No.

Date

Place

Aircraft

1

06.04.2004

Queenstown

Cresco JMP

Equipment

Altitude

Maneuver

Strong

12,000ft

Tandem

Description

Tandem jump with NZONE. Awesome!

 

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No.

Date

Place

Aircraft

2

21.04.2004

Rotorua

Fletcher EUD FU24D

Equipment

Altitude

Maneuver

Telisis JYRO 330

12,000ft

AFF Stage One

Description

Missed toggle on first practice pull, got it first time on second practice pull. Checked horizon, ground, altitude twice. Awareness check approaching 5,000. Deployed own chute approaching 4,000.

 

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No.

Date

Place

Aircraft

3

21.04.2004

Rotorua

Fletcher EUD FU24D

Equipment

Altitude

Maneuver

Telisis JYRO 330

12,000ft

AFF Stage Two

Description

Better exit than previous jump. One practice pull. Right 90o  turn, left 90o  turn, right 90o  turn, left 90o  turn, right 90o  turn. Awareness check approaching 5,000. Deployed own chute approaching 4,000.

 

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No.

Date

Place

Aircraft

4

22.04.2004

Rotorua

Fletcher EUD FU24D

Equipment

Altitude

Maneuver

Telisis JYRO 330

12,000ft

AFF Stage Three

Description

One instructor let go after exit. Attempted to maintain heading on him – lost him a couple of times and was drifting left. Hand flash approaching 5,000. Deployed own chute approaching 4,000 but rushed and lost body position a bit

 

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No.

Date

Place

Aircraft

5

22.04.2004

Rotorua

Fletcher EUD FU24D

Equipment

Altitude

Maneuver

Telisis JYRO 330

12,000ft

AFF Stage Four

Description

Happier on exit. One instructor let go after exit. Tried to maintain heading on him. Other instructor let go. Lost heading and did 360o turn without realising it. Hand flash approaching 5,000. Deployed own chute approaching 4,000 with better body position.

 

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No.

Date

Place

Aircraft

6

23.04.2004

Rotorua

Fletcher EUD FU24D

Equipment

Altitude

Maneuver

Telisis JYRO 330

12,000ft

AFF Stage Four Single Jump Master

Description

OK exit. Still not quite there with hover control. Need to be more positive. Hand flashes approaching 5,000. Good deploy approaching 4,000.

 

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No.

Date

Place

Aircraft

7

24.04.2004

Rotorua

Fletcher EUD FU24D

Equipment

Altitude

Maneuver

Telisis JYRO 330

12,000ft

AFF Stage Five

Description

Good exit. Maintained heading on instructor well. Right 360o turn – good. Left 360o turn through cloud – good. Hand flash approaching 5,000. Approaching 4,000 attempt to deploy – can’t find toggle. Start to go unstable – arch and try again but still can’t find toggle. Start to porpoise. Instructor deployed chute for me.

 

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No.

Date

Place

Aircraft

8

13.05.2004

Rotorua

Fletcher EUD FU24D

Equipment

Altitude

Maneuver

Telisis JYRO 330

12,000ft

Heading Maintenance

Description

Bad position on exit. Very tense and stiff. Instructor kept hold for whole dive. Didn’t attempt any maneuvers. Not good at checking altitude. Instructor deployed chute for me just after 5,000 before I even tried.

 

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No.

Date

Place

Aircraft

9

17.05.2004

Rotorua

Fletcher EUD FU24D

Equipment

Altitude

Maneuver

Telisis JYRO 330

12,000ft

AFF Stage Five

Description

Bad position on exit – too rushed and flipped over. Maintained heading on instructor. Drifted to right. 360o turn to right. Legs not in good position so did orbital turn. 360o turn to left (orbital again). Good awareness of height during dive. Hand flash approaching 5,000. Deployed own chute approaching 4,000.

 

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No.

Date

Place

Aircraft

10

21.05.2004

Rotorua

Fletcher EUD FU24D

Equipment

Altitude

Maneuver

Telisis JYRO 330

12,000ft

AFF Stage Six

Description

Bad exit. Flipped onto back. Forgot to check height whilst on back. Righted myself at 7,000. No time for maneuvers. Hand flash approaching 5,000. Deployed own chute at 4,500.

 

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