Out of 10,000 feet of fall, always remember
that the last half inch hurts the most
Who we are
Even though there is some evidence that around the 12th century, in
China, some people used to jump from high places with rigid umbrellas
(1) , the development of skydiving in
Asia is still far from satisfactory. In Asia, the sport is much less
accessible than it is in Europe, in USA or in Australia for
instance.
Of course this situation is worrying for enthusiastic skydivers
because the lack of facilities and the small number of jumpers make
the activity expensive and difficult to plan and organize. Currently,
regular jumping is closer to a sweet dream than a reality.
For the newcomers, this situation is just a major turn off.
"Skydive Asia" is a group of skydivers willing to promote and
develop skydiving independently of any commercial interests. We are
people of very different origins, from many different countries and
with different levels of involvement in the sport. Our experience of
skydiving ranges from skydiver wannabees or even just supporters, to
very experienced skydivers with thousands of jumps and impressive
collections of ratings delivered by the most competent skydiving
associations in the world.
All of the members in our group are united by our passion for the
sport. All of us believe that it is one of the most exciting and
thrilling experience in our life. We want to fully enjoy this
experience and share it with all other people who wish to enjoy
skydiving. To achieve this goal we have decided to organize our
efforts. "Skydive Asia" is the name of this synergy.
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Our objectives
SKYDIVING!
Ooops, sorry for shouting so loudly. Ok, after the short answer, let me
explain. Independant and individual efforts are not really fun: whatever
the time, the energy and the money you spend to achieve your goals, there
are so many difficulties to tackle that it's likely to run short of
motivation before getting any significant result. Collective effort is much
more rewarding and much more efficient. The main purpose of "Skydive Asia"
is to help people willing to promote and develop skydiving, to coordinate
their actions and to build a strong skydiving community in Asia.
Many points deserve our attention, hence our objectives cover all
the aspects of skydiving. For instance:
- improve the accessibility for the students and the beginners;
- develop the facilities, find more convenient places to jump and
more aircraft;
- increase the average skill level through training camps
supervised by qualified instructors and coaches;
- organize special events, boogies, demonstration jumps and jamborees;
- keep safety paramount through appropriate briefings, training
and supervision;
- provide adequate tutoring and coaching to increase the motivation
level;
- keep alive our friendly social environment, because after all,
it's about fun!
The main contribution of "Skydive Asia" will be to coordinate the
actions and the efforts of people willing to promote and develop
skydiving in Asia. The starting point is to provide accurate and up
to date information about who's who and what's going on. Given the
small size of the skydiving community in Asia currently, most of the
evolution will be a result of the effort of individuals.
As most of the skydivers in Asia have to travel a lot to find the
opportunities to jump, we chose to extend our efforts to a really
large geographic area: Asia. It's a huge continent, but unfortunately
with a very small number of skydivers. Most of us face the same
difficulties, it's a good reason to unite our efforts. So, of course
everybody is welcome.
Your involvement
We need people. Just telling us that you are here and willing to go
skydiving is already a huge step. This will increase dramatically the
number of opportunities to organize skydiving trips. This will also
create the essence of a lively community which is important because
having fun together while skydiving increases everyone's enjoyment and
motivation. You want to jump? Tell us.
We need information. Information about you, information about your
drop zones, information about everything related to
skydiving. Providing information is one of the main purposes of this
website. So, if there is any information that you want to share with
us, if you find anything missing or inaccurate in these pages, please
tell us.
We need ideas and action. How can you enjoy skydiving more? How
can you do more skydiving? What difficulties do you face in
skydiving? What can help you get more out of skydiving? Are you
already involved in any action related to skydiving? If you can
provide any input, please tell
us.
