{"id":19690,"date":"2019-06-12T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=19690"},"modified":"2019-06-12T13:06:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T13:06:58","slug":"spring-fling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/spring-fling\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Fling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How to make the cut!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To make the cut for this event has taken a lot of hard work, commitment and training over the past 18 months. How did I do it? <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Jumps were 60-ways from a Skyvan and 2 Twin Otters from the Skydive Perris fleet<\/a>
Photo by Luciano Bacque<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bigway Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My bigway jumping began at the end of 2017 when Doug Forth came to Australia and I had 180 jumps, having done nothing more than 10-ways and although I didn\u2019t make the cut for the Australian sequential record then, I was determined to improve and make it on the next one.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, in September 2018 when Larry Henderson came over I did. Listening to advice from many coaches, I did two Supercharge camps in the tunnel  to work on my personal flying skills, got myself onto a 4-way team and jumped on as many starcrest and formation camps that I could. Coming over from Australia to participate in preparation for the Aussie Bigway Record, I couldn\u2019t have been in a better place to train with phenomenal coaches and prepare for Spring Fling. I was super excited to be included in this event that built seven amazing 60-way formations this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Doug Forth, P3 coach, by Luciano Bacque<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Event<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Now I am no stranger to be baptised by Perris dust, instant wind direction changes, downwinders, dust devils, you name it, but you know when I arrive to \u201csunny California\u201d I expect there to be sunshine not to be bundled up in hoodies and freezing my ass off! Despite having these challenges, Spring Fling still continued on and made the most of what we could but Day 1 was sadly not the day.<\/p>\n\n\n


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