WGiovanni Carta, also known as John Carta, was an Italian American airman and parachutist, veteran of the Vietnam War.
WErnesto Gainza Medina, is a professional skydiver, stunt performer and stunt coordinator, skydiving consultant, skydiving instructor and instructor examiner. He is also an experienced BASE jumper, wingsuit flyer and Guinness world record holder.
WBrigadier General Leanne van den Hoek is an officer of the Royal Netherlands Army. She is the first woman to hold a flag officer rank in the Dutch military. She is married, but has chosen not to have any children.
WAthanasios "Nasos" Ktorides is a Cypriot entrepreneur and philanthropist, founding Chairman and CEO of the EuroAsia Interconnector electricity cable, Quantum Corporation, Quantum Energy, Quantum Cable and EuroAfrica Interconnector. He is first Cyprus Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.
WKatharina “Käthe” Paulus was a German exhibition parachute jumper and the inventor of the first collapsable parachute. At the time, the parachute was named, 'rescue apparatus for aeronauts' in 1910. The previous parachutes were not able to fit in a case like apparatus worn on the back, thus Paulus' invention became of paramount importance for the Germans in World War I and she produced about 7000 parachutes for the German forces. During World War I Paulus created approximately 125 parachutes a week. Paulus was also credited with inventing the drag 'chute, an intentional breakaway system where one small parachute opens to pull out the main parachute.
WAndy Torbet is a British underwater explorer, professional cave diver, skydiver, freediver and climber, Film Maker and TV Presenter; most notably the BBC's The One Show, Coast, Operation Iceberg, Operation Cloud Lab, Britain's Ancient Capitalland The People Remember, and the Children's BBC series Beyond Bionic which he also co-Produced and spawned its own computer game called Beyond Bionic-Extreme Encounters.
WOlav Zipser is a highly accomplished, multiple-time world champion, trainer of multiple world champions, Sports Emmy Award-winning, pioneering skydiver.