Mother City SkyDiving - Cape Town
Mother City SkyDiving - Cape Town is a sports skydiving drop zone licensed by the Parachute Association of South Africa (PASA) and the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).[1][2][3][4][5]
Abbreviation | MCSD / MCS |
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Formation | 21 November 2014 |
Type | Sports Skydiving Club |
Legal status | Recreational Club |
Purpose | Sports Skydiving |
Headquarters | Diepkloof Airfield |
Location |
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Coordinates | 33°21′06.93″S 18°41′55.11″E |
Region | Cape Town |
Services | Sports Skydiving / Tandem Introductory Skydiving |
Affiliations | Parachute Association of South Africa |
Website | www.MotherCitySkyDiving.co.za |
Status
Mother City SkyDiving provides a service for experienced sport skydivers, and offers Tandem Introductory Skydiving.[6][7]
Operations
Operations are conducted in accordance with the PASA Manual of Procedures (MOPs) and part 105 of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Regulation, and as per terms and conditions laid down by Mother City SkyDiving Club.[8][9]
Awards
In May 2020, Mother City SkyDiving's "Let's Jump out of a Plane" video submission for The International Tourism Film Festival Africa (ITFFA) won first place in the category Sport & Adventure Tourism.[10]
The ITFFA winning video was subsequently entered to the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (CIFFT) for international adjudication and screening.[11] [12] [13]
Records
In 2018 South African musician, DJ and Saxophonist George Sax became the highest and fastest saxophonist in the world[14] when he played his saxophone in freefall[15] to produce a music video for his 'Touch the Sun' track, featuring Si-Anne on vocals, [16][17]at Mother City SkyDiving.
Location
Mother City SkyDiving is situated at Diepkloof Airfield, adjacent to the N7 Highway 70 km north of Cape Town and 12 km north of Malmesbury, in the Swartland Municipality of the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
References
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- Mother City SkyDiving website, retrieved 28th Jan 2015
- "From terror to outright joy". pressreader.com Cape Argus. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- Parachute Association of South Africa Website, retrieved 18 February 2012
- Mother City SkyDiving website, retrieved 28th Jan 2015
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- "Africa Tourism Film Festival Award Winners Announced". eturbonews.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- "Tourism Film Festival Launches Africa Award Winners Showreel". tourismtattler.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- "Grand Prix CIFFT Circuit". cifft.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- "Capers of a cheeky jazzman". mg.co.za. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- "A South African just broke a world record while Skydiving". goodthingsguy.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- "SiAnne Wilkins". elegant-entertainment.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- "DJ House Society". eventsinc.co.za. Retrieved 2020-06-11.