Defence Forces Personnel Competes in World Parachuting Championships in Dubai

kerry4sam

Ah lads, Fantastic! Just a remarkable display of talent!

Video-linkie from a civilian parachuting competition in Dubai where three members of the four man display team are members of Defence Forces..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDuDvGfJyiw

taken from here

bog_savage

Great to see the Irish team ripping it up with the best in the world
More here
http://www.facebook.com/pages/FastAir-Irish-National-Skydiving-Team/173248862785987?ref=ts&fref=ts

kerry4sam

bog_savage wrote: »

Great to see the Irish team ripping it up with the best in the world
More here
http://www.facebook.com/pages/FastAir-Irish-National-Skydiving-Team/173248862785987?ref=ts&fref=ts

Cheers for sharing this

bog_savage

Video roundup from yesterday in Dubai , Jasus I wish I was there

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cY1oILvMsc

kerry4sam

bog_savage wrote: »

Video roundup from yesterday in Dubai , Jasus I wish I was there

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cY1oILvMsc

Thanks again for sharing this! It's giving me some ideas for my to-do list for 2013

miker1983

bog_savage wrote: »

Great to see the Irish team ripping it up with the best in the world
More here
http://www.facebook.com/pages/FastAir-Irish-National-Skydiving-Team/173248862785987?ref=ts&fref=ts

Do you skydive? Have you ever thought about entering a team in this?

Or do you have to be on the national team?

larr3y

think one of them was my instructor in the IPC
if its him top man really cool dude

kerry4sam that where you go to train in ireland its in clonbullogue edenderry offaly

bog_savage

yeah I jump in the IPC, Clonbullogue ( skydive.ie )
all the guys from the team jump there too.
To be the national team and represent Ireland you have to win the nationals . Fast Air have been kicking our ass's into 2nd place for a few years now

There are many other categorys besides 4 way. 8way. Accuracy. CrW. speed. freeflying. Swooping etc. 4 way is the main one though .
this year we had 2 guys in the swooping category too. if you search YouTube for swooping is cool there is a clip from IPC ( where Colin swoops though an open gate )

kerry4sam

Ah lads I am happy for you all! Just seen the following from our Irish Defence Forces

The elite Defence Forces Parachute team won the Irish National Formation Skydiving Championships and will represent Ireland in the World Championships in 2014. This is the 4th consecutive year the team has won the competition and the team has competed nationally and internationally since 2010. The team is Capt Steve O'Sullivan (Ord Sch, DFTC), Capt Ruarigh McDermott (Arty Sch, DFTC), Lt Dennis Gowran (7 Inf Bn), CS Graham Nuttall (DFTC) and Pte Colin Curran (3 Inf Bn). Well done guys, and best of luck!

RustyNut

kerry4sam wrote: »

Ah lads I am happy for you all! Just seen the following from our Irish Defence Forces

Well done the lads and all the other medal winners.
Good luck in the worlds next year.