Staff

Bruce Kennedy
Drop Zone Owner / Operator
Total jumps:5900 plus
Years in sport:28
First Jump:September 8, 1979
Ratings:Tandem Instructor * Static Line Instructor * AFF Instructor * Safety and Training Advisor * Senior Rigger * Videographer
Accomplishments:Training new students and watching them go on to do amazing things in the air. Many of my students have gone on to become accomplished skydivers and instructors.

Gayle Thomas
Office Manager / Scheduler & Head Manifestor
Total jumps:11
Years in sport:4
First Jump:2003
Ratings:Professional Tandem Passenger
Accomplishments:Being able to jump with some of the best skydivers I know!!!

Cliff Roy
Total jumps:5000 plus
Years in sport:27
First Jump:1982
Ratings:Tandem Instructor * AFF Instructor * Static Line Instructor * Master Rigger * Pilot since 1992 with single engine land rating * 300 Total flight hours with Instrument Rating*
Accomplishments:Having the ability to still get out of bed in the mornings without assistance.

Brent Romberg
Total jumps:3000 plus
Years in sport:11
First Jump:August 26, 1996
Ratings:Tandem Instructor * AFF Instructor * Static Line Instructor * Videographer * Pro Rated for Demonstration Jumps
Accomplishments:Staying in the airplane while Tom Palen showed me how an airplane stalls.

Chris Lobdell
Total jumps:565
Years in sport:5
First Jump:1996
Ratings:Tandem Instructor * Coach
Accomplishments:Keeping the drop zone machinery running

Jason Jasnos
Total jumps:5000 plus
Years in sport:15
First Jump:November 14, 1994
Ratings:Coach * AFF Instructor * Videographer * Pro Rated for Demonstration Jumps
Accomplishments:I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them. --Pablo Picasso

Gary Billings
Total jumps:1500
Years in sport:11
First Jump:September 13, 1998
Ratings:Tandem Instructor * Static Line Instructor * AFF Instructor * IAD Instructor * Free Fall Coach * Pro Rating * Videographer
Accomplishments:(see above)

Mark Folkmann
(aka) Junkyard Dog
Total jumps:7200 plus
Years in sport:24
First Jump:July 11, 1985
Ratings:Tandem Instructor * AFF Instructor * Static Line Instructor * Videographer * Pro Rating * Senior Rigger
Accomplishments:300 way attempt * 2000 Tandem jumps * 600 AFF jumps * 160 BASE jumps * Member of the Liberty Parachute Demonstration Team * Having the oppurtunity to teach skydiving.......... "what a sport!"

Jason Seibert
Total jumps: 1000 plus
Years in sport:9
First Jump:The fall of 1998
Ratings:Safety and Training Advisor * Coach * Nylon Compression Technician *
Accomplishments:Winning the Gold medal in my very first year of 4-way competition in the National Skydiving League with the team "Microburst". * Helping the office manager with stress relief at the end of the day *

Tom Palen
Total jumps:2 Tandems
Years in sport:Flying for Skydive Iowa since 2000
First Jump:
Ratings:Licensed Pilot since 1983 * Single and Multi-engine, Commercial and Instrument ratings * 3000 (plus) hours of total flight time * More than 1750 flights of flying jumpers * Professional trouble starter
Accomplishments:Convincing Brent Romberg into letting me show him how an airplane stalls.

Justin Karr
Total jumps:220
Years in sport:4
First Jump:2005
Ratings:C License * Free Fall Coach * Single and Multi-engine, Instrument and Commercial rated pilot. 1300 total flight hours with 800 hours flying jumpers *
Accomplishments:First place for Best Male Performer at the 2005 Couch Freak Boogie *

Russ Lucas
Total jumps:1313
Years in sport:10
First Jump:1997
Ratings:Coach * Tandem Instructor * Senior Rigger * Instrument rated commercial pilot * Single and multi-engine land * Single engine seaplane * Hot Air Ballon * 1133 total flight hours since 1991 * Certified Flight Instructor * Certified Instrument Flight Instructor *
Accomplishments:Earned all CREW awards at 2000 WFFC * 83 BASE jumps * Base trip to Norway * 33 day flyig trip to Alaska *
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