The Beech 99

Check out the Events page for details of all the parties we are holding at Dunkeswell during 2010!

Every month throughout 2010 Kinetic will be offering coaching weekends for all abilities in addition we’ve got coaching weekends planned with Volare, The Bird Man Top Gun Team, FS with Dave Lewis, Tracking with Tim Porter, CF and FF coaching roadshows, AFF courses, BBQ’s and much more, watch out for dates and details of all 2010 events!

Confirmed Kinetic Coaching Weekends

Kinetic will be offering free coaching for all levels on the following dates in 2010:

24th - 25th April
15th - 16th May
12th - 13th June
3rd - 4th July

Womens Formation Weekend

On the 2nd - 5th April Dave Howerski and Pete Stone will be organising a weekend for women to practice their FS skills with the view to setting the Dunkeswell womens formation record.

Tim Porter

Tim will be organising a tracking Weekend on the 16th - 18th April. This event is for all levels and groups will be formed accordingly. Please call the DZ and speak to Jason to pre-register as we will have limited slots for this event. Registration is £10 per day.

Mike Gorman Canopy Course

Mike will be running his canopy course on the 28th - 30th April. The course consists of both classroom and practical lessons. The cost of the course is £150+jumps.

Canopy Formation Week

Ian Marshall, Paul Yeoman and Steve Saunders will be running a canopy formation week open to everyone B certificate and above on the 30th April - 3rd May. Registration is £10 for the whole week and slots are £18 for up to 10k.

Mike Carpenter Coaching

Come and get freefly coaching from Mike Carpenter of world champions Volare for all levels on 1st - 3rd May.

Chris Lynch Wing Tips

Chris will be running his Wing Tips Canopy Flight Training on the 12th - 14th May. Registration is £30 per day.

Twin Beech Boogie 1

Running from the 17th - 23rd May the Twin Beech Boogie 1 at Skydive UK Dunkeswell will be welcoming Jan's Beech 99 back for the 3rd year in a row this time to team up with our own full time Beech 99(arriving end of april). As well as TWO!! Beech 99s running all week we will be hosting coaching and load organising from Tim Porter, Chris Lynch, Kristian Moxnes (skywalkers), Andy Lovemore and Dave Morris and more to be confirmed. FS, FF, Wingsuit, High Hop ‘n’ Pops, AFF progression what ever takes your fancy! The boogie is also a stop on the PD and Vector Demo tour for anyone wanting to try out some new gear. Massive Raffle, Parties, BBQ’s, Hot Showers and much, much more can you afford to miss it?! £30 registration for the whole week.

Dave Lewis Load Organising
Dave Lewis will be running a Load Organising weekend on the 12th - 13th June

Skills Camp and Progression Week

Skills Camp and progression week on the 22nd - 24th June for AFF and those aiming to progress through the B certificate, Formation Skydiving or Free Flying. This will include seminars and practical programmes.

BPA Canopy Formation Roadshow

On the 16th - 18th July Dunkeswell will host the BPA Canopy Formation Roadshow open to everyone B certificate and abov. Remember as always with the BPA Roadshow coaching is FREE! Slots are £18 for up to 10k.

Twin Beech Boogie 2

On the 26th July - 1st August Jan will be returning with the legendary Beech 99 for the second Twin Beech Boogie of the year! Load organisers to be confirmed. Register early for either Boogie to avoid disappointment!

DZ CLOSED 14th - 15th August

The DZ is closed on the 14th - 15th August due to an annual fly in on the airfield. The DZ however will remain open on Friday the 13th August.

Mike Wills Memorial Speed 10 Competition

This annual competition will be held over the August bank holiday from the 28th - 30th August.

BPA Freefly Coaching Roadshow

Dunkeswell is now confirmed as one of the stops on the BPA freefly coaching roadshow. On the 25th - 26th September James Davies and Matt O'Riorden of the VFS team the Bad Lieutenants will be on hand for freefly coaching. As with all BPA coaching roadshows, coaching is FREE all you need to do is cover slots.

Skills Camp and Progression Week

Skills Camp and progression week on the 21st - 23rd September for AFF and those aiming to progress through the B certificate, Formation Skydiving or Free Flying. This will include seminars and practical programmes.

And don't forget we have resident freefly and FS coaches available every weekend!

More details of all events to follow and please remember to register with the office for all events! 01404 890222!

We are proud to support Team Kinetic to whom we would like to extend massive congratulations after achieving 4th place at the National 2009 last weekend!

Finger crossed for the podium next year!!