Thomas Crump gently drifts toward the ground Saturday, Sept. 4, at Central Florida Skydiving's landing zone at the Dunnellon-Marion County Airport. The skydiving business has recently opened and had brisk business Saturday morning.
Tandem-jump instructor Jerrid Salliote shouts a countdown as he and fellow jumper Ephese Richard exit the aircraft more than 10,000 feet above the Dunnellon Airport. Minutes later the two were safely on the ground taking in the drop from above.
Central Florida Skydiving owner Donnie Hickey, left, performs a gear check with skydiving student Alejandro Rad the morning of Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Dunnellon-Marion County Airport. Later in the morning Rad completed a solo jump.
Yazmin Murillo seems relieved as she and her tandem instructor Jerrid Salliote come to a stop as their chute gently settles Saturday morning, Sept. 4, at Central Florida Skydiving in Dunnellon. Murillo and her husband jumped separately with Salliote from high above the Dunnellon-Marion County Airport.
Thomas Crump gently drifts toward the ground Saturday, Sept. 4, at Central Florida Skydiving's landing zone at the Dunnellon-Marion County Airport. The skydiving business has recently opened and had brisk business Saturday morning.
Tandem-jump instructor Jerrid Salliote shouts a countdown as he and fellow jumper Ephese Richard exit the aircraft more than 10,000 feet above the Dunnellon Airport. Minutes later the two were safely on the ground taking in the drop from above.
Ephese Richard quietly sits Saturday morning, Sept. 4, inside the Central Florida Skydiving hanger in Dunnellon. His wife, Yazmin Murillo, left, is suited up by her instructor Jerrid Salliote as they prepare for a jump from about 10,000 feet.
Thomas Crump, a jumper with 450 skydives to his credit, comes in for a bit of a rough landing Saturday, Sept. 4, at Central Florida Skydiving. Crump walked away from the landing unhurt.
Thomas Crump quietly sits in the doorway of the small Cessna aircraft he will soon jump from as the aircraft is on the ground Saturday, Sept. 4, at Central Florida Skydiving at the Dunnellon-Marion County Airport. Thomas has some 450 jumps to his credit and is working to become a coach/instructor according to his father.
Skydiving student Alea Rad does one final gear check on his chute Saturday, Sept. 4, prior to boarding a small Cessna airplane and climbing more than 10,000 feet to jump. Ram gently landed back at the Dunnellon airport minutes after exiting the bright, green airplane used by Central Florida Skydiving.
Central Florida Skydiving owner Donnie Hickey, left, performs a gear check with skydiving student Alejandro Rad the morning of Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Dunnellon-Marion County Airport. Later in the morning Rad completed a solo jump.
Yazmin Murillo seems relieved as she and her tandem instructor Jerrid Salliote come to a stop as their chute gently settles Saturday morning, Sept. 4, at Central Florida Skydiving in Dunnellon. Murillo and her husband jumped separately with Salliote from high above the Dunnellon-Marion County Airport.
