Sponsored Jump aka flying Clanger

[SoupDragon]

No not me I'm not brave enough.
Clanger 1 is doing a static line jump on 13th Sept to raise funds for Marie Curie.
Donations most welcome.

See http://www.bebo.com/Scared-of-heights
and
http://www.justgiving.com/rowansjump

[BeachBum]

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[Poppy]

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[SoupDragon]

A wee update
We were up at Strathallan again today.
Although the skies cleared it was too windy for her to jump.
They did send a plane up with 4 experienced jumpers, only 3 of them left the plane!
At least we got to see how it looks and wow they land very gently.

The initial training lasts a day, from 8am til 5ish, they'll spend as much time as needed to make sure everyone is familiar with what will happen and what to do, ie how to deploy the emergency chute if needed.

She did a refresher course today and will need to do another when she goes back.


All the money she's raised is going to the Marie Curie as she's paid for the training herself

for current total see


http://www.justgiving.com/rowansjump

[Stray NO.666]

Just sponsored her hope all goes well

x

[SoupDragon]

Looks like this weekend is a no go
High winds, rain forecast

[Maria]

I must have spent most of our journey home on Sat. aquaplaning, SD. Glencoe was the wettest and wildest I've ever seen it. I'm full of admiration for Clanger 1 for hanging on in there. It must be tough psyching yourself up to complete the jump only for it to be cancelled.

[SoupDragon]

So after a few monthas of weekend working and feeling unwell it was of to Strathallan again today
When we arrived it looked like this. Note the blue skies

Half an hour later it was like this!




They got as far as sending a test plane up but the winds were too high

Ach at least she did the retraining so thats valid for another couple of months

[SoupDragon]

[Poppy]

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