Mike Homer, Esther Bick, Ernie Long, Phyllis McCauley and Steve Dramstad check out cameraman Mike McGowan over the Aero Country DZ in Texas.  McGowan is a frequent contributor to PARACHUTIST whose work has also appeared in the annual USPA Calendar.  (For more information on ordering the 1986 USPA Skydive Calendar, see page 34 of this issue.)

Gary Cobb, D-8876, designed the official logo for the 1985 National Skydiving Championships which appears on this month's cover and on the official National Championships T-shirts and hats (see page 44 for ordering information).  The complete report on the 1985 Budweiser Skydiving Championships begins on page 14 of this issue.

Joe O'Leary, D-8727, got this month's cover shot of Steven Haskett, Dwight MacArthur and Sam White over the Brazos Valley Paracenter in Bryan, TX.  All four jumpers are members of the Texas A&M University Sport Parachute Club which uses Brazos Valley as its home DZ.  Shortly after taking this shot O'Leary was en route to Spaceland, TX where he took part in an apparent world record 23-stack June 16 (see page 19).

Who's that guy under a square canopy flying around the Eiffel Tower?  Why's that helicopter hovering so close?  And what's that boat with the balloons doing in the Seine River?  It's all in the name of Hollywood and the greater glory of James Bond movies and you can find out all about it by reading B.J. Worth's story on page 27.  Cover photo by Don Caltvedt.

Rande Deluca, D-5878, caught this month's cover shot of a DC-3 dumping a load out of two side doors.  Deluca was one of the early pioneers of freefall photography; with nearly 3,000 jumps he is one of the most experienced shooters in the sport.