Sgt Andy Hulan demonstrating packing procedures to local students at a recent school jump. California building a 10 way Sky Hawks build a 7 box formation over southern California. Sky Hawks exiting the ramp of our CC115 De Havilland Buffalo during a practice jump.
Jumpers attach their parachutes together by performing a series of controlled collisions.
As parachutes are attached one on top of the other they create vertical formations that are called stacks. Jumpers fly their bodies together at speeds upwards of 180 MPH to build a round formation. The Sky Hawks in a 10 Way Star formation. The Team exiting the back of a Sky Van during spring training camp. A 7 stack vertical formation.