Closing Fast
A Parachutist Pictorial

Photo by Yuri Tusci

This first of this month’s pictorials showcases jumpers swooping air, water and earth as they display their skills.

Bridging the Gap
by Melanie Curtis

Skydive Elsinore recently hosted an event to bring jumpers together from all disciplines and skill levels in an attempt to bridge the gap between them. With a wide range of jump backgrounds attending, the weekend went a long way toward bringing the skydiving community closer together.

Photo by Pat Newman

Mass Gatherings
by Erin Brown

Talented freeflyers from around the world recently made their way to Skydive Chicago to put together many large-scale, complex formations to take vertical relative work to the next level.

Photo by Brian Buckland

Hitting Silver
by Peter Draper

Many businesses never make it 25 years, let alone under the same owner and with the same vibe. Finger Lakes skydiving recently celebrated its silver anniversary in style, with friends old and new and a weekend full of memories.

Freeflying 101: Part 2
by Dave Donnelly

Photo by Simon Palacio

The second installment in this series launches into the exciting world of sit-flying, with lessons on how to perfect your neutral position and ways to vary your fall rate and turn while in a sit.

Getting Up There: Jump Planes Through the Years
by Ed Scott

The first installment in this new series takes a close look at the PAC 750XL, the only airplane ever custom-built for skydiving.

West Coast Sequentials
by Eric Deren

Photo by Bill Halsey

In April, Northern California welcomed upright flyers as part of a talent-heavy freefly invitational. As the jumpers built larger and more difficult formations, the excitement grew and the images became more captivating.

Falling for a Cure
by Jeanne Morris

Skydive Pepperell welcomed a fundraising opportunity in June to help raise money for breast cancer research, and experienced and first-time jumpers came out in droves to show their support for the cause.

Forming Up
A Parachutist Pictorial

Photo by Terry Schumacher

Every jumper remembers the first time they docked on someone else in freefall. This month’s second pictorial takes a look at skydivers forming up above DZs around the globe.