Demonstrators Compete at USPA Nationals 2010

by Jennifer Schaben on September 18, 2010 · 0 comments

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A shot from the video of one of the Team's competition jumps. Using this Camscore system, each team can watch the videos of their jumps as they're being scored. Photo by Chad Wilcox

A shot from the video of one of the Team's competition jumps. Using this Camscore system, each team can watch the videos of their jumps as they're being scored. Photo by Chad Wilcox

It is a testament to how the Team has grown in ability and training in the last decade, that two members of the Gold Demonstration Team were able to attend and compete at USPA Nationals this year at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, IL. SSG Reese Pendleton and SGT Jen Schaben were able to go in between two demonstration weekends and represent the Golden Knights [click to continue…]

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