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Skydive Chicago Airport (FAA LID: 8N2) is a privately owned, public use airport located four miles northeast of Ottawa, Illinois. The airport is the centerpiece of the Skydive Chicago Resort . Camping, RV parking, and lodging are available to skydiving guests and an observation area, and café for the general public.
The airport is home to the 2002, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014 U.S. National Skydiving Championships and is set to host the 2024 Nationals. The resort hosted the 2016 World Championships of Skydiving - the largest skydiving event in the world. It is also home to World Vertical Formation and National Silver Formation Skydiving medalist teams. [10] [11]
We arrived at the West Point Skydiving facility near West Point, Maryland, in the early fall morning as instructed. We were scheduled on the last flight since we were the only tandem jumpers.
Skydiving accidents are rare. The United States Parachute Association reported 10 fatalities during skydives in 2023, out of 3.65 million jumps recorded throughout the year.
The Colombia native had been living at the skydiving center for a couple of weeks prior. Oct. 14, 2018 The main parachute for Nena Mason, 62, malfunctioned, according to a San Joaquin County death ...
In the United States, skydiving is a self-regulated sport, which means skydivers, in the US, voluntarily follow a set of basic safety requirements established by the U.S. Parachute Association. Federal requirements can be found in the Federal Aviation Regulations. Most of the regulations concern the aircraft, pilot and rules of flight.
Tracking dives are some of the most accessible and sociable dives that everyone regardless of experience level can take part in. Tracking dives are often planned at the end of the day, and with less emphasis on quantitative results (formation skydiving), or on holding difficult and new body positions . They are commonly viewed as the most ...
Officials on Sunday released the name of a pilot who died in a skydiving flight after her passengers jumped from the aircraft near the Niagara Falls. Melanie Georger, 26, was the only person on ...