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February 2009
Volume 50 | Issue 592
On the cover: Willie Boeykens captured this photograph of jumpers exiting the Ecuadorean Air Force’s C-130 Hercules over Boogie Ecuador in Salinas. |
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| FEATURES
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26 | Records and Champions | by Stuart Schoenfeld
At the 2nd FAI World Championships of Canopy Piloting, held in November in Pretoria, South Africa, competitive swoopers broke records and pushed the boundaries of the sport.
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31 | 2007 USPA Gold Medal for Meritorious Service | by Mike Muscat
In October, USPA recognized Mike Lewis for being one of canopy formation skydiving’s original pioneers by awarding him the 2007 USPA Gold Medal for Meritorious Service.
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32 | Getting Up There: Jump Planes Through the Years | by Howard White
The eighth installment of this series takes a look at the Noorduyn Norseman, a high-wing taildragger that was a very popular jump plane in the 1960s.
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36 | Wipe Out! |
a Parachutist Pictorial
This month’s pictorial features skydivers making a big splash while landing in water.
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39 | Preparing for Safety Day | a Parachutist Special Report
Saturday, March 14 is USPA Safety Day. Here you’ll find an outline of how to gear up for another skydiving season by organizing, attending or reporting on a Safety Day event at your DZ.
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40 | Safety First | by Todd Spillers
USPA Group Members have pledged to separate high-performance from standard landings. This article gives some tips on how the pledge can be implemented given the unique circumstances at any given DZ.
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42 | Safe Diving and Tracking on Large Formation Skydives | by Ed Lightle
Although hundreds of big-ways are performed safely every year, moving toward or away from them can be hazardous. Here you’ll find tips on how to safely maneuver while in the air with many other jumpers.
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46 | Learning to Fly Camera Safely | by Douglas Spotted Eagle
There is much more to becoming a freefall videographer than simply attaching a camera to a helmet. This piece shows how to make good decisions while learning the craft of camera flying.
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