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BY SUSAN GUNN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SUSAN GUNN AND MIKE FENDER
Imagine for a moment you are on the precipice of an adven- ture you never experienced. It could be anything ... an African safari, hiking the Appalachian Trail, even surfing a maverick wave. All these things are sure to bring excitement and have the potential to pull you from your comfort zone for mind-bending experiences. But one sport tops the list of items that can create that big adrenaline rush—skydiving. After meeting the owners and operators of Skydive Panama City, Anthony and Jennifer Antonivich, I found out that there is much more than the big rush at play.
Tony and Jen have both retired from the United States Air Force a few years back. Ironically, neither started skydiving until they had left the military. For years building up to 2011, when they started their business, Jen and Tony were skydiving for fun, honing their skills at different skydive locations around South Florida. After settling in Panama City, the husband-and-wife team decided that it was time that Northwest Florida should have a dedicated skydiving location. At first operating out of
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