The British Army 4 Way Skydiving Team
Competing this October at the Skydiving World Cup to be held in Arizona
"When you only have 35 seconds to be judged instant decisions and communication are essential. When we are moving if we don't work together we can never achieve our goal. Skydiving is a sport where synergy is extremely important. Through efficient preparation and visual communication you can rely on your teammates not to make mistakes."
-Team Captain David Tyler, British Army 4 Way Skydiving Team
The current British Army 4 Way Skydiving team line up:
- Lt. Col. David Tyler 4000 Jumps
- Capt. Al Macartney 5000 Jumps
- W01 Dane Kenny 12000 Jumps
- Sgt Aaron Faith 2000 Jumps
- SSgt Spencer Hogg 1000 Jumps - team freefall Cameraman
- LCpl Adele Murray 1500 jumps - alternate team cameraperson
- Sgt Andy Goodall 4000 jumps - team alternate
David and Al have been on the Army Team for the past 8 years and represented Great Britain in Portugal during 1998. Dane represented Great Britain in 1982 winning a Silver medal. Dane is also one of the team captains of the World Record attempt for largest formation jump. Their best currently is 346, and in January 2006 they plan to try a jump with 400 jumpers linked in free fall. Aaron was on the British 8 way team in Croatia last year.
The British 4 Way Army Skydiving Team, relies heavily on collaborative efforts and communication; their lives depend on it. Instant, which supplies enterprise Instant Messaging solutions to some of the world's most powerful armed forces, believes the same focus on collaboration and communication is required in business.
"In formation skydiving and in business, communication and the right tools are essential elements to success. Freefalling toward the ground at more than 120 MPH, the British Army Skydiving Team are constantly communicating with each other, as any miscommunication can result in tragic consequences. At Instant Technologies we realize that collaboration is just as important in business. Our mission is to create tools like Instant TeamSessions to ensure companies are communicating as effectively as they can."
- Peyton McManus, CEO Instant Technologies
Instant Technologies wishes the British 4 Way team luck in their quest to win the Skydiving World Cup. Just as the British 4 Way Army team collaborates to create ever more creative routines, Instant is always looking for ways to improve organizations' Lotus Sametime and Microsoft LCS environments. Instant believes it can help organizations win in the same spirit the British 4 Way team hopes to win later this month at the Skydiving World Cup.
The British Army's 4 Way Skydiving team's home drop zone is located in Netheravon(www.netheravon.com) located just north of Salisbury, their US dropzone is at Skydive Deland (www.skydivedeland.com) just outside of Orlando, Florida. The team hopes to use the 2005 World Cup (www.skydiveaz.com) as a stepping stone to the team achieving its true potential at next year's World Championships to be held in Germany.
For more information about the 2005 World Cup of Skydiving visit SkyDive AZ.
Photos Supplied by the very talented Spencer Hogg and and Adele Murray |
