Anyone who visits this site already knows that my daughter Amy loves to skydive and does so almost every weekend and any other days she can fit it into her busy schedule.  You also saw that this past weekend I visited her and Gene and we made the usual trip to the DZ (drop zone).  Gene jumps for fun, but he is also making his living by working there…packing ‘chutes’, making tandem jumps and doing repairs, among other tasks.

Amy jumps for fun, but she is also a member of a very special team “Carolina Kaboom”…they competed in the US Nationals last year and will do so again in September 2010.  The first picture shows the team photographer Tommy and Amy along with her team companion Paul as they get ready to board the plane for one of many practice jumps. 

The second picture shows some of the work involved after the landing, which is to pack their ‘chutes’ to get ready to climb back on the plane and jump again.  I am very proud of Amy and her team members and wish safety in jumping and looking forward to September when they come home with smiles for winning (yes…you can and will win).