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Tanay Mondial 2020 More News from the DZ

Training is going great, loads are turning all day, and we had a chance to catch up with Denis Sviridov, Vice-President of the Russian National Parachute Federation and main organizer of the Tanay Mondial 2020.  If you arrive to train at DZ Tanay after 03.Aug.2021 there will be new cell service and ATMs on-site for the event, making life a bit easier.  More details in the post.

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