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The Arizona Skyhawks demonstration parachute team, is based out of Phoenix, Arizona, and has been performing spectacular jump events since 1997.

Since that time, they have become the busiest skydiving demonstration team in the Southwest.

The Skyhawks have performed at international events that include professional sporting events, business grand openings, rodeos, festivals, and charity events.

All the members of the team are professionally rated by the United States Parachute Association. This PRO rating is awarded by the U.S.P.A. only to skydivers who can master the most difficult aspects of the sport. The Skyhawks are all skydiving instructors who also compete and work in the skydiving industry. They train at various skydiving centers in the state. With over 150 years of combined experience and 30,000 jumps, the Arizona Skyhawks thrill their audiences with their creativity and precision.. Their specialty is lighted night jumps.

The team captain, Tom Talbott, is a native of Arizona and former officer of the Green Beret Parachute Team in Ft. Bragg, NC. He has logged over 10,000 skydives. Tom has been in the skydiving industry for over 18 years and has owned and operated two drop zones, including one in the Bahamas. The other members of the team are all former military soldiers serving in a variety of airborne and special operation assignments. They each hold several skydiving instructional ratings and the difficult to achieve PRO rating. All of the members work and teach in the skydiving industry. Every member of the team is certified by the USPA. See USPA.org for details on the PRO rating and local location to learn to skydive.

The Team is capable to jump into just about any location. A landing area free of obstacles and about the size of a volley ball court is all that we require for a landing area. We can and have jumped into lakes, pools, parties, sporting events grand openings, special events at hotels and all of the large sporting venues in the state.

Night demonstration skydives, a specialty of the Arizona Skyhawks, can add a new level of excitment to your next gathering.

These jumps are normally done from a altitude of 5,000 feet. We are highly visible due to our specially lighted jumpsuits. We use a lighted target in the landing area which draws people to the landing site. While the jumps can be made either with or without the pyrotechnics, The firework displays do add a greater visual excitement to your night-time event.