JUMPERS HIT IT! On September 12-15, 2024, Jefferson City, Missouri will be honoring paratroopers and veterans of WWII by converting a part of the airport into a French street in remembrance of the liberation of France that began with the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. RCPT-USA will be performing three jumps from the C47 "That's All Brother" to add an exciting component to this event. RCPT-USA needs 12 current and qualified jumpers and 8 support staff to support this event. Transportation to and from the event will be coordinated with the airshow. The jumps, hotels, event admission, and some meals will be provided by the event.
There will be 1 jump per day with a rehearsal jump on Friday with Performance jumps on Saturday & Sunday. Hotels will be available for check in on Thursday and checking out Monday. The arrival airport will be COU Colombia Airport and a shuttle will be available twice per day on Thursday & Monday to assist in getting to and from the event. There will be 2 - 7 passenger vans available to the team members getting to and from the airport.
This is an AIR EVENT and as such jumpers must be RCPT-USA member. Jumpers must have jumped a round canopy within the last 180 days (again this is and air event and not an airshow) that is one jump since March 29 2022. Jumpers must have at least 35 round canopy static line jumps and be Airshow Qualified. Jumpers may jump their own parachute and reserves. Reserves must be packed by FAA rigger and in date (within 180 days of the final jump of the airshow), parachutes will be available if you do not own your own. Some packing stations will be available for packing.
UNIFORM: M42s, brown jump boots, and steel pots. No extra equipment may be jumped.
Jumpers must arrive NLT midnight Friday and be ready for pre-jump training with all equipment and in proper uniform at 0730 Saturday. It is preferred that jumpers arrive Thursday & participate in the rehearsal jump on Friday. Any personnel failing to make the rehearsal jump must be approved in advance by the ABC. Name of hotel will be released in the coming days.
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