Instructors/Contractors
Name: Buck Whalley
Total Jumps: 4000+
Years in Sport: 30
Ratings and licensing: Coach 2, Inst B, Course Conductor, Rigger, Jump Pilot, Tandem Master.
Buck started jumping in 1975. He is a former member of the Canadian Parachute Team and has won Provincial, National and International titles in style, accuracy and formation skydiving. He holds numerous CSPA instructor ratings and has logged 1000+ hours flying. Buck is a co-owner of Mile High Parachuting and has also been employed as a test jumper and rigger for GPS guided parachute systems including both heavy cargo drops and specialized parachuting equipment. Buck holds the position of Chief Instructor and Operations Manager for Mile High Parachuting.
Name: Allan (Turtle) Lancaster
Total Jumps: 2500+
Years in Sport:17
Ratings and Licensing: CSPA D CoP, USPA D, Coach 2, Instr B, PFF Instr, Rigger
Allan began jumping with the military in 1980, and did his first civilian sport jump in 1990. He was a member of the Canadian Forces Parachute Team "The SkyHawks" in 1991 and 1992. Allan holds numerous CSPA instructor ratings and has also been employed as a test jumper and rigger for GPS guided parachute systems including both heavy cargo drops and specialized parachuting equipment.
Name: Eldon Currell
Total Jumps: 1200+
Years in Sport: 16
Ratings and Licensing: Instr B, Coach 1, Exhibition Jump Rating
Eldon has been with Mile High Parachuting since conception. He has 12 years experience in Jump Mastering and 10 years experience in teaching the Solo First Jump Course. During his skydiving career, Eldon has taught over a thousand students. He enjoys working with new people, teaching and learning new skills.
Name: Cyr Langevin
Total Jumps: 2000+
Years in Sport: 31
Ratings and Licensing: CSPA D CoP, Instr B, Coach 2, PFF Instr
Cyr has been jumping for 30 years, he began by doing military parachute jumps while in the Parachute Company of the Royal 22e Regiment. He has been working at Mile High Parachuting for 10 years. Cyr has participated in large formation jumping and the Canadian CrW record. At Mile High, Cyr is involved with the progressive freefall training program, coaching and the solo first jump courses.
Name: Wayne Roffey
Total Jumps: 2300+
Years in Sport: 30
Ratings and Licensing: Rigger A, Coach 2, Instr B, L.E, C.A.
Wayne has been jumping for 29 years with interests in relative work, canopy relative work and parachute rigging. He has been involved in military training and test evaluations of new equipment. Wayne also provided training and coaching for Canadian astronauts. He was the club safety officer for several year as well as having a long involvement in parachute rigging, coaching and instructing. Wayne has been a rigger coach and instructor for over 25 years and is a senior instructor at Mile High Parachuting.
Name: Trevor (Fitz) Fitzpatrick
Total Jumps: 2500+
Years in Sport: 13
Ratings and Licensing: Coach, Instructor, CSPA Rigger A, FAA Master Rigger, Tandem Master
Trevor did his first jump at Mile High in 1994. Since then he has acquired several ratings that include; coach, instructor, rigger and tandem master. Trevor was involved in the training and evaluations of equipment currently being used by the Canadian Forces Search and Rescue Squadrons. Trevor's greatest joy in skydiving comes from seeing new jumpers come down after their skydive with a huge smile and a great sense of accomplishment.
Name: Dave Gransden
Total Jumps: 2600+
Years in Sport: 22
Ratings and Licensing: None! No cool ratings anyway.
Dave is the one of our awesome video dudes here at Mile High. He jumps his own homemade built parachutes and "hates" skydiving but keeps coming back!
Name: Clive Webb
Total Jumps: 1700+
Years in Sport: 28
Ratings and licensing: CSPA D CoP, Coach 2, Inst B, EJR
Clive started jumping in 1979. He is a three time former member of the Canadian Parachute Team in the winter discipline of Para-ski. Over his skydiving career he has also competed in Local, Provincial, and National competitions in style, accuracy and formation skydiving winning numerous medals. He holds a private pilot rating as well and has flown in such scenic locations as Vancouver Island, B.C. and Germany during his service in the Air Force.
Name: Neill Bissonnette
Total Jumps: 1060+
Years in Sport: 20
Ratings and Licensing: CSPA C CoP, Coach 1, Instr A, Rigger A
Neill has been jumping for 19 years and has been a coach and instructor for 14 years. He has been a jump pilot for 20 years and is employed full time as a pilot for Air Canada.
Name: Jeff Dean
Total Jumps: 1500+
Years in Sport: 9
Ratings and Licensing: Coach 1, Coach 2, Instr A, Tandem Master, FAA Senior Parachute Rigger
Jeff is a senior instructor at Mile High Parachuting and tandem master with Mile High Parachuting with a passion and love for the sport of skydiving. His goal is to pass on his enthusiasm for skydiving to students and first time jumpers.
Name: David (Dave) Thistle
Total Jumps: 800+
Years in Sport: 11
Ratings and Licensing: Coach 1, Coach 2 (pending), Instr A, Tandem Master
Dave was on the Canadian Forces Parachuting Team "The SkyHawks" in 2001. Dave has a strong passion for this sport and enjoys every moment in the air. The looks forward to working with new people.
Name: Gerry Cluett
Total Jumps: 800+
Years in Sport: 5
Ratings and Licensing: CSPA C CoP, Coach 1, Instr A, Tandem Master
Gerry came to Mile High in Sept of 2000 to do one jump and was immediately hooked. Since then he has attained his Coach 1, Instructor A and Tandem Instructor qualifications. Gerry really enjoys jumping with students/novice skydivers and teaching them new skills.
Name: Larry (Crazy Larry) Maulsby
Total Jumps:1400+
Years in Sport: 12
Ratings and Licensing: CSPA C CoP, Coach 2, Tandem Master, 59 way Canadian Record Holder
Larry has been a load organizer at the World Freefall Convention and is team captain of the 4 way RW team, Helios. He has taken the Arizona Airspeed 4 way skills camp and the Perris Performance Plus tunnel camp.
Name: Anthony
White
Total Jumps: 1000+
Years in Sport: 8
Ratings and Licensing: CSPA D CoP, Instructor A, Coach 2, Exhibition Jump Rating, Parachute Packer
Anthony has enjoyed skydiving for over 8 years and has achieved a number of significant accomplishments including the National Record and Gold Medal in Canopy Relative Work (CRW), National Junior Champion and Silver Medalsit overall 1999 Paraski Naionals, and the Canadian Ten Man Award.
Name: Rod (Ramrod) Berek
Total Jumps: 10
Years in Sport: 5
Ratings and Licensing: Commercial Pilot's license, 1030 hours
Rod is part of our amazing team of pilots! He started flying for Mile High in June 2004. Rod did a tandem in June 2004 and has done 3 IAD's and 5 PFF jumps since. He also did a tandem in New Zealand!
Name: Andrew Woof
Total Jumps: a grand total of two IAD jumps to date
Years in Sport: Has been dropping skydivers for six seasons
Ratings and Licensing: Commercial Pilot's Licence and Multi IFR
Andrew has logged 300 hours a as jump pilot and has a total of 730 hours flying time. He completed most of his flight training at Trinity Western University in British Columbia, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1997. Andrew considers his home to be Belleville, Ontario where he has lived since 1982. When he is not dropping skydivers or flying, Andrew loves to play and watch sports. Especially hockey, baseball and car racing. He enjoys reading books, magazines and newspaper articles regarding economics, investing, real estate and wealth accumulation. Andrew loves to travel, especially to warm sunny beaches in the south during the long cold bitter Canadian winters. His ultimate dream in life would be to restore, fly and own a vintage airplane such as a Spitfire or Mustang.
Name: Bruce Trudel
Total Jumps: None Yet
Years in Sport: 25 years as jump pilot
Ratings and Licensing: Airline Transportation Pilot License, Float rating, Flight Instructor Rating
Bruce is the chief pilot for Mile High, he has been flying for 31 years and flying jumpers for 25 years accumulating 3000 hours flying time. With flying experience at four different drop zones he finds the camaraderie at Mile High enjoyable.