It feels very strange writing on the timetable β but here we are at the end of term. Currently, it remains the same as this term except for Monday evenings, the classes have moved 15min to make way for a brand new Grade 2 Greek class between 5. This is a new genre for Redhurst and we are keen to introduce it to as many as possible.
Bring a friend. We are hoping to make this a permanent class, but we need a minimum number β if you are interested in signing up for a term, please contact us. Not only does Fleur teach ballet to a senior level, she also instructs people how to jump out of planes! She recently joined 63 other women from 21 countries and jumped from 16, ft. They were also supported by an additional group of jumpers in case they needed to make personnel changes.
Every single jumper in the formation needed to break their grips simultaneously and pick up new ones to create 2 separate formations, playing a game of 3D chess at mph. How was it planned? The organizers took over a year planning the logistics and selecting the team including a bench. Participants were required to submit an application and references and the team was selected from a group of current and former world record holders, competitors and big way jumpers.
What were the weather conditions? How many tries did it take? We had 17 jumps planned over 4 days. On the first day we made 4 jumps where our goal was to work out the kinks in the airplane formation, exit timing, base exit, the jumpers docking on the base and allow everyone to get a sense of timing, traffic and view of their quadrant. We made the record on the 3rd day on the 13th jump of the event and the 9th attempt. How did you get that many people in the air at the same time?
Why did you need oxygen? We exited at 18, MSL which is 16, above ground level requiring us to use oxygen. How did everyone know when to leave the airplane? The jumpers were given a 2 minute warning prior to exit. A red light in the airplane signaled we had 1 minute and a green light signaled us to have the floaters climb out and everyone else to line up to exit. This triggered all other jumpers to begin exiting aircraft. How did you all get together if you left at different times? The gap between the first person exiting and the last was several seconds creating a significant vertical gap.
