Eric “Ric” W. Braman

A-12114

TRUSTEE

Ric, a 32 year United States Army rotary & fixed wing Aviator/Infantry Officer veteran, served three tours in Vietnam accumulating more than 1700 combat flight hours. He holds FAA SEL, MEL and ATP ratings and has accumulated more than 8000 flight hours.

Ric made his first jump at Orange, MA in 1963. Over several decades Ric completed five static line jumps with the FT Campbell sport chute club and a hop & pop at Lee’s Grandma’s airport, OK, in the mid 70s; an AFF course sponsored by the G-B club at FT Bragg in early 1980; and earned his class A license at the Utah Sky Ranch in 1990. After a hiatus of 33 years, Ric reentered the sport, making a freefall at Eloy, AZ in Oct 2023.

Ric serves as a member of the International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame Finance & Budget Committee.