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Flock and Flow

Flock and Flow
Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Halloween is all about chocolate, taking candy from strangers and, apparently, flying really fast parachutes at one another—at least for attendees of the debut Flock and Flow camp, held at Skydive Paraclete XP in Raeford, North Carolina, during Halloween weekend.

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Dynamic Duo—Two Teams Set Sequential World Records at Perris

Dynamic Duo—Two Teams Set Sequential World Records at Perris
Wednesday, January 1, 2020

October 2019 proved to be a banner month for sequential skydiving, as two separate groups of jumpers achieved world-record performances, one in full-break sequential formation skydiving and the other in canopy formation skydiving.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps—Five Jumpers Make Parachuting History

Small Steps, Giant Leaps—Five Jumpers Make Parachuting History
Wednesday, January 1, 2020

On Sunday, October 27, five parachutists safely landed at 20,200 feet MSL (with a density altitude of 22,700 feet MSL) on the West Col in the Nepali Himalayas.

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Skydivers’ Town—DeLand, Florida, Celebrates 60 Years of Jumping

Skydivers’ Town—DeLand, Florida, Celebrates 60 Years of Jumping
Wednesday, January 1, 2020

On December 26, 1959, Dr. John Gaffney (“Doc” to his skydiver friends) led the Central Florida Sky Divers Club to the DeLand Municipal Airport to jump from a Tri-Pacer flown by the airport manager, Bob Lee.

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A Great Trip— Ray Ferrell, D-5748, Receives the 2019 USPA Lifetime Achievement Award

A Great Trip— Ray Ferrell, D-5748, Receives the 2019 USPA Lifetime Achievement Award
Wednesday, January 1, 2020

It was a delightful early November evening in DeLand, Florida, when 30 or so friends and family members gathered to honor Raymond E. Ferrell as USPA presented him with its Lifetime Achievement Award.

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