"Am I really doing this?" asks Doug Camozzi...
Doug Camozzi, proprietor of the Banana Boat Caribbean Grill and Tiki Hut in Provo. Turks and Caicos Islands, is among the first to load in the King Air.
Shameless Plug follows...Doug Camozzi TCI- Banana Boat (809) 94-15706 fax (809) 94-13771Divide Grill Winter Park, Colorado. Cooper Creek Square, P.O. Box 326 Winter Park, Colorado U.S.A. 80482 (303) 726-4900 fx (303) 726-5380

©1996 Philip McMaster, Freelance Professionals
N21º44'357" ¥ W72º17'024"

Loading up with jumpers

©1996 Philip McMaster, Freelance Professionals
N21º44'357" ¥ W72º17'024"

Cool headed jumpers in the King of sardine cans
8 pairs of jumpers (16) and the pilot squeeze into a plane designed to hold six passengers and 2 crew.

©1996 Philip McMaster, Freelance Professionals
N21º44'357" ¥ W72º17'024"

Van Wideman- Freefall photographer
Van Wideman, an adventure photographer from Florida skydives along with tandem jumpers to capture their freefall on video and 35mm still photos. Cameras are mounted on helmets, with composition / framing eyepiece attached to the helmet and shutter release cable held in his hand.

©1996 Philip McMaster, Freelance Professionals
N21º44'357" ¥ W72º17'024"

Camera helmet in hand, Van Wideman checks the islands below before the jump
Van Wideman, freefall photographer, looks out the open door of the King Air over the Turks and Caicos Islands.

©1996 Philip McMaster, Freelance Professionals
N21º44'357" ¥ W72º17'024"

Looking like a hawk...
Looking like the skydiving hawk that Rocky Evans (2x World Champion & 3x U.S. National Champion) will momentarily become, he peers over Van Wideman, freefall photographer, while discussing jump sequence and photo taking requirements.

©1996 Philip McMaster, Freelance Professionals
N21º44'357" ¥ W72º17'024"

8,000 and still climbing!
High above the Turks & Caicos Islands, Dave Wolff shows his altimeter registering 8,000 feet. With only 3,000 feet more to climb, it was time to put on the goggles, hook together the harnesses and get ready to leap out the door with camera in hand.