SOS and POPS Members Set Three Virginia Records
Menu
  1. First-Time & Student Skydivers
    1. How Safe is Skydiving?
    2. Make Your First Skydive
    3. Find a Drop Zone
    4. Skydiving Equipment
    5. FAQs
    6. Earning Your License
    7. Resources
  2. Experienced Skydivers
    1. USPA Membership
    2. SIM
    3. DZ Locator
    4. Resources
      1. Downloads
      2. Malfunction Videos
      3. Logbook Apps
      4. "The Update" Archives
      5. Traveling with Parachutes
      6. Calendar of Events
    5. Competition & Records
      1. Skydivers Competition Manual (SCM)
      2. Records
      3. Find a Judge
      4. Nationals and Collegiates
      5. U.S. Parachute Team
      6. Judges
    6. Earning Licenses & Ratings
    7. Safety Day
    8. Incident Reports
    9. Awards
    10. Stolen Gear
    11. Sisters In Skydiving
    12. Price List
    13. World Skydiving Day
  3. Rating Holders and S&TAs
    1. Report an Incident
    2. Browse Incident Reports
    3. SIM & IRM
    4. Credential Check
    5. Resources
      1. Downloads
      2. USPA Library
      3. Skydive School
      4. Malfunction Videos
      5. ISP Category Dive Flows
      6. ISP Category Quizzes
      7. "The Professional" Archives
      8. Logbook Apps
      9. Used Gear Calculator
      10. Wingloading Calculator
      11. Repack Date Calculator
    6. Safety & Training Advisors
    7. PRO Ratings & Demo Jumps
    8. Judges
      1. Find a Judge
      2. Judge Rating Courses
      3. Submit A Course
    9. Examiners
      1. Standardization Meetings
  4. Drop Zone Management
    1. Credential Check
    2. DZO Conference
    3. Group Membership
      1. Benefits
      2. Starter Mag
      3. Group Member Pledge
    4. DZO and Pilot Resources
    5. Aircraft Operations And Pilot Training
    6. Federal Aviation Regulations
    7. Airport Access
    8. College Clubs
    9. DZ Tools
      1. GM Call to Action Scripts
  5. About USPA
    1. What is USPA?
      1. Board of Directors
      2. Headquarters Staff & Departments
      3. Regions
      4. Employment
    2. Search
    3. USPA News
    4. Calendar of Events
      1. Submit An Event
      2. Submit A Course
      3. STAR Tech Contest
    5. U.S. Parachute Team
      1. Competition & Records
      2. National & Collegiate Competitions
    6. Government Relations
    7. Skydiver Demographics
    8. Skydive Equipment
    9. Exhibition Jumps
    10. Press Center
    11. Advertising
Sunday, December 22, 2024
About USPAUSPA News
SOS and POPS Members Set Three Virginia Records

SOS and POPS Members Set Three Virginia Records

Records
Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Above: The members of POPS and SOS prepare to board the plane for a 16-way. 

Members of the Parachutists Over Phorty Society and its subgroup, Skydivers Over Sixty, set three Virginia records at a September 8-10 event at Skydive Orange in Virginia. Keith Scholz organized the attempts, and the drop zone dedicated a Twin Otter and pilot to the group for its efforts.

A number of record attempts on Friday came up just one grip shy, but the jumpers had better results on Saturday. The SOS group—Bob Bebee, Roger Landmann, Doug Lewis, John Pataky, Norman Patnode, Larry Rinnard, Keith Scholz, Rob Templeton, Mike Urzen, Bill Welch, Harold White and Benjamin Wong—set the Virginia SOS Record for Largest Formation Skydive with a 12 way. Ben Shank flew video for the group.

Also on Saturday, the POPS group—Vanessa Betancourt, Dana Bittenbender, Nadine Giampapa, Sean Phillips, Keith Rehmel, Jim Stark and Chris Whitley with videographer Sandy Adkins—set a Virginia POPS Record for Largest Eight-Point Formation Skydive with a 7-way.

With two successes under their belts, the groups then combined for a 16-way formation skydive on the last jump of the day. They planned to attempt additional sequential records on Sunday, but the weather did not allow any jumping that day.

Bill Welch | D-35956
Woodbridge, Virginia

Master of His Craft—Steve Curtis | D-20818 Receives the USPA Gold Medal for Meritorious Service Master of His Craft—Steve Curtis | D-20818 Receives the USPA Gold Medal for Meritorious Service Texas Women Make Herstory at Skydive Spaceland-San Marcos Texas Women Make Herstory at Skydive Spaceland-San Marcos
Print
Categories: Records   |   Rate this article:
No rating
  |  Number of views: 13983   |  Comments: 0
Tags: POPS, Skydive Orange, SOS, Virginia, November 2023

Related articles

Please login or register to post comments.
PARACHUTIST
USPA STORE

USPA      5401 Southpoint Centre Blvd., Fredericksburg, VA, 22407     (540) 604-9740    M-F 9am-5pm Eastern    (540) 604-9741     uspa@uspa.org

Terms Of UsePrivacy StatementCopyright 2024 by United States Parachute Association
Your Source for all things Skydiving in the U.S.
Back To Top