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Vol. 8 - May 2000 - English Edition	The Magazine from Skydive World

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There are always special events on the drop zones world wide. We'll try to figure them out for you and post them here. We also like to publish your stories and impressions of events, you just have to write them down and send them to us. Check back often, we'll update this page whenever we get the news. [Updated: May 5, 2000]                        Page 2 - for more events see Page 1   Demo Training Course A Demo Training Course leading to your USPA PRO Rating sign-off is being conducted at A Leap of Faith at Currituck, North Carolina (near the Outer Banks) on the weekend of May 20-21. The course will be taught by Glenn Bangs, USPA's Director of Safety & Training and former Golden Knight. Glenn will provide instruction on demo planning; filing with the FAA; spotting; and smoke, flag, and streamer jumps. Then aircraft will be provided for your ten stand-up landings on-target (some with smoke, flag, and streamer). Course fee is $500, jumps included. Max class size is eight. Deposit is $250. Email emscott@aol.com or call 301-865-4674 from 6-9 PM Eastern. Coaching with Golden Knight Golden Knight 8-Way Competition team member & current nationals Gold Medal winner Matt Davidson will be at Skydive Delmarva in Laural, Delaware, on the following dates to offer coaching advice, and the latest tips & tricks to established competition teams. Those considering forming a team and funway groups wishing to improve their exit and sequential skills. Matt will also be organizing groups and jumping with those of all skill levels during his time with us at. Please come on out and take advantage of this 'Golden Opportunity'!   13/14th May 2000 27/28th May 2000 24/25th June 2000   FFI: Call Brian Kunkowski on 888 875 3540 or 302 875 3540. Skydive University is coming to Crawfordsville Interested in a Skydive University coaches rating? How about a skills camp to work on the finer points of RW? Skydive First has confirmed two more great events for the 2000 season. May 23-26, 2000 - Skydive University coaches certification course May 27-29, 2000 - Skydive University skills camp Visit their web site or call the DZ at 1-877-877-JUMP for more information! Freefly Coaching There will be Freefly Coaching at Skydive San Marcos in Texas on May 12-14. They are going to have John Matthews from Total Body Pilot in Z-Hills in for the weekend for coaching. John will be there for one on one coaching, team coaching and even some big way fun jumps. For any questions on the event and rates for coaching contact Bryan Moffett at swoop@inorbit.com or call 1-800-229-2379. Balloon Jumps at Skydive Houston Skydive Houston in Texas will be having balloon jumps June 10-12. Prices are $50 to 5000ft, $85 to 10000 ft, observer rides $99. To make reservations call 1-800-JUMPOUT. For more events see Page 1    For Events in Europe see the German edition of "skyXtreme" or the worldwide calendar on Skydive World. Events in America - May 2000 Date Event Club/Drop Zone Homepage 05.05. - 07.05. Organizer's Workshop Skydive Arizona Eloy, Arizona, USA 06.05. - 14.05. AFF Certification Course Skydive Witchita Witchita, Kansas USA 06.05. - 14.05. AFF Certification Course Skydive Monroe Georgia, USA 07.05. - 07.05. Ranch 60 Way Team Try-Out #1 The Ranch Parachute Club Gardiner, New York, USA 12.05. - 14.05. Canopy Pilot & Mental Training The Ranch Parachute Club Gardiner, New York, USA 12.05. - 14.05. Jumpmaster/Instructor Certification Course Atmosphair Skydiving Center Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, USA 12.05. - 14.05. Instructor Certification Course Skydive Houston Waller, Texas, USA 13.05. - 13.05. Nachtsprünge Skydiving Center Marana, Arizona, USA 13.05. - 14.05. Sonic Meat Camp Skydive Skydance Davis California, USA 13.05. - 14.05. Freefly Skills Camp Skydive San Marcos Texas, USA 13.05. - 14.05. Basic Instructional Course Western Illinois Skydivers Macomb, Illinois, USA 13.05. - 19.05. AFF Pre Course Skydive Texas Decatur, Texas, USA 19.05. - 21.05. Accuracy Camp Raeford Parachute Center North Carolina, USA 19.05. - 21.05. Freefly Skills Camp with Orbit Punks Skydive Houston Waller, Texas, USA 19.05. - 21.05. 4-way Team Trainings Camp Skydive Illinois Morris, Illinois, USA 20.05. - 26.05. AFF Pre-Course Chicagoland Skydiving Aurora, Illinois, USA 20.05. - 28.05. AFF Certification Course Skydive Texas Decatur, Texas, USA 20.05. - 28.05. AFF Certification Course Sky's the Limit Montgomery, New York, USA 23.05. - 26.05. Skydive University Coaches Certification Course Skydive First Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA 27.05. - 28.05. Hight Altitude Jumps Skydiving Center Marana, Arizona, USA 27.05. - 28.05. CRW for Rookies Bay Area Skydiving Byron, California, USA 27.05. - 28.05. Jumpmaster Certification Course United Parachute Club Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania USA 27.05. - 29.05. Skydive University Skills Camp Skydive First Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA 27.05. - 04.06. AFF Certification Course Skydive Illinois Morris, Illinois, USA 29.05. - 29.05. Arizona Challenge Skydive Arizona Eloy, Arizona, USA Events worldwide - May 2000 Date Event Club/Drop Zone Homepage 13.05. - 20.05. Packer "A" Course Ripcord Skydivers Gatton SQ, Australia 27.05. - 04.06. Instructor/Packer Kurse National Training Centre Wangaratta VIC, Australien For Events in Europe see the German edition of "skyXtreme" or the worldwide calendar on Skydive World.

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