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It was a runner-up finish for Bob Meister's Mile High Mayhem skydive team in the four-way formation skydiving (FS) event at the Mountain State Indoor Skydive Competition in Denver over the weekend. They took second to none other than the Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue team.
Meister, Summit County's resident flying dentist, has been a competitive skydiver for years. Over the summer, he was one of 69 jumpers who set the Colorado state record for most skydivers in a single formation.
On Saturday, it was all about moving quickly and being precise, as he and three others took the top (civilian) honors in the first-ever four-way competition, in which the teams have 35 seconds to complete four different formations as many times as possible.
“The Air Force team definitely deserved the win. They were a lot younger than us,” Meister said.
The teams are awarded a point every time they successfully complete a formation. Mile High Mayhem, which has previously won a National Skydive League championship two years in row, earned eight points in the first round and 16 points in the second.
“Some formations are easy, and some are hard. You go from one formation to another. You practice on the ground, walking through it at first,” said Meister, who after a hiatus re-formed the team to compete in this particular event. They trained a couple times per week for three months with a coach.
“Our team has about a hundred hours in the wind tunnel and we've been flying for over three years,” Meister said. “We've flown together so long that we know what each other's moves are.”
There are roughly 20 sky diving wind tunnels throughout the world, which simulate skydiving. Skyventure Colorado is among the best of the these indoor facilities, Meister said, and it's open to the public with no experience necessary.
“Anybody can fly in it. I have a 5-year-old daughter; she's been flying in it since she was 18 months old. She thinks it's normal,” Meister said.
For more information on the wind tunnel, call (303) 768-9000 or visit www.skyventureco
orado.com. Or you could probably schedule a cleaning with Dr. Meister at Breckenridge Family Dental, and he'll tell you all about it.
Meister, Summit County's resident flying dentist, has been a competitive skydiver for years. Over the summer, he was one of 69 jumpers who set the Colorado state record for most skydivers in a single formation.
On Saturday, it was all about moving quickly and being precise, as he and three others took the top (civilian) honors in the first-ever four-way competition, in which the teams have 35 seconds to complete four different formations as many times as possible.
“The Air Force team definitely deserved the win. They were a lot younger than us,” Meister said.
The teams are awarded a point every time they successfully complete a formation. Mile High Mayhem, which has previously won a National Skydive League championship two years in row, earned eight points in the first round and 16 points in the second.
“Some formations are easy, and some are hard. You go from one formation to another. You practice on the ground, walking through it at first,” said Meister, who after a hiatus re-formed the team to compete in this particular event. They trained a couple times per week for three months with a coach.
“Our team has about a hundred hours in the wind tunnel and we've been flying for over three years,” Meister said. “We've flown together so long that we know what each other's moves are.”
There are roughly 20 sky diving wind tunnels throughout the world, which simulate skydiving. Skyventure Colorado is among the best of the these indoor facilities, Meister said, and it's open to the public with no experience necessary.
“Anybody can fly in it. I have a 5-year-old daughter; she's been flying in it since she was 18 months old. She thinks it's normal,” Meister said.
For more information on the wind tunnel, call (303) 768-9000 or visit www.skyventureco
orado.com. Or you could probably schedule a cleaning with Dr. Meister at Breckenridge Family Dental, and he'll tell you all about it.
