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September 2009
Volume 50 | Issue 599
On the cover: photo by Brian Buckland | D-19047
The world-record-setting 108-way head-down formation flies over Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois. |
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| FEATURES
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38 | Epic - The 108-way Head-Down World Record | by Fiona Horne
On July 31, jumpers shattered the Head-Down World Record, previously a 69-way, by building a 108-way over Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois.
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42 | Cool and Collected - The USPA Board of Director's Summer Meeting |
a USPA Staff Report
In July, the USPA Board of Director's met in Dallas to discuss everything from wingsuit instruction to the organization's finances and many topics in between.
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44 | Best Kept Secret - Skydive Taft Celebrates the 42nd Anniversary of the First 10-Man Star | by Fiona Horne
The Southern California drop zone honored the men who flew the first 10-way by building a commemorative star and the DZ's first 10-way head-down formation.
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50 | Please Be Seated |
a Parachutist Pictorial
Sit-flyers at drop zones around the world are the focus of this month's pictorial.
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52 | Getting Up There: Jump Planes Through the Years | by Howard White
The ninth installment of this series takes a look at the Douglas DC-3, a plane that changed the course of civil aviation, aerial warfare and skydiving.
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58 | Spreading Your Wings - A Guide to Traveling to Boogies | by Ann Rezbanyay
A frequent boogie-goer offers tips for hitting the road with your rig.
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60 | Boogie Fever |
Photographers capture the action at some of this summer's most fun-filled skydiving events.
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