Mike Armanios

What is your USPA License Number?

D-30643

Please list your USPA Ratings:

Coach, Tandem Instructor.

When you were a kid, were there any early activities that might indicate you’d one day become a skydiver?

Watching old James Bond movies.

What was the circumstance that led you to the DZ for the first time to make your very first skydive?

Something I have always wanted to do since I was 6. I made some calls to some Dropzones in the Northeast and just went for my first tandem.

What made you want to continue skydiving after your first jump?

I knew that 1 tandem wasn’t going to cut it for me. I wanted to be a skydiver since I was 6 years old.

What’s the best / most memorable skydive you’ve ever made?

2-Way Freefly with my wife before we started having kids. And 16-way Skydive Snohomish hybrid staff jump on Labor Day.

As an instructor, what has been one of the most meaningful jumps you’ve made with a student?

Jumping with a 92-year-old grandma who took her 18-year-old grandson for his first skydive.

If you could jump with anyone in the world, who would you like to jump with and why?

Any of my family or friends. I enjoy seeing people I know get to try such an amazing experience.