Skydive Orange Instructor Nick Kaminski

Ratings: USPA D license AFF instructor AFF instructor evaluator Tandem Instructor USPA Coach Static Line Instructor (almost) PRO rated canopy pilot on the ProSwoopingTour.com Student Pilot Total Jumps:  7200 Tandems:  2200, Tandem Examiner AFF:  700, Instructor Evaluator Swoop:  2000 SL:  50'ish BASE JUMPS:  400 USPA PRO Rated Demo Jumper Pro Swoop Tour:  Pro rated Sponsored Pilot and Contract Agent for Performance Designs, United Parachute Technologies, and Cookie Composites.

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I got into skydiving at the early age of 12.  I wasn't old enough to jump, so I began packing parachutes for extra money.  The powers that be would not
let me jump at that young age, so I continued to work at my local dropzone until I was old enough for my first jump.

I continued skydiving through high school and college on various competition teams from Colorado.  I began BASE jumping in the desert during our cold
winters, and have loved it ever since.

My wife and I moved to Virginia in 2002, and we have been skydiving at Orange ever since!  Although we have been skydiving all over the world, we
have picked Skydive Orange for our home dropzone to work at because of the professional staff, modern new equipment, and quality of instruction.