Name:
Eli Thompson
Email: eli@freeflymegacenter.com
DOB: 07-11-73
Height: 5'4
Place of Birth: Illinois
Nationality: Earthling
Hobbies: Bicycling, Snow Boarding, Racquetball,
Stunts,Volleyball, Photography, Wakeboarding,
Base Jumping, High performance Canopy Pilot
Container: Javelin Odyssey RS
Canopies: Performance Designs Velocity 75 &
79 Performance Designs Reserve 106R & 113R
Present Job:
Host of Discovery Channels "Stunt Junkies"
Instructor
-The Freefly Mega Center,
Aerial Videographer/photographer,
Athlete Freefly and Swoop Competitions, Videographer /photographer-
Space Games, Organizer for numerous National and International Skydiving
Events
Skydiving experience:
1st Jump: Aug 10, 1992
Years in sport: 13 and counting
Total Jumps: 14313
Instruct. Jumps: 4,500
Video Jumps: 5,500
License: USPA D#18315
Atmosphere Dolphin Ratings: A-#7
World
Records:
ESPN freefly World Champions 1997
18-way unofficial Formation Freefly World Record Skydive Perris
Feb 2002
42-way Formation Freefly World Record Skydive Perris April 2004
53-way Formation Freefly World Record Skydive Perris April 2005
Magazines and photos:
Cover photo -- Parachutist Magazine - 12/98
Cover photo -- Parachutist Magazine - 03/99
Achievements
and Competition Experience
1996 1st Place Freefly team - Perris Challenge
1997-2000 World Champion Freefly Team-Flyboyz
2000 1st place Freefly team Space Games
1999 1st Place Freefly team SSI Pro Tour
1998 Freefly National Champions
1997 Florida SSI Pro Tour 1st Place ESPN/ESPN2
1997 Germany SSI Pro Tour rst Place ESPN/ESPN2
Aerial Photography & Stunt Experience
"Party Mix" -- Flyboyz -- Producer/Director/Performer
"Willing to fly" --Norman Kent -- Performer
"Good Stuff" -- Joe Jennings -- Performer
"Cross Wind" --Patrick Passe -- Performer
“Chronicle 2 & 3” -- Charles Bryan/Mike Vail --
Performer/Aerial video
"Secret Agent 420" -- Producer/Aerial stunts
Commercial:
Mountain Dew -- Principle
Coca Cola "Unplugged" -- Principle
Denny's "Scrambled Pizza Slam" -- Principle
"Tutti-Fruity" fruit drink -- Principle
"Monster Maddness" -- Principle
Bayer Asprin -- Aerial stunts
TV/Film:
"Austin Powers III - Goldmember" -- Stunt Double
World's greatest stunts -- "Austin Powers III - Goldmember"
- AMC
"Strange Universe" -- Principle
"Out Of The Blue" sport documentary-Discovery-TLC
"Thrill Seeking Experiences" A&E Top 10
"Adventure Crazy" Paul Keoghan's-Travel Channel
"Birth Order: A Sibling Story" documentary-Discovery-TLC
"Cutaway" -- Stunt Double
"The Rescue" -- Starring -- HBO
"Tom Sawyer" -- Co-starring -- University of Oregon
"Water Sprite" -- Starring -- University of Oregon
"Child Abuse Documentary" -- Co-Starring -- University
of Oregon
Sponsors:
PERFORMANCE DESIGNS INC.
SUNPATH
FIREFLY SUIT COMPANY
LARSEN & BRUSGAARD
Bone Head
Skydive PERRIS
