A Journey worth taking…
Meet Team Human Aerodynamics
Who We Are
Team Aero
Mike & Sam have been flying together since 2019 and formed the Human Aerodynamics team in 2021. They are active competitors in Dynamic 2-Way, Freestyle Skydiving, Solo Speed and Indoor Solo Freestyle. Outside of competition and training they enjoy attending angle flying events and sharing their passion for flying with others.
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Meet Mike
Mike served in the Marine Corps Special Operations Command for 10 years. He discovered his love of skydiving in 2014 and began his professional career as a flight instructor and skydive body flight coach in 2018. Since then he has competed in the USIS National Championships in 2-way VFS Open, 4-way VFS Open, Dynamic 2-Way Open, Solo Freestyle Open, as well as the USPA National Championship in Freestyle Open. He’s immersed himself in the community by attending many skydiving skills camps and events, and hosting, leading and coaching angle camps both locally and as part of the XP Ascend Angle team. He loves to promote teamwork and group flying skills for all skill levels and hopes to build a strong community ready to push the sport of skydiving forward.
Meet Sam
Sam spent 9 years going to school for a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. She currently works as an Aerospace Research Engineer at NASA where she conducts experiments in wind tunnels. Outside of working with the wind, she finds herself flying in the wind for fun. She started skydiving in 2019 and immediately fell in love. Since then, she’s competed in the USIS National Championship for 2-Way VFS Intermediate, USPA National Championship in Freestyle Open, and Dynamic 2-Way Open. She loves the learning aspect of flying and has attended several skills camps and completed a few Virginia state records. She hopes to be a female leader in the skydiving community and continue to learn, grow, and encourage others.
Our Experience
Competitions
2024 Wind Games (D2W / Solo Freestyle)
2023 USPA National Championship (Freestyle Skydiving Open / 3rd Place)
2023 FAI World Cup of Artistic Events (Freestyle Skydiving Open)
2022 USIS National Championship (D2W / Solo Freestyle)
2022 USPA National Championship (Freestyle Skydiving Open / 3rd Place)
Skills Camps and Events
Skills camps and events are extremely important in continuing to push our progression and we attend a wide variety every year. Some of our past favorites we’ve attended include: Fly4Life Flight Camp, Fly4Life Plug & Play, Fly4Life Evolution, XP Ascend Angle Camps, Tropical Space Camp, Modern Skydiving Concepts Complete Skydiver Workshop, and UPT Social Angles.