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Category: Formation Skydiving
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Arizona Arsenal has been a competitive 4-way Vertical Formation Skydiving Team since the first test USPA Nationals in 2006. At this time VFS was called VRW, Vertical Relative Work. Since then Arsenal has maintained its status as a top tier medalling competitor winning gold and silver medals each year at both the National and World…
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Congratulations Todd! It was an honor to meet you and jump with you. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to next time 🙂
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Turbine Madness Skydive Arizona hosted the annual Turbine Madness Boogie from May 24th to the 27th. The event featured $21 jump tickets, tons of load organizers, boogie beer, and a DJ. In addition Arizona Sponsored teams AZ Arsenal and AZ Airspeed hosted their annual Challenge events for their respective disciplines. Arizona Arsenal Vertical…
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I would like to thank 90Percent (Italian Skydiving Magazine) for utilizing one of my Arizona Airspeed photographs for the January 2013 cover spot. The photo depicts the U.S. Arizona Airspeed 4-way formation skydiving team’s videographer, Bill Schmitz, filming Thomas Hughes, Josh Hall, Niklas Hemlin and Mark Kirkby as they fly their way to become the 2012 USPA National Skydiving…
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I would like to thank USPA‘s Parachutist for utilizing one of my USPA Nationals photographs for the January 2013 cover spot. The photo depicts the U.S. Army Golden Knights 4-way formation skydiving team’s videographer, Scott Janise, filming Laura Dickmeyer, Angela Nichols, Jen Schaben and Dannielle Woosley as they exit a Twin Otter on their way to become the first…
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“The USPA Constitution binds USPA “to sanction skydiving competitions, to document officially all state, national and world skydiving records set by citizens of the U.S., and to select and train the United States Parachute Team for world competition.” The Skydiver’s Competition Manual prescribes procedures by which national competitions are selected and conducted, how judges are rated, how…
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Here is some basic information regarding the upcoming 2012 USPA National Skydiving Championships hosted by Skydive Arizona. Individual Event Registration Forms FS (4-Way, 8-Way, 10-Way, 16-Way & VFS) / Artistic Events (Freestyle, Freefly) / Style & Accuracy / Canopy Formation (4-Way Rotation, 4-Way Sequential, 2-Way) / VFS Team Event Registration Forms 4-Way FS / 8-Way FS / 10-Way FS /…
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Skydive Vienna located at the biggest and oldest grass-only airfield in Europe (LOXN) celebrated its 40th birthday with the Skydive Vienna Boogie : Alien Invasion 2012 (27th July to 5th August 2012). All the skydivers from several nations did not only enjoy the blue sky – but also the available coaching for FreeFly with Niklas…