JUMP FOR THE CAUSE 2002
Formation Information
A Message From Kate Cooper:
Greetings.
In the following pages and diagrams you will find:
a) The formation with actual jumpsuit colors shown (ain't she a beaut!)
b) The formation with exit orders placed on each slot (black and white)
c) Formation showing exit orders & slots by aircraft (color)
d) Formation with names on slots
e) A schematic of the aircraft as they will be arranged, with the slots shown per plane
f) A list of names, arranged alphabetically, with the slot assignments
g) A list of aircraft with the actual exit orders and names
h) Formation showing jumpsuit colors and slot information
i) Break Off
j) 1st Wave Tracks Off
k) 1st Wave Tracking Sequence
l) 2nd Wave Starts to Track Off
m) 2nd Wave Tracking Sequence
n) 3rd Wave Starts to Track Off
o) 3rd Wave Tracking Sequence
o) 4th Wave Tracking Sequence
Formation design and layout, Tony Domenico
Additional layout, Jan Meyer
Break off and tracking sequences, Tony Domenico
Exit order and slotting assignments, Kate Cooper
Please take a long hard look at the slot I have assigned you. When you reflect on this, remember that this is a women's dive. I have slotted 90% of this dive by height and weight. I tried, as much as possible, to take your requests for exit position and slot into consideration, but it's impossible (unfortunately) to make it perfect. Remember that it's easy to add weight, it's not quite so easy to fall slower. I know that many of you, being women, are well accustomed to being on the outside of the formation. Since this is all women, we'll have some people doing slots in farther than they have before. Welcome the challenge.
I will entertain request for slot changes, but they should be well thought out, and based on need, not desire. In other words "I can't float because I have no right arm" is a valid reason for not wanting to float. "I can't float because I'd rather dive" is not, although again, I'll try and accommodate. For slots in the skydive "I want to be farther out because I'm afraid at break off" will not work. "I want to be farther out because when I said I weighed 140 pounds, I was just kidding, I really only weigh 104" will be accepted, but only with photographic proof.
So, look at the formations and exit orders. Know your plane captains (Highlighted in the Plane Exit Orders), know the people who will be exiting before and after you in the line up and know the base 6 and your relationship to them. The goal is that, on the morning of October 14th, we will be able to call a dirt dive and have everyone walk to their slots.
Blank slots in the exit are exactly that, slots that have yet to be filled. Obviously the formation needs to be built from the inside out, so the open slots are shown on the outside wackers. I have several women who are still working on details for the event, and will most likely see these slots fill up as our time approaches. Also, slots may change for any reason, including my own will, right up to the morning of October 14th, so please check back to confirm your slot and exit order prior to arriving. We'll have large (and current) versions of all this paperwork available at the DZ during check in.
Thanks for your time, and get ready to get excited!
Blue skies (pink suits)
kate
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