Hello from Ukraine

[yarik 0]

Hi everybody!

At a time when I registered at this site in 2001 I don't even remember if the intro forum existed, so I made a couple posts but never introduced myself
Didn't spend that much time on boards before, but resently getting more jumps and more and more interest to different topics posted here.

Started jumping back in 1992 at AirForce academy in Ukraine, but later had 5 years brake from the sport. In the meantime had flown for the AF of Ukraine L-39 and got lucky to get a military exchange training at Laughlin AFB, TX and flew T-37 and got in total a bit more than 300 flight hours on jets.

As for skydiving - got back to sport soon after I quit AF searching for civilian career in 2001 and for today have 450+ jumps (not hell a lot, but I'm still young and passionate
Skydiving is our family sport and we are jumping together with my wife (who I met long time ago at one dz it's our life or at least a major part of it. Enjoy formation skydiving and canopy flying - learning to swoop. Always information and experience-hungry will welcome any advise or comment from anyone, and while getting more experience personally may get involved in discussions myself grounding my own thoughts
We live in Ukraine and if anyone ever would think of coming here - you are very welcom - will be happy to help as I can - think of it - jumps here are only $8 for 14000 ride .

Well, that's about it, Blue Skies to all of you and... yes, Happy Thanksgiving :) Am I late? mmm, just one day

[labrys 0]

Pleased to meet you :-)

Owned by Remi #?

[skydiver74 0]

8 euros for 14000 ft?
I'll be there next summer!!!
You must tell me where and what plane they fly....
Maybe we can hook up sometime next summer

[yarik 0]

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8 euros for 14000 ft?
I'll be there next summer!!!
You must tell me where and what plane they fly....
Maybe we can hook up sometime next summer

There two dzs around Kiev - one operates L-410 (up to 16 jumpers), another - An-28 (up to 22 jumpers with tailgate). Definitely, as I said we can hook-up and I will assist with all I can :), if you want more info - check out http://www.skydiveua.info/.

And Labrys, pleased to meet you too :)

[skymama 35]

Welcome to the forums!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[yarik 0]

skymama, thank you for welcoming (that's not to belittle presence of nice people at my home dz )

[lazyfrog 0]

hi there yarik, welcome back to the forums. Hope I get the chance to come and jump in Kiev

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[Chute 0]

Hello and welcome back!

Blue Skies.

Bottomless Beers and Blue Skies!

* Brother_Brian *
D.S.W.F.S.B. #2

[billymotox 0]

welcome Yarik! there are lots of people from Ukraine in my area, and they're a nice bunch. i'd love to go there someday.

billy d------------------------- "Escape may be checked by water and land, but the air and the sky are free." (from the story of Daedalus and Icarus)

[yarik 0]

Thank you all guys for welcoming me and you're always welcome to come to Kiev for skydive, or just for a visit!
billymotox, nice to hear that you have my countrymen around and they are nice :)

[KolibrieLinda 0]

Maybe I'll do that one day. Ukraine seems like an interesting country, but in the mean time you're always (also very) welcome to visit the Netherlands.

And well not having as much jumps as you do, I'll only be able to introduce you to people who can teach you. Or with whom you can have a drink off course.

Blue skies and safe swoops.

[ChileRelleno 0]

HI!

ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414
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