mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
Nothing to do with Penturning.
The United States Parachute Association Championships are taking place:
2016 USPA National Skydiving Championships
Last year my son was on the Gold Medal Team in the 4-way Intermediate Division (Skydive Midwest-NEXT out of Chicago).
They got bumped up into the Advanced Division this year. So far they have a healthy lead with only several rounds to go.
If you click on the team number - #1104, you get their picture (Chris is on the far right).
If you click on the score in each round (16, 21, etc), you get to see a video of the scored competition. Points are awarded for each maneuver within a time.
period.
This is the highest division before going "pro" and competing against dedicated teams (i.e., Military Golden Knights).
If they win they will probably disband, regroup and start over; they have jobs...
The United States Parachute Association Championships are taking place:
2016 USPA National Skydiving Championships
Last year my son was on the Gold Medal Team in the 4-way Intermediate Division (Skydive Midwest-NEXT out of Chicago).
They got bumped up into the Advanced Division this year. So far they have a healthy lead with only several rounds to go.
If you click on the team number - #1104, you get their picture (Chris is on the far right).
If you click on the score in each round (16, 21, etc), you get to see a video of the scored competition. Points are awarded for each maneuver within a time.
period.
This is the highest division before going "pro" and competing against dedicated teams (i.e., Military Golden Knights).
If they win they will probably disband, regroup and start over; they have jobs...