Greg Miklasiewicz, C-12423, of Fairfax, VA, captured this classic of a competition landing at this year's U.S. Para-Ski Nationals. This year, he went to observe; next year, he says he'll compete.
Jumpers from Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisana fly a 10-way star over the Mississippi River. Photographer Steve Wood, D-11234, took this shot during a Helio Stallion Boogie over the West Memphis, AK DZ last March.
Denny Gainor (known to his many friends as Bear) set this shot of himself up from a boom attached to the basket of a balloon over Southern California. Gainor jumps with the California Aerial Performance Parachute Team.
Mike McGowan captures the graceful and daring Sandra Williams suspended on a trapeze below her teammate Marsha Buckentin. The two Floridians perform with the Misty Blues skydiving exhibition team nationwide. According to Buckentin, how to perform the trapeze trick is a "team secret."
Brian LeSchander, D-10442, snapped this photo of Jerry Kessler, D-5192, on a dead center approach during an accuracy and RW meet at the Rochester, NY Skydivers DZ.
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