amychmelecki

Skydive Arizona’s ad in January’s issue of Parachutist Magazine posted the wrong dates for the two upcoming $ meets. There are two meets in February, a freefly scrambles and a 4 way RW meet. The dates were flip flopped in the ad. The correct dates are as follows: 4-way RW meet February 17-18 Freefly 2-wat scrambles February 23-25 I am so sorry about the confusion. If anyone knows of people coming to the event, that may not visit DZ.com, can you help me spread the word!!! Thanks guys.

Hello Brad, We will be going another camp. Propably in Febuary. We will decied on the dates soon. We did about 7 12-16 way attempts on Sunday. We did not complete anything that big. However the levels and slot flying was pretty impressive. It was a good time. Amy

Hello Samantha, Melissa and I are in the process of setting up dates for skills camps geared for the women’s world record attempt. The first one is October 28 and 29 at Skydive Lake Ellsinore (right before the Chicks Rock Boogie.) We will keep everyone posted on other camps as they develop. The camp that Sara posted info about will be the same exact structure and it will be a great tool for training for the record. Steve Curtis has always been a big part of the women’s records. During the record attempts he jumps, organizes and coaches the girls that are not on the record attempt jump. He prepares them for the next attempt as the record grows bigger and or people get rotated in and out of the attempts. Curtis, Sara and I will be organizing several camps throughout the year and we will keep everyone posted. Amy

Hello Trent, I love ya and I miss ya, but I was thinking that your motto should be "almost as good as the girls" Amy

During AZTC night you just pay for the time at the hour rate and there will be AZTC members there to help you out. Their assistance is free during this hour. skyventureaz.com Amy

oh right upload----sorry---they were to big the first time around. Enjoy

The freefly $ meet at Skydive Arizona was a blast. Everything ran as smooth as I hoped it would. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone that lent a helping hand before, during and after the event. Thank you to the camera flyers, some of which did 23 camera jumps in one day. Thank you to the judges, dubber and meet directors. Thank you to all the people that traveled from all over the world and all the Eloy locals that participated. Thank you to all the incredible sponsors that made the event possible. Sponsors included Go Fast Sports, Get Hypoxic, Cookie Composites, Larsen & Brusgaard, Gatorz, Skydive Arizona, Sky Venture AZ, Bent Prop Café, Sky Systems, Team Evolution, Rigging Innovations, Desert Skies Rigging, Lucky’s Restaurant, High But Dry Balloons, The Toltec Wellness Center, Square 2, Alti – 2, Tony Suit, Mattor, Aerodyne, Fly Visions and the Arizona Training Center. Congratulations to the winners! Beginner Class Ryan Smith 37 Giacomo Tadini 27 Cheri Johnson 25 David Lambert 23 Rob Hansen 21 April Giering 19 Chris Skrabut 17 Aimee Masarat 16 Greg Dore 13 Anthony Peralta 6 Intermediate Class Matt Mason 40 Aaron Necessary 37 Jeff Schultz 32 Joe Reinhard 30 Rich Hayes 30 Micheal Johnson 30 Shawn Foley 29 Ben Blake 29 Kieth Fouinier 24 Ryan Scothern 24 Paul Vincent 24 Clemens Wohlmuth 23 Kyle Buchholz 23 Paul Alexandrow 20 Robert Truchneyg 19 Jim McDowell 18 David Vessels 18 Vic Ellinger 16 Mark Kirschenbaum 13 Matthew Hansen 13 Kieth Levesque 12 Steve Boyles 10 Open Class Kristopher Reynolds 53 Amy Chmelecki 52 Andy Honigbaum 48 Axel Zohmann 47 Sergey Kuznetsov 45 Steve Curtis 45 Yoko Okazaki 44 Chris Johnston 44 Gonzalo Samudo 41 Omar Alhegelan 41 Craig Girarg 39 Benjamin Ford 39 Eliana Rodriguez 38 Maria Laura Vago 38 Jason Sanders 37 Andy Malchiodi 36 Johanna Horn 33 Jason Payne 33 Josh Dog 32 Scott Levesque 30 Massico Del Pozzo 30 Sara Bennett 27 Check out some of the attached photos by Jason Peters. Thanks again to everyone involved and see you all next year. Amy Chmelecki

Is is day three of the record attempts and this experience has been completely unbelievable. For me it is totally surreal to be in this beautiful land with all my friends attempting the next world record. Everyone is having a great time. We have done four record attempts so far. The first three were challenging because everyone seemed to be flying a little two excitetd. The last jump was great. Everyone relaxed and we flew beautifully. It is the morning of the third day and I know we are going to be successful soon. The hospitality here is wonderful. Good food, friendly hosts, beautiful hotel, C130 air craft, just an incredible event.

Please use this link to communicate with each other who needs a ride, who can offer a ride or who wants to share a hotel or rental car during the Women’s Vertical World Record at Skydive Chicago June 20-26.

This is a reminder about the last Eloy skills camp leading up to the Women’s Vertical World Record and to tell everyone about the TV show that will be filming a show during the weekend of the camp. First about the camp: The dates are May 14 and 15. Go to Skydiveaz.com for all the registration info or e-mail me. Keep in mind that there is a pre-registration discount. There are a few ladies already registered. It is looking like it will be another successful weekend with all girls! About this TV Show: "Discovery Jones Expeditions”, a national action adventure television series for kids and teens will be visiting Skydive Arizona during the weekend of the camp. They would like to cover our skills camp and the final outcome of the record. Below is a portion of what the producer has written to me: [[[[Our TV show features activities such as skydiving, rock climbing, scuba diving, hang gliding, etc..... and is geared towards young kids and teens. The program can be seen Monday through Friday all around the USA and the world.... in over 50 million households daily in the USA and millions more worldwide. This TV series focuses on teaching kids/teens about all kinds of outdoor activities, sports and adventures. During each episode we also teach the viewers a very basic faith based approach to everyday issues kids face. We would like to build an episode of our TV show around the activities at Skydive Arizona on the weekend of May 13th, 14th & 15th. The women's vertical camp would be a great opportunity for our young female viewers to be inspired to go for their goals.... as these women are doing in a sport such as skydiving.]]]] I am very excited about this opportunity. I can only imagine how our endeavor will affect all the young ladies that will be tuned in. This kind of thing is one of my favorite outcomes of my skydiving career. The producer would like to interview any ladies that would not mind being part of this. If it is not your thing, no worries they will not bother anyone who is not interested. I look forward to seeing everyone soon. I wish you all well. Blue skies and a nice warm spring! Amy Chmelecki

Due to circumstances beyond my control the Rob Harris Boogie has been canceled. I am so sorry to anyone who was planning on participating. Please, if you have any questions e-mail me at amychmelecki@hotmail.com

Due to circumstances beyond my control the Rob Harris Boogie has been canceled. I am so sorry to anyone who was planning on participating. Please, if you have any questions e-mail me at amychmelecki@hotmail.com

Hello Ladies, So far there is one lady registered, but during every other camp everyone registered at the last minute. During the January camp there where 14 women there. I hope to see some new faces as well as some old friends! Amy

In each of five rounds you are randomly matched with a different partner of similar flying ability. Your partner in each round will be competing against you on other teams during the other rounds. A sequence of compulsory moves are drawn from the dive pool. Each round will have a different draw. You and your partner for that round gain one point each time you correctly perform a move in the order of the draw. A video pool camera flyer records the dives. Your score for each round is added up. The person with the highest score wins. If you would like to check out all the rules go to skydiveaz.com click on experienced skydiver then click on special events. The event is a great time.

Hello and thank you to everyone involved in the third annual freefly money meet at Skydive Arizona. Thank you to everyone who remained patient and kind while dealing with the bad weather and unfortunate circumstances surrounding the competition. To all the local skydivers who knew and loved Dr. Kenny, thank you so much for maintaining focus throughout the event. I know how hard it was, but every one kept a smile on their face and helped where ever I needed it. Your help was so important to me and the event would not have been a success with out you. To all the visitors, thank you very very much for understanding and accepting the early end to the competition. I recognize that many of you traveled a long way and I am so sorry we had to end things early. You guys were so cool for not getting upset or mad----thank you. During the awards ceremony I made some mistakes. I was very rushed and not focused. I am sorry. Below are the final standings. This event has doubled from 2003. I have a feeling it will continue to grow. I hope to see you all again next year. If anyone has any comments, criticism or suggestions on how to make the event better or different, I am all ears and would love to hear what you have to say. Please feel free to e-mail me. amychmelecki@hotmail.com Once again, thanks you to all of you! As well as to all the great sponsors Skydive Arizona, Sun Path Products, Sky Venture AZ, Go Fast Sports, High But Dry Balloons, Freedom Means Choice, Firefly, Back Door Rigging, Arizona Training Center, Above All Photography, The Punisher, Gatorz, Square 2, Bent Prop Café, Performance Designs, Rigging Innovations, Rio Salado Brewery, Salt River Saloon, Big Fat Greek Restaurant, The Cue Club, Alti – 2, Bev Suit, Tony Suit, Icarus Canopies, Kitty’ Massage, Rebecca’s Massage, Fly Visions, Bone Head Composites, Tumbleweed Inn, Bison Witches and Tavern on Mill Amy Open Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Axel 15 10 8 33 Omar 15 9 9 32 TJ 11 8 11 30 Nancy 10 5 11 26 Jim Adams 11 9 6 26 Josh M 7 10 8 25 Jackson 9 8 8 25 Yoko 10 6 8 24 John 9 5 6 20 Puniher 7 6 6 19 Cliff Heller 7 3 8 18 Dan 7 3 6 16 Intermd Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Jason L 6 5 14 25 Jim S 4 5 14 23 Jason S 5 5 10 20 Mikey 4 3 10 17 Keith F 4 6 7 17 Robert P 5 6 5 16 Almut A 6 6 4 16 Sara 6 5 4 15 Andy L 6 6 3 15 Brad H 4 5 5 14 Johanna 4 3 7 14 Wayne B 4 5 4 13 Vic E 4 5 4 13 Gonzalo 4 5 3 12 Beginner Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Sean A 8 10 8 26 Eric 8 8 7 23 Joe 5 8 8 21 Rebecca 4 8 7 19 Shawn C 3 8 7 19 Shauna D 4 10 5 19 Meaghan 6 3 9 18 Paul 5 0 9 14 Herb E 3 1 5 9 Sally 6 0 2 8 Matt H 0 1 7 8 Rhonda K 0 3 2 5