I am usually first out, as I film the others as they fall. But, on this occasion I am going to film them from above as they manoeuver, so I am going last. There has been a persistent fault in one of our formations that we haven’t been able to nail. Hopefully, this jump will do it.

In order to get a tight group we crowd together in the door as we wait for the ‘go’ signal from the Jump Master. It feels strange not to have others pressed against my back, almost like something is missing.

Damn! There it is. Geoff is late in hooking up with Andy. Well that is easily fixed. We spread across the sky as we prepare to open our parachutes. I reach for the ‘D’ ring and then ‘see’ my ‘chute still lying on the floor of the 'plane five thousand feet above me.