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APF BROADCAST NEWS
23 September 2010
CONTENTS:
1. Memorial for Adam Bennett
2. 2010 South QLD Regional Championships
3. What our Members are up to
4. Administration
5. Media Watch
6. Technical’s, Safety and Rigging
7. Industry vacancies & Gear for sale
8. Items of Interest / Calendar of Events
1. MEMORIAL FOR ADAM BENNETT
Adam Bennett Memorial Celebration 26 September · 12:00 - 23:30
North Wollongong Surf Club
Open invitation to come and celebrate Adam's life. If you can bring a plate that would be appreciated. Drinks
will be provided. A memorial skydive will be held over the beach at around 10am.
2. 2010 SOUTH QLD REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2010 South QLD Regional Champs were held last weekend at Toogoolawah, QLD.
After nervously watching the weather forecast all week only to be told that it was going to pour down all
weekend, the weather came good and held out for an entire day!
This was just enough time to squeeze in 5 rounds of 4-way open and 4 rounds of inter, along with 3 rounds of 2way VFS.
Competition for the day consisted of: 2 X 4-way Open FS teams, 4 X Inter teams and 3 X 2-way VFS teams, which
is a pretty good turnout considering the weather predictions!
The winning teams were:
4-WAY OPEN
Strategy: (pictured L-R) Priit Vosu, Nerissa Anderson, Steven
Geens, Lisa Perdichizzi (v), and Ben Nordkamp
4-WAY FS INTER
Frika Dellen: (pictured L-R) Aaron Radford, Philip Kemper, Lisa
Perdichizzi (V), Dale Finley, and Steven Geens.
2-WAY VFS
Made in Mekah: (pictured L-R) Marios Christodoulou and Justin De Waard
with Ben Dalgish (v)(not in picture)
The judging Team: (pictured L-R) Lindy Rochow-Williams, Corey
Harrison and Faye Cox.
For a full round up of the scores and full team compositions, head to the APF website’s Competition Results
page.
The 8-way FS and 2-way FS has been postponed until the 2 – 3 October.
Congratulations to all who participated and a big thank you to the wonderful judges and who contributed to
make the event a success!!
3. WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE UP TO
Airsports Fiesta for Laiwu
The 2010 China International Airsports Fiesta (CIAF) will be held in Xueyue Tourism Area in Laiwu, Shandong
province, from Sept 25-29. Check out last year’s event on YouTube
Organized by the General Administration of Sport in China and the Shandong provincial government, the gala
will be divided into exhibition and competitive events. Acrobatic flying, aviation and paramotor flying are
included in both categories while the former group also comprises parachuting, light-helicopter, glider, hot-air
balloon and model airplane flying.
More than 700 pilots and aircraft lovers from here and abroad will participate in the event while 358 various
flying machines are expected to soar above Laiwu.
The biggest airsports event in China, the CIAF debuted last year in Laiwu, which has become the permanent
host city of the annual gala, and attracted more than 1,000 pilots and judges from 19 countries.
APF member Graeme Windsor will be attending in his capacity as President of the International Parachuting
Commission (IPC).
4. ADMINISTRATION
The 2010 Sporting Code has been updated and is now on the website. Find the Sporting Code link here.
5. MEDIA WATCH
Skydive for 92nd Birthday, Tweed Daily News
Falling with style at age 10..., The Daily Telegraph
Courage no stranger to Coast senior, Gold Coast News
Skydiving’s the limit, Gold Coast Mail
High Drama, Sunday Night, Channel 7.
Parachuting for Poverty, ABC Central Victoria
To go to the APF media archive page, click here and keep
emailing your media articles in!
Charlotte Bennett-Hill’s first skydive, aged 10
Photo Coffs City Skydivers
6. TECHNICALS, SAFETY AND RIGGING
APF Technical Directive 03/2010
This Directive was issued on the 12th of July outlining the use of the Argus AAD in Australian parachuting
equipment . APF members are advised that the Technical Advisory Group is reviewing this directive, taking into
account in its research of this issue a number of documents, including but not limited to the Aviacom SB (see
below) that was issued on the 5th September.
Therefore APF TD 03/2010 currently still stands.
Aviacom Service Bulletin AMMO 050910/2 – Mandatory Argus Cutter Replacement
Aviacom has issued a SB dated 5th September 2010. It involves a mandatory replacement of Argus cutter with
manufacturing date Aug 07 or earlier and manufactured for the Argus AAD by Nobel Energetics.
Compliance date for replacement with a later model is at the next repack, but no later than 31st December 2010.
This SB can be found in its entirety on the APF web site – Click here
Note: If any members need to action this SB – a list of Australian Dealers who may be able to assist can be found
on the Aviacom web site.
The Index of all Rigging Bulletins from Manufacturers, Federations, Aviation Authorities, APF and the International
Parachuting Commission (IPC) can be found linked off the Rigging & Equipment Portal on the APF web site at:
Rigging and Equipment
7. INDUSTRY VACANCIES & GEAR FOR SALE/WANTED
Skydive Rainbow Beach for Sale:
Beach landings Tandem drop zone in fantastic location right on Fraser Islands doorstep and enjoying great
weather all year round. Currently run as a 2 TM operation with a C182.
Sale includes Supercharged C182, all parachuting equipment, van, advertising etc – everything to continue
operations.
Can be WIWO or CI can stay on in current capacity as required. Purchase now and enjoy the busy summer
season. For more details, contact Rob (CI) 0418 218 358 or [email protected]
Aircraft for Sale: AUD $89,000 neg + GST
VH-PQO. Cessna 182H dom 1965. Category Charter. TTIS 7322.
New engine (TSO100 hrs). Fully set up for para ops.
Seats spats etc all complete. Long range fuel tanks, useable fuel
330lts.
Always hangared. Original paint.
Contact Greg or Elaine at Skydive Temora on
[email protected] or 02 6978 0137
More photos at APF web site classifieds
Tandem Master Required
Must be handy cam equipped, requires display B
Contact Dave 0403 871451 or [email protected]
Tandem Equipment for Sale
Three new micro sigmas and one TR 350. Contact Tony 0428 471 227
Tandem Rig for Sale:
Vector Tandem rig, DOM 1998, main is a 370 Sigma DOM 2001, PD 370 reserve DOM 1994, CYPRES has a year
left on it. It comes with a spare main a SET 400 and a few spare drogue release handles. $5000. Contact Bill on
0419 364 807 or [email protected]
For Sale 2 Tandem Vector Rigs
Two Vector 2 containers dom May 97 (Both been re harnessed. No CYPRES.)
1 Reserve Vector 2 dom Nov 91
1 Reserve Vector 2 dom Mar 93
3 complete tandem canopies with risers and drogue plus one extra free bag.
Offers to [email protected]
More 2nd Hand Equipment including sports rigs can be found at: Gear for sale
8. CALENDAR OF EVENTS/ITEMS OF INTEREST
Event Advertising
If you would like your skydiving event published on the APF web site (no cost), please email details to
[email protected] But first, please open up a Calendar Event to look at samples for minimum information
required. The following National and State events AND MORE (including club events, boogies and instructor
courses) can be found at: Calendar of Events.
Nth QLD State Championships in FS, CF and Artistics – 24th – 25th September, 2010
NSW State Championships in FS and VFS – 2nd – 4th October, 2010
NSW State Canopy Piloting Championships – 9 – 10th October, 2010
Australian National 10-way and 16-way FS Championships – 29th – 31st December, 2011
Australian National Canopy Piloting Championships, 16th – 20th February, 2010
Australian National 4-way and 8-way FS, VFS, CF and Artistic Championships, 12th – 18th March, 2011
Australian National Style and Accuracy Championships, June 2011
Expressions of interest to participate in an Australian 120 - 150 way formation skydiving record attempt.
If you are interested in participating in the 2012 record attempts, please email Greg Jack your expressions of
interest at [email protected]
For more information, head to the Aussie 100-way website: www.aussie100way.com
Expressions of interest to participate in 50 way CRW Record attempt
If you are interested in participating in the 2011 CRW record attempt, please contact one of the organizers –
Mitch McMartin, Sarge Preston, Brett Higgins.
Find their email addresses and more information from the Australian CF Record Attempt webpage:
http://cf50way.canopyformation.org/
Equinox Boogie, 15 – 23rd October, Skydive Ramblers, Toogoolawah QLD
The APF has once again gotten behind the Equinox Boogie for 2010, providing support under the Level 3 Sport
Development Funding for this fantastic event!
This year’s equinox promises to be bigger and better than ever with entertainment both in the air and on the
ground, including a brand new music festival “Equinox Rocks” on the 16th October.
Location: Ramblers Drop Zone, Toogoolawah.
Contact: Rodney Wilson
Phone: 07 5423 1159 Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ramblers.com.au/whatson/equinox.aspx
Intermediate 20 – 40 way Formation Skills Camp 29 – 31st October. Skydive Arizona, USA
This event is for intermediate skydivers who wish to learn or improve their large formation skills. Minimum
requirements is that they have at least 250 jumps and they can get out of an airplane last and dock on a
formation of 10-12 people.
For more information and registration forms, email Eliana Rodriguez of AirSpeed.
Women’s Vertical World Record Attempt – November 25 – 28th, Skydive Arizona, USA
NZ National Freeflight Champs, 27th November, Rotarua NZ
Have a great weekend!
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