KEITH WALTER Keith Walter is a retired US Army Green Beret with nearly 6500 jumps. Bringing his military experience to the civilian world, Keith is the President and Director of Operations for The Chuters. He has competed in skydiving competitions at the State and National Levels. He is a multi-rated skydiving instructor and a US Parachute Association Safety and Training Advisor. Keith has performed at venues on three different continents, a number of islands, and venues in almost every state in the nation! Don't let his rough exterior fool you, he's actually a pretty nice guy. Pop over and say hello! |
YVETTE WALTER Yvette Walter is the Co-Owner & Vice President of The Chuters. A career Army Wife, Yvette has over 2500 jumps and has performed in Normandy France, the Grand Bahamas, and numerous events such as PGA tournaments here in the United States as a jumper, drop zone safety officer and photographer. She is a certified Skydiving Coach, a PRO rated skydiver, and has competed at the State and National level in Formation Skydiving. When not jumping out of planes Yvette rescues both Cats and Dogs, and is an amazing artist. She relishes the public interaction, and never misses an opportunity to sign autographs or take pictures! |
Chip Bowlin Chip Bowlin is a retired Army aviation veteran and also a retired Air Force civil servant. A 22 year veteran of the US Special Operations Command parachute team and a jumping and Narrating member of the Chuters since 2000. Chip has over 3,000 skydives, is a former skydiving world record holder, and holds a US Parachute Association Exhibition Professional rating. Chip has also been marred to his wife, Rosemary for 44 years. |
KEITH HANLEY Keith is a retired Army officer with multiple special operations assignments and deployments during a 23 year career. He made his first jumps over 40 years ago and since then he has performed as a jumpmaster, instructor, coach, demonstrator, and competitor. He also performed on several military parachute demonstration teams while in the service and he now has over 4000 jumps. His current skydiving passions are to participate in challenging freefall maneuvers with other jumpers, conduct demonstration jumps as part of the The Chuters, and share his excitement for life and the sport with others. |
Christina Mercer Christina Mercer is an Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, mother of four, Registered Nurse, and an avid skydiver. She has about1400 jumps and has worked as a demonstrator with the Canadian Forces Parachute Team, The SkyHawks. She has performed in multiple demonstrations with The SkyHawks and The Chuters, as well as with the GERONIMO! Skydiving Team. When she's not fighting bad guys, taking care of good guys, or raising kids, Christina looks forward to jumping out of airplanes, preferably in her Wonder Woman costume! Friendly and outgoing, Christina loves to interact with the crowd, so come say "Hi, eh?" |
Bill Walsh Bill Walsh is a retired U.S. Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel who serves on The Chuters as a narrator, public and media relations partner, and all around great guy! Bill got his start in narrating with the U.S. Air Force C-17 Demo Team, as well as the SOCOM Para-Commandos. A professional meteorologist, Bill has won multiple Emmys, Tellys, and is a published author. One of the most positive people you will ever meet, every event gets an "A" which makes him "A Treasure!" Come say Hi; you will be glad you did! |
KEN ATES Ken (8s) Ates is an active duty US Army Special Forces Officer with more than 10 combat and training overseas deployments all over the world. Ken has spent his current 31 years of service parachuting with the 82nd Airborne Division (with one combat jump into Panama in 1989), the Texas National Guard 143rd Infantry (G Company, Long Range Surveillance), the 3rd Special Forces Group, the US Army Special Operations Command Parachute Team “Black Daggers” and the US Special Operations Command Parachute Team "Para-Commandos." When not performing at demonstrations, Ken serves as a multi-rated parachute instructor. Ken has 3680+ jumps and is a North Carolina State record holder. Ken enjoys sharing skydiving not only with the public, but also at a one on one level with those wanting to learn how to skydive. Ken currently spends his free time driving his convertible corvette along the back winding roads of KY, IN & TN, weight training, competitive and training shootingand riding his Harley. |
TAZ NARAVANE Taz is a top notch professional in the hospitality industry. He currently works at the Sandpearl Resort on Clearwater beach, where he just achieved Employee of the year for 2021. Taz has been skydiving since 2016 and holds around 800 skydives and 36 BASE jumps. Taz says he gets the greatest amount of joy out of skydiving while doing demo jumps with the team. Taz loves meeting new people and making new connections. Come meet him to learn more! |
Frank Anello Frank Anello is a retired Marine Raider with 22 years of service and over 500 jumps. During his tenure as a Marine, he deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and several other global hotspots. Frank made his first jump as a tandem student in 2011, and his first military freefall in 2016. A former SOCOM Paracommando, Frank had the chance to learn from the best on precision canopy piloting skills. He also had the chance to narrate team jumps to crowds of over a hundred thousand screaming fans. He continues to enjoy jumping and narrating. Semper Fi! |
Jose Vazquez Experienced Military Free Fall and Accelerated Free Fall Instructor Examiner, Tandem Instructor Examiner with 4400+ jumps including 2,600+ student jumps, 1400+ tandems including 113 Tandem Bundles, and PRO Demonstrator. Dedicated team player skilled at both leading and assisting with Free Fall Programs. Experienced Program Director of DoD Basic Freefall Courses with 20+ years experience directing Military Free Fall Basic Courses, Jump Master Courses, Accelerated Free Fall Instructor Rating Courses and assisting in Military Tandem Master Courses. 
Darrell Hudiburgh Darrell Hudiburgh is a proud United States Air Force Veteran who spent his military career on the flight line, maintaining some of the world's most advanced fighters and bombers. He was among the select few chosen to work on the iconic B-1 Bomber when it first arrived on bases in 1986 — a distinction that speaks to his skill, dedication, and love of aviation. That passion for flight never left the ground — it just shifted perspective. Today, Darrell proudly serves as one of the emcees for The Chuters Parachuting Team, bringing his high-energy enthusiasm to every performance. From the ground up, he fires up the crowd, narrates the action, and guides spectators through every breathtaking moment as these daring athletes descend from the sky. A veteran. A showman. A true ambassador for the art of flight. |
Josh Kingrey
Josh serves his community in Kentucky as a Volunteer Fire Fighter and Search and Rescue Diver, with twenty years of experience doing so. Coupled with his career in welding and structural steel inspections, he’s making the world a safer place to be. Josh entered the sport of skydiving in 2019 and since that time he has completed over 1,300 skydives, and earned the ratings of Coach, Static Line Instructor, IAD-Instructor, Tandem Instructor, and PRO jumper. Most weekends he can be found at Skydive Kentucky, his home drop zone in Elizabethtown Kentucky. There he will be teaching and training upcoming jumpers, along with sharing his love of skydiving and the thrill it brings with the public as a tandem instructor. When not jumping, Josh enjoys snowboarding, fishing, camping, and spending time with his wife and four children. 
Jan Hitchcock Jan Hitchcock, aka "Mom," is a drop zone safety officer specialist. She is affectionally known as Mom, because she has two sons who are teammates, and she always does her best to take care of her teammates in any way she can! Mom ensures her teammates are safe on the DZ, she ensures they say their pre-jump prayers, and she even ensures that their margaritas aren't too strong in the after jump celebrations! When Mom's not momming, she can be found riding her motorcycle or sailing on her boat. She's definitely a people person, so drop in and say HELLO. |
Josh Hitchcock
Josh is a veteran of the United States Navy who used his military training to start his own test equipment calibration and machining businesses after the Navy. When not operating CNC machines, Josh can be found in the sky. With close to 1,000 jumps, he has competed on the national level with advanced 4-way teams and performed throughout the USA as a pro-rated demonstration skydiver with The Chuters. When not jumping into airshows, Josh spends his time in the sky or in the wind tunnel as a coach helping newer skydivers build their formation skydiving skills. And when not skydiving or cutting metal on CNC machines, he’s most likely running a sewing machine and putting together flags and banners to be displayed against the big beautiful blue sky. Josh made two 1,500 square foot USA flags flown by The Chuters as well as several other flags and banners that The Chuters display in our demonstrations. |
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