| Bodyflight.net Profile for Dawn
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| Last updated on
April 16, 2008: |
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Personal
Information:
| Name: |
Dawn Suiter
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| Nickname: |
Dawner |
| Location: |
Great Smoky Mountains Tennessee United States of America
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| Occupation: |
WWW Guru & VWT Industry Professional
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| Website: |
http://www.bodyflight.net
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| Home Tunnel: |
Appalachian Amusement Center
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| Years in Sport: |
9 |
| Total Tunnels Flown: |
10 |
| Discipline of Choice: |
Freestyle & Group FreeFlying |
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Total Flight Time & Tunnel Summary:
1)Powerflyte - 15 hours
2)Flyaway Indoor Skydiving TN- 4 hours 35 min
3)SkyVenture Orlando - 2 hours 40 min
4)Lifted Entertainment/X-treme Air - 3.5 hours
5)ADREN-L-N - 2 hours 5 min
6)AAC's L-1 VWT - 38 hours 4 minutes
7)Flyaway Indoor Skydiving NV - 45 minutes
8)SkyVenture Perris - 13 minutes
9)SkyVenture New Hampshire - 2 hours 13 minutes
10)VR Skydive - 5 minutes
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Logbook Start: 05/01/05 : 44 hours 50 minutes
05/13/05 - AAC NC - PMTS #4 Induction of Lexi - 10 minutes
05/24/05 - AAC NC - PMTS #6 Induction/Group Play - 30 minutes
06/04/05 - AAC NC - Freefly/Group Play - Teddy & Dan came to visit from Chicago, workin' w/Rox on standup - 55 minutes
06/15/05 - AAC NC - Freefly/Group Play & PMTS #17 Induction - 20 minutes
06/22/05 - AAC NC - Freefly/RW Attempts :) - 40 minutes
06/25/05 - AAC NC - PMTS #20 Induction - 2 minutes / Freefly & Group Play - 40 minutes
07/04/05 - AAC NC - Fireworks, Flying & Fun Friends!!! 3 way family flight with John, Lexi & myself- 2 hours 25 minutes
07/19/05 - AAC NC - Fun flying with Rox - 10 minutes
07/23/05 - AAC NC - Boogie Nights/PMTS #30 Induction - 15 minutes
07/25/05 - AAC NC - Freefly/Group fun - 20 minutes
08/04/05 - AAC NC - Freefly Training & Lexi's first flight with a weight vest which brought her up to +/-90mph fast enough for me to fly with her in my freefly suit!! Suiter 3 way!! - 25 minutes
08/06/05 - AAC NC - Freefly/Group fun (first pivot & half spin on Rox's back!!) group fun flying with new friend Greg Erwin from Carolina Sky Sports - 25 minutes
08/16/05 - AAC NC - Fun flying - 15 minutes
08/18/05 - AAC NC - Demo Flights & 2 way practice - 10 minutes
08/20/05 - AAC NC - Freefly/Group fun - 15 minutes
08/24/05 - AAC NC - Greg Midthun (tunnel rat) visited from Madison,WI. Rox, Amy and I had some fun 3 way Tunnel Sister action too!! - 30 minutes (After flying we were all on the rooftop when a 3.8 magnitude earthquake rolled through centered only 20m north of the tunnel!)
08/27/05 - AAC NC - PMTS #37 Induction - Freefly fun - 40 minutes
09/05/05 - AAC NC - High Speed (130mph)& Low Speed (90mph)practice. Exit & Emergency procedure training with Rox for SVP & FLV - 60 minutes
09/08/05 - AAC NC - High Speed practice & Freefly fun. FIRST COSTUME TEST for my Bagirl suit.. mods needed :\ - 17 minutes
09/15/05 - AAC NC - Fun flying, playing around with Fun Noodles in the air too!! - 60 minutes
09/19/05 - AAC NC - Fun group freeflying - 30 minutes
09/27/05 - AAC NC - Fun group freeflying - 15 minutes
09/29/05 - AAC NC - Fun last minute flight before leaving for the TOUR!! - 10 min
BEGIN Dawn & Rox's NATIONWIDE TUNNEL TOUR -
4 Wind Tunnels in 5 Days
09/30/05 - Flyaway LV - Free flying sit flying & back carving, inverted T's, Daffy's, backflying so easy.. used a XL Sweatshirt and it was perfect!!! Awesome staff, nice facility undergoing improvements!3 Way flying too TWO THUMBS UP FLYAWAY LAS VEGAS - suprisingly fast & wide!! - 30 minutes
10/01/05 - Perris SkyVenture - Head Up & backflying & belly flying, freeflying wasn't really allowed (no back flips, barrel rolls or 'trying anything new' so you have to stick to what you already know.. wierd but ok since I can already do enough to last 15 minutes!! It was fun, and fast & smooth as expected.. I didn't notice the heat of the day at all! Nice but only conservative flying is encouraged here. Responsive controls made airspeed adjustments very quick! :) Thumbs up!- 13 minutes
10/03/05 - Flyaway PF - sit & back flying, 3 way with Rox & John, last flight of the day they waited for us to close!! Thanks Rob & Robbie!! Awesome fun.. the slowest air yet, but still a total blast! So relaxed & friendly!! Thumbs up! - 10 minutes
10/04/05 - Appalachian Amusement Center NC - freeflying, 3 way & interesting new docks with John - 15 minutes
***END WHIRLWIND TOUR*** (well, sorta!)
10/15/05 - SkyVenture Orlando, FL - Tunnel for the Cause - Solo to 6 way freak fly formations with only Tunnel Sisters!!! Awesome flying & fun with Juliana, Paige, Libby, Carrie & Laura. - 1.5 hours (or so)
*** I managed to fly at 5 VWTs in 2 weeks time.. it took almost 8 years to do that before! WOW.. what fun it has been!!! ***
10/29/05 - AAC NC - FREAK FLY BOOgie & Flying Costume Contest - 2 minutes only since I was so busy with the planning & flow! Bodyflight Network sponsored this first annual party! I hope to see more folks next year! I was a Freefly Clown! See Pictures online http://www.bodyflight.net/aac_halloween_boogie.html
10/30/05 - AAC NC - Freak Fly BOOgie Day 2 - So many tunnelrats in town we had to carry over through Sunday! Fun family flights with John, Shane & Lexi.. Pink Mafia Induction of Rebecca #44! - 1.5 hours
10/31/05 - AAC NC - More Tunnelrat carry over from the BOOgie - 30 minutes
11/02/05 - AAC NC - Fun flying with Costume Contest Winner Greg Midthun (Tunnelrat from WI) - 40 minutes
11/08/05 - AAC NC - Sit fly session w/Rox *Coaching 10 minutes
11/19/05 - AAC NC - Quick demo flight w/John for possible buyers 3 minutes
03/11/06 - AAC NC - Fun refresher flight on a nice day! With Lexi, Rox, John & Chris - 20 minutes
03/16/06 - Flywaway Las Vegas - After hours staff fun flying! Pink Mafia unification with myself, K8 & Lexi!! Awesome fun! Love Las Vegas!!!! - 15 minutes
04/12/06 - AAC NC - Field Trip flight presentation for 2nd graders from Jonathan Valley Elem. - 20 minutes
5/7/06-5/9/06 -- K8, Brad, Keith, Chris, Anne, Kevin & Jeremy came out from Las Vegas. Tunnelrat Greg Midthun came down too! Lexi, John & I met them all for some great group fun flying!!
05/07/06 - Flyaway Pigeon Forge - Tunnelrat gathering & group fly - 5 minutes
05/08/06 - AAC NC - Tunnelrat gathering & group fly night flight - 20 minutes
05/09/06 - AAC NC - Tunnelrat gathering & group fly - 45 minutes
06/03/06 - AAC NC - Fun freak flying - 30 minutes
06/14/06 - AAC NC - Tunnelrat Wedding Party - Congratulations Keith & Andrea Kimbrough!!! - 1 hour
07/01/06 - AAC NC - Flying & Fireworks Boogie - Fun flying & playing with new friends Jake & Jenn!!! - 45 minutes
7/14/06 - SVO FL - WindWorX Productions Filming - 1 hour in the tunnel shared with Shaner, Bryan, Paige, Sam & Chris Ash - 20 minutes
08/05/06 & 08/06/06 - SVNH - Pink Mafia Tunnel Tour - 1 hour
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08/21/06 - Flyaway Pigeon Forge & Appalachian Amusement Center - Fun flying with visiting instructor from SkyVenture Orlando Michael Bowen! - 15 min
09/02/06 & 09/03/06 - Appalachian Amusment Center - Fun flying with Jenn!! First AAC Rodeo attempts! - 15 min
09/16/06 - Appalachian Amusement Center - Fun flying with Jenn!! Second Rodeo attempt SUCCESS!!! Featured as Photo of the Week! - 5 minutes
10/01/06 - SkyVenture New Hampshire - Attended Owner's Wedding and flew during the reception. Fun refresher with John, Shane & myself.. going back soon! - 3 minutes
10/06/06 - VR Skydive at AAC :) - TUNNEL NUMBER 10 - Refresher course on portable flying.. oh wow it had been a LONG time since I flew air like this!!! Well worth it.. will fly again. Much better the faster it went. Did a little 2 way with John.. wow this tunnel is SMALL! - 5 minutes
10/28/06 - Freak Fly BOOGIE!!! Held again at AAC this year, wonderful fun time with friends, costumes galore! Got a spot in Parachutist!!! - 10 minutes
12/29/06 - Fun flying with Jenn - 10 minutes
HAPPY 2007!!!
01/14/07 - SkyVenture New Hampshire - Fun time freak flying with John, Jake, Jenn, a PINK MAFIA INDUCTION of Courtney Grant PMTS #98, Two ways with Erin & Stacey. Lots of sit & backflying time. SVNH Has a new neon sign and it looks fabulous! - 70 minutes
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I own & operate Bodyflight Network, an internet site dedicated to the Vertical Wind Tunnel Industry World Wide, and I also maintain a Website & Design business with an intimate client base http://webdesign.bodyflight.net. I truly enjoy the freedom of being self-employed and owning my time, which allows me to donate some of my time. Currently I am donating my time to http://www.jumpforthecause.com a Non Profit Skydiving Organization, and to http://www.GusWing.com a website tribute for a good friend that in a skydiving related incident. In addition to that, I assist my husband with his businesses of Vertical Wind Tunnel Sales & Consulting (Bodyflight Concepts) & Tunnel Coaching & Training (Bodyflight University), where I handle all the fun behind-the-scenes stuff like marketing, promotion, internet & print advertising as well as all the legal & financial details.
I also have a pre-teen daughter who also flys with us and I own a home only a few miles from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park!
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| Hobbies and Other Interests: |
| Designing is a huge part of my life, websites, graphics, room design, party planning, gift baskets and soon I'll be getting back into more carpentry.
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I'm an Official Tunnel Rat! www.bodyflight.net/tunnelrats/
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I am a Delegate for the Pink Mafia Tunnel Sisters, PMTS #3, a division of the skydiving organization, The Pink Mafia. You can become a member easily visit http://www.pinkmafiatunnel.com to learn more!
I induct members at Flyaway Indoor Skydiving in Pigeon Forge, TN and at Appalachian Amusement Center in North Carolina.
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