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Featured Training Photo

Featured Training Photo
Sunday, December 1, 2019

A tandem student points out his altitude as he makes his first skydive with instructor Jeff Whitt at Skydive Spaceland–Houston in Rosharon, Texas.

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Foundations of Flight | Learning About Learning Freefly—Breaking It Down

Foundations of Flight | Learning About Learning Freefly—Breaking It Down
Friday, November 1, 2019

Brought to you by three-time British Freefly Champion Joel Strickland. Strickland is a full-time freefly coach and tunnel-flying professional and a Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Artistic Events Judge. Jumpers can read more of his writing or contact him for tunnel camps in Europe at joelstrickland.net.

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Rating Corner | AFF is Formation Skydiving

Rating Corner | AFF is Formation Skydiving
Friday, November 1, 2019

If you’re instructing AFF students, you are engaging in formation skydiving.

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Safety Check | Winter Jumping

Safety Check | Winter Jumping
Friday, November 1, 2019

The summer season has faded away, and so have high temperatures, at least in the northern states. Fall is fading to winter, frost is appearing in the morning grass, and if you live north of the Mason-Dixon line, you have probably noticed it is getting colder in freefall.

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Keep an Eye Out | Metal Links

Keep an Eye Out | Metal Links
Friday, November 1, 2019

During a routine repack, a rigger discovered that this Maillon Rapide quick link (aka French link) on the main deployment bag had damaged the pilot chute’s kill line and attachment point, likely from repeated friction between the components.

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