It doesn’t happen often, but every now and then I actually have a picture taken of me. I guess that partly explains why when picking up the last issue of Parachutist I flipped right past a full page ad that PD ran with me in it! Ok, maybe it was that and the fact I’m wearing a friends helmet that’s 2 sizes too big and someone elses rig, but either way someone else had to ask if it was me and I said….’Oh Yeah! That’s IS me!’ Good times! This shot was taken by Nik Daniel while we were jumping at Palatka shooting the entire PD Armada for future ads and other marketing material.
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Both of these shots were taken while jumping Performance Designs new Optimum Reserves. The shot below I took while flying a PD OP 143. Not only is it a great canopy, but it can give you a real nice swoop as well!
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