2008 Testimonials
Bo, Alex, Jon & Chris (and the rest of your outstanding staff),
I just wanted to thank you all for one of the most fantastic experiences of my life this past Friday. You made this 52 year old man feel like a young man again! Proof positive that stepping out of one’s own comfort zone can do wonders for how we feel about ourselves.
Bo, you made no bones that what I was about to do was dangerous, but you also reminded me that my drive to your place was statistically even more dangerous – thank you – for putting it into perspective for me. Other skydiving centers or “clubs” may allow you to solo jump your first time out, but you guys require a tandem for the first jump. This proves to me that you put safety (not cash flow) first. You have put together a winning team of professionals with an uncompromising sense of responsibility, and a good mixture of fun and kidding around. There’s a great balance there!
Jon, I had my doubts about you at first, only because I knew you were young enough to be my son. Your attention to detail during our training and your great sense of humor won me over though, as you did the rest of my family members that were there. Thanks for a great jump, and a great ride down! You had a handle on every aspect of our jump right down to the incredibly soft landing!
Chris, holy cow…where did you come from? It seemed like we barely got stabilized during free fall and there you were practically right in my face shooting my jump. I never thought I’d start laughing during free fall, but I came very close. Way to fly! You did a great job, many thanks!
I consider myself a very ordinary person, I rarely step “outside the box”. To this day I’m not quite sure why I did this, but I am so very glad I did. I booked my jump on Monday and was worried sick all week that I was making a big mistake, boy did you guys prove me wrong. Every worry I had, ever single doubt, all my fears left me when I put my foot on that platform and stepped out into the free open air. Like others who went before me and said there are no words to describe it, I find myself repeating them, “you just have to do it”!
Will I do it again? OH YEAH! Family & friends alike have viewed the video, and quite a few of us are planning on booking a group get together/jump at AtmosphAir next Spring! See you all then!
Steve Fink
Camp Douglas, WI
I don’t know if you will remember me, but my name is Tammy Pyan and I was there Sat., Aug. 16th. I was probably the most terrified person in our group. I was on one of the last two or three planes of the day. Charlie was my guide and Tim was my camera man. I can’t begin to express my thanks to you all for giving me the opportunity to experience my first skydiving adventure with such a wonderful, supportive staff as you have there. Bo, you were awesome giving the introductory class and made me feel more relaxed and ready for what was to come. You took some of the fear I had and turned it into positive energy through your knowledge and humor. Thank you so much. Charlie, there are not enough thanks in the world I can give to you for what you did. You knew I was scared to death and somehow managed to calm me down and make me feel comfortable and enjoy and treasure the moment. You were awesome and I am so thankful to you for all you did for me. I hope I get you as my guide next year! Tim, you were wonderful and helped me get through the nervousness as we were flying up in the plane. Thank you for that, but more importantly capturing this experience on film for me. The video is amazing and I have watched it at least 25 times already. You did an awesome job and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. My 3 year old daughter keep saying, “mom, can I watch the movie of you falling out of the plane”. Although cute, I keep telling her, “mommy didn’t fall out, she jumped out”. She needs to learn to give credit where credit is due! Brian, thank you for getting us up safe. Sorry you have to put up with crazy wacko nervous people like me. Also sorry for the smack in the arm. What the hell was I thinking? At that time I was still the only one in the plane without a parachute attached to me! You guys must have the most rewarding job in the world. To affect people’s life in such a positive way, time and time again must be an unbelievable feeling. This whole experience has changed my life forever. I feel that there is NOTHING I can’t do now. It inspired me to be a better person and instill in my children that it is OK to be scared but facing that fear head on and overcoming it is the most rewarding feeling in the world. What is really crazy to me is how the one thing I was most afraid of doing, ended up being the BEST thing I have ever done. I never really even put much thought into going skydiving. It wasn’t way up on my to do list in life. I was talking to Tracy one night and she was telling me how awesome it is and I decided, why not give it a try. Now I’m thinking, why the hell I haven’t tried this sooner!!! It made me realize that some things in life may not seem to be of real high importance until you do them, so no matter how little it seems at the time you won’t ever know how BIG of an impact it may have or how much it could affect you and your life until you do it.
Deepest thanks and I can’t wait to see you all again next year!!
Sincerely,
Tammy Pyan
I can't thank you enough for making my skydiving experience so GREAT. Next to childbirth, jumping out of a plane was the most phenomenal thing I have ever done in my entire life- hands down. It was nearly a three hour drive to Ft. Atkinson, but I would do it again in a heart beat to have the experience that I had. I loved the family feeling that I got when I was there. Everyone was so kind and warm and willing to answer any questions I had. Tasha and Bill were just as excited about my jump as I was! (And I had the pleasure of being Tashas 1000 jump- Yay Tasha!). Thank you so much to everyone for making my experience awesome. I can't wait to come back and jump again!
Heather Carroll :)
Hey AtmosphAir Team:
I just wanted to send you guys an email to tell you how awesome of a time me and my friend Kyle had skydiving with Charlie and Howie last Thursday. Bo wasn't kidding when he said that it would be on my mind for days; the more time that passes the more I want to get back up there and jump! Ken did an awesome job on the video, and I cant wait to receive it. Also thanks for choosing to film me; whether it was really a training exercise or not, I remain skeptical. But all I can say is im glad he did; I want to save every piece of the experience that I can!! Interestingly enough for me, what was so amazing was not the rush (although those first ten seconds ARE incredible), but just the perspective the jump gives you. Although I didn't have many words that day, I can assure you that it was an absolutely incredible experience; in my opinion words cannot effectively describe skydiving. You just have to do it.
Anyhow, that being said the team did an incredible job of making us all feel comfortable and welcome. Thanks Bo for creating the mindset for the skydive. Also thank you Charlie for making my skydive special. I thought it was really neat that even after thousands of jumps, you seemed to enjoy the jump as much as I did. On the plane, Charlie told me that what he enjoyed the most about jumping tandem was sharing something he loves with another human being, and I really got the vibe that's what your AtmosphAir is all about. Also thank you to the rest of the team for making the dive possible (packing the chutes etc.). Looking back, it was incredible how little I had to do. You guys really take all the work out of the dive, keep things simple, and do an excellent job of sharing your passion for skydiving which made the experience. The skydive itself is only half the experience; without an incredible down-to-earth team like yours, it just wouldn't be the same.
Thankyou for an amazing experience!!
Travis