Gary Beyer Arizona Airspeed member: 1995- 2002
On The Line Skydiving Owner/ Head Coach
With over 15,000 jumps since 1983, Gary is one of the world's most
experienced skydiving coaches. He has been a Static Line, AFF and
Tandem Instructor and has over 1000 hours of tunnel coaching time,
being involved with the Airspeed camps since their inception in 1999
and running his own camps since 2004.
A world champion skydiver in 8-way with 5 world and 28 national
medals, Gary still competes with player-coach teams, and also
recently took Gold in 16-way with the Airspeed reunion group at 2006
US Nationals. He dedicates the majority of his time to 4- and 8-way
team coaching and challenging large sequential. He has taken many
supposedly 'failed' AFF students through to becoming successful
skydivers. He now coaches in both the USA and Europe and is South
African by birth.
Coaches working with On The Line include:
Mark Kirkby
Arizona Airspeed founding member: 1994 - present
Mark is one of the original Airspeed members. Always in demand as
a coach, he has been involved in tunnel coaching since 2000 and
many of his students have gone on to win national titles. He is a
multiple world champion in both 4- and 8-way, the only British
skydiver ever to win gold in Open at a World Meet, and remains one
of the most successful skydiving competitors in the history of the
sport. In 2006, after a period of full-time coaching, Mark rejoined
Airspeed Odyssey in tail. They won the Bodyflight World Challenge
and the US Nationals in 2007 with record breaking scores and are
currently preparing for the World Meet 2008.
Eliana Rodriguez
Arizona Airspeed member: 2001 - present
Eliana, a world champion in 8-way, has been coaching with Airspeed
since Dec 2001 when she joined the team. Before joining Airspeed,
Eliana was working as a tunnel instructor at the SkyVenture wind
tunnel in Orlando for 3 ½ years. She represented the US at the World
Meet in Germany 06 and won the US 4-way Nationals 2007 with
Airspeed - again. When she's not training with Odyssey for the
World Meet 08 she spends her time coaching people of all skill
levels in tunnels and in the air.
Neal Houston
Arizona Airspeed member: 2000 - 2005
Neal has over 12,000 jumps and has been skydiving since 1980.
Originally from Canada, he is a multiple world champion with 27
national medals (Canada and US). He has been coaching as part of
the Airspeed team since 2000 and has hundreds of tunnel coaching
hours. Since leaving Airspeed he has trained as a helicopter pilot
and continues to coach skydivers of all levels.
Kirk Verner
Arizona Airspeed founding member: 1994 - 2006
A founding member of Airspeed, Kirk has over 18,000 skydives and
started jumping in 1980. He is a multiple world champion in 4- and
8-way and one of the world's best known and most accomplished
competitors; his coaching experience spans decades. He is now
managing the brand new SkyVenture wind tunnel in North Carolina,
where he continues to use his extensive knowledge and skills to
benefit skydivers there.
Todd Hawkins
Arizona Airspeed member: 2003 - 2006
Originally from Perth, Australia, Todd has national titles in both his
home country and the US. He joined Airspeed in 2003 and took silver
with them at the World Championships in 8-way that year. In 2006 he
won the US 8-way Nationals a 2nd time, as well as taking gold in
16-way. Todd is a highly experienced coach who has worked
alongside Gary on many tunnel camps, as well as being
Player-coach with him on AZ Razor.
John Eagle
Arizona Airspeed member: 1995 - 2003
John joined Airspeed in 1995 and is a multiple world champion, with
titles in both 4- and 8-way. With over 13,000 jumps and hundreds of
tunnel hours, John's is one of the most easily recognisable names
in skydiving. Although he retired from competition in 2003, John took
the 16-way gold at US Nationals with Airspeed in 2006 and in 2007
re-entered the competitive 4-way field as a Player-coach alongside
Gary on the new Arizona Directe line-up. They are currently in training
for US Nationals 2008.
On The Line Skydiving Owner/ Head Coach
With over 15,000 jumps since 1983, Gary is one of the world's most
experienced skydiving coaches. He has been a Static Line, AFF and
Tandem Instructor and has over 1000 hours of tunnel coaching time,
being involved with the Airspeed camps since their inception in 1999
and running his own camps since 2004.
A world champion skydiver in 8-way with 5 world and 28 national
medals, Gary still competes with player-coach teams, and also
recently took Gold in 16-way with the Airspeed reunion group at 2006
US Nationals. He dedicates the majority of his time to 4- and 8-way
team coaching and challenging large sequential. He has taken many
supposedly 'failed' AFF students through to becoming successful
skydivers. He now coaches in both the USA and Europe and is South
African by birth.
Coaches working with On The Line include:
Mark Kirkby
Arizona Airspeed founding member: 1994 - present
Mark is one of the original Airspeed members. Always in demand as
a coach, he has been involved in tunnel coaching since 2000 and
many of his students have gone on to win national titles. He is a
multiple world champion in both 4- and 8-way, the only British
skydiver ever to win gold in Open at a World Meet, and remains one
of the most successful skydiving competitors in the history of the
sport. In 2006, after a period of full-time coaching, Mark rejoined
Airspeed Odyssey in tail. They won the Bodyflight World Challenge
and the US Nationals in 2007 with record breaking scores and are
currently preparing for the World Meet 2008.
Eliana Rodriguez
Arizona Airspeed member: 2001 - present
Eliana, a world champion in 8-way, has been coaching with Airspeed
since Dec 2001 when she joined the team. Before joining Airspeed,
Eliana was working as a tunnel instructor at the SkyVenture wind
tunnel in Orlando for 3 ½ years. She represented the US at the World
Meet in Germany 06 and won the US 4-way Nationals 2007 with
Airspeed - again. When she's not training with Odyssey for the
World Meet 08 she spends her time coaching people of all skill
levels in tunnels and in the air.
Neal Houston
Arizona Airspeed member: 2000 - 2005
Neal has over 12,000 jumps and has been skydiving since 1980.
Originally from Canada, he is a multiple world champion with 27
national medals (Canada and US). He has been coaching as part of
the Airspeed team since 2000 and has hundreds of tunnel coaching
hours. Since leaving Airspeed he has trained as a helicopter pilot
and continues to coach skydivers of all levels.
Kirk Verner
Arizona Airspeed founding member: 1994 - 2006
A founding member of Airspeed, Kirk has over 18,000 skydives and
started jumping in 1980. He is a multiple world champion in 4- and
8-way and one of the world's best known and most accomplished
competitors; his coaching experience spans decades. He is now
managing the brand new SkyVenture wind tunnel in North Carolina,
where he continues to use his extensive knowledge and skills to
benefit skydivers there.
Todd Hawkins
Arizona Airspeed member: 2003 - 2006
Originally from Perth, Australia, Todd has national titles in both his
home country and the US. He joined Airspeed in 2003 and took silver
with them at the World Championships in 8-way that year. In 2006 he
won the US 8-way Nationals a 2nd time, as well as taking gold in
16-way. Todd is a highly experienced coach who has worked
alongside Gary on many tunnel camps, as well as being
Player-coach with him on AZ Razor.
John Eagle
Arizona Airspeed member: 1995 - 2003
John joined Airspeed in 1995 and is a multiple world champion, with
titles in both 4- and 8-way. With over 13,000 jumps and hundreds of
tunnel hours, John's is one of the most easily recognisable names
in skydiving. Although he retired from competition in 2003, John took
the 16-way gold at US Nationals with Airspeed in 2006 and in 2007
re-entered the competitive 4-way field as a Player-coach alongside
Gary on the new Arizona Directe line-up. They are currently in training
for US Nationals 2008.
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