HALLOWEEN NIGHT JUMPS?
Posted October 19, 2004
Skydive New Mexico is
considering hosting night jumps on the Friday before
Halloween, 29 Oct 04. The full moon should be on Thursday
the 28th. We must have 10-12 people willing to do at least
one jump each in order to make it worth putting this on.
There must be at least two night loads but we would like to
do more than that. Official sunset is around 18:20; it
doesn’t count as a night jump unless it is one hour past
sunset. We are considering doing a couple of late afternoon
and true sunset loads before the night jumps. Vicky
expressed interest in making us dinner and having a little
party in the Café. If you would like to participate, please
let Mac know or, sign up on this sheet.
Oohh, scary fun! Come Jump
in your Halloween costume! Contact us
NOW if you wish to participate!
NEW GALLERY!
Posted October 19, 2004
Skydive New Mexico has
now set up a weekly pictorial gallery of the events and
activities that happen at the drop zone. Starting with
October 16-17, 2004, Allen Welch has submitted photos (with
captions) of the various things, activities and anecdotes he
captured on film throughout that weekend. Anyone is more
than welcome to submit photos to the
webmaster for any weekend they are there and take pics.
More weekends shall be posted as they are recorded.
SKYDIVE NEW MEXICO JUMPERS RECEIVE
AWARDS, ACCOLADES!
Posted October 19, 2004
Lately, many of our
skydivers have reached some pretty heady milestones, as well
as received top honors throughout the sport.
First off, a few of our
jumpers received their Gold Wings and 12 hour Freefall
badges! Dr. Lee was on hand recently at the drop zone to
award 5 members of Skydive New Mexico with their Gold Wings
pins and certificates, officially inducting them into this
elite skydiver club. A huge congrats goes out to all of
them!
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Adam Buckner
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CJ Hartwigsen |
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Danny Combest
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Richard Greenwood |
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Ken Mascarenas |
CJ
Goes to US Nationals
Another great honor was recently bestowed onto CJ
Hartwigsen as well. He was chosen to the US Team for the 2nd
World Cup of Canopy Flying! The World Cup will be held this
year in Lake Wales, Florida on February 7 - 12, 2005 (it was
rescheduled due to the recent damage caused by the
hurricanes that hit Florida this summer). CJ has been
selected to be part of the Intermediate Class team, and will
be out there representing both the US and Skydive New
Mexico. We wish him the best of luck at the competition
(then again, if you've seen him fly his canopy, he may not
need much luck . . .). Here's a couple of pics of CJ in the
air, practicing with his canopy. For more info on the 2nd
World Cup, the US Team, or any related info, go to
www.canopypiloting.com.
BALLOON JUMPS WITH THE WICKER CLAN,
JAN. 2005!
Posted October 4, 2004
We have a great
opportunity to make balloon jumps with members of the Wicker
Clan balloon club! This event will take place the weekend of
Jan. 8th-9th, 2005. If you are interested, RSVP to Julie
Skutnik (jmchickie@aol.com)
NO LATER THAN October 31st. That's over a month, folks.
Because this event will take careful planning, we will not
allow "walk-up" jumpers that day. If you want to
participate, YOU MUST RSVP! When you do, please include your
name, phone #, weight with gear, and whether or not you'd be
interested in purchasing a patch made to commemorate the
event. There will be two reminders sent out before the
deadline. Also, more info (prices, etc.) will follow.
Check out the Wicker Clan
here!
MAP/DIRECTIONS TO ELEPHANT BUTTE FOR
WATER BOOGIE 2004!
Posted September 3, 2004
As previously posted,
this year's Water Boogie will be held at Elephant Butte.
Below are directions and a map. Click on the map to see a
larger version for print.
DIRECTIONS:
Take I-25 South.
Take Exit 85 - Elephant Butte
Follow HWY 195 through the town of Elephant Butte to the
State Park main entrance.
Follow the main road through the entrance to the second
paved road to the left. Turn left on this road.
Turn right on Lower Ridge Road and look for skydivers.
COACH CLASS TO BE HELD WITH AT SNM!
Posted August 30, 2004
There is a USPA Coach
Course scheduled for Friday, October 1st through October
3rd, 2004. This will take place at the Belen Alexander
airport in SNM hanger and using the C182 aircraft. It will
start at 9:00am and be conducted by Jay Stokes USPA I/E. All
interested candidates must have at least a 'B' license and
own an IRM and SIM not more than 24 months old.
Additionally, there are several prerequisites to be
completed on the proficiency card prior to the start of the
course.
Jay Stokes will also
conduct a Coach Evaluator seminar concurrently with the
coach course for those individuals possessing a current USPA
Instructor rating. If you are interested in earning an
instructional rating and promoting the sport of skydiving in
New Mexico please plan on attending.
WATER BOOGIE 2004 TO BE HELD AT
ELEPHANT BUTTE!
Posted August 30, 2004
After lots of research
and discussion this weekend, it has been decided that this
year's Water Boogie 2004 will be held at Elephant Butte!
Special thanks go out the Mark McLaughlin and Carey Olsen
who both drove down to Elephant Butte to research location,
facilities and services down at the Butte. Here's the new,
pertinent info:
DATE: September 11 - 12,
2004 (same dates as before)
LOCATION: Elephant Butte, NM (off I-25, exit 85 - detailed
directions/camp site location to follow)
BOOGIE FEE: TBD
TEE SHIRTS: There are still some shirts available to order,
but the overall design will not change from the original
design that many of you have pre-ordered and paid for.
Shirts should be available at the DZ this weekend (Labor Day
weekend) for pick-up/purchase.
Some of the details that
allowed for this decision included:
Camp site preliminary
chosen for us to operate out of is set up just like our
usual site at Lake Conchas (trees and picnic table shelter
for shade)
Airport has gas for plane there - no need to bring our own
(not to mention cheaper)
Slightly closer than Conchas from Albuquerque
Bathroom/shower facilities, hotels/food close by
Water levels high enough to allow for water jumps
Park ranger/airport manager/Hot Air Balloon Regatta
organizer expressed excitement about our presence that
weekend.
As an added bonus, there is
an annual Hot Air Balloon Regatta taking place at Elephant
Butte that same weekend. They are thrilled that we are going
to be sharing the sky with them, and several of the balloon
pilots have expressed willingness to take jumpers up on
Sunday morning. The Regatta has also invited us to join them
on Saturday night, when they will hold their BBQ and balloon
glow. The regatta is co-sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce
and Budweiser. They are estimating about 20-30 balloons will
be there.
With all these things, this
year's Water Boogie sounds like it'll be another great
boogie. We look forward to seeing all of you there!
CHANGES AND UPDATES TO WATER BOOGIE
2004!
Posted August 25, 2004
It has come to our
attention that the airport located at Lake Conchas is under
major repair, and will be unusable until next year. So, we
are unable to hold this year's Annual Water Boogie at Lake
Conchas. The Board of Directors is actively looking into
alternative locations now so that we can still hold our
annual Water Boogie on the same weekend as currently
scheduled. Primary investigation as already begun at
Elephant Butte, but please check back often for any new
developments. Hopefully, we'll be able to hold it on the
same weekend as scheduled, Sept. 11-12, but that may need to
change as well, depending on what happens with the new
location search.
We'll keep you posted!
NEW TANDEM PICS/VIDS AVAILABLE!
Posted August 2, 2004
We have uploaded a
whole ton of new tandem pics for you to take a look at, see
what it is to do a tandem with Skydive New Mexico. Also, to
give you an idea of the kinds of pics you may be able to
purchase after you have completed your tandem and reviewed
the pics with your videographer. Also, we have posted
several video examples of what your final tandem video could
look like, just with you as the star! All of this you can
see in the Gallery section, the pictures are on the
Tandem page, and the video clips are on the
Video
page. Enjoy!
GET READY FOR WATER BOOGIE 2004!
Posted July 8, 2004
Yep, it's that time of
year again. The weather's hot, the skies are (generally)
clear, and it's time to get ready for the annual Skydive New
Mexico Water Boogie! As usual, Water Boogie '04 will be held
the weekend after Labor Day (September 11-12, 2004) at Lake
Conchas. And, in preparation for this annual event, we have
water training scheduled!
Water training is schedule
for 7/30/04 (Friday) at 6pm at the YMCA pool on Comanche
just west of
Tramway. Bring swimwear and don't forget your logbook. For
any newly licensed jumpers, and for anyone wanting to jump
into water, you have to go through this training before you
are able to jump into the lake. Make sure to get this done
so you can jump into Lake Conchas this year!
FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND BOOGIE
CANCELLED!
Posted May 19, 2004
Unfortunately, for
those of you who have expressed interest and willingness to
show up and jump at the Fourth of July Boogie, we were
unable to generate enough interest in time to secure the
Caravan for that weekend. So, the Boogie as it was is off.
We will still be open and jumping that weekend, like all
other weekends, but we will only be jumping from our Cessna
182.
We would like to thank all
of you who expressed interest in such a timely manner, and
do realize that this was short notice. Keep checking in at
the drop zone and on this site for any new developments,
specials and new news for all the latest happenings at
Skydive New Mexico. Blue Skies!
2004 CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE DUE!
Posted May 3, 2004
For those of you who
have not been out that the DZ recently, we have started
collecting 2004 Club Membership dues. The Board of Directors
recently met and announced that dues are due, and that they
are raised to $40 for the year. These dues help the Club
operate and put on special events, such as the Annual Water
Boogie. For those of you who have been out recently and paid
your dues, we thank you for your continued support and
membership with Skydive New Mexico. For all other members,
please be prepared to pay your dues the next time you are
out at the DZ.
Also, as a reminder to all
members, you need to check with Manifest to see if your
medical waiver has expired or not, as well as make sure we
have your recent reserve repack date on record. Medical
waivers are good for one year, so if it has been longer than
that since you last filled one out, you will need to do that
when you present your reserve repack card to Manifest. You
will not be allowed to manifest until we have a valid waiver
and reserve repack date on file for you.
NEXT BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR
SUNDAY, APRIL 4TH!
Posted March 22, 2004
For all current Board
or Director members, and any other club members that would
like to attend, there has been a Board Meeting scheduled for
Sunday, April 4th, 2004. It will be held at the hanger that
Skydive New Mexico operates out of at the Belen Alexander
Airport, and will begin once jumping has stopped for the
day. The overall agenda for the meeting is to address some
of the marketing and advertising issues brought up during
the Membership Meeting on March 20th, as well as discuss
possible new Board member nominations, membership dues,
operational expenses and other drop zone items. We invite
all current Club members to attend, as it is an open
meeting. We look forward to seeing you all there!
HOW THE WEATHER HAS AFFECTED JUMPING
RECENTLY!
Posted February 15, 2004
For all jumpers, as you
know, this is the slow season for Skydive New Mexico in
regards to students, tandems and such. And we all know why:
the weather. However, we would encourage all of you to think
twice about coming down before you automatically think "Oh,
the weather station called for bad winds and cold weather,
I'll just stay home." In all actuality, the weather down in
Belen this past few weekends has been better than expected.
We've had a lot of sun, not too much industrial haze, and
the winds have been nicer on a whole than expected. The
morning have been good, especially the past few Saturdays,
and have even stayed low all day. Yes, it's still cold, but
hasn't been as cold as you'd expect.
So, we'd like to encourage
everyone to think about coming out and making a jump during
this down time in our instructional season. At least, give a
call down to the DZ before you decide not to come down. Ya
never know, if might be a 4 jump day for you!
NEXT SAFETY AND TRAINING DAY, MARCH
20TH, 2004!
Posted February 13, 2004
For all jumpers, the next Safety Day 2004 has been scheduled
for March 20th, 2004, from 9am to 4 pm. Safety Day will be
held out at the hanger of Skydive New Mexico in Belen, NM.
All jumpers need to attend this day, and even if you don't
plan on jumping that day, please bring your log book to note
that you did attend. Ken Mascarenas, our S&TA, shall be
conducting the safety day per USPA guidelines. Look forward
to seeing everyone there!
GENERAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP MEETING AFTER
SAFETY DAY!
Posted February 13, 2004
For all club members,
the Board of Directors of Skydive New Mexico would like to
have a general membership meeting immediately following the
conclusion of Safety Day, March 20th, 2004. Specific topics
shall be presented by the Board at that time. Carey Olsen is
coordinating the meeting and topics, so should you have any
questions, comments, or topics you'd like to have addressed,
please contact him. You can reach him at the drop zone on
the weekends during normal operating hours. See everyone at
the meeting!
JUMP OUT OF A HOT AIR BALLOON THIS
WEEKEND, JAN. 24-25!
Posted January 21, 2004
We're doing it again!
As we did last year, we've arranged for Skydive New Mexico
to have a hot air balloon out at the drop zone for jumpers
to skydive out of! Whether you're an experienced skydiver
with a lot of balloon jumps, or a newer jumper who has never
jumped out of a balloon, this is a must do treat for all of
us! As anyone who has jumped a balloon will tell you, it's
nothing quite like jumping from a plane, and EVERYONE should
experience this unique experience!
We've already got one load
scheduled for Saturday morning, Jan. 24th, but if you'd like
to try to jump the balloon either Saturday or Sunday
morning, please contact our scheduler at
skydivenewmexicom@yahoo.com. The cost per balloon jump
is $55.00, and we'll be taking off around sunrise, so you'll
definitely need to be there early to get on the balloon!
Hope to see everyone there!
BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY,
JAN. 24TH!
Posted January 19, 2004
Due to various new
developments out at the DZ, as well as other general issues,
we are going to attempt to have a board meeting this
Saturday, Jan. 24th, in the afternoon out at the dropzone at
Belen Alexander Airport. All Club members are welcome to
attend. A specific time as yet to be set, but keep watching
this website and/or your email for updates on the proposed
board meeting.
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