Photograph © Mike Barrett 2008
Date & Time: Wed 30 July 2008, 12.05pm
Location: Irish Parachute Club, Clonbullogue, near Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland.
Aircraft: Four - Shorts Skyvan (G-PIGY); Dornier G92 (HA-VOC); Dornier G92 (EC-KTC); Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter (HB-FMZ)
Exit altitude: 14,100ft
Attempts needed: 2
Hold time: 3.1 seconds
Web video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SPPkM4a7x0 (edited by John McCourt)
Ages:
- Average (mean) = 33 years
Youngest = 17 years 8 days (Kyle Van-Balderen)
Eldest = 56 (Martin Flynn)
< 20 years = 1, < 30 years = 23, < 40 years = 37, POPS eligible = 14
- Average (mean) = 1135 jumps
Least = 161 jumps (Darren Clarke), 168 jumps (Andrew McCorkell), 169 jumps (Eiméar McGovern)
Most = 6015 jumps (Colm McGovern)
< 200 jumps = 3, < 500 jumps = 17, < 1000 jumps = 33
- Yes = 45
No = 6 (Padraig Browne, Elaine Cherry, Gordon Hodgkinson, Anne Maxwell, Joanna Price, Ronan Whelan)
- Male = 42;
Female = 9 (Martina Brant, Elaine Cherry, Fiona Law, Eiméar McGovern, Anne Maxwell, Kadi Meinhard, Joanna Price, Sue Walsh, Julie Woods)
- Civilian = 41
Irish Defence Forces = 10 (James Cahill, Darren Clarke, Colin Curran, Dennis Gowran, Martin Graham, John Hogan, Ruarigh McDermott, Graham Nuttall, Terry O'Reilly, Stephen O'Sullivan)
- Republic of Ireland = 35
Northern Ireland = 10 (Elaine Cherry, Brian Farnan, Fiona Law, Pete Lehane, Andrew McCorkell, Eiméar McGovern, Martin McLaughlin, Robert Madden, Anne Maxwell, Francis Mullin)
Eligible foreigners (resident in Ireland for at least 6 months and 50 jumps) = 6 (Marcin Bujalski, Jacek Jedrych, Gordon Hodgkinson, Kadi Meinhard, Janusz Paliszek, Mons Samuelsson)
- Shorts Skyvan "G-PIGY" (Lead)
- PILOT Werner Delges
CAM John McCourt, cameraflyer, 2600 jumps, aged 52, Co Antrim.
1. Gordon Hodgkinson, organiser/aircraft captain/base, 1900 jumps, aged 37, from UK, resident Co Galway for 2 years.
2. Ronan Whelan, co-aircraft captain/base. 900 jumps, aged 35, Co Kildare.
3. PJ Armstong, base, 1101 jumps, aged 52, Co Dublin.
4. Darren Clarke, 4-way loop, 161st jump, aged 29, Co Mayo.
5. Dennis Gowran, whacker anchor, 400 jumps, aged 21, Co Westmeath.
6. John Hogan, base, 880 jumps, aged 26, Co Cork.
7. Colm McGovern, superfloater/4-way loop, 6015 jumps, aged 40, Co Louth.
8. Derek McLaughlin, zipper, 1660 jumps, aged 49, Co Dublin.
9. Martin McLaughlin, 4-way loop anchor, 400 jumps, aged 24, Co L/Derry.
10. Eoin Mallin, zipper, 1200 jumps, aged 30, Co Dublin.
11. Fenton Murphy, base, 1150 jumps, aged 30, Co. Kildare.
12. Vince O'Donnell, 4-way loop, 4350 jumps, aged 37, Co Dublin.
13. Terry O'Reilly, base, 2020 jumps, aged 40, Co Laois.
14. Mon Samuelsson, 4-way loop, 1900 jumps, aged 43, from Sweden, resident Co Kildare for 8 years.
15. Ray Smullen, whacker anchor, 970 jumps, aged 36, Co Kildare.
- PILOT Christopher 'Chris' Rika
CAM Dave Clarke, Cameraflyer, 1600 jumps, aged 36, Co Meath.
16. Padraig Browne, Aircraft captain/4-way loop, 832 jumps, aged 30, Co Westmeath.
17. Kyle Van Balderen, zipper, 371 jumps, aged 17yrs 8 days, Co Offaly.
18. Martina Brant, zipper, 755 jumps, aged 29, Co Cavan.
19. James Cahill, whacker anchor, 560 jumps, aged 24, Co Galway.
20. Elaine Cherry, stinger, 2400 jumps, aged 44, Co Armagh.
21. Ed DeKhors, whacker, 570 jumps, aged 40, Co Kildare.
22. Brian 'Noodles' Farnan, whacker, 440 jumps, aged 27, Co Armagh.
23. Martin Flynn, whacker, 1973 jumps, aged 56, Co Kildare.
24. Gary Traynor, whacker, 280 jumps, aged 25, from Co Meath, resident Co Kildare.
25. Ruarigh McDermott, whacker, 840 jumps, aged 24, Co Westmeath.
26. Kadi Meinhard, whacker anchor, 200 jumps, aged 26, from Estonia, resident Co Dublin for 2 years.
27. Graham Nuttall, 4-way loop, 800 jumps, aged 41, Co Westmeath.
28. Joanna Price, whacker, 650 jumps, aged 51, Co Wexford.
29. Karl Wade, whacker anchor, 590 jumps, aged 28, Co Westmeath.
- PILOT James Swallow
CAM Mike Barrett, cameraflyer, 1900 jumps, aged 28, Co Galway.
30. Conor King, Aircraft captain/4-way loop anchor, 2800 jumps, aged 29, Co Meath.
31. Peter Breen, 4-way loop, 1120 jumps, aged 45, Co Louth.
32. Philip Cox, 4-way loop, 240 jumps, aged 30, Co Meath.
33. Colin 'Scud' Curran, stinger, 576 jumps, aged 24, Co Carlow.
34. Martin Graham, whacker, 215 jumps, aged 21, Co Tipperary.
35. Vinny Howard, zipper, 2990 jumps, aged 41, Co Clare.
36. Conaill Kelly, 4-way loop, 830 jumps, 28 years old, Co Meath.
37. Fiona Law, whacker, 620 jumps, aged 25, Co. Down.
38. Pete Lehane, 4-way loop, 1389 jumps, aged 49, Co Antrim.
39. Andrew McCorkell, whacker anchor, 168th jump, aged 20, Co L/Derry.
40. Robert Madden, zipper, 335 jumps, aged 33, Co. Armagh.
41. Francis Mullin, stinger, 1800 jumps, aged 34, Co Down.
42. Sue Walsh, whacker, 390 jumps, aged 28, Co Cork.
43. Julie Woods, whacker, 674 jumps, aged 37, Co Galway.
- PILOT Alexander 'Alex' Tamagni-Bodmer
44. Anne Maxwell, Aircraft captain, 4000 jumps, aged 42, Co Fermanagh.
45. Marcin Bujalski, whacker, 213 jumps, aged 29. From Poland, resident Co Galway for 2yrs 10 months.
46. Mark Carter, whacker, 200th jump, aged 26, Co Dublin.
47. Jacek 'JJ' Jedrych, whacker, 750 jumps, aged 37. From Poland, resident Co Kildare for 6years.
48. Eiméar McGovern, whacker anchor, 169th jump, aged 21, Co Down.
49. Robert 'Bob' Mahon, whacker anchor, 417 jumps, aged 35, Co Dublin.
50. Stephen 'Sully' O'Sullivan, whacker anchor, 1400 jumps, aged 25, Co Cork.
51. Janusz Paliszek, whacker, 325 jumps, aged 33, from Poland, resident Dublin for 6+ years.
Registered alternates:
- Karl Carey
Caroline 'Cas Cas' Cassidy
Eddie Duffy
Michelle Hennessey
Paul Keville
Rodger Killeen
Noel Larragy
Paul McGovern
Bruce McKee
Frank McNicoll
Padraic Murray
David Scott
Rafal 'Ralph' Skora
Igor Trifinov
Ground crew:
- Kate Cooper-Jenson, Coach/Formation design
Derek 'Derro' Thomas, Coach
Walter 'Sky' Huminsky, Coach
Herman Landsmann, Ground spotter
Victoria Smith, Manifest
Shane Michaels, Cameraflyer
PAI scrutineers: Noel Larragy (PAI Chair) & Vinny Howard (PAI Membership secretary)
Media coverage:
- Wed 23 Jul:
- Dublin's 98fm 8.05pm (recorded)
- Irish Times (cover)
RTE 2fm (recorded)
East Coast fm (live)
Midlands 103 (live)
RTE News 6pm, 9pm and 11.30pm
- Midlands 103 (live)
Irish Times
- East Coast fm (live)
TV3 News 11.15pm
Daily Mirror pg 19
RTE News website
- Irish Examiner (cover)
Irish Times
Irish Independent
Irish Mail
Irish Sun
Midlands 103 (live) 11.45am
Mon 4 Aug:
- Irish Times 'Gallery' supplement (double page photo)
October
"Skydive - The Mag" (BPA magazine) - 3 page write-up, including centre spread
"Parachutist" (USPA magazine)
