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Freefly!
Read more: Freefly!First jump in shorts and T-shirt today: it feels much more real somehow. Naked next?
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A record day
Read more: A record daySeven jumps today; a new personal record. The seventh took me to exactly one logged hour of freefall. Ten a day remains elusive: we usually lose a couple of hours to wind, or find ourselves waiting for enough…
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Three good formation jumps this morning
Read more: Three good formation jumps this morningFirst, linked 360’s, then sidebodies on two jumps. Pulled early on the second jump – 4500 feet – and played with the canopy. Great fun, followed by a perfect landing. Third jump, flared gently, maintaining speed, and completely…
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And another two in the evening.
Read more: And another two in the evening.Finished off with a party. Sunset, aeroplanes, bikes, bar, barbecue and, of course, a Humvee-mounted DJ. Someone’s got to do it.
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Nice day for a sail!
Read more: Nice day for a sail!So we are on the ground until the wind drops.
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Spanish national canopy piloting championships
Read more: Spanish national canopy piloting championshipsHere’s a great idea: let’s see who can go fastest just before contact with the ground. Brilliant spectacle: quite a few injuries. There’s accuracy and so on too, but swooping is the Real Man’s sport. Some of the…
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Three two-ways in the morning
Read more: Three two-ways in the morningMark and I banged out three two-way jumps this morning. Great fun in beautiful weather. Pictures later. We just acquired a weight belt for Mark: if I arch, I disappear. There’s a man here whose shaven head looks…
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Going skydiving in Spain
Read more: Going skydiving in SpainI’m sitting in the departure lounge at Gatwick, waiting to fly to Madrid for four days of skydiving. Managed to resist this opportunity for hope to triumph over experience: I’m happy to report that sunshine is forecast.
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The local elections: phew!
Read more: The local elections: phew!What a relief: Labour’s failures are catching up with them. Looking forward to the London result later. … Hooray!