Golden Knights prepare for Indoor Skydiving Competition 2012

by Laura Dickmeyer on February 2, 2012 · 0 comments

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The Golden Knight 8-way and Golden Knight Female 4-way Teams are both back in competition mode.  This weekend, the Paraclete XP Skyventure is hosting the Indoor Skydiving Championships 2012.  GK8 and GKF4 will compete in the 4-way Formation Skydiving and the 8-way Formation Skydiving events. [click to continue…]

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