Blue Skies Magazine » Big-Ways http://blueskiesmag.com Blue Skies Mag: we like to fly Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:46:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Flight of the Phoenix in DeLand http://blueskiesmag.com/2011/04/11/flight-of-the-phoenix-in-deland/ http://blueskiesmag.com/2011/04/11/flight-of-the-phoenix-in-deland/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:13:08 +0000 Kolla http://blueskiesmag.com/?p=3468

This coming weekend, BJ Worth and his World Team buddies will come together once at Skydive DeLand for some seriously challenging jumps – this time the Flight of the Phoenix.

Can we be the in the beak, please?

If you were on the short list of people with enough skill and talent to get this done, you already received an invite to join. 18 jumps are planned, with a few different dive designs, including sequential stuff, and then it’s on to the Big Bird.
We thing the Phoenix is a 192-way, but if anyone wants to count the little guys in the picture and get back to us with an exact count, that would be great.

We will definitely be out at the dropzone for at least some of the festivities, and plan on trying to check in with a few of the participants to see what it is like to be a big-way-er doing this cool stuff. So this is your chance. If there is anything you would like to know about big ways, let us know and we will try to find out for you, because we are nice like that.
You can see pictures of the formations on the World Team Facebook page as well.

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It’s Friday! Video day!

To kick us off for the day, Blue Skies Mag’s awesome monthly columnist, Melanie Curtis, shares a jump from the Elsinore Echelon CA State Record Head Down Camp at Skydive Elsinore. It’s a wild ride; watch for bump 1, bump 2, then check out the reflection in her visor.

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The Jump for the Cause 181-way women’s world record has been ratified by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale! Record

Jump for the Cause 2009 | Photo by Willy Boeykens

Jump for the Cause 2009 | Photo by Willy Boeykens

Congratulations, Ziara ABUD (Brazil), Leigh AINSWORTH (New Zealand), Jean AITKEN (Canada), Anastasia AKIMOVA (Russia), Rosa ALVA (USA), Nicole ANGELIDES (USA), Rebecca AUSTIN (UK), Mary BAUER (USA), Marina BERETTA (FAI), Kari BERG (Norway), Tone BERGAN (Norway), Cherie BERKE (USA), Hannah BETTS (UK), Viki BINGHAM (UK), Fiona BIRNIE (UK), Amelia BOBOWSKA (Poland), Jeanine BONVIN (USA), Ulrike BORNGRÄBER (Germany), Martina BRANT (Ireland), Sally BURGESS (USA), Clare BUTCHER (UK), Sarah CANNON (UK), Diane CHAMBERLAIN (USA), Nesta CHAPMAN (Canada), Yong CHISHOLM (Korea), Sarah CHURCHILL (UK), Carolyn CLAY (USA), Barbara CLEINO (USA), Ellen COENRA (Australia), Catherine COON (USA), Kate COOPER-JENSEN (Denmark), Shirley COWCHER (Australia), Leanne CRITCHLEY (Australia), Elizabeth DANBY (UK), Carrie DOLL (USA), Jennifer DOMENICO (USA), Isabelle DREYSSE (France), Ekaterina DUBROVINA (Russia), Susan DUKE (USA), Erika EIDER (Germany), Lara EISENBERG (USA), Veronika EMER (Germany), Helle ERIKSEN (Denmark), Valerie ESTABROOK (USA), Mariya EVTEEVA (Russia), Sharron FIELDING (USA), Deanna FRANK (USA), Debbie FRANZESE (USA), Christine FRIKKEN (USA), Lesley GALE (UK), Nathalie GAUDREAULT (Canada), Gulcin GILBERT (USA), Mariana GOMEZ-NUNEZ (Paraguay), Louise GOWER (UK), Larenda GRAHAM (Canada), Debbie GRANNUM (USA), Ruth GREEN (UK), Andrea GREENING (Canada), Zivile GUDAITYTE (Lithuania), Carla GUEDES SALGADO (Brazil), Thi Bich Van HA (France), Amy HAASS (USA), Nicole HANNAN (Australia), Yukari HASHIMOTO (Japan), Joanne HAWLEY (UK), Claudia HEINEMANN (Germany), Celeste HILL (UK), Christiane HOFFMAN (Germany), Caroline HUGHES (UK), Nataliya ILYUKHINA (Russia), Cornelia IOTTI (Switzerland), Carmen IRENE (USA), Cynthia JARDINE (Canada), Debbie JASEK PARISI (USA), Carolyn JOHNSON (USA), Samantha JOSEPH (USA), Rhonda JOYCE (Canada), Anna KALININA (Russia), Anastasiya KAMBALOVA (Russia), Amanda KARLSSON (UK), Meng-Hua KATS (Chinese Taipei), Angela KATSOULIS (USA), Jaclyn KAYLOR (USA), Ekaterina KHARITONOVA (Russia), Anne KNABE (Switzerland), Bambi KNIGHT (USA), Olga KOSHKINA (Russia), Michelle KOSMER (Australia), Loraine KRAEMER CLARK (USA), Brenda KRAMAR (USA), Virginia KUHLMANN (USA), Liudmyla LAKOVLIEVA (Ukraine), Joanne LAMMENS (Portugal), Nancy LA RIVIERE (USA), Lisa LARKIN (USA), Verena LAUER (Germany), Heather LITTLE (Australia), Kateryna LOGGINOVA (Ukraine), Nadja LONNROTH (Finland), Debbie LOVEGROVE (Canada), Janet LUNDQUIST (USA), Cheryl MARKS (UK), Anne MAXWELL (USA), Elena MAZAEVA (Russia), Cheryl MCCLURE (USA), Andrea MCNEW (USA), Michelle MEAKINS (UK), Patricia MENKE (USA), Susan MESEBERG (USA), Lidiya MISHCHENKO (Russia), Ellen MONSEES (USA), Lise NANSEN (Norway), Julie NICHOL (Australia), Laurel NICHOLS (USA), Vaike OIGLANE (Finland), Molly OSBORNE (USA), Anna PANASSIUK (Russia), Katherine PELLAND (USA), Melanie PESCHIO (USA), Jennifer PIERCE (USA), Zinaida PIROGOVA (Russia), Tatiana POLIANSKAYA (Russia), Tatiana PONKRATIEVA (Russia), Joanna PRICE (UK), Rosalind PULHAM (UK), Laura RAMPINI (Italy), S Hollister RENO (USA), Pamela RIGGS (USA), Cheryl ROBERTSON (Australia), Lynda ROBINSON (USA), Eliana RODRIGUEZ (USA), Gudrun ROKNE (Norway), Audrey ROWE (UK), Helaine RUMANER (USA), Maria RUSSELL (UK), Varvara SADOVNIKOVA (Russia), Erika SAMPAIO (Brazil), Helen SAMUELSSON (Sweden), Mary SANTANGELO (USA), Robin SAUNDERS (Canada), Victoria SCARGILL (UK), Claire SCOTT (UK), Lea Fabiana SERFATY (Venezuela), Mary SERGOTT LEE (USA), Mariya SEROVA (Russia), Eiko SHIMURA (Japan), Irina SINITSINA (Russia), Monica SMINES (Norway), Wendy SMITH (New Zealand), Kristin SOSSO (USA), Kate STEPHENS (UK), Marloes SWARTHOFF (Netherlands), Sue SWEETMAN (USA), Maxine TATE (USA), Valerie THAL-SLOCUM (USA), Sandra THIEDE (USA), Audrey THIES (USA), Lori THOMAS (USA), Jennifer THOMLISON (USA), Paula THUES (USA), Mary TORTOMASI (USA), Rossella TURA (Italy), Ilse UNGEHEUER (Germany), Conny VAN SETTEN (Netherlands), Corrie VEENSTRA (USA), Elena VERTIPRAKHOVA (Russia), Alfia VESELOVA (Russia), Amy VON NOVAK (USA), Elizabeth WAGNER-GANTZER (Germany), Lisa WALKER (USA), Susan WALSH (Ireland), Susan WASSERMANN (USA), Debra WEST (USA), Marie WINTHER (USA), Karen WOOD (USA), Julie WOODROW (UK), Mary WRIGHT (Canada), Jennifer WRYNN (USA), Janna WYNNE (USA), Kristina YOUNG (UK), Elena ZAKHAROVA (Russia)!

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If you have our November issue, you know there are many compelling reasons to visit sunny Florida for all your jumping needs this winter (Cali, you’re next on our “Traveler’s Guide” list.) If you do not have our November issue, you can subscribe right here, super easy!

Back to the topic at hand, Chris from right here in DeLand, brings us news of some low-key big-way action:

There is an informal group meeting Saturdays at Skydive Deland for introductory big-ways. Martin Sutton is organizing group skydives for people who want to learn and get experience on larger formation skydives. He has the blessing of the DZ and folks like Carl Daughtery who participates occasionally. Here is a link to my YouTube site to see my 399th and 400th skydives on the big-ways. It’s been a lot of fun and everyone is learning a lot. Anyone is welcome to attend no matter your skill level. Everyone is considered in the dive plan so there is the best chance of everyone being in and gaining confidence.

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Eagles team dirt divingWe have added a few photos and videos from Friday at the Kaleidoscope jumps in DeLand to our respective YouTube and Flickr accounts.

The photos can be found here.
We interviewed a handful of people and will do more of that today.
Click here for Charlie the pilot, Carey from Sky Systems, Derek Thomas from Sun Path and Yves de Burbure from Belgium to hear what they have to say.

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The morning started with a bit of low clouds at Skydive DeLand, but around mid morning loads were flying.

The formations being built are incredibly cool looking and the high clouds provide for a perfect backdrop for spectators on the ground.
We have been busy with our cameras all day so tonight we should have a few quick interviews and photos uploaded, featuring people from all over the world.

The Eagle team is about to take off now so I’m going to get ready to watch and maybe get some video of the landings, those are always fun to watch :)

If there is anyone in particular you would like to see us interview, make a note in the comment section and we will see what we can do!

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