Tim Grech...Owner/Operator
  • Full time Skydiver
  • Degree in Business from Niagara College (Marketing Major)
  • Started Skydiving Sep 1, 1984
  • Skydiving Instructor A, Instructor B, Instructor PFF, and Tandem Master
  • Course Conductor for the Canadian Sport Parachute Association (CSPA)
  • Tandem evaluator certified by Strong Tandem Manufactures
  • Chair  of the Coaching Working Committee for the CSPA
  • Participated in the 2000 300-way World Record attempts
  • Completed 4,800 skydives
  • Commercial Aircraft Pilot, flown over 1,150 loads of skydivers
  • Aircraft owner
  • Self-employed entrepreneur for 26 years
  • Senior Executive and Board member of a $53 million Corporation
  • Operates one of the largest Skydiving Operations in the country

 

Lauren Silverthorne - Manifestor

Hometown: Canton, Ohio
Total Number of Jumps: 2
First Jump Date: Aug 4, 2010
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving): Travelling, rollerblading, watching NFL Football
Favorite part of skydiving: The people around the dropzone and watching jumpers come down for their first time.
Skydiving accomplishments achieved to date:    Winning a bet that I could say meow to every customer for an entire day. 

Adam "Danger" Grainger

Hometown: Whitby, ON
Total Number of Jumps: 2,580+
First Jump Date:
May 15 1993
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving):
Building model cars, reading, MMA, rock concerts, movies
Favorite part of skydiving:
The people I meet in the air and on the ground.  Seeing the world from a different perspective.
Skydiving Licenses/Certificates Achieved to date:
Coach 2, Inctructor B, EJR, CA Tandem Master.
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: Former three time Canadian record holder. Former Canadian national team. Multiple medalist in provincial and national competitions

Gord Rapedius

Hometown: Dundas, ON
Total Number of Jumps:
700
First Jump Date: April 3rd, 1969
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving): whirled peas
Favorite part of skydiving: the camaraderie, sharing and the vicarious thrill of jumping with newer jumpers.
Skydiving Licenses/Certificates Achieved to date: SS1, Coach 1 cert, coach 2 pending, J.M. pending.
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: teaching safe skydiving to motivated people including my three daughters!

Marty VanRossam

Hometown: Barrie, ON
Total Number of Jumps:
1020
First Jump Date:
June 1999
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving):
my family and camping
Favorite part of skydiving:
what’s not to love?
Skydiving Licenses/Certificates Achieved to date: C-Cop, IA, C2, PFF, Camera flyer.
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: 10 years in the sport. 10 hours spent in freefall! 10-way formation!

Paul Martens

Hometown: Toronto, ON
Total Number of Jumps: 
3034
First Jump Date:
June 2, 1984
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving):
Reading, Collecting classic TV DVD’s.
Favorite part of skydiving:
Every jump, working with new keen skydivers, camraderie of jumpers
Skydiving Licenses/Certificates Achieved to date:
CSPA # 1115, D-570, Instructor A, Instructor B, Coach1, Coach2, EJY, Rigger ‘A’
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: I’ve taught over 1000 students. keeping active and current in our sport.

Geoff Rae

Hometown: Waterdown, ON
Total Number of Jumps:
1,800
First Jump Date:
Sep 11, 1993
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving):
Chasing Mary around the world (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Antarctica - 2 to go!)
Favorite part of skydiving:
The other wackos you see on this page.
Skydiving Licenses/Certificates Achieved to date:
C1, C2, IA, IB, PFF, Vector Tandem

Rhonda Long

Hometown: Hamilton, ON
Total Number of Jumps:
80
First Jump Date: Sep 2005
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving):
Soccer, my dog Ringo, scuba diving, running.
Favorite part of skydiving:
All of it. Jumping!
Skydiving Licenses/Certificates Achieved to date:
Solo cert, A Cop-11028
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: Jumping out of a helicopter & getting my A Cop.

Jamie Ramsden

Hometown:  Caledon, ON

Total number of jumps:  450

First jump date:   April 29, 2006

Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving):   Adventuring with Hannah.  

Favourite part of skydiving:  Getting out the door.  And, seeing new jumpers experience the awesomeness of it all.

Skydiving licenses/certificates achieved to date:  B-CoP

Skydiving accomplishments achieved to date:    Having the biggest trailer on the dropzone.

Illia Poplawski - Packer

Hometown: Dunnville, ON

Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving): To be an aerospace engineer, planes, computers

Favorite part of skydiving: All

Peter Krmencik - Packer Hometown: Toronto, ON
Total Number of Jumps:
300
First Jump Date:
NBA
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving):
Flying
Favorite part of skydiving:
TBA
Skydiving Licenses/Certificates Achieved to date:
B-COP
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: TBA

 


 

Mike Ungar

Hometown: Aylmer, ON
Total Number of Jumps:  1600+
First Jump Date: Jul 27, 2003
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving):  fine wine, long walks on the beach, knitting a scarf
Favorite part of skydiving: Swooping
Skydiving Licenses/Certificates Achieved to date:
CSPA C, Tandem Master, Coach 1, Coach 2, Jump Master, Instructor B, Ground Radio Controller.

Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date:  I was there when Hussein had his first beer.

Chris Walsh

Hometown: Halifax, NS
Total Number of Jumps: 2500+
First Jump Date: Sep 11, 1996
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving): ???
Favorite part of skydiving:  When the parachute opens.
Skydiving Licenses/Certificates Achieved to date: C-3129, Coach 2, Ground control instructor, Jump master, Strong Tandem master, RD-395

Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date:  Survived all my jumps.

Leigh Anne Walton

Hometown: Guelph, ON
Total Number of Jumps:
1,450+
First Jump Date:
31 August 1991
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving):
Enjoy life to the fullest. Interests: Travelling, running, outdoors, cooking, reading.
Favorite part of skydiving:
I enjoy everything about it.
Skydiving Licenses/Certificates Achieved to date:
C-2345, PFF, IB, C2, Tandem Master.
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: Canadian Record - Largest Women's formation 34.

Mike Whatling - Pilot

Hometown: Welland, ON
Total Number of Jumps:
1
First Jump Date:
May 2010
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving):
Flying, mini bikes
Accomplishments Achieved to date:
Commericial pilot with multi-engine instument rating as well as float and glider ratings.  700 hours of flight time and 320 hours flying jumpers.

Rachel Weare

Hometown: Hamilton, ON
Total Number of Jumps:
30+
First Jump Date:
1999
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving): studying to become an acupuncturist. Loves traveling. Massage therapy.
Favorite part of skydiving:
The people that I’ve met especially the pilots!
Skydiving Licenses/Certificates Achieved to date: none
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: still alive.

Wayne Schreiber Hometown: Guelph, ON
Total Number of Jumps:
A few thousand?
First Jump Date:
May 6, 1993
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving):
IDPA Tactical handgun shooting
Favorite part of skydiving:
4- way formation skydiving.
Skydiving Licenses/Certificates Achieved to date:
Coach 2, Instructor A, PFF Instructor, Tandem Instructor (Strong and Vector).
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: Team Canada:  2001-200. Competed in world events in Spain, France, Croatia, & Russia

Mitchell Whyte

Hometown: Manotick, ON
Total Number of Jumps:
650+
First Jump Date:
Sep 2, 2006
Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving):
I dig holes
Favorite part of skydiving:
Going fast.
Skydiving Licenses/Certificates Achieved to date:
Coach 1, Jump Master, Tandem Instructor, C-3396
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: Still alive despite my best efforts.
Howard Pollack - Pilot

Hometown: Toronto, ON

Goals/Interests (outside of skydiving): Flying