Luke Oliver

Smells like rocket science. Still.

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It’s like awakening from a dream…
So many friends. So much beer. And before that, such an obscene quality of skydiving.

Wake before sunrise, life giving coffee and American-influenced breakfast. Ignore the 600 channels of TV (and nothing on) and migrate to the Dropzone. A precious narrow strip of lawn is being watered, but the dropzone screens have us on a call. Time to join the flock.

Meticulous preparation is key. We do lots. Lots.
We get in the right aircraft. Mostly. That’s “accuracy”.
“Breathe” they say; and I do so, to whatever height. Turns out that you don’t need to do much more than that for oxygenated loads.
The grand mystery of the exit; a tailgate, an Otter float, the long dive running from the cockpit – everyone gets to try everything. We present ourselves in any fashion and move on.
Look. Identify the puzzle. Solve it.
Find the radial. Go there. Racing room for everyone.
Walk down the stairs, slowly; it’s no harder than the fourth day at the MCG with a few beers in your hands.
Hold hands. Lightly. Everyone should know I’m there; no-one should feel it.
Then, the moment: make it the planned size. The right size.
Time to go; Leave, with a smaller group of friends.
Land a parachute.
Pack a parachute.

Rinse and repeat until the job is done.
And then salivate; I’m sure today’s Beer Cop has something for all of us.

If we could, we’d just put all 112 of those people together again for one day. Do it again.
But we can’t.
We’ll just have to do it again.
Better.

May 30 to June 10, Perris Valley, California. Be there.

Thank you, XKCD

I refer you back to “The King of Computers”

3rd Dubai International Parachuting Cup

Photo by Lisa Perdichizzi

Photo by Lisa Perdichizzi

I have a dream. Not really a dream, I see it happening.

When I walk into a room, the lights turn on.
(Probably my phone talking to the lightbulbs -
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/17/greenchip-lighting-lets-you-flip-the-switch-remotely-thumbs-nos/)

The music I’m listening to follows me into the car.

My browser pages on the phone are there when I open my other browsers. Whatever, wherever.

My phone calls are noted for follow up. If they have to be. I’d rather finish the call at the first attempt

Yeah, sure, you can do it all now.

Who’s going to deliver the single sign-in?

The Continuous Client?

You betcha.

I’m off to represent my country in Canopy Piloting.

Pic by Rosemary Smith

Luke Oliver (Qld) and Lucas Oliver (WA) in Batchelor (NT) 2009

Brazenly taken from the Brisbane Times News page.

Base jumper dies in leap from tower
January 31, 2011 - 3:29PM

AAP

The family of a Perth base jumper who died after his parachute failed to open says he was doing something he loved.

Lucas Oliver, 27, died after leaping from a telecommunications tower near Regan’s Ford, about 130km north of Perth, late on Sunday afternoon.

Police said Mr Oliver had been with three friends at the 100m tower and had died of his injuries.
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“His parachute failed to deploy and has tangled round his legs,” a police spokesman said.

The family of Mr Lucas said in a statement on Monday that he had lost his life in a tragic accident but was doing something he loved.

“He has performed many hundreds of skydives in Australia and overseas and more recently had pursued base jumping.

“He was passionate about his sport.

“We would like to thank those who have offered support and sympathy in this difficult time.”

Police will prepare a report for the coroner.

Not me.

Sad days.

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