George Frey, D-7674, captured TOP POP Bill Wood on a dead-center strike at last year's POPS Winter Meet held in Umatilla, FL.  This year, the POPS Nationals are scheduled for September 27-October 4 at the Raeford Parachute Center in Raeford, NC.  The meet will include accuracy competition, Hit 'n' Rock and 4-way scrambles judged by video.  For more information , contact Wood at (919) 875-3261.

Clarence R. Thorn, a freelance specialist from Washington, DC, created this month's cover design to symbolize the history and progression of the Parachute Club of America and its successor, today's USPA.  His design first appeared on the 25th anniversary edition of PARACHUTIST in August, 1982.  PCA's original symbol, the triangle was based on a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), who envisioned a way for man to descend from the sky even before the concept of air travel.

Guy Wright, D-7958, exits from the tailgate of a DeHavilland Caribou over the United Parachtute Club in Gilbertsvill, PA.  Photograph by Mike McGowan.

Gus Wing, D-7117, chases freefall photographer Norman Kent (with out camera this time) as he sizes up skysurfer Bob Hallett over Skydive DeLand, FL.  See related story on page 23.

Official USPA National ParaSki Championships photographer Keith Stewart, D-8176, took this shot at the landing area of this year's meet in Park West, UT.  Keith served his second year in a row as USPA's official photographer, and his work appeared on the May 1991 cover as well.

Randy Thurston, D-10000, captured this shot of Dave Scott, D-12799, over Skydive Carolina! while filming a commercial for a new brand of strapless sandals, which are stuck to Scott's feet with a special adhesive that makes them reuseable.

Mike McGowan, D-5709, gets his second cover in 1992 (see feature on page 25).  This time, he captures Team Pursuit practicing over Skydive Arizona.  Members include (top) Kevin Vetter, (right wing) Chris Knight, (left wing) captain Joe Lambright, and (bottom) newest member Paul Joseph.  McGowan flew into the top of the formation, flipped upside down in his risers and released to position himself for this shot.

Norman Kent, D-8369, was on hand to film a group of world class skydivers invited to perform at the Club Med resort in Eleuthra in the Bahamas last October.  He shot this group exiting from a Twin Otter over the island.

Mike McGowan, D-5709, captures Pam Godwin's smiling Fly-by over the Paragators DZ in Umatilla, FL, during the annual POPS winter meet.  Pam's parents, Jimmy and Wilma Godwin, run the meet.

Ian Graham, of Caledonian Graphics in Zephyrhills, FL, designed this year's Nationals logo.  He also provided art for last year's Nationals and last winter's Collegiate Championships.  A skydiver since 1978, Graham is a former member of the British Royal Marines Freefall Skydiving Team who piloted the world's tallest 24-canopy stack.

Tom Sanders, D-6503, took this photograph of stuntmen Jake Lombard and Jeff Habberstad over Lake Powell, UT, while filming the low-pull scene of the movie, "Point Break" featuring Patrick Swayze. Sanders' work appears in a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Point Break" on page 32.

USPA's Executive Director Bill Ottley, D-298, took this shot of Chris Wagner's stand-up landing during the closing ceremonies of the 9th World Championships of Relative Work in Lucenec, Czecho-Slovakia, on August 11.  A full report on the Championships begins on page 27.

Dave Keith, D-5441, led the FX-10 10-way team during a practice jump over Perris, CA.  The team capatained by Bob Butt and including Scott Flanahghan, Bob Smith, Bob McCord, Jeff Rodenbech, Richard Eacobacci, Mike Swan, Jim Kelly, Ken Masters and Dan Pillasch, plans to enter the 10-way speed star competition at next month's U.S. National Skydiving Championships at Skydive Arizona.

Tom Sanders, D-6503, filmed this sequence for the upcoming FOX network TX show, "Ultimate Challenge." World-famous stunt pilots Craig Hoskings and Jim Franklin flew jumpers Jim Wallace (red) and Kevin Donnelly (yellow) to 18,000 feet, deployed drogues from their Stearman bi-planes and the two skydivers successfully switched planes.  Norman Kent was also on hand with his cameras, and Jerry Meyers performed the first few attempts with Donnelly.

Skyhi Visual Productions' J.J. Johnson, D-6920, followed the U.S. Army's Golden Knights and their assigned cameraman, Pine Pinaar, as they scored another National Championships in 8-way.  See the full report on page 44.

Tom LeBus, D-12034, snapped this shot of Denny Gainor and Danny Albert over Perris, CA.

A Utah-based jumper with 1200-plus jumps, Keith Stewart, D-8176, the official photographer for this year's National ParaSki Championships, catpured Rick Barta on final for the "peas"at Park West.   the full Championships report begins on page 24 of this issue.

British Royal Marines built this European record CRW stack over Netherhaven in southern England—a 17-way diamond, with Simon Ward as photographer.  see story, page 26.

With Lake Okeechobee in the background, Mike Allen, D-10180, captures 4-way practice over Clewiston, FL.  Allen works fulltime for a Miami-based TV production company.

Mike Ince, D-7424, sneaks up behind Sherry Herssig over SkyDance Skydiving in Davis, CA, nestled in the wine country northeast of San Francisco.