When Monica Noncheva completed her first tandem skydive jump 11 years ago she had no desire to skydive again. After 5,000 jumps, she’s developed more than a passing interest in the extreme sport, but it’s really the community she has found that keeps her coming back for more, she says.
Monica Noncheva is the first woman president of Skydive Orange, Virginia’s largest skydiving facility and one of the largest drop zones in the mid-Atlantic.
Skydivers parachute to the landing zone at Skydive Orange’s hangar at the Orange County Airport during the Big O Boogie skydiving festival, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. There were 150 jumpers at this year’s festival.
A wingsuit and parachute lie on the ground at the Skydive Orange hangar at the Orange County Airport during the Big O Boogie skydiving festival, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024.
Monica Noncheva is the first woman president of Skydive Orange, Virginia’s largest skydiving facility and one of the largest drop zones in the mid-Atlantic.
Skydivers parachute to the landing zone at Skydive Orange’s hangar at the Orange County Airport during the Big O Boogie skydiving festival, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. There were 150 jumpers at this year’s festival.
A wingsuit and parachute lie on the ground at the Skydive Orange hangar at the Orange County Airport during the Big O Boogie skydiving festival, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024.
