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June 2008
Volume 49 | Issue 584
On the cover: Photographer Hal Moore captured this shot of Rob Wallace during a 2-way freefly dive above Xtreme Divers West in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. |
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| FEATURES
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24 | Flock and Dock 4.0: The Next Generation | by Scott Bland
Escaping the final days of winter, the birds did indeed fly south when 60-plus wingsuiters headed to the fourth installment of the Flock and Dock event in Zephyrhills, Florida, for some high-talent wingsuit flying.
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28 | Legends of the Sport: Lowell Bachman | by Mike Muscat
Since 1971, USPA’s Lifetime Achievement Award has honored the legends of our sport. The fifth installment in this series takes a look at the life of Lowell Bachman, the 1975 recipient of the award.
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32 | Taking Skydiving Photographs—Part Four | by Laszlo Andacs
Part four in this series takes a look at the pictures that almost were. Looking at what went wrong and what could have been done differently will help freefall photographers avoid the same mistakes in the future.
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35 | Camera Corner | by Douglas Spotted Eagle
This month’s installment in this series covers the benefits of switching from 35 mm film to digital photography for freefall and the best way to go about it.
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36 | A Little Wiser | by Carol Redding
With a few more years under their belts and the resulting wisdom that comes with plenty of time spent in the sky, members of Jumpers Over Seventy and Jumpers Over Eighty Society recently met up in Southern California to establish new milestones for their organizations.
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40 | No Slowing Down | by Russ Manhold
After spending at least six decades each on earth, members of Skydivers Over Sixty (SOS) have been around the block a few times. But with their recent SOS 43-way world record set in April, there’s no sign of them slowing down anytime soon.
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46 | Safety Day 2008—Part Two | a Parachutist Special Report
Parachutist’s coverage of USPA’s annual Safety Day continues, with reports from drop zones stateside and abroad on their participation in the event.
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48 | Hard at Work | by Bruce Barnett
Thinking outside the box, canopy formation jumpers met up in Florida this spring to create unique CF arrangements and test their skills at difficult formations.
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52 | Showing a Little Appreciation | by Kelly Drew
To welcome student skydivers into their fold at the DZ, up-jumpers at SEMO Skydive hosted Student Appreciation Day in March. With aerial and ground games throughout the day to bring experienced and student skydivers closer together, the event proved more than successful.
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54 | The Rites of Spring | by Jim McCormick
In April, talented formation skydivers traveled to Skydive City in Florida for a chance to shake off the winter blues and welcome spring with open arms. Building on previous success and going big with their formations, participants left the event beyond satisfied.
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58 | Riding it Out |
a Parachutist Pictorial
This month’s pictorial highlights skydivers under canopy as they enjoy the ride from opening until touchdown.
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