aussiehegs

just be thankful that you dont have a flat COUNTRY.

last year i was stopped by security at the metal detectors in sydney airport on my way to oslo with air austria and told that i couldnt take my rig as carry-on. after much arguement and trying to get it thru their thick skulls we reached an agreement of me disconnecting the canopy from the container and getting the canopy checked in as special luggage or some shit like that. no matter how hard i tried to explain they just said "we will refuse that you board this plane with a parachute. it is against the rules." mind you, on the way backfrom that trip and through every airport i didnt have a problem at all with the rig as carry on. since then i havent had a problem thru malaysia and from brisbane to milan. i put it all down to the (bad) luck of getting macho security guards that like to push their weight around and show their authority and make life difficult for anyone they can. some get lucky and some dont going thru airports...you might as well try. the terrorism shit just gives them an excuse now to be difficult and there isnt much we can do about that now. just pray u get a security guard on a good day....

if this guy does break the 133 jumps in 24 hrs record (an impressive feat at that) , it won't last for long until King Cunningham smashes it again. best of luck to him

i second that.....best ABA vid ever. nice work plummy

anyone wanting to get one of the new aussie base shirts can email timmy at freeflyphotography AT hotmail dot com so that he can send you a paypal transaction request (yes, it's finally up and runnning! sorry for the delay!). please also email him or myself to check shirt availabilities cos they are selling fast, plus also include your postal address so we know where to send them. thanks!

for the 2005 ABA dvd contact Simon at fallingplum@yahoo.com.au - he's putting it together this year. for people wanting or enquiring about shirts just PM me for the details. thanks! :-)

here are the pics of the 2 shirts available. PM me for more details.

not sure, maybe he did design it

the old shirt is the one with the stick-figure camera man on the edge of the cliff with one foot knocking some rocks off the edge

some info on the aussie base shirts.... there are 2 new designs currently being made and a third that is a re-release of an older design from a few years ago. You can choose between dark blue or black shirts in small, med or large (maybe a few XL available). you can grab one for $AU30 in Aus or around $US25, EU20- plus postage O/S. anyone outside Aus can pay through paypal when we get an account up and running and aussie's can just deposit directly into a bank account....details to come soon. I'll post some pictures when they are finished.

cesslon, the 2005 ABA dvd will be launched at the annual video night at the Clock Hotel, 470 Crown Street, Surry Hills in Sydney at around 8pm on Saturday 18th March. There might be some new ABA shirts for sale too which are getting made very soon. should be a good night for all.... Greg