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Fun over Mesquite, Nevada

......having fun before exiting SKYDIVE MESQUITE's Caravan at 13,500' AGL.

Canopy Flight over Skydive Mesquite

Stowing the slider at 4,000' on first jump over Mesquite, Nevada.

Skydive Mesquite DZ (Nevada)

Excellent view of Skydive Mesquite from 5,000' AGL in freefall.

Nevada Desert

View of the Nevada desert while under canopy over Skydive Mesquite.

Chambersburg DZ

View of Chambersburg Airport and DZ while under my Triathlon-135 canopy.

Quincy Airport

This aerial photo was taken in free-fall from about 6,000 feet altitude while at the World Free-Fall Convention in Quincy, IL, August, 2001. (Newcomer photo)

Pitts stunt biplane skydive

Here I am doing a skydive (#133) from a Pitts aerobatic biplane flying between 125-130 mph at about 5,000' altitude. The plane is up-side-down in the middle of a "barrel-roll" and I am hanging from the top of the upper wing---quite an exhilarating experience! The Quincy Airport is barely visible in the background just above my left knee. This photo was taken by the stunt pilot at the 2001 World Free Fall Convention in Quincy, Illinois.

Cream Pie in the Face

Here's the award after 100 skydives at the Maytown Sport Parachute Club: cream pie in the face! Thanks to "Bucky" for not getting any on my jacket.
(Photo courtesy of Denise)

Three Generations Make Tandem Skydives

Three generations of women from the same family made tandem skydives on the same day at the Maytown Sport Parachute Club on June 20, 2001. Front row: Jana Schaeffer (mother), Marcilene Schaeffer (daughter), and Valerie Maginnis (grandmother); back row: tandem masters Mike Kauffman and Mike McCauley. (Photo by Terry Ross)

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Here I am freefalling at about 6,000 feet altitude---very windy!

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Freefalling at about 120 mph out of 8,000+ feet...WHOOOOOOOSHHHHHHH!

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Completing a front loop at about 5,500 feet altitude. Susquehanna River is visible in lower right corner of picture.

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The aircraft we use for getting up to altitude...the Cessna 182 can carry four skydivers and the pilot. You won't find a "First Class" section in this bucket of bolts.

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Packing the parachute is one of the least enjoyed but most carefully performed necessities of the sport of skydiving.

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Parachute packing is done under a shaded canopy in the summer to minimize exposure of the parachute material to direct sunlight which has a deleterious effect on nylon.

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Plane load of skydivers heading for the runway and eventually takeoff.

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Jump plane at 20 - 30 feet altitude...everyone's thinking of the view from "10 grand"!