Birth Date: April 1, 1971
Nationality: USA
First Jump: Novemeber 199
Total Jumps: 15,000
Home DZ: Skydive DeLand (FL)
Occupation: Performance Designs Factory Pilot, Flight-1 Instructor, 4-Way Formation Skydiving Coach, High Performance Canopy Coach, Wind Tunnel Coach, Business Owner
Education: BS in Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology
Hobbies: Basketball, Running, Wakeboarding, Free Diving, Writing, Reading
Licenses/Ratings: D-18803, AFF Jumpmaster Rating, PRO Rating, FAA Senior Rigger
Sponsors: Performance Designs, Sun Path, Airtec, Gatorz Eyewear, Ouragan Suits, Bird-Man, Alti-2, Asylum Designs, Consolidated Rigging, Terminal Imagery and Rigging, Rare Dynamics, Skydive DeLand
Total Skydives: 15,000
Freefly: 400
RW/FS: 8000
Hop-n-Pops: 2000
Camera: 1000
Other: 400 (Wingsuit, Demos, CReW, AFF, Tandems, Skysurf)
Cutaways: 1 Freefall, 4 Subterminal
Main Canopy:PD Velocity 96/90/84/79
Container: Javelin Odyssey
Reserve Canopy:PD Optimum 126, PDR113
AAD: Speed Cypres 2
Wingsuit: BirdMan Skyflyer 6 and Skyflyer 3
Helmet: Sky Systems Hurricane, and Sky Systems Vapor (camera helmet)
Jumpsuit: Liquid Sky
Altimeter: Alti-2 N3 audible and visual
Eyewear: Gatorz Radiator and Converter
BASE Jumps: 23
Building: 3
Antenna: 5
Span: 1
Earth: 10
Other: 4 (Dams, Cranes, Aircraft)
BASE Rig: Perigee Pro
BASE Canopy: Black Jack 260
Competition Results:
| Date |
Competition |
Location |
Event |
Result |
| Sept 2010 |
US National Championships (CP) |
Spaceland, TX |
Overall |
2nd |
| Dec 2010 |
2nd Gulf Cup, Dubai (CP) |
Dubai, UAE |
Distance |
1st |
| Sept 2009 |
US National Championships (CP) |
Spaceland, TX |
Overall |
2nd |
| Sept 2009 |
U.S. National Championships (FS) |
Chicago, IL |
4-way Open |
2nd |
| Oct 2009 |
Last Big Splash Swoop Comp (CP) |
Polk City, FL |
Overall |
1st |
| Sept 2007 |
US National Championships (CP) |
Chicago, IL |
Overall |
1st |
| 2007 |
European Swoop Tour (CP) |
Norway |
Overall |
1st |
| October 2006 |
U.S. National Championships (FS) |
Eloy, AZ |
4-way Open |
1st |
| August 2006 |
World Skydiving Championships (FS) |
Germany |
4-way Open |
1st |
| August 2006 |
U.S. National Championships (CP) |
New Jersey |
Overall |
1st |
| September 2005 |
U.S. National Championships (FS) |
Perris, CA |
4-way Open |
1st |
| September 2005 |
U.S. National Championships (FS) |
Perris, CA |
4-way Open |
1st |
| July 2005 |
Texel Beach Swoop |
Netherlands |
Overall |
1st |
| July 2005 |
King of Swoop |
Spain |
Overall |
1st |
| July 2005 |
World Games (CP) |
Germany |
Overall |
2nd |
| September 2004 |
World Skydiving Championships (FS) |
Croatia |
4-way Open |
1st |
Other Skydiving Accomplishments:
Title: 2005 Skydiver of the Year
World Records: 2009 4-way most formations in 35 seconds; 2005 Distance (CP): 418ft, 2002 Distance (CP): 478ft
Current World Record: 2000 16-Way (FS): 19 pts
HP Canopy Expeditions:
- 2003, 2005, 2006 Norway - Fjords
- 2006 France - Mt. Blanc
- 2006 Italy - Dolomites
- 2007 Arizona - Grand Canyon
- 2010 Swiss Alps - Switzerland
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SHANNON PILCHER
