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Skydive Spain News 2008
Skydive Spain is a successful skydiving centre. We are proud of all our students as they pass through our courses, and all our experienced jumpers and want to share with you their experiences with us.

We also have many experienced jumpers coming over to visit for coaching in freefly and formation disciplines, some for holidays and some want to take part in seasonal boogies.

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April 2008

In April, we saw things start to heat up with the temperatures in the mid to high twenties. Our skydivers were able to lose their gloves and by midday were going up for altitude jumps in shorts and t-shirts.

Formation Skydiving teams began their training preparations for this seasons competitions, Sonic V came for a 9-day training camp and are planning to come back in May - we look forward to seeing you soon!

World Class FS and Tunnel Coach Steve Hamilton came with FS Team Bonobo for a week's training. Mikey Carpenter, Adam Mattacola and Andy Newell of Team Volare Airkix came for team training.

Read on for more news on what we got up to this April and check out the photos.

     

Jay Stokes held an USPA Coaches and AFF Instructors rating course, with staff member Alf Batchelor and regular jumpers Steve Hogan, Pete Huskins and Tim Cooke all successfully meeting the requirements for the AFF Instructor rating.

USPA AFF Instructors Rating Course at Skydive Spain

USPA AFF Instructors Course awards ceremony outside Skydive Spain

Tim Cooke receives his AFF Instructor award from USPA Examiner Jay Stokes, with DZ manager Hannah Swallow and friends Yogi & Steve

Tim Cooke with Jay, Yogi, Steve and DZ Manager Hannah

AFF Instructor rating awarded to Hristo by Jay Stokes

 

USPA Examiner Jay Stokes and newly qualified AFF Instructor Alf Batchelor receiving his award and certification.

USPA Examiner Jay awards Alf B with the AFF Instructor Rating

Jay Stokes presents Steve Hogan with his award and certification for his AFF Instructor rating

Steve Hogan receives his AFF Instructor rating from Jay

USPA Examiner Jay Stokes awards Pete Huskins with his AFF Instructor rating.

Pete Huskins receives his AFF instructor rating from Jay Stokes

 

Norwegians Borre, Morten, Anton and friends, came for some fun jumping and formation skydiving. They joined up with Yogi and Emma for this 10-way star (right).

All photos in this section by Robert K.

Norwegian kydivers build a formation over Sevilla, Spain

Norwegian's build a formation during this skydive

Norwegian group celebrate the last load with a beer.

Celebrations all round after final load of the day!!!

 

Norwegian 10-way star formation skydive at Skydive Spain

10-way formation at Skydive Spain

Joss celebrates his 100th skydive

Joss celebrates his 100th skydive by going head down.

 

Royal Engineers 4-way FS with DZ below top right

 

Royal Engineers on a 4-way Formation Skydive

Royal Engineers 4-way FS Training (above and left)

 

RAF Jon Pilling after successfully completing his AFF Level 5

Jon Pilling shortly after landing from his AFF Level 5

 

Canopy Pilot, AFF Instructor, Tandem Instructor and all round NICE GUY Jonno comes into land under his Velo 74!

Jonno swoops in on his Velo-74

 
An RAF Exped of 8 joined us for the AFF course, all passed the course and finished the consolidation jumps prior to partying the nights away in Sevilla. Congratulations from the Skydive Spain Team!!!
 

Paul Crawford geeks the camera following another AFF success

RAF's Paul Crawford geeks the camera after successful AFF Level 8

 

Adam White attempts to deflate his canopy after landing

Adam White on landing his Manta-288

   

 

 
 
Other News

 

 

Whoever say's there are no DOGS in skydiving is wrong!!

Check out the latest addition to the Skydive Spain Team - DZ Owner Hannah's new pup, Charlie!!!

 

 Charlie, the latest addition to the Skydive Spain team.

 
Rob prepares to take a trip in the Guardia Civil's helicoptor down to the local discothequeResident packer Rob, changed vehicles for his latest trip to the discotheque - this time choosing to take the Guardia Civil helicopter rather than the T-72 tank of the Polish Army.

 

Glider being towed shortly after take-off at La Juliana airfield

 

 

 

 

Aircraft towing glider during an exibition day at La Juliana aerodromo

 

 

 

 

 

During the last week of April, the airfield saw the arrival of 100+ light aircraft for an exhibition, before flying onto their destination in Morocco.

 
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