Tag: skydiving
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Seeing where the eagles live: WWII, Korea, Vietnam Vet jumps from plane at 99
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Jim Akin carried an estimated 10,000 paratroopers as a pilot, and when he skydived at 99 years old over the summer it was in their honor. “I thought, ‘Boy, I hope I got the guts to do it,’” he said. The somersault in the air, the 40 seconds of free…
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Simulate skydiving at newest Colorado Springs attraction
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Simulate the thrill of skydiving while staying inside at iFLY Colorado Springs, a new indoor skydiving venue at Polaris Pointe. The three-story venue opens Saturday. iFLY Colorado Springs’ centerpiece is a 40-foot tall, 14-foot diameter, enclosed glass wind tunnel, the tallest in the nation. (Video: Rich Laden/The Gazette)
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Air Force Academy parachute program teaches cadets more than how to jump out of an airplane
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save During the Air Force Academy’s parachute program, known as Airmanship 490, cadets undergo three days of intensive classroom instruction followed by five jumps each over two days, earning cadets their jump wings. (Video by Skyler Ballard) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “LIFE | A…
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Air Force Academy parachute program teaches cadets more than how to jump out of an airplane
You couldn’t wipe the grin off cadet John Stanley if you tried. The Air Force Academy sophomore from Chanute, Kan., let out a celebratory scream following his first free fall and solo parachute jump earlier this month during a week-long airmanship course. “It was absolutely amazing,” Stanley said, while stuffing a bright yellow parachute into…