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Parasummer 2005, July 9-16:
the team
Coaches & Instructors
- BirdMan coaches: Jari Kuosma, the president and founder of BirdMan, Inc; Jussi Holopainen; and Toomas "ekstremist" Talts.
- Freefly coaches: James Evered and Teppo Heikkinen.
- Big-way load organiser: Markku Teivainen.
- Tandem instructors: Peter Engström and Raul Reap.
Organisers
Maie "Veela" Kütt -- the Chief Organiser. This is already the third time Veela is running the show. She coordinates everything, and takes personally care of the cultural program, accommodation and food.
Annika "Silja" Vader -- the Info Bitch. During the boogie, Silja will be your ultimate source of information. She'll probably know the answer to the ultimate question of life, the Universe, and everything -- and if not, then there is no answer at all. Don't piss her off, really.
Edward "Ec" Ekker -- the Info No-Bitch. Even Silja has her limits. And while she's not at the info desk, Ec is taking care of what has to be taken care of. It's a dirty and dangerous job, but someone's gotta do it.
Maris "Oll" Torga, Jane Hein, Vivika Simmo, Kadri Kont-Kontson -- the Manifest Babes. You better be nice to them, or you won't get to fly anywhere!
Raul Reap -- the Flight Operations Officer. Raul takes care of the pilots, aircraft, airfield, and air traffic management. His superb social skills have always ensured the ready availability of some of the best pilots and aircraft at prices unheard of elsewhere. But don't blame him for weather -- it's outside his area of responsibility.
Peeter P. "wolli" Mõtsküla -- the Ground Operations Officer. wolli heads the groundmaster team, and acts as a backup flight operations manager at times Raul is away. In case you'll land in the forests (please don't!) or elsewhere outside the airfield, he'll send someone to pick you up.
Kaido Kert, Jüri Panga, Mart "mambur" Ambur -- the Ground Masters. These guys will line you up before boarding, and keep an eye on you when you're airborne -- so that you could be found after landing out.
Toomas "ekstremist" Talts -- the King of Coaches. ekstremist is the guy who invited all the coaches to the boogie, and since he's a BirdMan Instructor, he will also be one of the nice people who will be taking you to the new skill levels of human flight.
Kristiina "tuuker" Kasemets -- the Lady Rigger. Kiku will be checking your gear and label it according to how safe she thinks your rig is. Should you need a reserve repack, she may be able to help, too.
Tiit "Parasiil" Paananen -- the Video Slave. In order to show you all a compilation of the best video footage shot during each day of the boogie, Parasiil spends long hours in his video van, combining creativity with ancient magic and modern technology. He's always hungry for footage, so please take your tapes to him after every good jump!
Veiko "vx" Vaikmaa -- the Beach Boy. The most experienced Parasummer participants will enjoy a chance of landing in front of thousands of spectators onto the Pärnu beach. The others can go and watch. For all this, you should be thankful to vx.
Annika Arras -- the Marketing Queen. If a journalist or a reporter shows up on the dropzone, willing to interview you, then it's probably because Annika has invited him/her around.
Kalle "cal6" Volkov -- the Hacker. He takes care of all the weird computer stuff, including wireless internet on the dropzone.