2011 SOS World Record Attempts

3.9.2010 von admin.

WELCOME !!
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the 2011 SOS World Record Series event at Skydive Deland, Florida USA has been relocated from Florida to Skydive Elsinore, California USA.
The SOS 2011 World Record Attempts will be taking place beginning on Wednesday, April 13th and running through Sunday April 17th.
Once again, Skydive Elsinore in Lake Elsinore, California will be the event location. Drop Zone owners, Karl Gulledge and John Hamilton, are already working on making this the best SOS Record Attempt to date. They will be furnishing the SOS with a Sky Van and 2 Twin Otters. Skydive Elsinore has undergone extensive renovation since we were there last for a record attempt. Skydive Elsinore has a gear shop, on-site rigging services, numerous packers, and breakfast and lunch served daily during this event. If you have non-skydiving family or friends attending with you, they may want to try a tandem skydive. The scenery is terrific. Be sure to check out Skydive Elsinore’s website for photos and for information on the facilities available to you.
This year, Skydive Elsinore DZO John Hamilton, will be the SOS Record Attempt organizer. He will be assisted by long-time SOS bench coach, Carol Redding. John, still actively competing and coaching, offers to SOS the experience and skills derived from many years of competition skydiving and coaching. Base captain will be Bill Jones and plane captains are Larry Elmore and Russ Manhold.
Marty Jones, son of pioneer skydiver Bill Jones, will be coaching and organizing the bench team. Marty has been skydiving for over 40 years and is still not old enough for SOS. He has competed and coached on the national and world level.
The current SOS World Record is 48, set in Deland, Fl. in Jan 2009. The goal for the 2011 Record Attempts is to not only break the existing record, but to attain the elusive 60 over 60 (60 skydivers over the age of 60).
To this end, we have scheduled a mandatory practice day for Wednesday, April 13th. The SOS group will be broken up into smaller groups and we plan to do 4 jumps that day from 12,500 AGL. Each jump will be followed by a video debrief.
Thursday, April 14th through Sunday, April 17th will be record attempt days. Each day, there will be 3 jumps done from 16,500 AGL with supplemental oxygen. Rather than 3 days for record attempts as has been done in the past, we are adding an additional day for record jumps to give us a total of 12 jumps to achieve the record.
The standby team will be making the same number of jumps, practicing the same formation and going to the same altitudes as the record attempt team.
Tuesday, April 12th, the Perris Sky Venture Wind Tunnel at Skydive Perris has offered discounted tunnel time for SOS. This is a great time to refresh some skills needed for successful big ways. And you don’t have to be a skydiver to have fun in the wind tunnel. Indoor skydiving would be a thrill for your non-skydiving friends and family.
BBQ dinners will be served at the drop zone on Friday and Saturday nights. Friday evening is Rookie Appreciation night. Rookie Appreciation night is our chance to get to know the SOS Rookies, those who have recently turned 60. Saturday night will be our traditional SOS Reunion dinner. There will be great door prizes donated by many organizations in the skydiving industry. Family and friends are welcome to join us for the dinners and festivities on both evenings.
Looking forward to seeing you there,
Russ Manhold (FlyCustoms[at]bellsouth.net)
Bill Jones
Carol Redding (carold17918[at]msn.com)
Event Coordinators

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