Now that many drop zones have re-opened, most with face-mask requirements in place to help control the spread of the coronavirus, lens fogging has become a common issue.

Far too often, skydivers face difficulties pulling their pilot chutes, and the results are often far too serious.

Cutaway cables are not universally interchangeable.

When jumpers take on the responsibility (and that’s precisely what it is) of getting their licenses, they are pledging to conduct themselves safely.

A jumper came to me after his first cutaway, concerned about damage to his reserve system.