2008 SKYDIVE ORANGE EVENTS CALENDAR
FIRST JUMPS
and Student Skydiver training occur as usual during all these
events. The following events are for experienced and licensed skydivers. If you are interested in making your first jump or would like information on learning to skydive,
click here. We almost always do
student skydiver training jumps regardless of these events - but reservations are always strongly encouraged.
Click for Planned $20 Weekday jumps.
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** Tentative events |
Italic =already happened |
Non-Skydive Orange Event |
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AUGUST
2008:
These events usually have
no effect on Tandem and student jump schedules.
15-17
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SEPTEMBER 2008: These events usually have no effect on Tandem and student jump schedules.
12-15
19-21
AFF Rating
Pre-course
20-21
RW organizing. SOI club members Anne Hyde and Paul Webster will be
providing free relative work (formation skydiving) organizing and coaching.
FFI: Anne Hyde froglady@dropzone.com
27-28
Freefly 2-way competition. Intermediate & advanced
categories. Get your team together...all you gotta do is find one
other flyer and a camera.
FFI: Dan Wayland danwayland@yahoo.com
or http://danwayland.com/events.htm
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OCTOBER
2008:
Did we mention that these events usually have no
effect on Tandem and student jump schedules?
20-21
RW
organizing. SOI club members Anne Hyde and Paul Webster will be
providing free relative work (formation skydiving) organizing and
coaching. FFI: Anne Hyde froglady@dropzone.com
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No, seriously... these events... they are very separate from the student and Tandem jump schedules... Even though an event might be going on, we will usually be going lots of Tandems too ad the same time even. Just as if the events weren't even happening.
$20*
WEEKDAY Super Otter jumps!
Look, really... if you wan to jump on a day when we are having some sort of skydiving event or something, just call up and schedule your jump. It's OK. And we'd really love to have you.
| FIRST JUMPS and Student Skydiver training occur as usual during all these events. |
Schedule your jump already,
darnnit! Go ahead!!!!!
* Click here for $20 Weekday Skydive details..
* And here for the current Weekday Jump Schedule
Ni!
We jump our HEATED
SUPER OTTER year round!
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** Tentative events |
Italic =already happened |
Non-Skydive Orange Event |
RW (formation flying)
Freefly
Coaching
Organizing
Canopy Swooping
Base Jumping
BirdMan
Instructional Rating Course
FIRST JUMPS
and Student Skydiver training will continue as usual during all these
events!
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$20 Wednesday jump price is for current, licensed skydivers ride to altitude. It does not apply to student jump prices. (Check with us before coming)Things you missed in 2007 & 2008:
| APRIL,
2008: These events usually have no
effect on Tandem and student jump schedules. 25-28
USPA Coach Rating Course
(for
licensed skydivers who want to be coaches)
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2 - 4 9-11 17-18 6-8
28-29 11-14
March 10 USPA Safety Day!
$20*
WEEKDAY Super Otter jumps!
$20*
WEEKDAY Super Otter jumps!
$20*
WEEKDAY Super Otter jumps!
$20*
WEEKDAY Super Otter jumps!
So
That's what we did in 2007.
Things you missed earlier this season in
2008:
MAY 2008:
AFF Rating Precourse
AFF
Instructor Rating Course: (for Coaches who want to become AFF instructors)
Canopy Skills Camp
Brian McNenny and Scott Roberts from Team Fasttrax Swoop will be out
to conduct canopy skills courses. Basic and advanced instruction
available. Prices will be determined by the number of participants.
3 courses will be offered...one each on Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Class size will be limited, especially on Friday, so please let me know if you
are interested, see fastrax-canopy-courses.htm
Free
Freefly Coaching
Amy
Chmelecki comes to Skydive Orange for three days of freefly organizing
and coaching. VA state vertical record to be attempted.
Luau pig roast Saturday night. FFI: Rhonda Kaletz
kaletzrl@yahoo.com
June 14
- Night Jumps
21
Virginia Parachute Council Meet (VPC)
RW
organizing. SOI club members Anne Hyde and Paul Webster will be
providing free relative work (formation skydiving) organizing and
coaching. FFI: Anne Hyde froglady@dropzone.com
Click for Planned
$20 Weekday jumps!
Kirk
Verner comes to Skydive Orange for three days of RW (formation
skydiving) organizing and coaching. Celebrate the 4th of July
skydiving at
Skydive Orange. Cook out Saturday night. FFI: Gigi Rucker gigirucker@aol.com
USPA Coach Rating Course (for
licensed skydivers who want to be coaches)
July 12 - Night Jumps
RW
organizing. SOI club members Anne Hyde and Paul Webster will be
providing free relative work (formation skydiving) organizing and
coaching. FFI: Anne Hyde froglady@dropzone.com
February 16-19 USPA
Skydiving Coach Rating Course (for licensed
skydivers who want to be coaches)
March 3-4 Member's Appreciation Weekend
Safety seminars and emergency procedure reviews all day long. Games,
prizes, food & more. Start off the season safely!
FIFE: See any of the S&TAs.
Freefly and Head down
Skydiving Coaching
May
4 8-11pm Women's Self Defense Seminar $35/person. Space is limited.
Sign up by emailing Rhonda: kaletzrl@yahoo.com
May 4-6 Bob Futrell Phoenix
Wingsuit Demos
May 7-13 AFF Instructor Rating Course (for licensed
skydivers who want to be AFF Instructors)
May
26 - Night Jumps
May 29 - June 1, 2007 USPA Advanced Instructor Course
(for
licensed, rated skydivers)
Freefly and Head down
Skydiving Coaching
June 8-11 Coach Rating Course
June 16 - VIRGINIA
PARACHUTE COUNCIL MEET
June 23
- Night Jumps
June 23-24 Amy Chmelecki Freefly Festival
Organizing, coaching and jumping with Amy all weekend long!
FFI: Rhonda
Freefly and Head down
Skydiving Coaching
July
7 SOI Hangar Fund Rummage Sale--7am to ???--Orange County Airport
FBO pavilion. Email Laura Sharp with any questions, volunteer to help or
donations: sharp@wildblue.net
July 14-15 Relative
Work Coaching & organizing by Kirk Verner
July 21 - VIRGINIA
PARACHUTE COUNCIL MEET VPC 4-way RW competition at Skydive Orange,
Details to follow.
July 28
- Night Jumps
The US ARMY Golden
Knights will be joining us here at Skydive Orange!
August 11-12 Canopy Course August
by CK1
August 10-13 Coach
Rating Course
August 17-19 Orange Boogie!
Two twin Turbine planes, we can put 40 skydivers in the air at once! Organizing,
theme
party & dinner.
Freefly
and Head down Skydiving Coaching
August 25
- Night Jumps
Canceled. We'll try again in September.
Freefly
and Head down Skydiving Coaching
September 14,
2007 Water
Training
September, 14, 15 and 16, 2007 Sigma
Tandem rating course
September
17-24 AFF Instructor Rating Course (for licensed
skydivers who want to be AFF Instructors)
September
22-23 Brothers
Gray Skydiving Wingsuit Weekend
with guest organizer Jeff Neblekopf (Tony Wingsuit Designer & Test
Pilot).
September
20-30 Canopy Course
by CK1
Freefly and Head down
Skydiving Coaching
October 5-8, 2007 USPA
Coach Rating Course
October 13 4 way RW scramble meet. Open
to all skydivers with an A license. Teams will be formed based on jump
number and RW experience. Videographers needed! More information to
follow. FFI: Rhonda Kaletz; kaletzrl@yahoo.com
Water
Training January 18, 2008
January 18-21, 2008 USPA Coach Rating Course (for
licensed skydivers who want to be coaches) Saturday, March 8, 2008 USPA Safety Day
Start of the season on a safe foot. Join Skydive Orange Inc for a day of
safety seminars, emergency procedure reviews, games, pizza & prizes.
A full list of events will be posted when available.
March
15-16, 2008 - $20
Otter Jumps - Chili Cook-off
April
5-6, 2008 $18 super otter jumps! Also wingsuit demos,
organizing & coaching* by the Brothers Gray
No registration fee & a $5 Saturday night dinner. *wingsuit coaching does cost
a nominal fee.
talk to Chris Gray for wingsuit details: ChrisJGray@cox.
April 12-13, 2008 - Sigma Tandem Certification course
Whew! So much great stuff going on... It makes me feel so very, very small, I
mean, it makes
me think about how tiny we are compared to this whole great big galaxy.
