PASA Chairman’s
Message
Feel it!
It is here – so the
tagline for the 2010 Soccer World Cup
goes. The build-up and hype around
this great sporting event has touched
every South African and all aspects
of our daily lives. Long may the Ayobaness
last!
Putting the seventh issue of the Toggle
Times together has taken longer than
usual and we apologise for the delays.
The ADZO board will be discussing possible
changes to the PASA website and the
format of the newsletter at our next
meeting and plan to ensure a more frequent
form of communication with our members.
In this issue we look back at recent
events including Nationals in Canopy
Piloting, Formation Skydiving, Artistic
Events and Canopy Formation. A highlight
at Nationals was the participation
of Johannes Selepe who went on to win
a freefly gold medal.
South Africa will be represented in
Formation Skydiving 4-way and in Canopy
Piloting at the World Championships
in Russia in August. We wish the team
members every success and remind them
to pack their vuvuzelas.
Also in this issue:
- The Volare freefly boogie
- Skydive
Robertson’s exciting
photo and video competition
- Recently issued licences and ratings
- A call for Aero Club wings nominations
- The SSA disciplines outline their
respective plans for the months ahead
- What the Cat II Programme is all
about
- The World Atmo League
- Wingsuit Project XRW
- Terryl and Jeff ask members to
use the quieter winter months to
commit your skydiving stories to
paper for the SA Skydiving book project
As an association,
we are very proud to count as one
of our own John Browett Snr. or,
Old Man John, as he is more affectionately
known. Old Man John started skydiving
at the erstwhile Pietermaritzburg
Parachute Club at the tender age
of 65 and is still actively skydiving
20 years on. As a token of our respect
and affection for Old Man John, he
was recently awarded with an Honorary
PASA D licence. Having spent nearly
30 years in Hong Kong, Old Man John
absorbed much of the Chinese culture
and, with the number 8 being an auspicious
number in that culture, we couldn’t
think of a more fitting tribute than
to award him the licence number D888.
Congratulations, esteemed friend!
Smiles all round as members of
Durban Skydive Centre congratulate
Old Man John
As always, feel free to email this
newsletter to your friends worldwide,
and thank you to all who contributed.
Regards
