipod, the inside center ensures the grips are built at the back of the formation, then looks up to the point to establish eye contact verifying the front grips are built. MESL Schedule Meet 'n' Greet - April 12 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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