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• Operation Phoenix III

  • Start
    12 Jan 2024
  •  
    07:00
  • End
    14 Jan 2024
  •  
    20:00
  • Location
    Kay Larkin Field, Skydive Palatka, Florida

  OPERATION Phoenix III
  

  January 12-14, 2024

  Hosted by  RCPT-USA
  

  Main Aircraft  - CARAVAN

  Static Line Jump- $35.00 

  Free parking

  Schedule of Event:
  

  Jan 12, 2024-  Jump Candidates Register (invitation only)

  Jan 13, 2024-  1st Jump EAR/BPC

  Jan 14, 2024-  Final Jumps and graduation

  
  

  Online registration for designated invitees.  This is a closed course of instruction by invitation only

  All Current Jumpers - Limited straphanger opportunities available with priority to manifest going to BPC/EAR jump candidates. 

  Training is for members only, membership registration must be completed separately.

  Basic Parachuting Course (BPC)-$750  Must have registration code provided by RCPT-USA.  This is an invitation out of cycle training course. Registered jumpers arrive NLT 0730 Friday 12 January 2024 ready to train with all documentation on hand (Medical if required etc)- Training available to members only, to register candidates must join the team prior to registering for course.  This 3-day course teaches the basics of jumping with a static line steerable round parachute. You will be instructed on the use of the SF-10A and MC1-1C parachute.  Instruction will include equipment familiarization, actions in the aircraft, actions during descent, landing techniques, the basics of round canopy control, and emergency procedures. After completing ground training, you will conduct jumps from a Cessna 182 initially and transition to jumps from the caravan. The course price includes professional instruction, a reference manual, all  jump fees, parachute rental, parachute packing tickets, and lunches during training.  After completing the basic parachuting course, you will receive your RCPT-USA wings.  

  Extended Airborne Refresher (EAR)- $350 Arrive Must have registration code provided by RCPT-USA.  This is an invitation out of cycle training course. Registered jumpers arrive NLT 0730 Friday 12 January 2024 ready to train with all documentation on hand (Proof of Training, jump logs, Medical if required etc)- Training available to members only, to register candidates must join the team prior to registering for course. This 2 jump Refresher Course is for jumpers who have been to a Basic Airborne Course and have jumped static line round canopies, but who are not on current active duty jump orders, or who have never jumped with RCPT-USA before, and have not jumped in the last 180 days (or 18+ years!). This 3 day course runs congruently with the BPC and will update the jumper on current SF-10A parachute systems,  jump procedures, and prepare them for 2 jumps at the end of the course from a Cessna 182 or Caravan. The course price includes professional instruction, a reference manual, all  jump fees, parachute rental, parachute packing tickets, and lunches during training. At the conclusion of the Extended Airborne Refresher the jumper is current and is free to manifest and jump at the event at the same cost as a strap hanger (jumps/parachute rentals/re-packs paid separately).  

  LOGISTICS:

  Lodging options - Camping at the DZ (there is space for tents or RVs at skydive palatka $5.00 nightly fee). Lodging options include Holiday Inn Express Palatka, 3813 Reid St, Palatka, FL 32177 PH# (386) 325-2500.  Holiday Inn Express is 1 mile from DZ (if available ask for skydiver discount), Hampton Inn (Hilton) 100 Memorial Pkwy, Palatka, FL 32177 (386) 530-2420, Best Western 119 Hwy 17, East Palatka, FL 32131 (386) 325-7800, and VRBO/AirBnB have many decent houses around Palatka at great prices for the week. If we did not list a hotel, that hotel is not recommended for lodging.
  

  Arrivals: Nearest airports are Gainesville (GNV) and Jacksonville (JAX). Let us know your flight plans, so we can help link up travelers for car-pooling to and from the airport.

  Clothing: Any style military field uniform is fine, but you can wear any long sleeve, long pants, and over the ankle boot ensemble you like. Participants typically wear service specific ACU/OCP type uniforms as well as WWII style M1942 uniforms and flight suits. Suitable helmets include the Pro-Tec, Crye, Ops-Core FAST (ballistic and bump), Team Wendy, PT Alpha/Bravo;  RCPT also has available ACH helmets for use. Airsoft helmets are not suitable for parachuting.

  

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• Operation SANDSNAKE VIII 2024

  • Start
    5 Mar 2024
  •  
    07:30
  • End
    24 Mar 2024
  •  
    20:00
  • Location
    Kay Larkin Field, Skydive Palatka, Florida

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  REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

  
  

  
  

  OPERATION SANDSNAKE VIII

  March 5-24, 2024

  Hosted by  RCPT-USA
  

  Main Aircrafts  - C-47 Tico Belle and Plassid Lassie

  C-47 Static Line Jumps- $50.00

  FREE ADMISSION!  Event registration optional which includes Event T-Shirt and dinner Saturday night

  This will be a three week training session conducted in three phases

  ALPHA WEEK: 5-10 March, 2024

  BRAVO WEEK: 14-17 March, 2024 REGISTRATION FOR BPC/EAR IS FULL

  CHARLIE WEEK 19-22 March, 2024

  With the overwhelming interest in Normandy and Market Garden 80th commemorations, RCPT-USA will be conducting multiship formation jumps from two WWII veteran C-47s.  After each training week straphangers are invited to jump and garner experience with multipship formation passes. 

  Tour a WWII Veteran C-47 Tico Belle and Plassid Lassie!

  Tandem Opportunities with Skydive Palatka.

  Guest Speaker: TBD

  
  

  Online registration for jumps will close 05 March 2024, In person registration available during the event.

  All Current Jumpers - Event Registration Fee - $60 (Dinner at the hanger on Saturday, logistics, and t-shirt). Jump Opportunities: We will have several round jumps every day Friday through Sunday. C-47 jumps will be $50.00 per jump, Cessna jumps are $25, reminder, students have priority. Chute rental is $50 for the weekend and repacks are $25 each. If you own your own parachute and plan on making multiple jumps a day, you are strongly encouraged to rent a second parachute to prevent delays due to packing.

  Training is for members only, membership registration must be completed separately.

  Basic Parachuting Course (BPC)-$750  Arrive NLT 0730 Tuesday's ready to train with all documentation on hand (Medical if required etc)- Training available to members only, to register candidates must join the team prior to registering for course.  This 5-day course teaches the basics of jumping with a static line steerable round parachute. You will be instructed on the use of the SF-10A and MC1-1C parachute.  Instruction will include equipment familiarization, actions in the aircraft, actions during descent, landing techniques, the basics of round canopy control, and emergency procedures. After completing ground training, you will conduct 3 jumps from a Cessna 182 and 2 jumps from the event special contracted air frame. The course price includes professional instruction, a reference manual, all  jump fees, parachute rental, parachute packing tickets, and lunches during training.  After completing the basic parachuting course, you will receive your RCPT-USA wings.  Lunches are included on training days for students as well as event registration (see above) for the weekend.
  

  Extended Airborne Refresher (EAR)- $350 Arrive NLT 0730 Tuesday's ready to train with all documentation on hand (Proof of Training, jump logs, Medical if required etc)- Training available to members only, to register candidates must join the team prior to registering for course. This 2 jump Refresher Course is for jumpers who have been to a Basic Airborne Course and have jumped static line round canopies, but who are not on current active duty jump orders, or who have never jumped with RCPT-USA before, and have not jumped in the last 180 days (or 18+ years!). This 3 day course runs congruently with the BPC and will update the jumper on current SF-10A parachute systems,  jump procedures, and prepare them for 2 jumps at the end of the course from a Cessna 182. The course price includes professional instruction, a reference manual, all  jump fees, parachute rental, parachute packing tickets, and lunches during training. At the conclusion of the Extended Airborne Refresher the jumper is current and is free to manifest and jump at the event at the same cost as a strap hanger (jumps/parachute rentals/re-packs paid separately).  Lunches are included on training days for students as well as event registration (see above) for the weekend.

  Basic Airborne Refresher (BAR) - (Free Member Benefit)  Basic Airborne Refresher is for returning RCPT-USA members who have not jumped in the last 240 days but who have participated in RCPT-USA jump events in the past or for AD paratroopers who need cross training with SF10 and MIRPS-SLCP. This course will update the jumper on current SF-10A parachutes and jump procedures, to prepare them for a jump (not included) at the end of the course. This course is only for RCPT-USA members who have jumped with RCPT-USA or AD paratroopers on current jump orders.  Jumpers are still responsible for the $50 event fee. 

  NOTE:  Current SL steerable round canopy jumpers do not need to join the team in order to straphang at our events however, anybody desiring to attend the BPC or the EAR must be a team member.  Join the team prior to attempting to register for a course. You must pay for event at time of registration or your registration will be cancelled after 15 minutes.  In order to guarantee your slot in a course you must pay the registration fee.  If the course you need is full, please register on the waitlist, if someone drops out and can not attend we will add new registrants from the waitlist. 

  LOGISTICS:

  Lodging options - Camping at the DZ (there is space for tents or RVs at skydive palatka $5.00 nightly fee). Lodging options include Holiday Inn Express Palatka, 3813 Reid St, Palatka, FL 32177 PH# (386) 325-2500.  Holiday Inn Express is 1 mile from DZ (if available ask for skydiver discount), Hampton Inn (Hilton) 100 Memorial Pkwy, Palatka, FL 32177 (386) 530-2420, Best Western 119 Hwy 17, East Palatka, FL 32131 (386) 325-7800, and VRBO/AirBnB have many decent houses around Palatka at great prices for the week. If we did not list a hotel, that hotel is not recommended for lodging.
  

  Arrivals: Nearest airports are Gainesville (GNV) and Jacksonville (JAX). Let us know your flight plans, so we can help link up travelers for car-pooling to and from the airport.

  Clothing: Any style military field uniform is fine, but you can wear any long sleeve, long pants, and over the ankle boot ensemble you like. Participants typically wear service specific ACU/OCP type uniforms as well as WWII style M1942 uniforms and flight suits. Suitable helmets include the Pro-Tec, Crye, Ops-Core FAST (ballistic and bump), Team Wendy, PT Alpha/Bravo;  RCPT also has available ACH helmets for use. Airsoft helmets are not suitable for parachuting.

  

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• RCPT-USA's All American Water Jump and Accuracy Competition 2024

  • Start
    5 Jul 2024
  • End
    7 Jul 2024
  • Location
    Kay Larkin Field, Palatka, Florida
  • Spaces left
    35

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  This  is a limited parachuting event for RCPT-USA team members who have jumped with RCPT-USA before or do not need the Extended Airborne Refresher or Basic Parachuting Course. Keep your currency, grab some grub and get wet at RCPT-USA's annual  All American Water Jump and Accuracy Competition. 
  

  
  

  Accuracy competition participants need not make a water jump.

  Accuracy jumps will be from C-182 for $25/lift and does not include chute rentals or repacks.   Rental- $25 for one jump, $40 for all day, repacks for rental parachutes are $25/pack ea.

  There will be no external rigger support for this event.  Jumpers must pack their own main parachutes or rent a team chute. 

  Water Jumpers must complete wet silk training per RCPT-USA's ASOP.
  

  The water jump is into the St John's River.  Jumpers must be preregistered to secure a slot. Cost is $250. Fee includes team main parachute and reserve, which will need to be washed and dried within 24 hours prior to repacking or risk being rendered unserviceable. All jumpers will be required to wear a USCG approved personal flotation device. Jumpers are responsible to bring their own PFD. RCPT-USA will run the wet silk/canopy classes Saturday for jumpers needing the training. No combat equipment. No helmets. Jumpers must wear shoes and clothes that are suitable for water activities (swim trunks or shorts), that won't come off, or present a hazard in the aircraft or in the air - so no swim fins or flip flops. Recommend jumpers not wear boots.

  Jump Aircraft is the C182
  

  
  

  4th of July BBQ at the hanger Saturday night and Lunch on Sunday!
  

  
  

  Course of Events:

    Friday, July 5, 2024- check in, practice and currency day- BAR for those that need it

    Saturday, July 6, 2024- BAR, Accuracy Competition

    Sunday- July 7, 2024- Water Jump

  
  

  Cost:

  • Packing Ticket $25 pack ea
    
  • Lift Ticket $25 ea
    
  • Rig Rental $25/1 or $40 event
  • Water Jump $250 (and registration)

  
  

  Accuracy jump competition:

  Saturday each jump will have 3 tries to land closest to the designated mark, you do not need to make 3 jumps but only 3 jumps will count for the competition.  Jumpers pick their spot under supervision of jumpmaster.
  

  
  

  Prizes For Accuracy Competition:

  1st Place: Operation Black Cat VII Registration and 1 free Jump

  2d Place: Operation Black Cat VII Registration

  3d Place: RCPT-USA T-Shirt (winners choice)
  

  
  

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• RCPT National Airborne Day Celebration at Currahee Mountain

  • Start
    14 Aug 2024
  • End
    18 Aug 2024
  • Location
    2351 Ayersville Rd, Toccoa, GA 30577

  SAVE THE DATE

  RCPT-USA's Second Annual National Airborne Day commemoration and Jump at Camp Toccoa, Georgia.

  
  

  Event registration $75.00 per person.  This include stay in Original Toccoa Barracks for two nights, attendence to all events including tours and museums (Jumps are seperate), National Airborne Day Dinner and Commemoration. 

  Event Schedule August 14 - 18, 2024

  >Monday August 14^th  :   Arrivals 

  >Tuesday August 15^th :   Arrivals - team day tours of camp, town, & museum - media & public appearances - scout DZ & run/walk route - social time @ pavilion PM                                                                        

  >Wednesday August 16^th :  National Airborne Day Currahee Run/Walk event AM  -  lunch -  exhibition jump program (PROPOSED) - museum spaghetti dinner - social time @ pavilion PM                                                                 

  >Thursday August 18^th :  Departures

  Notes:  >Barracks lodging (1 male/1 female): bring own linen &  bedding

               >Museum spaghetti dinner will have other food items & side dishes,

   

  
  

  
  

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• Operation Black Cat VIII 2024

  • Start
    21 Oct 2024
  • End
    27 Oct 2024
  • Location
    Kay Larkin Field

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  OPERATION BLACK CAT VIII-  RCPT-USA wishes to honor all paratroopers past present and future as we continue to salute those who have come before.

  Hosted by RCPT-USA
  

  MAIN A/C- TBD

  Guest Speaker:  TBD
  

  FreeFall: There will also be freefall opportunities with Skydive Palatka

  Schedule of Event:

  All Current Jumpers - Event Registration Fee - $60 (Dinner at the hanger on Saturday, logistics, and t-shirt). Jump Opportunities: We will have several round jumps every day Friday through Sunday. C47 jumps will be $50.00 per jump, Caravan jumps are $35 per jump, Cessna 182 jumps are $25 per jump, reminder, students have priority. Chute rental is $50 for the entire event and repacks are $25 each. If you own your own parachute and plan on making multiple jumps a day, you are strongly encouraged to rent a second parachute to prevent delays due to packing.

  Training is for members only, membership registration must be completed separately.

  Basic Parachuting Course (BPC)-$750.00 REGISTRATION IS FULL for the BPC/EAR.  Straphangers are welcome.  Arrive NLT 0730 Tuesday 24 October, 2023 ready to train with all documentation on hand (Medical if required etc)- Training available to members only, to register candidates must join the team prior to registering for course.  This 5-day course teaches the basics of jumping with a static line steerable round parachute. You will be instructed on the use of the SF-10A and MC1-1C parachute.  Instruction will include equipment familiarization, actions in the aircraft, actions during descent, landing techniques, the basics of round canopy control, and emergency procedures. After completing ground training, you will conduct 3 jumps from a Cessna/Caravan and 2 jumps from the event special contracted air frame. The course price includes professional instruction, a reference manual, all  jump fees, parachute rental, parachute packing tickets, and lunches during training.  After completing the basic parachuting course, you will receive your RCPT-USA wings.  Lunches are included on training days for students as well as event registration (see above) for the weekend.

  Extended Airborne Refresher (EAR)- REGISTRATION IS FULL $350. Straphangers are welcome. Arrive NLT 0730 Tuesday 24 October, 2023 ready to train with all documentation on hand (Proof of Training, jump logs, Medical if required etc)- Training available to members only, to register candidates must join the team prior to registering for course. This 2 jump Refresher Course is for jumpers who have been to a Basic Airborne Course and have jumped static line round canopies, but who are not on current active duty jump orders, or who have never jumped with RCPT-USA before, and have not jumped in the last 180 days (or 18+ years!). This 3 day course runs congruently with the BPC and will update the jumper on current SF-10A parachute systems,  jump procedures, and prepare them for 2 jumps at the end of the course from a Cessna/Caravan. The course price includes professional instruction, a reference manual, all  jump fees, parachute rental, parachute packing tickets, and lunches during training. At the conclusion of the Extended Airborne Refresher the jumper is current and is free to manifest and jump at the event at the same cost as a strap hanger (jumps/parachute rentals/re-packs paid separately).  Lunches are included on training days for students as well as event registration (see above) for the weekend.

  Basic Airborne Refresher (BAR) - (Free Member Benefit) 27 October, 2023,  Basic Airborne Refresher is for returning RCPT-USA members who have not jumped in the last 240 days but who have participated in RCPT-USA jump events in the past as an RCPT-USA member or for AD paratroopers who need cross training with SF10 and MIRPS-SLCP. This course will update the jumper on current SF-10A parachutes and jump procedures, to prepare them for a jump (not included) at the end of the course. This course is only for RCPT-USA members who have jumped with RCPT-USA or AD paratroopers on current jump orders.  Jumpers are still responsible for the $55 event fee. 

  NOTE:  Current SL steerable round canopy jumpers do not need to join the team in order to straphang at our events.  Strap hangers must present logbook with proof of currency or you will not be manifested.  Anybody desiring to attend the BPC or the EAR must be a team member.  Join the team prior to attempting to register for a course. You must pay for event at time of registration or your registration will be cancelled after 15 minutes.  In order to guarantee your slot in a course you must pay the registration fee.  If the course you need is full, please register on the waitlist, if someone drops out and can not attend we will add new registrants from the waitlist. 

  Intentional Water Jump

  -  We are planning on closing the event 29 OCT 2023 with a water jump into the St John's River.  Jumpers must be registered for Operation Black Cat VII Cost is $250. Fee includes team parachute and reserve which will need to be washed and dried within 24 hours prior to repacking or risk being unserviceable. All jumpers will be required to wear a USCG approved personal flotation device. Jumpers are responsible to bring their own PFD. ALL jumpers for the deliberate water jump must have completed wet silk training. RCPT-USA will run the wet silk classes throughout the week, as time, personnel, and resources permit. No combat equipment. No helmets. Jumpers must wear shoes and clothes that are suitable for water activities (swim trunks or shorts), that won't come off, or present a hazard in the aircraft or the air - so no swim fins or flip flops. Recommended jumpers not wear boots. Registration code required for registration for water jump, complete your event registration and then return to registration page and complete water jump registration. Registration code will be sent to registered jumpers when the manifest for the water jump is opened.

  LOGISTICS:

  Lodging options - Camping at the DZ (there is space for tents or RVs at skydive palatka- $5.00 nightly fee). Lodging options include Holiday Inn Express Palatka, 3813 Reid St, Palatka, FL 32177 PH# (386) 325-2500.  Holiday Inn Express is 1 mile from DZ (if available ask for skydiver discount), Hampton Inn (Hilton) 100 Memorial Pkwy, Palatka, FL 32177 (386) 530-2420, Best Western 119 Hwy 17, East Palatka, FL 32131 (386) 325-7800, and VRBO/AirBnB have many decent houses around Palatka at great prices for the week. If we did not list a hotel, that hotel is NOT recommended for lodging.

  Arrivals: Nearest airports are Gainesville (GNV) and Jacksonville (JAX). Let us know your flight plans, so we can help link up travelers for car-pooling to and from the airport.

  Clothing: Any style military field uniform is fine, but you can wear any long sleeve, long pants, and over the ankle boot ensemble you like. Participants typically wear service specific ACU/OCP type uniforms as well as WWII style M1942 uniforms and flight suits. Suitable helmets include the Pro-Tec, Crye, Ops-Core FAST (ballistic and bump), Team Wendy, PT Alpha/Bravo;  RCPT also has available ACH helmets for use. Airsoft helmets are not suitable for parachuting.

  RCPT-USA reserves the right to refuse service to any person, Member or Non-Member at any RCPT-USA event.

  
  

   

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