Photographer Eli Thompson took this shot of freeflyers falling head down trailing tubes at this summer's Vichy Boogie in France.

Photographer Tony Hathaway took this shot of tandem instructor Jason Hyder and passenger Kelly Hutcheson as they celebrate their engagement over Skydive City in Zephyrhills, Florida.  Ron Hill and Sally Lawrence join in on the fun.

Photographer Brian Erler catches this shot as skysurfer Eric Fradet and camera flyer Peter Raymond exit the Cessna Caravan over Skydive Space Center in Titusville, Florida.

Photographer Jamie Paul snapped this shot of jumpers swarming toward the base during one of the world record attempts at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois.

Filming for a Coca-Cola commercial, Norman Kent took this shot of Craig Fronk, Jeff Jones, Guy Manos, Pam Manos and Mike Michigan exiting in specially-built Eclipse rigs, Jan DeBont ("Speed" and "Twister") directed the commercial; Digital Domain ("Titanic") created the special effects.

Brad Hood of Jump Run Productions snapped this shot of the U.S. Canopy Formation Team during a practice jump over Perris Valley Skydiving in California.

Photographer Tom Sanders of Aerial Focus snaps this shot from above as Lyn and Deb Kleen perform their Parabatics exhibition routine over Skydive Lost Prairie in Montana.

Fritz Pfnur snapped this shot of his Fly Boyz teammates Eli Thompson and Mike Ortiz performing a mind warp over Perris Valley Skydiving in California.

Photographer Oscar Oczcowski catches this month's cover shot of novice team Friday the 13th Plus 1—Kevin Martin, Clint Hillis, Kevin Johnson and Lior Shachman—as they launch a star out of the Twin Otter at Skydive Arizona's Valentine's Day Money Meet in Eloy.

Photographer Michael McGowan catches a couple of lucky raffle winners enjoying a free ride at last July's Skydive Lost Prairie Boogie in Montana.

Photographer Brent Finley took this shot of Arizona Airspeed 8 launching an exit out of the Twin Otter during a practice jump over Skydive Arizona in Eloy.

Tom Sanders of Aerial Focus snapped the shot of B.J. Worth, a.k.a. James Bond, as he exited a helicopter off the Florida Keys for a scene in the latest Bond film, "Tomorrow Never Dies."

Photographer Brad Hood of Jump Run Productions catches a unique angle as women build a canopy formation during one of the CRW world record attempts over Perris Valley Skydiving.  For a complete report on the attempts, see page 44.

Freefall photographer Michael McGowan provides this month's cover shot of Oliver Furrer and Christian Schmidt at pull time over Skydive Arizona in Eloy.  This skysurfing team took the gold in the 1st World Championships of Freestyle and Skysurfing at the 1st World Air Games in Efes, Turkey.

Photographer Brian Erler closes in on Dick Spates, Marc Tripari, Josh Dolan and Ken Pelkey as they take a break from their DZ staff duties to make a fun jump over Skydive Space Center in Titusville, Florida.

Photographer Brad Hood gets up close with the Perris Valley Ghostriders as they practice for the upcoming '97 National Championships of Canopy Formation over Perris Valley, California.

Dave Major of Aerial Focus took this shot of tandem instructor Jim Wallace and student Paige MacDonald over Skydive Elsinore in Southern California.  Wallace is one of America's most experienced skydiving instructors.

Freefall photographer Michael McGowan, D-5709, took this shot of skydivers completing a Mission Impossible skydive over the fantastic back drop of San Carlos, Mexico.  Arizona jumper George Jicha organizes several Mission Impossible Invitationals each year.

Photographer Jan Davis, D-11120, of Aerial Focus took this shot of Harry Parker screaming down the slope during the '97 Blade Running competition at Squaw Valley in California.  A full report of the event begins on page 24.

Freefall photographer Joe Jennings, D-13033, gets this once-in-a-lifetime shot of AFF student George Bush checking his altitude over Yuma, Arizona.  Reserve-side jumpmaster Andy Serrano keeps a close watch.  A full report begins on page 20.