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September 2008
Volume 49 | Issue 587
On the cover: Photographer Wendy Smith captured this shot of a jumper descending under canopy at Body Fly University in Reggio Emilia, Italy. |
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| FEATURES
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22 | The Best of Both Worlds | by Kate Griesser
For competitors who can’t decide between skydiving and wind tunnel flying—as well as those who excel at both—a North Carolina tunnel and a nearby DZ recently put on a joint meet to challenge the best from both sides of the flying community.
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26 | Finishing Strong |
a USPA Staff Report
In July, USPA’s Board of Directors held its summer meeting in Virginia to round out the last quarter of its two-year term. Showing no signs of losing steam, the directors wasted no time getting down to business.
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28 | A Different Point of View |
a Parachutist Pictorial
This month’s pictorial features vertical skydivers catching a different glimpse of the skies above drop zones around the world.
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30 | Getting Up There: Jump Planes Through the Years | by Howard White
The sixth installment in this series takes an in-depth look at the Twin Otter, one of the most popular jump planes around with its high lift capacity, jumbo door and plenty of torque to get jumpers where they’re going.
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34 | The American Boogie | by Autumn Cruz
Nothing screams "America" like mom, baseball, apple pie … and a great skydiving boogie. Not one to disappoint, California’s SkyDance SkyDiving hosted its annual American Boogie in patriotic style.
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38 | An Aerial Challenge | by Darlene Kellner
Most jumpers have a laundry list of friends and acquaintances who swear they’ll one day take to the air but never quite seem to get around to it. But for one middle school teacher who sensed a nibble from her principal who was looking for a reason to raise money for charity, that was all it took.
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42 | Into Thin Air | by Rob Thompson
In 1960, Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger stepped out of a gondola at nearly 103,000 feet and into the history books as he reached a skydiving milestone untouched to date.
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