Updated: 2:53 PM MST May 14, 2021
ELOY, Ariz When you jump out of a plane with nothing but a parachute strapped to your back it brings you to a place of pure presence. With that presence and the wind whipping against your face as you fly through the sky comes the feeling of freedom.
At least, that’s what skydiving feels like for Amy Chmelecki and Melanie Curtis. Both are highly experienced skydivers with 30,000 jumps between them, and they are also the co-captains of the elite, all-female skydiving team, Highlight.
Their passion for jumping out of planes came at a young age. For Melanie, her love of skydiving started at home. She comes from an aviation family that had its own drop zone in their backyard.