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Lawrenceville native strives to fly from world's wonders
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewJon Potter didn't need to be asked twice. When a guard pointed to the top of the Bent Pyramid, Potter quickly climbed up through cracks in its limestone face. The 22-year-old Lawrenceville native carried the equipment of a small fabric-winged speedflyer...Tags: Sports, Air and Aviation Sports
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Want daring or calming? Great outdoors has both
The Columbus DispatchThrill-lovers won't find much in the way of mountain climbing or ocean surfing in central Ohio. But plenty of other outdoor adventures await Columbus-area residents and visitors willing to seek them out. Just plane exciting Central Ohio is a great...Tags: Rock Climbing, Climbing, Sports, Canoeing and Kayaking, Air and Aviation Sports
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Emmaus High graduate wins gold at U.S. skydiving championships
Emmaus High graduate Curt Bartholomew last week added another skydiving title to resume. Bartholomew, a 27-year-old Zionsville native who lives in Florida, won three medals, including a gold, at the U.S. Parachute Association National Skydiving...
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Santiago Rosell: Pilot found sky diving the best form of flying
For Mother's Day four years ago, Santiago Rosell took his wife skydiving in DeLand. It was the first time for both. "It was on my bucket list, and he knew it," said Linda Ivey, 55, of Altamonte Springs. "I enjoyed it. It was kind of a thrill, but not...
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UMW class president shares life lesson at graduation
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.The president of the University of Mary Washington's Class of 2013 told more than 1,000 of her fellow graduates on Saturday that she learned a life lesson while skydiving. Jennifer Crystle was preparing to jump out of a plane when her skydiving...Tags: Graduation, Sports, Air and Aviation Sports
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Santiago Rosell: Skydiver killed in DeLand identified as former pilot for Boston Red Sox
They told him he was too old to start skydiving but that didn't stop Santiago Rosell from finding a way. The Altamonte Springs man wanted one more thrill to add to what had been an exhilarating life as a former fighter jet pilot, aviator for the...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Federal Aviation Administration, Sports, Air and Aviation Sports, Air Transportation Industry
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Canadian team joins Bethpage Air Show lineup
NewsdayIt's official: The Royal Canadian Air Force F-18 Demonstration Team will headline the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach State Park on Memorial Day weekend. The lineup of performers for the annual air show was formally announced Wednesday by the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Memorial Day, Gardens and Parks, State Parks, GEICO
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May 6 in History: State being sued for $1,000,000 for having allegedly caused the death of five
>> 50 Years Ago — BRAWLEY — More than 200 dune buggies from 110 Southern California cities and Arizona competed in the sand buggy competition at Osborne Memorial Park off Glamis Road Sunday, which was combined with a parachute-jumping...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Sports, Air and Aviation Sports, Work Relations
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Skydive City will host young sport's marquee event
The Tampa TribuneSkydive City, which is home to about 75,000 skydives a year, will host the 2013 National Championships of Canopy Piloting from May 8 through May 10. It's a relatively new event in the skydiving world, one that David "TK" Hayes hopes will kick-start a...Tags: Sports, Air and Aviation Sports
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Jump into U.S. history instead of skydiving
In colonial Virginia in 1654, a black man named John Casor became an answer to this trivia question: Who was the first man in the colonies to be legally declared a slave by the courts? But the more interesting trivia question concerns Anthony Johnson,...
Tags: Sports, Air and Aviation Sports, U.S. Congress, The Herald-Mail, John Hancock
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Watch skydiver survive 8,000-foot plummet after parachutes fail
Skydiver Craig Stapleton, 51, is lucky to be alive after his parachutes failed during a jump on Sunday. Stapleton jumped from 8,000 feet, and then his primary and backup parachutes failed. "I thought, 'God hates me,'" Stapleton told ABCNews.com....
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Marine killed in skydiving accident was decorated combat veteran
L.A. NOWThe Marine killed during a parachute training accident in Perris was a highly decorated combat veteran from Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Marine Corps announced Thursday. Sgt. Caleb Medley, 26, of La Junta, Colo., died this week when he plummeted......
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