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July 2008
Volume 49 | Issue 585
On the cover: Photographer Norman Kent captured this shot of Team Fastrax members Travis Donely, John Hart, Brian Marzluf and Doug Park in freefall with a sophisticated pyrotechnics system attached to their legs during a demo training jump over Skydive Palatka in Florida. |
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20 | Back to the Future | by Jim McCormick
Not since the late ’80s have formation skydivers seen really big diamonds take to the sky; since then, big-way engineering has taken the form of whackers and loops to go bigger. But in April, FS jumpers flocked to Texas to take the skies back to the future of big-way aerial diamonds.
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24 | Legends of the Sport: Russ Gunby | by Mike Muscat
Since 1971, USPA’s Lifetime Achievement Award has honored the legends of our sport. The sixth installment in this series takes a look at the life of Russ Gunby, the 1977 recipient of the award.
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28 | Difficult is Worth Doing | by Bill von Novak
What skydiver wouldn’t want to star in a commercial? So, when word went out that Honda wanted to film a commercial centered on skydiving titled “Difficult is Worth Doing,” big-name skydiving talent made the trip to Southern California for an intense week of aerial showmanship.
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32 | Oh, the Places We’ve Been! |
a Parachutist Pictorial
With USPA celebrating its 62nd anniversary in July, this month’s pictorial takes a look back at some skydiving images over the last few decades to catch a glimpse at some of the places we’ve visited the skies above.
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36 | Getting Up There: Jump Planes Through the Years | by Ed Scott
The fifth installment in this series takes a close look at the one and only Junkers JU-52 to ever fly a load of jumpers. In the early ’80s, the affectionately titled “Iron Annie” welcomed 19 skydivers on her left wing as they set an unofficial wing-walking record.
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40 | Smartening Up | by Helena Poleo
Warner Bros. Entertainment’s “Get Smart” movie release is packing in the crowds this summer. And with some intense skydiving sequences adding to the film’s thrills, actor Steve Carell and his co-stars relied heavily on skydiving stunt and film crews to get the action-packed shots.
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46 | Falling Down Under | by Harry Moore
Never ones to shy away from a great road trip, even one that’s thousands of miles away clear down in Australia, members of the Parachutists Over Phorty Society migrated south for the Ninth Annual World POPS Meet in Toogoolawah. With the weather and other variables playing along perfectly, the jumpers enjoyed their voyage down under for some friendly international competition.
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50 | Coming Together | by Melanie Curtis
Every skydiver remembers that awkward stage when he first got into the sport and didn’t feel like he belonged just yet. Each year, Skydive Elsinore hosts its Bridge the Gap event to help new jumpers through that period by bringing in coaches to work with and answer questions for the newbies. And with a little preparation, you can do the same at your DZ.
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