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An Army Golden Knights Parachute Team DHC-6 DeHavilland Twin Otter aircraft approaches to pick up jumpers at the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport near Laurinburg, N.C., Oct. 17, 2011. Golden Knight tandem instructors typically jump five times a day while parachutists with the competition teams jump 10 times a day.

An Army Golden Knights Parachute Team DHC-6 DeHavilland Twin Otter aircraft approaches to pick up jumpers at the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport near Laurinburg, N.C., Oct. 17, 2011. Golden Knight tandem instructors typically jump five times a day while parachutists with the competition teams jump 10 times a day.

An Army Golden Knights Parachute Team DHC-6 DeHavilland Twin Otter aircraft approaches to pick up jumpers at the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport near Laurinburg, N.C., Oct. 17, 2011. Golden Knight tandem instructors typically jump five times a day while parachutists with the competition teams jump 10 times a day.

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