Golden Knights Set Their Sights on Becoming Tandem Instructors

August 6, 2010

Eight members of the Golden Knights, mostly from the Demonstration Teams, began the classroom portion of the Tandem Course yesterday at the Team’s training drop zone in Laurinburg, NC. A tandem instructor is qualified to take a first-time jumper on a skydive, using a special harness and parachute system. The parachute is much bigger than [...]

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TEAM USA: Vertical Formation Skydiving (Arizona Arsenal)

August 5, 2010

Check out these two jumps from TEAM USA’s Vertical Formation Skydiving (VFS) Competitors from Arizona Arsenal tearing it up at the 2010 World Parachuting Championships in Menzelinsk, Russia. The Results? Arizona Arsenal: Sara Curtis (Camera), Amy Chmelecki (Point), Steve Curtis (Inside Center),  Ty Losey (Outside Center),  Jason Peters (Tail) below:

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DAY 10: Part I – THE DUST SETTLES.

August 5, 2010

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who [...]

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TEAM USA: Freestyle Competition Jump

August 4, 2010

Meet the 2010 World Parachuting Championships TEAM USA Freestyle Team: Check out their JUMP VIDEO here: 2010 WPC TEAM USA Freestyle . .TIFFANY LAMB, Freestyle Competitor, has been skydiving since 2001 and started competing freestyle at U.S. Nationals in Eloy, AZ in 2006.  She has over 1,180 jumps. When not skydiving, Tiffany has a PhD [...]

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DAY 9: EYE OF THE STORM

August 4, 2010

“During competition, you will feel an extra surge of adrenaline. Training will tell you that when the adrenaline kicks in, you should compensate by calming your breathing. But part of you is not going to believe the training because so much is at stake, so much effort has been invested. If you’ve prepared well and [...]

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