Skydive Laconia
Hi EZ-Pass,
Your youtube video shows an 81-Way canopy formation that was formed over Lake Wales, Florida. Flying parachutes in a formation is called "CReW" which stands for "Canopy Relative Work".
To answer your question, yes, that sort of thing can be done over Lake Winnipesaukee. I was actually working alongside the organizer of that event this past weekend in Sebastian, Florida. I can ask him this weekend what it will take to get all those jumpers up to the Lakes Region in the future.
It is a HUGE undertaking to organize such an event, requiring at a mininum, 4 twin turbine aircraft (Twin Otters and Casa 212s), but it can be done. Imagine a photo of that formation with Lake Winnipesaukee in the backdrop, it is entirely possible. It would bring 100 or so skydivers traveling to the area for a week, staying in local hotels, patronizing local restaurants and bringing television and paper media coverage to the area.
On a smaller scale, there is a local 4 person CReW demonstration team called "Air Adventures" that we were planning to invite up for our grand opening, if/when we are given permission to operate. They would build 4 way diamond formations and fly them over the lake. Who knows, a few years from now maybe the next world record CReW formation may find itself being built over Lake Winnipesakee. With the support of the airport and the community, anything is possible.
Blue skies to all and to all a good flight,
Tom
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