startskydiving 0 #1 April 11, 2007 Grand Opening of Start Skydiving at the Warren County Airport, Lebanon, OH May 4th-6th Start Skydiving is currently open Fri-Sun and flying a Super Otter. The Caravan arrives on April 28th. Start Skydiving will host the Mayor of Lebanon, Members of the Chamber of Commerce, and the public for a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony on Friday May 4th, at 4 pm. Start Skydiving is home to Team Fastrax, the most ambitious professional skydiving team in the world. Members of the Team Fastrax Demonstration and Tandem team will jump with local VIP’s following the ribbon cutting. Members of the River Rats, flying home built RV 7's and 8's will perform an acrobatic and formation flying show at approximately 6:15 pm. Hot air balloons will launch before sunset. Skydivers and members of the general public are welcome to attend, tour the facilities and speak with members of the Start Skydiving staff and Team Fastrax. Raffle tickets will be on sale all weekend for the Toss Your Boss from an Airplane Fundraiser that benefits children and their parents dealing with the physical and emotional difficulty of congenital or acquired heart disease so they can attend Camp Joyful Hearts and the Heart Center Family Retreat Weekend at Camp Joy Outdoor Recreation Center (www.joec.org) in Clarksville, Ohio. Purchase a chance to toss your boss from an airplane for $1.00. If you win, we’ll pick up your boss in our team SUV and drive him or her to the DZ for a tandem skydive. The Grand Opening Festival will continue on Saturday, May 5th, 2007 through Sunday, May 6th. A very limited number of balloon jump slots are available for sunrise launches ($85 each). Experienced skydivers will be jumping from 9 am until sunset. Organizers for all disciplines. Saturday, at 5 pm, Aces and Eights Harley Davidson will head up a Motorcyle Rally at the Warren County Airport. At 6:00PM, Team Fastrax Demonstration team will jump the World’s largest 7,350 square foot American Flag. Hot Air Ballons will launch before sunset. Hot food, cotton candy and cold drinks will be available for purchase throughout the day. The evening meal Saturday will be Cinco De Mayo burritos and nachos. Camping available on the DZ. Start Skydiving Warren County Airport 2460 Greentree Rd. Lebanon, OH 45036 Phone: 513-934-3483 Email: info@startskydiving.com Website: www.startskydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
startskydiving 0 #2 April 12, 2007 Invitation To All Skydivers: If you want to improve your skydiving skills this year, participate on organized loads, compete and/or just have fun. Come on out the evening of Friday, April 13th at 7:00PM, if you can't make that we'll meet again on Saturday, April 14th at 9:00AM. We'll give you an overview of what we have planned for the year, and the support you can expect to help you achieve your skydiving goals in 2007. Topics to Cover: +Local NSL Meets. If you don't have a team and want to, we'll help put teams together. The first MESL meet is May 26th. Both Team Fastrax 4-way teams will be on hand that week training and at the first meet coaching. +Team Fastrax coaching and load organizing. RW, freefly and swoop. We will be off and running the whole month of May. Look for the TFX Swoop Team, and RW teams all month. We'll put together some canopy piloting skills camps the second and third weekend in May. +Event schedule for 2007, including the Grand Opening Festival planned for the May 4-6. +How to get super cheap jump tickets when Team Fastrax is training (7 weeks this summer). +What type of resources will be available: aircraft, camping etc. +USPA rating courses to be held on site all year. +Question and Answer Period. We want Start Skydiving to be a home for new and experienced skydivers alike and look forward to seeing you on the 13th and/or 14th. Blue Skies! The Team at Start Skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
startskydiving 0 #3 April 26, 2007 Our Grand Opening Weekend and Cinco De Mayo Boogie is only a week away. In celebration of the Grand Opening, all jumps are $16.50 on May 4, 5, and 6. For every jump you make on each of those days, your name will be entered into a drawing for a $20 TGIFridays gift card. Two drawings for 2 cards every day. The first 15 people to Manifest for the first loads on Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6 will be entered into drawings for a Starbucks gift card. We also plan to raffle off other goodies from PD, Go Fast and others. Feel free to contact us for more info: info@startskydiving.com 513-934-3483 Start Skydiving Warren County Airport Lebanon, OH 45036 And, although our Grand Opening celebration is next weekend, we are open and jumping 7 days/week. Blue skies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #4 April 30, 2007 Count me there! MattAn Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
startskydiving 0 #5 May 4, 2007 Looking forward to seeing you, Matt-- No need for everyone else to be so shyWe're also proud to announce goodies from Alti-2, Skysystems, and UPT. SSK will be at the DZ with their Parasim-- canopy flight simulator. There will be a climbing wall and inflatable for the kids (of all ages), plus The Cone and cotton candy. Did I mention $16.50 lift tickets all weekend? Blue skies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites