European CF Training 2022European CF training 2022 in Germany, Hungriger Wolf Where the wolf is hungry, we will also satisfy the European CF hunger after a long Corona-break. Peti has found a host in northern Germany who can offer us the capacity we need.He provides the following text, which can also be downloaded as a …
Attached is a collection of dates for ECF events, and some other CF events that are of interest to us in the coming year. The ECF dates are kept in an open google agenda. This calendar is also embedded on this ECF page. PERIOD OF TIME EVENT DZ COUNTRY CONTACT April 21-22 Spring High Hilversum …
The Record Jump, Preparation, Execution and Psychology 1) Introduction When making a record jump, a competition jump or a serious training jump, you want of course to perform as good as you possibly can. Whether you can achieve that goal depends on the skills that you have earned so far but also very much on …
CF-Aspects of Aerodynamics in Larger Formations It’s all about wing loading A ram air parachute like the PD Lightning or the Triathlon for instance is an air foil. As we will see, the aerodynamics of a ram air parachute are quite complex. The glide angle of such an air foil is invariant as long as …
1st European CF Meeting after Corona Lockdowns About 18 month after the first Corona lockdown, the European CF scene was able to meet again. Organized by Simon Chelmicki we met at the Airport of Kruszyn near Wloclawek. From September 13th through 17th, we were jumping and flying different formations to regain routine and extend our …
Closure of a round-the-world CF trip By Henk Lunshof, Perris, 18 October 2019 After the exciting CFS exhibition jumps in China, from 10 to 13 October, and the successful World CF Sequential Record jumps on 16 and 17 October at Skydive Perris, the focus was transferred to the CF Night Record and the Path of …
By Henk Lunshof, Wednesday, October 16 Skydive Perris’ workers were completely stressed when they found the first CRW Dogs organising parachutes and preparing to skydive at 6am. Yes, it’s really true! These CRW jumpers do what they say! The staff’s plan to clean the packing area with a leaf blower, powered by a noisy gasoline …
Arriving and preparing for the CF Sequential and Night Record By Henk Lunshof, Perris Valley, 15 October 2019 Tense, excited, enthusiastic, anxious…43 CF jumpers have just travelled towards Perris, California full of all forms of emotion. There is good reason for this mix of emotions and the will to undertake this trip. In the face …
11 till 13 October, written by Henk Lunshof On Friday 11 October the CF World Team presented their special skills during the Air Sports Show, which was held in celebration of the seventieth anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. We built the 16-way in a record time and it was complete by 6.500 ft …
Arrival and first practice day Today, all 21 members of the display team for Yaocheng have arrived at the Qiaojia Apartment Hotel; one Egyptian, one Australian, two South Americans, three Europeans, five Canadians and nine Americans. For me, the trip involved three flights, starting in Groningen at 01:00 on Monday morning and ending at 13:00 …
The 100-way world record will be honoured this year Taiyuan, 9 October 2019, Henk Lunshof. The CF World Team has members from all over the world who came together in 2003. Year after year the team trained in Australia, Europe and the United States and built many world records, 49-, 64-, 81- and then the …
CF Russia set a new European CF sequential Record! Post from Natalya Lapshina From 22-25 August the Russian CF Large Formation Team gathered at the Krutitsy DZ (in the Ryazan region) with the aim of building a 21-way Canopy Formation and performing two sequential formations, or more if possible. Denis Dononov the leader of the …
