Well after a nice evening get together at Nick Grillet’s parents house for some Iowa BBQ food it was time early the next morning to head on out and take the 2 hours drive up to Fort Dodge!

In a convoy of 5 cars we headed on up to be let in early to set up. Most of the on the road manufactures have opted to go high tech (like

CYPRES lol) and get the x-gloo tent set up. Which let’s us put together a nice manufactures demo and info village.

At bang on 12:00 the gates are opened and for a solid 30 minutes cars, caravans, motor homes and motor bikes make their way in to stake their slot for the week. It did not take long beforethe first load was in the air! Let the boogie begin.

It all started so good, opening speech, announcements, got a perfect slot as an anchor, D01 have a handicaped outside job off the plane as rear floater on cam step ! All that suits my broken forefoot…. puhh Thanks to the teamcaptains hwo saw me humpling  across the airfield.

10:40 til 12:30 Briefing briefing briefing, “focus, center, stadium” all that basics and more, run your dive exit frame separation. Larry Henderson spoke deeply about importance for seperation sequence and maximum pull atitude of 850meter (2700ft.)

first lift took off at 12:30 with a 60 way . Clouds came in….

We had geared up ready to roll, when we got called back to stand by due to hydraulic problems on one of the 4 Let410. On the other hand crazy fu…. pilots touched their Let wing tips while taxiing !!!! No big damage , but gives you an impression of the first day. 16:00 Now it started to rain, we’re on weather- and hydraulic hold now.

Ahh the leading plane turned from Plane “C” into “CYPRES2″.  I like it to have them named, I’m in the Fliteclub Let second right. Pictures will follow as the rain stops…….

J

I’m jumping Velocity/ PD Reserve /Infinity /CYPRES because its simply the best.