Meet the Team

Skydive Zone currently employees 10 staff members including tandem instructors, freefall photographers, manifesters, video editors, ground crew, parachute packers, pilots and sales and marketing specialists.

Gavin Horrell – Dropzone Owner

Gavin has made over 8,500 skydives and started his skydiving with the British Army in 1978, He continued with his skydiving again in 2000 where he then got his instructors ratings in 2002. He moved to New Zealand in 2005 and in 2006 competed in New Zealand National competition and won Gold and Silver in 8 way formation skydives. In 2009 he Started Skydive Zone.

 
Brent Suckling

Tandem Instructor / Cameraman

Jump Numbers: 3000

    
Tim Denson

Tandem Instructor / Parachute Techincian

Jump Numbers : 3000

    
Gabor Florvites

Tandem Instructor

Jump Numbers: 2500

    
Justin Marinkovich

Pilot

Over 1000 hrs flying.

    
Carl Partington

Tandem / AFF Instructor

Jump Numbers: 3500

 

 
Jon Claude Welson

Pilot

Flying for 3 years a. has 750+ hours flying time.