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Skydive choreography with
Caroline Hughes. Party Night and more, all
below!
News update expected to be fully
published by Monday night, so check back soon!
It's not just FS jumpers that
can benefit from this weekend, those looking to
improve their camera skills (photo below) or even those that
wish to try their hand at load organising can
get plenty from this kind of event.

Photos above and below by Dave
Butterell. Scott Mackenzie is the cameraman in
view on both of these photos.

Below: What people thought
of the Big way for Beginners Weekend.
Pip Hollingworth (Intermediate
Big way Jumping)

Pip was happy she joined in the
Big way for beginners event rather than do
camera for it, especially as she is known more
as a freeflyer than an FS jumper. Pip has been
in the sport 2 years and has over 400 jumps.
Learning lots about skydiving
discipline, fall rates, referencing others,
exits and many other things she also made many
friends over this weekend and openly admits she
had a lot of fun doing the skydives.
The 14 way formations are the
biggest she has ever been in to date, and she is
especially pleased that several points were
turned on the 14 ways, something she hadn't
achieved on some of the smaller formations
earlier in the year.
The satisfaction of seeing the
formations build and how much she had improved
from the last time were the biggest sources of
happiness for her.
Scott Mackenzie (Beginner
to Videoing Big way formations)
Scott
has been in the sport for 4 years, and has 340
jumps, he's an enthusiastic individual who has
recently started working on to the Hibaldstow
camera pool, filming tandems.
Dave Butterell, a seasoned
cameraman has been giving Scott a few tips, as
these first few jumps will be his first ones
filming big way formations.
Scott is happy to have attended,
and said that he was happy to be part of the
progression and to make new friends.
He commented on the high level
of organisation, and the general good 'vibe', as
well as how everyone just got along.
New skills, such as staged
exiting with larger formations, and videoing
formations from a single fixed position are now
firmly under his belt. The best thing for Scott
were the people taking part.
Other quotes from people taking
part include "Fab", "Awesome", "Is what
skydiving is all about", "Good to meet others
and try new slots" and "No blame culture",
thanks to Maria Russell and Jo Hawley for some
of those!
Anyone else wanting to take part
on big way formations doing the video work,
rather than being part of the formation are
always welcome, just let us know in advance.
Lee Pugh's Send off.
Lee Pughs send off on Saturday
night was made all the more interesting with Stu
Fergusons new 'game'


Stu's latest game involves
people being blindfolded and spun around, then
letting them loose on each other, guided by only
the shouts of their fellow team members. Only
with everyone else shouting out other
instructions (wrong), it makes for an
entertaining battle.
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