I retired from skydiving at the end of 2005. I made my last jump sometime in 2004 at the Blue Sky Ranch, but it took me some time to finally admit I was done forever.

I made 2,300 jumps in 10 or so years of skydiving. In my short time in the sport I accomplished a few things that I am proud of. I believe that with the support of others, I helped a lot of people skydive a little safer.

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Back in 1995 I produced a video called PACK LIKE A PRO and started my business in skydiving. Over the next few years I produced several other more complex training films and several very popular entertaining skydiving flicks.

I grew into one of the largest skydiving mail order equipment companies and had a very busy retail store at the The Ranch Skydiving in upstate New York for almost 4 years.

I was never really skilled in free fall, as many of my friends could tell you. I could sit fly pretty good, and I was a damn good tracker. My RW belly flying sucked. I was extremely safe in all aspects of skydiving. I was very alert of my surroundings and never put anyone in danger. I made a lot of really exciting jumps and managed to jump with some very famous skydivers over the years.

I was an excellent conservative canopy pilot. I never learned how to swoop. I made a lot of jumps on a stiletto 120 and could land that canopy practically anywhere.

I made about 15 night jumps in New York, Maryland, and DeLand Florida.

MY MOST MEMORABLE SKYDIVES:

In the dead of winter, 3 friends and I made a desperate skydive from a crappy Cesna. The clouds where dense and all we could get was 1800 feet. The ground was right in my face as I exited first, right over the DZ. I was jumping my trusty stiletto 120. I deployed on exit and had a brisk on heading opening. It only took 600 feet to open! That was brisk for my stiletto.