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December 2008
Volume 49 | Issue 590
On the cover: Photographer Wendy Smith captured this shot of instructor Tom Noonan and student Scott Diesel high above the Himalayas during the groundbreaking Skydive Everest expedition this September. |
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| FEATURES
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24 | Staying Focused |
a Parachutist Pictorial
The tables are turned in this month’s pictorial, as aerial photographers have the camera trained on themselves for a change.
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26 | Getting Up There: Jump Planes Through the Years | by Howard White
The seventh installment of this series takes a look at the Cessna Caravan, a popular and fuel-efficient jump plane that can carry up to 18 skydivers and is in widespread use at DZs around the country.
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30 | Above and Beyond | by Tom Noonan
High in the Himalayas, a group of skydivers reaches new heights, leaping into the thin air above Mount Everest.
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34 | I Got My A License! What’s Next? | by Jim McCormick
Seven prominent skydivers offer advice on goal achievement for newly licensed jumpers, with some words of wisdom for experienced jumpers too.
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40 | Skydivers and the Media: Creating a Win-Win Relationship | by Autumn Cruz
A photojournalist teaches jumpers how to foster positive press for the sport, through both good times and bad.
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42 | Life In the Fast Lane | by Mike Shatalov
Photographer Vadim Sverdlov captured lots of canopy-flying action at the Ranch Pond Swoop 2008 in Gardiner, New York.
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44 | Those "Relative Work Types" | by Kate Griesser with contributions from Nancy Fayard
This retrospective focuses on the legacy of Carolina Sky Sports, which recently closed its doors after 35 years of drop zone operations in North Carolina.
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