Ian Bobo
Ian Bobo
Birth Date: 1971
Nationality: USA
First Jump: September 1989
Total Jumps: 26,000+
Home DZ: Skydive DeLand (FL)
Licenses/Ratings: D-13893, PRO Exhibition Rating
Sponsors:
Performance Designs, Flight-1, Sun Path, Airtec, Alti-2, Liquid Sky
Occupation:
PD Factory Team Pilot, Flight-1 Instructor, 4-Way Formation Skydiving Coach, Wind Tunnel Coach, Business Owner
Education:
BS in Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Hobbies:
Movies, Travel, Golf, Basketball, Paragliding, R/C Modeling, Kiting, Air sports
Main Canopy: PD Valkyrie 90, Peregrine 67/71/84
Container: Javelin Odyssey / UPT Mutant
Reserve Canopy: PD Optimum 126
AAD: Cypres 2 – Speed
Wingsuit: BirdMan Skyflyer 6
Helmet: Cookie Composites
Jumpsuit: Liquid Sky
Altimeter: Alti-2 Atlas audible and visual
Eye wear: Oakley Designs
CANOPY PROGRESSION
Manta 288 ~ Student Status (~25 jumps)
Fury 220 ~ 50-100 jumps
Fury 200 ~ 300 jumps
Express 175 (Comp CRW) ~ 750 jumps
Prodigy 200 (CRW Canopy) ~ 300 jumps
Nova 150 ~ 25 jumps
Nova 135 ~ 35 jumps
Nova 120 ~ 500 jumps
PD Stiletto 120 ~ 700 jumps
PD Velocity 120 ~ 100 jumps
PD Velocity 111 ~ 50 jumps
PD Velocity 103 ~ 200 jumps
PD Velocity 96 ~ 10,000 jumps
PD Comp Velocity 71-90 ~ 3000 jumps
PD Peregrine 64-84
PD Valkyrie 90
Total Skydives: 26,000+
Freefly: 500 +/-
RW/FS: 10,000 +/-
Hop-n-Pops: 13,000 +/-
Camera: 200
Other: 2,500 (Wingsuit, Demos, CReW)
Cutaways: 2 Freefalls, 5 Subterminal
BASE Jumps: 60
Building: 2
Antenna: 4
Span: 1
Earth: 30
Other: 4 (Dams, Cranes, etc.)
BASE Rig: Perigee Pro
BASE Canopy: Black Jack 260
Title: 2005 Skydiver of the Year -Skydiving Magazine
Title: 2021 Hall of Fame Inductee
World Records:
2009 – 4 Way (FS): 45 pts
2000 – 16 Way (FS): 19 pts
1994 – Largest Canopy Formation (47 way)
HP Canopy Expeditions:
2011 Norway – Fjords
2010 Switzerland – Swiss Alps
2007 Arizona – Grand Canyon
2006 France – Mt. Blanc
2006 Italy – Dolomites
2003, 2005, 2006 Norway – Fjords
Competitions:
2022 – FAI World Championships (CP) – Overall – 12th
2022 –US National Championships (Freestyle) – 9th
2019 –US National Championships (Freestyle) – 5th
2019 –US National Championships (Zone Accuracy) – 3rd
2018 – FAI World Championships (CP) – Speed – 8th
2018 – FAI SwoopFreestyle World Championships – 12th
2018 – US National Championships (CP) – Distance – 5th
2017 – US National Championships (CP) – Overall – 5th
2017 – US National Championships (CP) – Speed – 3rd
2016 – World Cup (CP) – Overall – 1st
2016 – World Cup (CP) – Speed – 1st
2016 – US National Championships (CP) – Overall – 3rd
2016 – US National Championships (CP) – Zone Accuracy – 3rd
2015 – World Cup (CP) – Overall – 7th
2015 – World Cup (CP) – Speed – 4th
2015 – U.S. National Championships (CP) – Overall – 9th
2015 – U.S. National Championships (CP) – Zone Accuracy – 5th
2014 – Tveir Tvӧ (CP) – Overall – 2nd
2014 – U.S. National Championships (CP) – Overall – 12th
2013 – Dubai International Parachuting Championships (CP) – Speed – 6th
2013 – U.S. National Championships (CP) – Overall – 8th
2012 – World Championships of Canopy Piloting (CP) – Overall – 9th
2012 – Tveir (CP) – Overall – 1st
2012 – U.S. National Championships (CP) – Overall – 5th
2012 – U.S. National Championships (CP) – Overall – 5th
2011 – U.S. National Championships (CP) – Overall – 3rd
2010 – U.S. National Championships (CP) – Overall – 3rd
2009 – World Air Games (CP) – Overall – 2nd
2007 – European Swoop Tour Championships (CP) – Overall – 1st
2007 – U.S. National Championships (CP) – Overall – 2nd
2007 – World Cup (CP) – Overall – 3rd
2006 – U.S. National Championships (CP) – Overall – 2nd
2006 – U.S. National Championships (FS) – 4-way Open – 1st
2006 – World Skydiving Championships (FS) – 4-way Open – 1st
2005 – World Cup (CP) – Overall – 1st
2005 – U.S. National Championships (FS) – 4-way Open – 1st
2004 – U.S. National Championships (CP) – Overall – 2nd
2003 – Red Bull Swoop Tour (CP) – New England – Overall – 1st
2003 – World Cup (CP) – Overall – 3rd
1991-1993 – Collegiate National Championships (FS) – 4-way Collegiate – 1st
Photo credits: Javier Buzz Ortiz | Performance Designs (first); Phreshair (second)