Photographer Michael McGowan took this shot of DeLand Fire over Perris Valley Skydiving in California during the 2005 USPA National Skydiving Championships, where they earned the right to represent the U.S. in 4-way at the world championships August 5-11 in Gera, Germany.  With their new cameraman, Jonathan Tagle, they won a hard-earned gold in the meet and are now world champions.  The team in 2005 included Ian Bobo, Natasha Montgomery, Shannon Pilcher, Gary Smith and camera flyer Eric Taylor.

Peter Wiedemann took this shot of Scott Palmer, Josh Aikins and Dan Drage posing as former United States presidents on a jump over Skydive Ogden in Utah.

Top half:  The cover from the first Parachutist magazine, November/December 1957.  Bottom half:  Photographer Blake Johnson captures Jason Lemley flying his canopy in 2006.  The original images are shown her in their entirety.

Photographer Matt Hoover took this shot of a big-way wingsuit flock during the Z-Flock and Dock at Skydive City in Zephyrhills, Florida, in April.

Photographer Andrey Veselov snapped this shot of Shigeyoshi Fujisawa taking a ride on an inflatable toy, with Eiko Shimura holding on for support, on a jump during the Thai Sky Festival in Prachuap, Thailand, in March.

Photographer Kamuran Bayrasli took this shot of Oren Peri and Leland Bendel launching a sit train dressed as the twin Chaunceys, characters in the MTV2 show, "Wonder Showzen."  They made the jump at the Ranch Parachute Club in Gardiner, New York, during the filming of a skydiving segment for the show.

Photographer Hans Berggren took this shot of World Team 2006's new world record for largest freefall formation, a 400-way completed February 8 over Udon Thani, Thailand.

Photographer Francisco Neri of the Performance Designs Factory Team took this self-portrait with a foot-mounted camera while flying his canopy over Perris Valley Skydiving in California.

Photograher Norman Kent took this shot of the new 85-way canopy formation world record built November 26 over the Florida Skydiving Center in Lake Wales.  All the jumpers used Performance Designs Lightning canopies.

Photographer Roy Muller took this shot of a rodeo-freefly hybrid jump over Bay Area Skydiving in Byron, California.  Holly Umbel rides on J.P. Kelly, who docks on sit-flyer Chris Quaintance, while Keith Myers flies head down.

Photographer Norman Kent took this shot of the new women's world record, a 151-way completed September 30 over Perris Valley Skydiving in California.

Photographer Craig O'Brien took this shot of Trent Alkek (top) and Steve Boyd of Spaceland Anomaly performing their routine on their way to a gold medal in open freeflying at the 2005 USPA Nationals at Perris Valley Skydiving in California.  The team also includes Jed Lloyd.

Photographer Kamuran Bayrasli took this shot of Max Cohn standing on Leland Bendel's shoulders on a jump over the Ranch Parachute Club in Gardiner, New York.

Photographer Bryan Harrell took this shot of women's 4-way team Fastrax Select turning points during a training camp at Skydive Elsinore in California.  the team includes Elisa Behnk, Kris Byrne, Michelle Carlstrom, Tammi Rettig and camera flyer Sarah Brownlee.

Photographer Eli Thompson took this shot of (left to right) Cathy Bouette, Clint Clawson, Sarah Thompson and Fabian Raidel exiting the Super Otter over Perris Valley Skydiving in California to celebrate Bouette's 21st birthday.

Photographer Jason Peters took this shot of the 53-way head-down formation that the group is claiming as a new world record, completed April 29 over Perris Valley Skydiving in California.

Photographer Craig O'Brien took this shot of formation skydivers flying a 24-way over Prachuap, Thailand, during the Thai Sky Festival in March.

Photographer Eric Shaden took this shot while freeflying with Matt Stewart during the Ixtapa Boogie in Mexico in February.

Photographer Michael McGowan took this shot of British 4-way team Spank, with Nick Lupton, Ian Matthews, Andy Pook and Kevin Sargent, exiting the Skyvan for a training jump over Perris Valley Skydiving in California.

Photographer Bryan Scott took this shot of canopy formation jumpers flying a 16-way diamond as part of a training camp that Mike Lewis conducted during the Thanksgiving Boogie at Skydive City in Zephyrhills, Florida.