Full Name:

Michael Vaughan

Age:

38

Where Born:

Longreach, Australia

Disciplines Competing in:

Canopy Formation (CRW), Canopy Piloting, RW

Currently Living and working where:

Wilton, NSW, Australia

Favorite DZ and Why:

Sydney Skydivers. I started there 12 years ago and I still jump there. Big turbines, lots of people to jump with, good weather and a monstor swoop pond!

Favourite Toy and Why:

JVX69 - cause it is a rocket!

Any Pets:

Just the mice in my caravan at the dropzone.

Favourite Foods:

Pasta and mashed spuds

Hobbies Outside Skydiving:

Hanging out with my 8 year old godson.

Who or What gets you Amping:

Round 1 of competition

Which Word/Phrases do you use right now?

"Wakaranai", "Cunny funt!", "mein Drachen fiel in den Schlamm!"

Got into Skydiving How?

My boss and her secretary were going to do a tandem and asked me if I wanted to come along. I did my first AFF jump on the load and never looked back.

Best Thing about competing:

Catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. And improving all the time.

Any Advice?

All those skygods out there who have thousands of jumps now all started with just 1 jump. They did not become champions overnight.

Describe yourself in one word:

Adaptable