{"id":19654,"date":"2019-06-02T11:29:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T11:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=19654"},"modified":"2019-06-04T15:55:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T15:55:12","slug":"aussie-bigways-go-big-or-go-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/aussie-bigways-go-big-or-go-home\/","title":{"rendered":"AUSSIE BIGWAYS \u2013 GO BIG OR GO HOME!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Kelly Brennan \u2013 written at start of Day 2 of the Aussie Record camp <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aussie Record exit from 7 aircraft, over Skydive Perris \u2013 Image by Luciano Bacque<\/a>
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Since\nforming a decade ago, Aussie Bigways has been making its name in Australian\nrecord books. And they\u2019re back in Perris, California, this week, aiming for another\nnational record.  <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The team has already achieved seven\nnational large formation records since 2010. Four of them have been held in the\nUS and three in Australia. This time, they\u2019re aiming for a formation of\n120-plus to beat the current 119-way set in Perris in 2015. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only can hundreds of Aussies now boast\nnational records, but the team has also changed the face of bigway skydiving in\nAustralia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participation\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aussie Bigways keep people participating in\nour sport. About a quarter of the Aussies from the 2010 record event are back\nin Perris for this effort. Even after big breaks from the sport, or babies,\nmany have resumed their interest in skydiving because of their focus on this\nrecord. Not too shabby when skydivers in Australia usually average around 5\nyears in the sport.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organisation\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We have raised the bar for event planning.\nWe\u2019ve held annual events for around 100 participants at DZs around Australia.\nWe do tunnel too.. Our team has been spearheaded by a captain, a national\nmentor\/co-ordinator and mentors in each state of Australia. There\u2019ve been\nmonthly meetings for the mentoring team, ensuring a collaborative approach\nacross the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve had our own web page with useful articles and videos. (www.aussiebigways.com<\/a>) along with facebook and twitter. And T-shirts for every event. So many T-shirts! No Australian skydiver would be unaware of our existence!<\/p>\n\n\n


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