Valerie Marvin
Valerie Marvin
Jul 18ifloat (at) hotmail.com
| First jump | I made my first jump in August 1998 at Skydive Greensburg in Indiana. A close friend introduced me to the sport and eventually sparked my curiosity to learn how to skydive. |
| Jumps | 2100 |
| Ratings | USPA Coach, AFF Instructor, Coach and/or Instructor Examiner |
| Future ratings | None |
| Container | My primary container is an Infinity by Velocity Sports Equipment. I love my Infinity for the same reasons covered in this Mar 7, 2014 Skydive Mag article. |
| Main canopy | I am currently on my third Performance Designs Stiletto. I like its quick reaction to input, glide ratio, and recovery rate. |
| Favorite discipline | Relative work (belly flying) |
| Skydiving Training | Skydive Greensburg |
| What would you most like to improve about the sport of skydiving? | Understanding of safe canopy flight |
| Most common mistake you see new jumpers make? | Dressing for a freefly jump in ‘street clothes’ with a shirt/sweater untucked and only fastened down with leg straps. Avoidance hopefully can be achieved by keeping a look out for each other and speaking up and sharing the knowledge. |