2012 Goal – Pilot’s License Posted on July 10, 2014 by lowequality in Down Lowe with Melissa [Originally posted on http://www.MelissaAirHeart.com on November 19th, 2012] “So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!” … More 2012 Goal – Pilots License
Going the Distance – Goal Setting Posted on July 10, 2014 by lowequality in Down Lowe with Melissa [Originally posted on http://www.MelissaAirHeart.com on July 13th, 2012] A few years ago I took on the meaning of “being an athlete” quite literally and started a quest. I decided that each year I would cross-train in a … More Going the Distance
Throw Back Thursday: 20 years in skydiving Posted on June 25, 2014 by lowequality in Down Lowe with Melissa. Can you believe it!? Well, take a trip down memory lane with me with this commemorative Throw Back Thursday! I recently had a friend ask me, “How long have you been in skydiving?” I sat back … More Throw Back Thursday: 20 years in skydiving
An Open Letter to New AFF Instructors Posted on June 30, 2014 by lowequality in Instructor’s Corner. by Melissa Nelson Lowe, Ben Lowe & Barry Williams (as seen in the Blue Skies Mag issue #54 May 2014) The three of us became AFF instructos in different times, at different places and for different reasons. What … More Open Letter to Instructors
Missy Nelson to Melissa Lowe Posted on July 9, 2014 by lowequality in Down Lowe with Melissa. 1980 Parachutist I was born as Melissa, but my parents called me Missy growing up. (Yes, they had other nicknames for me, but none I will mention here.) I grew up in skydiving and began my own skydiving … More Missy Nelson to Melissa Lowe
The Origins of VFS Posted on July 9, 2014 by lowequality in Down Lowe with Melissa. Fun 4-Way VFS JumpPhoto by Dennis Cowhey It was the winter of 2003, and I was alone in the 46,000-sqaure foot hangar called Skydive Chicago – bored. The temperatures neared freezing levels, snow covered the Skydive Chicago landing area … More The Origins of VFS
Standing at the top of one of the ruins at Altun Ha: Nov 2013 My husband is awesome. When I asked him if we could go to Belize for our honeymoon so I could see some of the areas my dad made his grandiose drug run, he said yes. One spot I had to check … More Belize: The Northern Highway
ADIZ or Air Defense Identification Zone In Sugar Alpha, there’s a lot of pilot-speak. When I originally drafted the book, I wanted non-skydivers and non-aviators to also enjoy the story. However, without destroying the plot in defining terms, I had created a glossary of terms. The glossary didn’t make it in the final cut. So … More Aircraft Speak Glossary
Skydiving Magazine Ever want to jump out of Sugar Alpha? Well, she’s a lawn ornament these days in Ohio. A group has gotten together a few years to try to get her restored to her old World War colors and tagged with her original name, Lulu Belle. http://www.SavingLuluBelle.com But if you were a skydiver back … More Bits & Pieces
Excerpt from Chapter Two: Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Comic Book They were the notorious members of the Midwest’s only challenge to California’s skydiving dominance: the exuberant, outrageous outlaws known as “The James Gang.” And there at Hinckley the legend began, on a fine blue-sky afternoon, when “Pops” Connor offered to provide Carl and Roger, and … More Origins of the Freak Brothers
