Mike Aubert - Online logbook
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ABMP trip to Texel - (AFF course) 30th April - 11th May 2000
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| Jump No |
Date |
Place |
Aircraft |
Altitude |
Delay |
Equipment |
Manoeuvre |
| 1 |
5 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan
C-208
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13,000ft |
55" |
Javelin/
Sabre 210
Rig 4
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Level 1 AFF w/ Erwin/Hans
exit OK. 3x PRP. pull 5k landing god.
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| 2 |
6 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan |
13,000 |
55" |
Javelin/
Sabre 210
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Level 2AFF w/ Erwin/Hans
more arch needed on exit. 3x prp ok.
JM pull @5k. Landing good.
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| 3 |
6 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan |
13,000 |
55" |
Javelin/
Sabre 210
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Level 2AFF retake w/ Erwin/Hans
Better exit. prp- lot of body movement
alti check & pull ok.
Good landing.
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| 4 |
6 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan |
13,000 |
55" |
Javelin/
Sabre 210
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Level 3AFF w/ Erwin/Hans
exit good, prp good.
JM1&2 release. problems with heading control.
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| 5 |
6 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan |
13,000 |
55" |
Javelin/
Sabre 210
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Level 3AFF retake w/ Erwin/Hans
exit good.
JM1 & 2 release. heading control OK.
solo pull. good landing.
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| 6 |
8 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan |
13,000 |
55" |
Javelin/
Sabre 210
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Level 4AFF w/ Erwin/ 'JR'
exit good. legs too short, not reacting to signals to lengthen. Pull
Ok. Landing good.
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| 7 |
8 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan |
13,000 |
55" |
Javelin/
Sabre 210
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Great level 4. 360 both ways. forward move to dock.
solo pull and good landing. skip level 5 as covered!
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| 8 |
8 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan |
13,000 |
55" |
Javelin/
Sabre 210
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Level 6AFF w/ Erwin/ 'JR'
good solo exit.alti - backloop - alti - backloop.
tracking OK. solo pull w /JM in front.
Landing a little harder, but OK.
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| 9 |
9 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan |
13,000 |
55" |
Javelin/
Sabre 210
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Level 7 AFF w/ 'JR'
Dive exit good.
Backloop- turn R & L, track 5 secs, Handshake w/ JM :)
Pull OK, landing good.
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| 10 |
9 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan |
12,500 |
55" |
Javelin/
Sabre 210
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1st Solo! 12,000 afb
1 out - dive exit - R/L turns. 7 second track.
Held stable pull position and pull at 5k
Fast landing, but OK.
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| 11 |
9 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan |
12,500 |
55" |
Javelin/
Sabre 210
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12,000 afb
dive exit. held stable. L/R turns. help PRP stable
5 Second track.
Pull 5k spun down over DZ.
Landing ok.
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| 12 |
10 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan |
13,000 |
58" |
Javelin/
Sabre 210
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Dive exit stable from door. Saw Richard drop away behind, turned &
saw Kevin exit - cool!
backflips - still unstable - tumble sideways when inverted.
360 both ways - feeling V good! Fast turns ad stopping well to heading.
7 second track. Help stable prp from 5k, pull at 4k.
Close together withy others spinning down. Good landing.
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| 13 |
10 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan |
13,500 |
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Javelin/
Sabre 210
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Dive exit - good & stable. watched next man exit plane.
back flips - 1 good, several bad! slightly unstable.
help stable from 4.5 pulled at 3.5
Deep! long track back to DZ, ust made perimeter @ 500, slow turn into
wind, landed sideways, slid into ditch on cut grass! SPLASHDOWN! No damage,
but rig wet and smelly!
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| 14 |
10 May 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Cessna Caravan |
9,000 |
28 |
Javelin/
Sabre 210
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7,000afb, but exited at 9,000 with tandems...
sitting exit on advice of Heidi (!)
slightly unstable, doesnt feel as good as dive exit.
held stable to pull at 5k. slight deploy delay.
Windy landing - some buffeting under 1k.
Good standing landing.
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Solo trip to Texel - (AFF course consolidation) 21st - 26th June 2000
Wind and rain - 2 days !!!!!
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| 15 |
24 June 2000 |
Paracentrum
Texel
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Turbo-Let |
12,000 |
58 |
Javelin/
Sabre 190
Rig 6
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Only solo on board w/ several RW teams - last out.
Nice exit from Let. Big door! - clean and stable, saw previous team doing RW.
Located DZ, and decided on early pull as quite deep.
Just before 5k pull, cloud rolled in underneath me!. Under canopy through cloud and exited at 3.5k going wrong direction!
landed short of DZ with other members of RW team. Landed in pasture - cows moved out of way and lined up to watch me pack chute!
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| 16 |
15 July 2000 |
Vannes |
Pilatus Porter |
3,800M |
58 |
Prima 230
Rig 59 |
First jump over France. No suits available at DZ - Jumped in Ron Hills and long-sleeve T
First lift in Porter, first RH exit, first jump with no suit, first jump not on Sabre canopy... Going to be expensive on beers!
2nd out the door - much less stable without jump suit!, takes some getting used to.
Tried some 360s, but less easy. PRP OK with new rig.
Pull at 1,200M. Good landing.
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| 17 |
15 July 2000 |
Vannes |
Porter |
3,800M |
58 |
Prima 230 |
Lifted with Richard, Kevin, Tiggsy, Phil & Helen. A whole load of cupid stunts!
Much bvetter exit now I know what to expect with no suit!
Several good 360s, prp, tried a sit - no go!
Pull at 1,200M, nice opening. Descent under canopy quite close with Tiggsy and Richard.
Some turbulence near ground. Pretty good landing considering I got dumped from 4 metres when the wind dropped!
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| 18 |
16 July 2000 |
Vannes |
Porter |
4,000M |
? |
Prima 230 |
1st lift of day. off ground at just after 9AM. Beautiful morning!
Good exit, rolled over and waved to spotter.
Some good 360s now, & forward & back flips. Coupla good ones!
Pull at 1,200M, flew down with Richard close. Good landing with little wind.
AFF student followed and did a superb landing in centre of circle!
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| 19 |
16 July 2000 |
Vannes |
Porter |
4,000M |
? |
Prima 230 |
Lifted with 4way & solos.
2nd out. Good & stable this time - getting used to not having suit.
flipped over and watched plane track away.
Good 360's now. fast and accurate stopping.
Forward/back rolls, tried sitting. Still not good. Need instruction!
Pulled at 1,500M. Nice opening between small clouds - nice!
Good descent - pulled some LARGE 360s under canopy above DZ - dizzy!
Some more buffeting from turbulence near ground.
Landed well with fast run-out after late (flat!) turn into wind.
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| 20 |
30 July 2000 |
Vannes |
Porter |
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| 21 |
5 Aug 2000 |
Vannes |
Porter |
13,000ft |
? |
Paul Turners Rig - Fury 220(?) |
4th out door on 3rd lift of day. Beautiful morning!
Several 360's to look at view
Front & back rolls, some good, barrel rolls
Pull at 4.5k, spun down with Richard, close pass - turn to right!
More wind than thought and missed 1,000 ft turn point.
Final turn in late at around 450ft.
Landed OK but a bit hard and on wrong side of runway.
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| 22 |
5 Aug 2000 |
Vannes |
Porter |
13,000ft |
? |
Pauls Rig |
6th out on lift 10.
Good exit, head down dive then stable.
Tried several sits but still unstable.
Get half into sit position then flip over!
V cloudy, ground almost obscured.
Short track towards gap in clouds but too far to make it.
Pulled just above cloud at 4.5k & flew down through it in slow flat turn.
Slightly hard opening (first pack job on this canopy by Nicola).
Spin down & land last.
Tried some full stalls at alt to gauge ground speed and sweet point of canopy
Thought I was going to land in peas, but just missed by about 30ft over
Slightly hard landing, no wind at ground.
Achy muscles between shoulders & slight headache after.
Not sure if from opening or landing
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| 23 |
5 Aug 2000 |
Vannes |
Porter |
13,000ft |
? |
Paul's rig |
15lift (2PM).
With Sevi and her instructor, tandem and others. 4th out.
Shook w Sevi, gave thumbs up to tandem girl (looking nervous), then bundled out the door...
Dive exit, head down & tucked & rolled!
Got stable & tried sits again, cannot get feet down into stable sit position!
360s good, fast & stopping well on heading.
Forward & back flips.
Pulled at 4k, pilot chute already felt loose, as if partly deployed?!
Good canopy ride, tried some more stalls.
Flared earlier to land & almost stood up!. Still not a good standing landing under this canopy!
Its taking time to learn to land a 7-cell...
Watched Sevi and tandem girl landing
Watched Sevis video afterwards, cool!, just caught my exit.
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| 24 |
5 Aug 2000 |
Vannes |
Porter |
13,000ft |
? |
Paul's Rig |
18th lift of day - 5PM-ish
3 exits at 9,000ft (young guys in jeans and sweatshirts), so more room in porter to 13,000.
Delayed at 13k due to aircraft landing at DZ? circled a few trimes waiting for clearance to jump.
3rd out eventually, Good exit, flipped over to try to see tandem exit (Job Herve) but they were too slow getting out.
Interesting experience flying on back for any time!
several rolls F&B then held stable to watch view, dropped through cloud at about 5k, then pulled on exit from cloudbase at 4k
Nice ride down, no wind on landing again and nearly vershot DZ and landing 30ft short of tarmac!, about 20ft away from load of wuffos. Good flare this time but about 5ft too high!. More grass stains on ass of jumpsuit!
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| 25 |
5th May 2001 |
Vannes |
Porter |
13,000ft |
? |
Fury |
tbc |
| 26 |
5th May 2001 |
Vannes |
Porter |
13,000ft |
? |
Fury |
tbc |
| 27 |
5th May 2001 |
Vannes |
Porter |
13,000ft |
? |
Fury |
tbc |
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