Brian Pangburn started skydiving in 1991, a treat for himself for his birthday. Two years later, while waiting for his wife to make an AFF jump at a small Cessna DZ in Maricopa (Estrella), he was approached by three skydivers he had never met and was asked if he could fill in for their 4th who was absent from practice that day. Brian made his first CRW (Canopy Relative Work - which was later renamed Canopy Formation officially) jump and never desired to do freefall again. Brian found his true passion in skydiving. This page was made to document the team members and accomplishments throughout the years. In 1996 Brian participated in his first nationals competition on team "Desert Diamond". The team had been practicing on their large 200+ square feet Pursuit canopies since team conception but had ordered the new Lightning 143, 160, and 176 size canopies for the team and they arrived 4 days prior to competition. So the team wanted to jump their new canopies for their first national competition in Eloy (Skydive Arizona) and averaged ONE point per round. They had been averaging 2.75 points per round in practice with their Pursuits and learned a valuable lesson about jumping new canopies for a competitrion! Team members of Desert Diamond were:1996  1997 Nationals was at Perris California. There were a record 12 sequential teams that year and we placed #6. (Top half!) Desert Diamond team members were: Brian Pangburn Billy Reagan Lorne Pool Bill Cooper 1998 Nationals was back at Skydive Arizona in Eloy. Our team Desert Diamond had two team members decide to quit CRW. The other Arizona team, Frayed Knot, also had two team members quit so we decided to join forces. Our team member Billy Regan  said he wanted a new team name for the "new" team and came up with "Soul Purpose". Soul Purpose practiced hard that year and was able to produce their first trip to the medal podium. Team members of Soul Purpose were: Brian Pangburn Billy Regan Kevin Vetter Joe Lambright Medals: 1st Place 4-way Sequential 1st Place 8-way Speed 2nd Place 4-way Rotations Gold medal for Combined Champions 1999 Nationals was held in Zephyrhills Florida. This would be the first year of having air-to-air video so we drafted my wife Pam Pangburn as our cameraman.  Team members were: Brian Pangburn Billy Regan Kevin Vetter Joe Lambright Pam Pangburn (Video) Medals: 2nd Place 4-way Sequential (Averaged (8.2 points) 3rd Place 8-way Speed (Averaged 1:10 seconds) 2nd Place 4-way Rotations (Averaged 10.75 points) 2000 Nationals @ Perris California. Teamed up with the Wild Humans to do 8-way speed using team name "Wild Soul". Team members were:  Brian Pangburn Billy Regan Kevin Vetter Joe Lambright Pam Pangburn (Video) Medals: 2nd Place 4-way Sequential (averaged 8.5 points) 2nd Place 4-way Rotations (averaged 11.1 points)2001 Nationals @ Skydive Arizona in Eloy. (the "home" team!)  Brian Pangburn Billy Regan Kevin Vetter Joe Lambright Pam Pangburn (Video) Medals: 1st Place 4-way Sequential (averaged 8.7 points) 1st Place 8-way Speed - Teamed up with Lodi Express and averaged 75.4 seconds 2nd Place 4-way Rotations (averaged 11.8 points) Gold medal for Combined Champions2002 Nationals @ Skydive Chicago in Ottawa Illinois. Frank Montagnino replaced Billy who retired from skydiving. Team Members were:  Brian Pangburn Kevin Vetter Joe Lambright Pam Pangburn (Video) Frank Montagnino Medals: 3rd Place 4-way Sequential (averaged 7.3 points) - Tied after 8 rounds for 2nd place we had to do TWO jump off rounds and lost by a point...... 3rd Place 8-way Speed - Teamed up with Lodi Express and averaged 81.4 seconds U.S. National record - 56 canopies After the national competition (the following day) drop zone owner Roger Nelson said to all the CRW dogs "If you can all go up and build a 25-way diamond in one attempt I will give you a free jump". So we did. That was my first formation larger than an 8-way and introduced me to the world of big-way CRW. Two months later in Lake Wales I found myself setting a new U.S. record of 56 canopies linked together. (It was in fact a "world record" but we did not invite any FAI sanctioned judges to ratify the record so the U.S. record ended up being larger than the world record which stood at 53 at the time. 2003 Nationals @ Lake Wales Florida. World Meet @ Gap France. In 2003 I started to do 8-way Speed with FSC-8 sponsored by the Florida Skydiving center and went to my first ever world competition.  Nationals Team Members: World Meet Team Members: Brian Pangburn Brian Pangburn, Mike Paolin Kevin Vetter
Paul Quandt, Keith Thivierge (video) Joe Lambright Mark Gregory, Kevin Ingley Pam Pangburn (Video) Bob (Feisty) Feisthamel, Chris Gay Ben Good Scott Chew, Jeff CorneliusNationals Medals: 1st place 8-way Speed (averaged 37.2 seconds) 2nd Place 4-way Sequential (averaged 6.9
points) 3rd Place 4-way Rotations (averaged 11.5 points) World Medals 2nd Place 8-way Speed (averaged 40.2 seconds) World records - 64, 65, & 70 canopies2004 Nationals @ Perris California -- World Meet at Rijeka Croatia. Made my first 4-way sequential jump with Clean Air on March 19, 2004 when Chris Gay hurt his shoulder and could not jump.  Changed 4-way sequential name to Frayed Knot. Nationals Team Members: World Meet Team Members: Brian Pangburn Brian Pangburn, Mike Paolin Kevin Vetter
Paul Quandt, Keith Thivierge (video) Joe Lambright Mark Gregory, Kevin Ingley Pam Pangburn (Video) Chris Gay Joe Lambright Ben Good Raul RamirezNationals Medals: 1st place 8-way Speed (teamed up with RedLine and averaged 60.0 seconds - Redline used their Express canopies and we used our Lightning canopies) 2nd Place 4-way Sequential (averaged 7.1
points) 1st Place 4-way Rotations (averaged 11.2 points) Gold medal for Combined Champions World Medals 3rd Place 8-way Speed (averaged 38.1 seconds) World records - 12 points in time 4-way sequential2005 Nationals @ Perris California. World Cup in Eloy Arizona.  Nationals and world cup Team Members: Brian Pangburn Kevin Vetter Joe Lambright Pam Pangburn (Video) Ben Good Nationals Medals: 2nd place 8-way Speed (teamed up with RedLine -
Redline used their new x-braced canopies and we used our 126 Lightning canopies) 3rd Place 4-way Sequential (averaged 7.6
points) -- We took 5th place at the world cup and averaged 7.75 points 2nd Place 4-way Rotations (averaged 11.5 points) -- We took 6th place at the world cup and averaged 11.75 points3rd Place 2-way Sequential test event (Ben Good, Pam, and I averaged 8 points) -- We took 7th place at the world cup and averaged 7.4 points World Records: 81 and 85-way Records 2006 U.S. Nationals @ Skydive Arizona and world meet in Menzelinsk, Russia  Nationals Team Members: World Meet Team Members: Brian Pangburn Dean Keating Brian Pangburn, Mike Paolin Kevin Vetter Shireen Khavari
Paul Quandt, Keith Thivierge Joe Lambright Patrick Lindner Mark Gregory, Kevin Ingley Steve Sassetti Pam Pangburn (Video) Chris Gay, Tim Raup Jim Stengell Kirk Van Zandt Pam Pangburn (video)Nationals Medals: 1st Place 4-way Sequential 1st Place 4-way Rotations 2nd place 8-way Speed (averaged 67.6 seconds) World Medals 1st Place 4-way Sequential (averaged 11.29) 2rd Place 8-way Speed (averaged 38.1 seconds) -- I was base and Kevin Ingley pin... what's up with that? World records - 12 points in time 4-way sequential2007 U.S. Nationals @ Skydive Chicago  Nationals Team Members: Brian Pangburn, Mike Paolin Chris Gay, Mark Gregory Mario Buffalino, Keith Thivierge (video) Martin Clennon (video) 1st Place 4-way Sequential (averaged 10.7) 1st Place 4-way Rotations (average (13.9)1st Place 8-way Speed (averaged 50.2 seconds) 2nd Place 2-way Sequential (averaged 10.3 with Mike!) World Records 100-way Canopy formation! 2008 U.S. Nationals @ Skydive Arizona ---- World Championships @ Teuge Netherlands  Nationals Team Members: World Meet Team Members: Brian Pangburn Dean Keating Brian Pangburn, Mike Paolin Kevin Vetter Shireen Khavari
Chris Gay, Mark Gregory, Joe Lambright Patrick Lindner Martin Clennon (video) Steve Sassetti Pam Pangburn (Video) Pam Pangburn (video) Jim Stengell Kirk Van Zandt  Nationals Medals: 2nd Place 4-way Sequential (Frayed Knot 7.7 average) 1st Place 4-way Rotations (Frayed Knot 10.9 average) 1st place 2-way Sequential (Dean Keating and I averaged 14.0) 1st place - Overall Champions World Medals 1st Place 4-way Sequential (averaged 11.0) 3rd Place 2-way Sequential (Mike and I averaged 12.7) 2009 U.S. Nationals @ Rosharon Texas (Skydive Spaceland)  Nationals Team Members: Brian Pangburn, Mike Paolin Chris Gay, Mark Gregory Pam Pangburn (video) Eli Godwin (video) Nationals Medals: 1st Place 4-way Rotations (15.4 average)1st Place 4-way Sequential ( 11.6 average) 2nd place 2-way Sequential (Mike and I averaged 11.80) National Records 14 points in 4-way sequential. (Note: the world record was 12 set by our team, even though there were enough FAI judges to ratify, Larry Bagley who was the head of the USPA Competition committee, fought against us and denied our team the world record) 2010 World Meet in Menzelinsk (Tatarstan) Russia  World Meet Team Members:  Brian Pangburn, Mike Paolin Chris Gay, Mark Gregory Eli Godwin, Pam Pangburn (video) World Medals 1st Place 4-way Sequential (averaged 10.3) Low average due to round 7 opening malfunction causing cutaway. Eli Went in for Mike round 8! 2011 U.S. Nationals @ Skydive Arizona  Nationals Team Members: Brian Pangburn, Mike Paolin Chris Gay, Mark Gregory Yuliya (Korkh) Pangburn (video) Eli Godwin (video)Nationals Medals: 1st Place 4-way Rotations (14.7 average)1st Place 4-way Sequential ( 11.6 average) 1st place 2-way Sequential (Chris and I averaged 14.40) 1st Place Overall Champions 2012 World Meet in Dubai, United Arab Emirates  World Meet Team Members:  Brian Pangburn, Mike Paolin Eli Godwin (Video), Yuliya Pangburn (video) Chris Gay, Fio Antognini World Medals 2nd Place 4-way Sequential (averaged 11.9) 2nd Place 2-way Sequential (averaged 24.4) National records 27 points in time 2-way sequential 28 points in time 2-way sequential World Records 13 points in time 4-way sequential 2013 Nationals @ Skydive Chicago ---- World Cup in Dubai, UAE  World Cup Team Members:  Brian Pangburn Brian Pangburn, Yuliya Pangburn 'Yuliya Pangburn Chris Gay, Mike Paolin Chris Gay Fio Antognini, Eli Godwin Nationals Medals: 1st Place 2-way Sequential 1st Place 4-way Sequential World Cup Medals: 1st Place 2-way Sequential (averaged 27.6) World Record 45 points in time 2-way sequential 2014  Nationals @ Skydive Chicago ----- World Championships in Banja Luka Bosnia World Championship Team U.S. Nationals Team Members  Brian Pangburn Yuliya Pangburn Brian & Yuliya Pangburn Chris Gay, Mike Paolin Chris Gay, Eli Godwin Fio Antognini, Eli Godwin Nationals Medal: 1st Place 2-way Sequential World Championship Medals 2nd Place 4-way Sequential (averaged 13.25) 3rd Place 2-way Sequential (averaged (22.4) |
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