Skydiving for Waverley Care

This weekend saw the second pair of skydivers take to the sky for Waverley Care. Following in the footsteps of Sheila and Dorothy, who completed their jump at the start of the month, Mark and Thomas were up with the birds this Saturday and on their way to Perthshire with their fingers crossed for good weather.

An early arrival at the airfield, (7.30am – that really is commitment for you!) ensured the boys first place in the queue of eager skydivers. After an introduction and training they donned their jumpsuits and rather fetching hats and were ready to go. As they were set to do a tandem skydive (you are strapped onto an instructor) they didn’t have to worry about pulling the ripcord but had plenty to remember to ensure that they exited the plane in the right position! Nerves were certainly kicking in!

A short bus trip with their instructors round to the runway and they were off.

As the plane climbed slowly to the jump altitude of 10,000 feet the waiting skydivers and spectators watched as the clouds cleared away to leave bright blue sky (not seen in these parts for some time) and excellent jump conditions. Mark, Thomas and their instructors made perfect exits from the plane and, after 30 seconds of exhilarating freefall, enjoyed a leisurely “float” down to the ground with a few twirls thrown in for good measure.

Congratulations to the boys for completing another daring stunt for Waverley Care and raising more than £2000! Special congratulations to Thomas who, unlike during the abseil, managed to keep his eyes open the whole way down this time!

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You can look at more pictures on our Flickr page or watch the video on our YouTube channel.

If you would like to skydive to raise funds to support our work you can find out more here, or contact Jane in the fundraising team on 0131 556 9710.