Dec 15, 2025

The Sky Chooses—Survival Psychology in Skydiving

Karim Elemary, Ph.D.
 

 

Back-tracking | Photo by Brett Michael Spunt | D-18961

Published on Friday, April 19, 2024

Back-tracking | Photo by Brett Michael Spunt | D-18961

Back-Tracking highlights interesting, lesser-known moments in skydiving through the years. These photos are often unearthed from boxes in the attic, old photo albums and dimly lit DZ closets. Please send submissions to communications@uspa.org.


Skysurfer Damian Hrdlicka prepares to dock with a sitflyer during a fun jump over Perris Valley in the early 1990s.

Rate this article:
No rating
Comments (0)Number of views (21677)
Print
 
Photo by David Cherry

At Skydive Arizona in Eloy, (clockwise from “driver”) Carlo Manuel, Dan Baker, Sam Laliberte and Joel Tremblay perform a car-drop stunt to promote Cleared Hot’s Vet Boogie.

Squirrel

 

Stolen Gear

Dusty Hanks | D-18969
Profiles | Feb 02, 2018

Dusty Hanks | D-18969

February 2018
Covers | Feb 01, 2018

February 2018

Innhopps

January 2018

January 2018

2-Way Phalanx Exit
Foundations of Flight | Jan 09, 2018

2-Way Phalanx Exit

AXIS

Misrouted Reserve Pin
Keep An Eye Out | Jan 02, 2018

Misrouted Reserve Pin

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Safety Check | Jan 02, 2018

Observer/Expectation Bias

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

The Rating Corner | Jan 02, 2018

Decision Making

Craig O’Brien | D-19294
Profiles | Jan 02, 2018

Craig O’Brien | D-19294

AXIS

First147148149150152154155156Last