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| SHANNON PILCHER |
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Age: 33
Born: April 1, 1971 (April Fool's baby!)
Time in Skydiving: 13 years
Total # of jumps: 8000
Freefly: 800
RW: 5900
Hop & Pops: 1300
Demos: 40
BASE: 4
Birdman: 75
Cutaways: 4
Pack Jobs: 5000
Reserve Pack Jobs: 100 (at least 100 pencil packs)
Other: 2 Antenna jumps, 2 Cliff jumps
First high-speed cutaway: 6,280 jumps!
First Canopy Piloting competition: November 2001
First 4-way team training jump: 36 jumps
COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
Currently competing on the 2005 Pro Swoop Tour with the Performance Designs Factory Team, and as an alternate with U.S. National 4-Way Team "DeLand Majik." Competed at the U.S. FS Nationals from 1993 through 2004.
Highest 4-way average: 22.5, 2004 FAI FS World Championships, Croatia
Highest 8-way average: 17.6, 2002 FAI World Cup, Spain
Former Distance world record holder on the Pro Swooping Tour: 418 feet.
Former 16-Way world record holder: 19 points in time (2001 with "Airspeed Blue")
CANOPY PILOTING ACHIEVEMENTS
- Currently ranked 3rd on the 2004 Pro Swooping Tour
- Member of the 2005 U.S. Canopy Piloting Team
- Team Champions, 2003 and 2004 Pro Swooping Tour
- 1st Overall Team, PST Perris, CA, October 2004
- 2nd Overall Individual, PST Freestyle, Perris, CA, October, 2004
- 3rd Overall, U.S. Nationals, Perris, CA, 2004
- 1st Team Speed, PST Perris, CA, October 2004
- 1st Distance, PST Perris, CA, October 2004
- 1st Cross Keys Swoop Jam, NJ, September 2004
- 1st Paracentrum Texel Swoop Meet, July 2004
- 1st Team Speed, PST Wildwood, NJ, July 2004
- 1st Arizona Money Meet, Oct 2003
- 1st Overall, Perris Pro Blade Tour , June 2002
- 1st Distance, Perris Pro Blade Tour, June 2002
- 2nd DeLand Swoop Meet, May 2004
- 2nd Red Bull "Blade Raid", Utah, April 2004
- 2nd Red Bull "Wings Over Cleveland", August 2003
- 2nd Target Accuracy, Perris Pro Blade Tour, June 2002
- 2nd Team speed, Perris Pro Blade Tour, June 2002
- 3rd Pro Swoop Tour Freestyle Open, Perris, April 2004
- 3rd SkyQuest Fantasy Swoop Meet, November 2003
- 3rd Carving Accuracy, Perris Pro Blade Tour, June 2002
- 3rd Zone Accuracy, Sky Quest 2001
FORMATION SKYDIVING ACHIEVEMENTS
International Competition
4-Way:
1st 2004 FAI World Championships, "DeLand Majik" (22.5 avg)
1st Place, 2002 FAI World Cup, "DeLand Majik" (22.4 avg)
3rd Place, 2000 FAI World Cup, "DeLand PD Blue" (20.6 avg)
8-Way:
3rd Place, 2002 with "Majik Airspeed" (17.6 avg)
3rd Place, 2000 with "Airspeed Blue" (11.9 avg)
U.S. Nationals
4-way Open:
1st Place, 2003 with "DeLand Majik" (21.3 avg)
3rd Place, 2002 with "DeLand Majik" (21.2 avg)
3rd Place, 2000 with "DeLand PD Blue" (20.4 avg)
3rd Place, 1998 with "DeLand Genesis" (16.2 avg)
3rd Place, 1996 with "Sebastian Air FX" (16.0 avg)
8-Way Open:
3rd Place, 2002 with "DeLand Majik" (15.8 avg)
4th Place, 2000 with "DeLand PD 8" (10.6 avg)
4th Place, 1999 with "Frostie G" (9.7 avg)
3rd Place, 1998 with "DeLand Genesis" (9.8 avg)
16-Way:
1st Place, 2002 with "Airspeed Blue"
1st Place, 2001 with "Airspeed Blue" (World Record 19-pt dive)
1st Place, 2000 with "Airspeed Blue"
America's Cup Tour of Formation Skydiving
4-Way:
4th Place Overall, 2000 with "DeLand PD Blue"
1st Place Overall, 1999 with "DeLand Genesis"
1st Place Overall, 1998 with "DeLand Genesis"
8-Way:
1st Place Overall, 2000 with "DeLand PD Blue"
National Skydiving League (NSL) Championships
4-Way:
1st Place Overall, 2000 with "DeLand PD Blue"
1st Place Overall, 1999 with "DeLand Genesis"
1st Place Overall, 1998 with "DeLand Genesis"
Florida Skydiving League (FSL) Championships
4-Way:
1st Place Overall, 1999 with "DeLand Genesis"
2nd Place Overall, 1998 with "DeLand Genesis"
Collegiate National Parachuting Championships
4-Way:
1st Place, 1993-94 with "Laminar Flow"
1st Place, 1992-93 with "Laminar Flow"
SKYDIVING EXPERIENCE
Logged more than 8,000 jumps, including approximately 5,000 4-way team jumps since 1992.
Flown approximately 500 hours of flight time in Orlando's Sky Venture wind tunnel.
Eight years experience coaching teams, groups and individuals from around the world.
Some teams include:
Norwegian National Team (2005 and beyond…)
Norwegian National Female Team (2001-03)
Austrian National Team "FILA" (2002-2004)
Monkey Circus (Austria, 2000-02)
British Army Competition 4-Way Team (UK, 2000-01)
RAGE (FL, 2000; U.S. National Champions, Intermediate, 2000)
Mr. Pink (GA, 1999-2000; GA state champions, 1999)
Mexican National Team (1997)
USPA AFF Jumpmaster (expired)
FAA Senior Parachute Rigger since January 1997.
Reporter, Skydiving magazine February 1996-May 2000.
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